Words of the Year 2013: Fritinancy Edition
We binge-watched revenge porn while leaning in and snacking on cronuts. We took a break from being selfie-absorbed (not to mention shelfie-, welfie-, and lelfie-) to cheer Batkid and jeer Glassholes....
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Researchers show power of mirror neuron system in learning, language...
Anyone who has tried to learn a second language knows how difficult it is to absorb new words and use them to accurately express ideas in a completely new cultural format. Now, research into some of...
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"Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point."
You're an architect. You're designing a house for a couple, and having an early meeting to talk about the design. They start to ask you very specific questions about one of the rooms in your floor...
View ArticleVocabulário de ano novo em inglês
Olá, amigos do English Experts! Para fechar o ano com chave de outro segue abaixo uma lista com os melhores tópicos com vocabulário de Ano Novo em inglês. Uma leitura atenta deixará o seu inglês afiado...
View ArticleExpect Labs, EasilyDo, & Tipbit Named "3 Proactive Assistance...
Forrester analyst Michael Yamnitsky released a report that takes an in-depth look at the...
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Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar
Combining clear presentation, exercises, and a focus on practical conversational skills has proven a winning formula for the Practice Makes Perfect workbook series. Practice Makes Perfect: Complete...
View ArticleBenefits of Learning a Language in the New Year!
New Year, New You…Really, This Time Riddle me this. If the definition of insanity is repeatedly doing the same thing and expecting different results, then why do at least 50% of us make annual New...
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Brashear HS Students Break Through Language Barrier As Nepali Population ......
Brashear HS Students Break Through Language Barrier As Nepali Population ...CBS LocalThey then go home and help translate the language to their older family members and teach them how to speak it too —...
View ArticleSpolia Magazine
Spolia Magazine is a lovely literary magazine that publishes a variety of texts, including translations.I’m pleased to have a couple of translations in the most recent issue. These are two short works...
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Mind your language: 2013's words of the year - The Independent
The IndependentMind your language: 2013's words of the yearThe IndependentThe only word besides “twerk” to make it on to both shortlists was “Bitcoin”, the burgeoning virtual currency, which – along...
View ArticleAmbrose Bierce.
Andrew Ferguson of The Weekly Standard has a good piece about the writer I called “the great Bierce” in this LH post from a few years ago; the occasion is the centennial of Bierce’s departure for a...
View Article12/28/13 - gobemouche
A highly credulous naïf, a very gullible person who believes everything he or she hears no matter how absurd.
View ArticleWords in the News: Hogmanay
Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations have admitted the fate of the showpiece street party is in the “hands of the weather gods”, with heavy rain and high winds forecast. The annual event,...
View ArticleReuters Video: UK Boxing Day shopping rush slows
After an initial rush to the UK high street for the Boxing Day sales, only 0.5% more shoppers showed up than last year, final figures from retail data company Springboard show. Hayley Platt reports....
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In their own language - Coeur d'Alene Press
In their own languageCoeur d'Alene PressFor the past few years, the only regular Spanish-language worship option in the area has been a Catholic Mass held twice a month at St. Pius X Church in Coeur...
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Spanish language barrier on ObamaCare sign-ups - New York Post
Spanish language barrier on ObamaCare sign-upsNew York PostThere are indications Spanish speakers aren't signing up for ObamaCare in hoped-for numbers, with language barriers, deficient sites and a...
View ArticleCartoon: What Does 'Happy New Year' Mean?
This cartoon by Chappatte from the International New York Times shows a young boy and a woman (his mother?) standing among the bombed-out ruins of a city somewhere in Syria. The boy asks the woman,...
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Palm Springs festival a showcase for foreign-language films - Los Angeles Times
Palm Springs festival a showcase for foreign-language filmsLos Angeles TimesYet that's exactly what happens each year at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, which has become an essential stop...
View ArticleThe importance of resonance in language learning
I am enjoying Slovakia. The people are gentle and helpful, even if a little shy at times. The scenery is wonderful, although there is not enough snow for skiing. I enjoy the food even though it is a...
View ArticleOur amazing Maria Skłodowska-Curie!It’s been 100 years!
At the end of summer 1911 when Maria Curie was participating the Solvay Conference in Brussels, she received a telegram from Nobel Committee in Sweden. She was awarded the second Nobel Prize, this time...
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