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"Voter turnout here is abysmal."
You're talking with an American friend about voting. You've noticed that not many people vote in U.S. elections, so you comment on it. Voter turnout here is abysmal.
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Notes from ¿Qué tal? - Expressing Likes and Dislikes:
--¿Que les parece este restaurante? ¿Les gusta? -- ¡A mí me gusta mucho! --Y a mí me gustan los postres que sirven. --Bueno,...
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"After 10 years, my beloved kitty Snuggles has passed away."
You had a pet cat who just died. You're sad, so post about it on social media. After 10 years, my beloved kitty Snuggles has passed away.
View Article9/11/13 - drawl
1. To prolong the sounds of speech, to speak slowly by lengthening words. 2. To move slowly, to lag, drag out.
View ArticleWord of the day: Vodka
“The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical” (Richard Owen) The word vodka first appears in English in 1780 in William Tooke’s translation of Russia: A complete...
View ArticleWords in the News: Bank Notes
The Daily Express leads with plans by the Bank of England to introduce plastic bank notes because they are cleaner, more secure, and last longer. Full story >> VOCABULARY Bank notes (also...
View ArticleLimba română versus limbile lumii
Te-ai gândit vreodată care este originea limbii tale, care sunt limbile înrudite cu ea și care ar fi limbile cele mai ușor de învățat pentru tine? Ți s-a întâmplat vreodată să vrei să exprimi anumite...
View ArticleRomanian vs. other languages in the world
Have you ever thought of the origin of your native language? Which are the most similar languages compared to your language? Which ones could you easily study? Have you ever had a hard time trying to...
View ArticleReuters Video: Apple's iPhone makeover
Apple's newest iPhones look different on the outside but the changes inside could be what really counts after the initial attraction as Apple tries to pump up sales in emerging markets. Bobbi Rebell...
View ArticleCartoon: The New iPhone
BACKGROUND In what's been classed as a 'make or break' event for Apple, the tech firm has unveiled a cut-price handset called the iPhone 5C as well as a high-end model called iPhone 5S. The release of...
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10 of the best international work opportunities for everyone (Part 1)
Following Sally Holmwood's guest post about the great things that can come out of going on an international exchange, I started thinking about why such great opportunities should only be available to...
View ArticleReassuring parables
The most recent xkcd: Mouseover title: 'At least humans are better at quietly amusing ourselves, oblivious to our pending obsolescence' thought the human, as a nearby Dell Inspiron contentedly...
View ArticleEnglish Podcast 34: O Listening que vai turbinar o seu inglês
Olá, amigos do English Experts! Esta é a segunda parte de um bate-papo que começou na semana passada sobre o listening. Hoje, Ana Luiza do Inglês Online vai ensinar a selecionar o melhor material de...
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CloudConvert converts between 140 file formats
Working with hundreds of medical device and pharmaceutical clients, we are used to receiving files in all kinds of formats. Most of them are in standard formats but every once in a while we receive a...
View ArticleStories behind Words: dench
After a short break, our popular Stories behind Words series returns albeit with a bit of a twist. These new stories will feature interesting terms and phrases – where they come from and how they have...
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Stories behind Words: dench
After a short break, our popular Stories behind Words series returns albeit with a bit of a twist. These new stories will feature interesting terms and phrases – where they come from and how they have...
View ArticleCrossword: Education (2)
This week's crossword continues the topic of Education started last week. See here for a PDF version, and here for an interactive web version that will work on iOS devices. Related articles Crossword:...
View ArticleADUST, SPHACELATE, DEUSTATE.
I found the most unhelpful set of definitions/equivalents yet in this New Great Russian-English Dictionary entry: "опалённый ppp of опалить; adust; sphacelate, deustate." Now, if you look further down...
View ArticleCal Worthington, 1920-2013
If you lived in California between the 1950s and the 1980s, there was no escaping the TV commercials of Cal Worthington, the Oklahoma-born grade-school dropout who turned a single Hudson dealership in...
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Languages: we're learning them in the wrong way - New Statesman
Languages: we're learning them in the wrong wayNew StatesmanBritain doesn't like learning languages. Year on year the numbers taking languages at school have fallen, leading to Britain regularly being...
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