Davie is the founder of Popcorn Club.
Having grown up in between Canada and Israel, having spent ten years of his life backpacking through Europe, Asia and Australia and fluent in English, French and Hebrew, Davie’s very much a child of the world. He studied philosophy in Canada and screenwriting at UCLA, he’s owned businesses in art sales, customer service and travel. Davie inspires confidence in everyone he meets, that’s what he does, that’s why he started Popcorn Club. He’d love to meet you and tell you all about it.
Davie’s most popular clubs are Debate Clubs, Watch & Talks and his famous Texas Hold’em Poker Clubs. You’re guaranteed to laugh, learn and be inspired after two hours with Davie.
Why is English so weird? The grammar has more e...
Why is English so weird? The grammar has more exceptions than it does rules. There are hundreds of different accents, some of which are totally unintellgible to many "native" speakers. There are different spellings and pronunciations to so many words. Why English? Why do you do this to us?_x000D_
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It's a language that has travelled far more than any other, it's the most spoken language on Earth and it's one of the weirdest things humanity has come up with. English has both given to and stolen from other languages. It's spread and mutated like a virus and it's left an unmistakable impression on almost every single culture. It's the language of the world but what weird things lie inside it that can allow us to better understand it? And maybe even be less afraid of it?_x000D_
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Let's take a look at ten weird things about English and let's laugh at it's ridiculousness together!_x000D_
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英语为啥这么“奇葩”? 语法中有那么多的例外。英语中有上百种的口音,甚至对于母语者来说也难以理解。很多单词有不同的读音和写法。烦人的英语,为什么要这么对待我们!_x000D_
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英语是飘洋过海最远的语言,是地球上使用最多的语言,也是人类发明最奇葩的东西之一。英语既丰富了其他语言,又从其他语言中窃取了一些东西。它像病毒一样传播和变异,在几乎所有的文化中都留下了不可磨灭的影响。这门语言属于世界,英语中哪些奇葩事情可以让我们更好地理解它?甚至可以减少学英语的恐惧?_x000D_
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我们一起来讨论英语中最最奇葩的十件事,一起来笑笑其中的荒谬之处。