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Marcel Iseli

Hey fellow Linguaholics! It's me, Marcel. I am the proud owner of linguaholic.com. Languages have always been my passion and I have studied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics and Sinology at the University of Zurich. It is my utmost pleasure to share with all of you guys what I know about languages and linguistics in general.

Oh yes, you are right. Linguaholic.com is not the most fun website out there. /s

What does “Thank you for reaching out to me” mean and what are some alternative ways to say the same?

“Guten Nacht!“ Don’t say that, please. Here is why.

Stop calling your friend friend!

“Ab in die Heia!” What does that even mean?!?

All you need to know about Greetings & Salutations in formal letters.

Nothing but The Bare Truth!

A little star (*) is born…what’s his real name, though?

“As per your request” sounds terribly formal. But is it even correct to say so?