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BananaFingers climb their way into overseas markets
With the help of Web-Translations’ skilled web project managers and SEO team, BananaFingers have just launched new microsites in Swedish, Japanese, Italian, French and German. Acting as portals to...
View ArticleSo, are there easy and hard languages - or not?
Today I want to share a Youtube video created by Richard Simcott, a native English speaker who has studied an inspiring 16 languages!Richard is a helpful language learning speaker, consultant, and also...
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"We've been toying with the idea of raising our own chickens."
You live in the country. Recently you and your partner thought that it would be nice to have fresh eggs, so you thought about getting chickens. You describe this thought with a friend who already has...
View ArticleWord of the Week: Creepers
Creepers: Shoes with thick soft soles, usually made of crepe rubber. “Smiley Face Unicorn Glitter Mega Platform Wedge Hand Made Collaged Art Creepers” on Etsy. The platform is 4 inches high at the...
View ArticleXenoglossy & the psychiatrists
I just learned that the American Psychiatric Association, at their annual meeting last month, had a Media Workshop on "A Case of Xenoglossy and the Nature of Consciousness", where the organizer, a...
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Conjuga-me.net Free Online Portuguese Verb Conjugator
Quick and Free Portuguese Verb Conjugation Tables Conjuga-me.net is a great free, online Portuguese verb conjugator. The interface is very straightforward and clean - simply put in the infinitive form...
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Cursing in the Board Room? Scotts Loses Three Directors After Salty Language...
Wall Street Journal (blog)Cursing in the Board Room? Scotts Loses Three Directors After Salty LanguageWall Street Journal (blog)Lawn and garden care company Scotts Miracle-Gro — maker of the eponymous...
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Foreign language immersion expansion bill passes Louisiana House - NOLA.com
Foreign language immersion expansion bill passes Louisiana HouseNOLA.comA bill to give parents the power to petition for a foreign language immersion program at their child's school is nearing final...
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Doubling language students not enough, says University of Canberra - The...
Doubling language students not enough, says University of CanberraThe AustralianFacing cuts in federal funding, UC proposes closure of its three language programs - Chinese, Japanese and Spanish - and...
View ArticleTEST YOUR VOCAB: RESULTS.
A couple of years ago I posted about "an enjoyable and useful vocabulary test that gives you a bunch of words, asks you to check whether you know them, and extrapolates your total vocabulary size"; now...
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Roy Hibbert fined $75000 by NBA for 'inappropriate and vulgar language' - SI.com
Roy Hibbert fined $75000 by NBA for 'inappropriate and vulgar language'SI.comI used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no...
View Article6/4/13 - jinx
1. An evil spell or streak of bad luck caused by someone or something. 2. The person or thing causing such an evil spell or streak of bad luck.
View ArticleWords in the News: Shortage
The Daily Mail says MPs are recommending that families limit the amount of meat they eat because a global surge in meat and cheese consumption is unsustainable. Full story >> VOCABULARY If there...
View ArticleReuters Video: U.S. says WikiLeaks soldier driven by "arrogance"
Military prosecutors said ''arrogance'' drove U.S. Army Pfc. Manning, who is accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. TRANSCRIPT A small group...
View ArticleWord of the day: Dinosaur
As a renowned expert in matters of natural history, Richard Owen was the driving force behind the establishment of the Natural History department at the British Museum. His influence gave him the...
View ArticleCartoon: Coronation Crown Cobwebs
BACKGROUND Today, about 2,000 people will attend a service at Westminster Abbey later to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation. Some who participated in the 1953 service will be in the...
View Article7 Listening Skills for Understanding Spoken English
Have you been struggling to understand native English speakers? This video from OnTarget English will help you recognize differences between written English and spoken English, and start improving your...
View ArticleWalking the extra mile
“The only people who benefit from lawsuits are lawyers. I think we made a couple of them rich.” Gavin Rossdale Taking pot shots at the legal profession will probably never go out of fashion, but the...
View ArticleWhat language is spoken in Italy? Are you sure it is Italian? Pt. 2
Are you ready for the last languages of Italy? Let’s hope so! In the previous article we walked through the Northern part of the boot, exploring the dialects of the Alps, Padanian area and then down...
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