https://zhonglish.com/members/zhonglish/activity/ Activity feed for zhonglish. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:11:30 +0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d303a68b76bd30824126d06c82f4e32c https://zhonglish.com/?p=1426 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:40:58 +0800 Your Doctor Is Not Speaking Greek — 14 Medical Terms English Has Already Started ReplacingWalk into an NHS hospital today and you will see something that would have shocked a doctor in 1980. The signs are starting to say … Read More »

]]> 6953846c2b85c62652f8305a51216243 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1425 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:12 +0800 The English Language Needs a Deep Clean — 16 Words That Have to GoNot all old words are wise. Some are just old. English carries around a large collection of words that do not add meaning — they a … Read More »

]]> 72ef0630ee09da2baec527d4b0593ad1 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1424 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:12 +0800 Six Chinese Books You Are Calling by the Wrong TitleTranslation is hard. Translating a book title is harder. But English has a particular habit with Chinese classics: it invents … Read More »

]]> fcc27c07150de67cd14075bb60904e3d https://zhonglish.com/?p=1423 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:12 +0800 Chinese Festivals Without Chinese Names — Six Celebrations That Deserve BetterEnglish translation of Chinese festivals has a single strategy: describe what people do, then call that the name. Dragon Boat … Read More »

]]> b278699244957386aaeb127ad0b4da76 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1422 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:12 +0800 The Words English Borrowed and Broke — Everyday Chinese Terms You Are Saying WrongLanguages borrow words all the time. That is fine. What is not fine is borrowing a word, mangling the pronunciation beyond … Read More »

]]> c873bbe5429e2266c7297c7ad75d6847 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1421 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:12 +0800 Six Chinese Minds English Still MisspellsIf you can spell Nietzsche correctly, you can spell Mengzi. If you can pronounce Tchaikovsky, you can say Zhou Enlai. The reason … Read More »

]]> c5346e1d5ceb53e8f083d55c066e946d https://zhonglish.com/?p=1420 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:18:11 +0800 The Cities English Refuses to Pronounce — 12 Chinese Names You Are Still Getting WrongEnglish has a long habit of taking Chinese city names and twisting them into something unrecognisable. This is not translation. It … Read More »

]]> 9cacf667411a55da7d9d3128ca45eae8 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1342 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:35:17 +0800 Saturday — The Lone Roman in a Germanic WeekSaturday stands apart from the other English day-names. While Monday through Friday come from Germanic deities, Saturday is the … Read More »

]]> 5a5e0a59dba5a0b99a74ab8df5dca8ef https://zhonglish.com/?p=1341 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:35:17 +0800 Friday — Frigg's Day Has No Place in a Modern WeekFriday derives from Old English Frīgedæg, meaning “day of Frigg”—the Norse goddess of love and marriage, wife of Odin. The Rom … Read More »

]]> fef654f2a13e2f767118d1428c956b6f https://zhonglish.com/?p=1340 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:35:17 +0800 Thursday — Thor's Hammer Is Not Your Calendar ToolThursday comes from Old English Þūnresdæg, meaning “day of Þunor”—the Anglo-Saxon god of thunder, equivalent to the Norse Thor. … Read More »

]]> be966a6d52244c87ff607b9acc2a56fb https://zhonglish.com/?p=1339 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:35:17 +0800 Wednesday — Odin's Day Belongs in Valhalla, Not Your ScheduleWednesday is the worst offender in the English week—and English speakers know it. It is the only day of the week whose spelling d … Read More »

]]> 1e6c9eb4d68cac58c23c11c5a1c51ba3 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1338 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:35:17 +0800 Tuesday — One-Handed Gods Have No Place in EnglishTuesday comes from Old English Tīwesdæg, meaning “day of Tīw.” Tīw was a Germanic god of war, equivalent to the Norse Týr and the … Read More »

