Semantic Understanding & the Future of Intelligent Assistants
Gain an understanding of semantic understanding and learn how intelligent assistants will increase...
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Perché insegno italiano
Questa è una lettera indirizzata ai molti studenti che negli anni mi hanno chiesto: “perché hai scelto questo lavoro?” La sola, unica, risposta che ho sempre dato è “mi piace aiutare chi mi chiede...
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"If anything, I have to actively work to put on weight."
You're chatting with a group of friends about your weight. Some of them say that they have to work hard to lose weight. You don't have this problem at all. You describe your situation. If anything, I...
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Foot Massage Confessions
Photo by bodhana mallorca In a recent ChinesePod lesson on foot baths, I made this comment: I think I find this form of Chinese “relaxation” painful about 90% of the time, but that other 10% is quite...
View ArticleENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEX.
The About page says:In this third EF EPI report, we have used test data from the 750,000 adults who took our English tests in 2012 to create the global country rankings, while at the same time...
View ArticleConnecting People One Screen at a Time
In the beginning (i.e. the days of Friendster), social networking was denounced as a one way street to a society defined by isolationism and devoid of meaningful relationships. As time has passed...
View Article11/14/13 - nidicolous
1. Remaining in the nest for some time after birth. 2. Taking up residence in the nests of other animals.
View ArticleWord of the day: Ornithology
The study of birds dates back to the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Greek and Romans, but formal classification of different species began with Ulisse Aldrovandi, an Italian naturalist who is widely...
View ArticleMusik in Österreichs Ohren
Musik begleitet uns ein Leben lang. Als Baby wird man von der Mutter liebevoll in den Schlaf gesungen, als Teenager hört man das erste Mal seine Lieblingsband live, auf der Hochzeit tanzt man den...
View ArticleThe Sound of Austria
Music accompanies us throughout our lives. As a baby, the mother sings us to sleep, as a teenager we are at the concert of our favourite band for the first time, at the wedding we dance with our...
View ArticleComedy Translation and Other Irregu-Hillarities
Article brought to you by http://inboxtranslation.com -Comedy! The very word conjures up images and associations that can have people in peals of laughter even before they see or hear something funny....
View Article#106 Boletim: Maratona Breaking Bad
Howdy English Experts readers! Esta semana eu fiz uma maratona Breaking Bad. Sim, eu sei que a série já acabou, mas é aquela história, antes tarde do que nunca. Quem estuda inglês sabe que as séries...
View ArticleLanguage tip of the week: sounds
In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g....
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Language tip of the week: sounds
In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g....
View Article"X Just Got Y"
A familiar trope (or snowclone) in new manifestations. “Disneyland Just got Merrier.” (Billboard in Oakland, California.) “Comfort Just Got Sleek.” Jockey print ad featuring stylist Rachel Zoe (the...
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Toddlers can learn verbs even in non-social contexts
Language acquisition has traditionally been considered a social, interactive process, however new research reveals that toddlers are able to acquire the meanings of words even in “socially impoverished...
View ArticleO que é o get passive?
Se você está ou já passou do nível intermediário em seus estudos de inglês, certamente já ouviu falar do get passive, não é mesmo? Esse tal de get passive é também conhecido como “the passive with get”...
View ArticleA fair-use victory for Google in these United States
US Circuit Judge Denny Chin has ruled in favor of Google in its long-running copyright litigation with the Authors Guild over the scanning and digitization of books. Chin ruled that the Google Books...
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Learn Basic to Advanced Catalan Vocabulary & Travel Phrases for Free Online
Free Catalan Vocabulary Trainer Online This free Catalan vocabulary trainer is a cool tool for learning basic to advanced words and includes audio for pronunciation practice. This online service plays...
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Learn Basic to Advanced Chinese Vocabulary & Travel Phrases for Free Online
Free Chinese Vocabulary Trainer Online This free Chinese vocabulary trainer is a cool tool for learning basic to advanced words and includes audio for pronunciation practice. This online service plays...
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