Comparative Linguistics

Few Is Not A Few: Why One Tiny Article Changes Everything

Most language learners eventually encounter one of the strangest discoveries in English. A teacher writes: Then says: “One means not many. The other means several.” Technically, that explanation is not wrong. But it misses the most important part. The real difference is not quantity. The real difference is perspective. And once you understand that, you […]

Tymur Levitin

• 04.06.2026 • 4 min read

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December 2025

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Dec 31, 2025

THE LANGUAGE OF LETTING GO

Why Mature People Don’t Carry the Old Year Forward There is a quiet difference between starting a new yearand dragging the old one into it. Mature people don’t rush forward loudly.They don’t announce reinvention.They don’t pretend that change happens overnight. They pause.And first — they let go. Letting go as a language skill In language […]

July 2025

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Jul 7, 2025

The Language Barrier Is Not About Language

Author’s column by Tymur LevitinFounder and Head Teacher at Levitin Language School🔗 Start Language School by Tymur Levitin What if the “language barrier” isn’t really about language? “I know the words. I know the grammar. But I still can’t speak.” Sound familiar? That’s what students all over the world say every day. And that’s what many […]