Source: matadornetwork.com Author: Matadornet Work Intro Photo: Pixabay.com   Photo source: pixabay.com   1. Skjerp deg This phrase does not bode well for you. It usually means you’re making an idiot of yourself. “Skjerp deg” could be translated as “Sharpen yourself up,” and it’s used in all sorts of contexts. Teachers use it to tell students to pay attention. I yell it at friends who are doing something ridiculous. Cops use it to tell off criminals who are obviously lying to them, parents say it when telling off...

Source: Magazine Good IS Illustration by: Addison Eaton Our languages are disappearing even faster than our species, with many estimates projecting the extinction of two languages every two weeks. Notable linguist and philosopher Dr. John McWhorter has an even bleaker outlook: 90 percent of the world’s approximately 6,000 living languages will likely vanish in just 100 years. If Dr. McWhorter’s right, we’ll be down to 600 languages by 2115. This estimate’s not entirely new—similar projections first appeared in 1992 in a...