This is a bit of a follow-on from what I previously wrote on Mastering Foreign Vocabulary.
Did you know that the most common and erroneous way that a lot of us try to learn foreign language vocabulary, phrases and expressions is…

Did you know that according to his biography, Mezzofanti’s first foreign language feat was picking up Greek and Latin by overhearing classes while he worked as a carpenter across the street?
This was before he was even able to read…