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Taylor Swift and Ronan Thompson never met. However, Ronan’s mother, Maya Thompson, shared Ronan’s story on her blog in 2011, which Taylor Swift read and found incredibly moving. Swift reached out to Maya, offering to write a song in Ronan’s memory. Ronan’s Song: A Story of Hope and Remembrance Key Players: Ronan Thompson: A courageous […]

To spell “Africa,” you can remember the mnemonic “A Friend Replacing Intelligent Creatures Across Five Continents.” Starting at the northwest corner and moving clockwise, the letters A, F, R, I, C, and A represent the first letters of the continents: Asia, Europe, Russia, India, China, and Africa. Discuss the role of linguists in studying and