Cartoon: World leaders taking selfies at Mandela national memorial service
BACKGROUND We've all seen selfies taken in questionable places. During a school lockdown. In front of a man attempting suicide. At Auschwitz. Now, some people are adding President Obama to the list of...
View ArticleLast-Minute Gift Guide for a Russophile in Your Life
Are you ready for the holidays? Have you already bought, wrapped and hidden all the gifts? If you have, good for you! Now you have time to review Russian grammar and phrases with words дарить (to give)...
View ArticleThe top 10 lies people tell you about living abroad – Part 2
Last week, we introduced you to the first of a series of three articles about the main misconceptions people have about the idea of living abroad. In search of the answer for all their problems, people...
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Stories behind Words: carol
There are some things about Christmas that I can take or leave, and others that I really love. One essential element of the festive season as far as I’m concerned is the Christmas carol. If I haven’t...
View ArticleStories behind Words: carol
There are some things about Christmas that I can take or leave, and others that I really love. One essential element of the festive season as far as I’m concerned is the Christmas carol. If I haven’t...
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Memrise Merges Science, Fun and Community to Help Learn Armenian Online for...
Learn Armenian with 'Mems' that Create Vivid, Sensory Memories Memrise Armenian is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Armenian online. The idea behind the...
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Armenian Alphabets and Pronunciation
Armenian Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Armenian which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general. Sample texts and sound recordings of...
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Albanian Alphabet and Pronunciation
Albanian Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Albanian which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general. Sample texts and sound recordings of...
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Memrise Merges Science, Fun and Community to Help Learn Estonian Online for...
Learn Estonian with 'Mems' that Create Vivid, Sensory Memories Memrise Estonian is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Estonian online. The idea behind the...
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Learn Estonian with Android Apps
More Estonian Android Apps than you can Handle! Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a...
View ArticleMeet the Team – Nick Newton
Hello everyone, I’ve recently joined the Web-Translations team as a New Business Consultant. I began my career fresh from school having deferred my university course for a year, desperate to get out...
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Linguistics was the winner on the day - Stuff.co.nz
Stuff.co.nzLinguistics was the winner on the dayStuff.co.nzMr File, an avid sports fan - and now doctor of applied linguistics - has spent the past four years studying the language of post-match...
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Upcoming Speaking of Translation call
On Monday, December 16 at 9 PM New York time (note: evening! unlike our usual time slot), Eve Bodeux and I will be hosting our next Speaking of Translation conference call. This month’s topic is “The...
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Taking Spanish Classes In Central America
"I have recently had a disappointing experience with taking Spanish classes in San Pedro Guatemala. In part due to my not doing enough research before signing up. I would like to share some tips on...
View ArticleSpike Jonze's 'Her:' An Emotionally Intelligent Intelligent Assistant
“The more proactive, the more [intelligent assistants] know about you, the more empathetic the...
View ArticleGetting worse and also better
A question from Roy Peter Clark: Last week I taught a class for a group of middle school young men and their mentors. Almost everyone in the room was African-American. The content of the class was...
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Sign language expert: five ways to spot Mandela memorial interpreter was a...
Sign language expert: five ways to spot Mandela memorial interpreter was a fakeTelegraph.co.ukThe man who stood beside world dignitaries and friends and family of Nelson Mandela during a memorial...
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'Fake' Sign Language Interpreter Marred Mandela Memorial - NPR (blog)
NPR (blog)'Fake' Sign Language Interpreter Marred Mandela MemorialNPR (blog)There's outrage among many in the deaf community over the appearance on stage Tuesday of a man who they say was only...
View ArticleD.C. Charter Serving Adult English-Learners Earns National Honor
The Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School wins recognition for its success in integrating adult immigrants and English-language learners into the community.
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Overcoming linguistic taboos: Lessons from Australia - EurekAlert (press...
Overcoming linguistic taboos: Lessons from AustraliaEurekAlert (press release)(Washington, DC) – Grammar is sometimes shaped by restrictions on language use. This is the key finding of a new study to...
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