“I Almost Held My Boss Down”: When You Say One Thing and They Hear Porn
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

“I Almost Held My Boss Down”: When You Say One Thing and They Hear Porn

Language doesn’t just describe. It acts.And if you don’t know what kind of action your words trigger — you’re not speaking a language. You’re walking into a trap. Let me tell you a story. It didn’t really happen. Or maybe it did. It happens often enough for me to turn it into a fictional example […]

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• 03.01.2026 • 3 min read

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“You’re Not a Parrot”: Why Literal Thinking Builds Real Language Skills
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Dec 28, 2025

“You’re Not a Parrot”: Why Literal Thinking Builds Real Language Skills

Author’s Column by Tymur Levitin — Founder, Director and Senior Teacher at Levitin Language SchoolStart Language School by Tymur Levitin | Global Learning. Personal Approach.🔗 Choose your language You Made a Mistake? Good. “I have 22.”“I am Ukraine.”We’ve all heard learners say things like this. Some teachers rush to correct them: “That’s wrong. Say I […]

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