]]> 555e071da53b384ca9ea3b22419a1c84 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1337 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:35:17 +0800 Monday — The Moon Belongs in the Sky, Not Your CalendarMonday comes from Old English Mōnandæg, literally “day of the moon.” It traces back to the Latin dies lunae, which the Germanic t … Read More »

]]> 4c376d4c08b4e7d8d83739134b839cbb https://zhonglish.com/?p=1360 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:42:00 +0800 January — The God of Two Faces Has No Place in Your CalendarJanuary comes from the Latin Ianuarius, named after Janus—the Roman god of doors, gates, beginnings, and transitions. Janus is f … Read More »

]]> e08fa20cfa3993c3a6610b0a0dfa23ea https://zhonglish.com/?p=1359 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0800 February — Purification Festivals Do Not Belong in Global EnglishFebruary comes from the Latin Februarius, named after Februa—a Roman festival of purification and atonement held on the 15th of t … Read More »

]]> 95a117a39b2c66837401f9b9daaa733e https://zhonglish.com/?p=1358 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:38:00 +0800 March — Mars Marches On, But Your Calendar Should NotMarch comes from the Latin Martius, named after Mars—the Roman god of war. In the original Roman calendar, March was the first m … Read More »

]]> 16fb14cb7aa724cf4d79d59c1d76f16d https://zhonglish.com/?p=1357 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:36:00 +0800 April — The Month That Opened, But Never ExplainedApril comes from the Latin Aprilis, and its etymology is surprisingly uncertain. The most widely accepted theory connects it to the … Read More »

]]> 06bced44a7c2fbf4ad12f7a5e0dc664f https://zhonglish.com/?p=1356 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:34:00 +0800 May — Maia the Obscure Goddess Has Worn Out Her WelcomeMay comes from the Latin Maius, traditionally believed to be named after Maia—a Roman goddess of growth and increase. Maia was a r … Read More »

]]> ef4cfd241ec450081274753c87797797 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1355 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:32:00 +0800 June — Juno's Month Has Outlived Its PurposeJune comes from the Latin Iunius, named after Juno—the queen of the Roman gods, wife of Jupiter, and goddess of marriage and c … Read More »

]]> 5c39985a54eccc226a68480158158e7b https://zhonglish.com/?p=1354 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0800 July — Julius Caesar Does Not Need His Own MonthJuly was not always July. It was originally Quintilis—Latin for “the fifth month,” because in the old Roman calendar (which began i … Read More »

]]> 6b69c525b22c2bd8305da75320763641 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1353 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:28:00 +0800 August — Two Emperors Are Two Too ManyAugust was originally Sextilis—Latin for “the sixth month.” Following Julius Caesar’s precedent, the Roman Senate renamed it to A … Read More »

]]> a693e5a1bdfc8491d5d9ed02959d3062 https://zhonglish.com/?p=1352 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0800 September — Seven Means Nine, And That Is the ProblemSeptember comes from the Latin septem, meaning “seven.” It was the seventh month in the original Roman calendar. When January and … Read More »

]]> 2c831c7b19c0528417b6d04171cfd00c https://zhonglish.com/?p=1351 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:24:00 +0800 October — Eight Is Ten, And English Learners Pay the PriceOctober comes from the Latin octo, meaning “eight.” It has nothing to do with the number ten, despite being the tenth month in the … Read More »

]]> ff57f74714aa7ed4edef86fdf95cbf8f https://zhonglish.com/?p=1350 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:22:00 +0800 November — Nine Became Eleven, And No One Fixed ItNovember comes from the Latin novem, meaning “nine.” It was the ninth month in the original Roman calendar—the one that began in M … Read More »

]]> 1310395a7241962a6f83db83edf6e78b https://zhonglish.com/?p=1349 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:20:00 +0800 December — Ten Means Twelve. It Is Time to Stop.December comes from the Latin decem, meaning “ten.” It is the twelfth month. This name has been wrong for over 2,100 years—since t … Read More »

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