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A Conversation About Language Conservation - Wall Street Journal (blog)
Wall Street Journal (blog)A Conversation About Language ConservationWall Street Journal (blog)Ganesh Devy's fascination with Indian languages started nearly four decades ago when he noticed a sharp...
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UT Deaf and Hard of Hearing students work to build support network - UT The...
UT The Daily TexanUT Deaf and Hard of Hearing students work to build support networkUT The Daily Texan[and] this is one way we hope to bring them together,” Kinast said. Plan II senior Duggan Baker...
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"She'll be with you shortly."
You're going in for a job interview. You tell the employee near the entrance that you have an appointment with the manager. He tells you to wait. She'll be with you shortly.
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Professor awarded David E. Rumelhart Prize - Tufts Daily
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View ArticleEd. Dept. Seeks Feedback on Supporting English-Learners
Federal education officials are looking for guidance on how to improve the services and information they provide on English-language learners.
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Primer: What is a CE Mark and what is its purpose?
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Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa starts new program on Persian language, linguistics...
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View ArticleJob opening in Atlanta: Translator / Proofreader
For our office in Atlanta, Georgia, we have the following in-house job opening, starting immediately: Translator / Proofreader English into German You must be a native German speaker with a...
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Noche Oscura en Lima - Chapter 31
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Here are a few perfectly geeky photos from our company outing to...
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In the time I’ve spent studying languages, I’ve come to realize that there are several basic things you should be doing to maximize your language learning progress. They’re the most fundamental but yet...
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