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Every year when Christmas begins to approach, discussions begin over the way we should celebrate the holidays amongst each other. Should we say Merry Christmas? “But that might disrespect those [...]

You can learn a language; you can write it, read it, listen to it, but can you pronounce it? Pronouncing it is one of the most difficult aspects of learning a language. It could be argued that [...]

While two weeks ago we handled the origins and the creation of the cockney rhyming slang today we want to present you with a more international linguistic phenomenon: the tongue twister! The [...]

SpeakUp London wants to introduce you to a topic of interest which relates to what we do here: languages. We teach languages that are currently widely spoken from the existing 6,000 that the [...]

Every once in awhile, dear SpeakUp Londoners, we have to post something serious. Yes, that means it can be boring, but we hope it is interesting.  Today, we are hoping to teach you something [...]

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL! Do you recognise this quote? It’s from Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. What about the title? It’s from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a little bit changed. Today, in honour of [...]

7 INSPIRATIONAL MULTILINGUAL AND BILINGUAL PEOPLE Sometimes all we need is a little inspiration to push us forward.  #SpeakUpLondonBlog #SpeakUpLondon     Language is an amazing form of [...]

SINGING KARAOKE CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH! Yes it’s true! Find out how singing Karaoke can better your Language skills. #SpeakUpLondonBlog       A few months ago, we had a [...]

CANARY WHARF ICE SKATING RINK Speak Up London Recommends suggests cool places and events to attend in London. So grab a friend and your bag. There is fun to be had out there! #SULRecommends [...]

SCARY STORIES FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES     Cultures all over the world are filled with different foods that we have never tasted before, clothes we have never worn before, and stories [...]