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New language database offers traditional, unique - Ct Post
New language database offers traditional, uniqueCt PostGREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Arr, blow me down! The Greenwood Public Library is launching a new digital learning system offering classes in more than 40...
View ArticleTiffany’s global aspirations (and room for improvement)
When I lived in New York, I used to get a kick out of visiting Tiffany. Not that I actually purchased much of anything there, but I was always impressed by how well the store packaged itself — down to...
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Welsh language standards for public bodies published - BBC News
Welsh language standards for public bodies publishedBBC NewsWelsh language standards which some public bodies will have to follow have been published by the Welsh government. They are expected to come...
View ArticleSpanish Phrases for Tourists
So you're off to a Spanish speaking country? Lucky you! Make sure you pack some sun-cream, plenty of towels, and our guide to Spanish phrases for tourists! We've no idea what you'll be doing of course,...
View ArticleAuctoritas.
A couple of years ago jamessal gave me a copy of How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now, by James L. Kugel, and I’ve finally gotten around to it (prompted by the fact that he’s now...
View ArticlePlaywright Timberlake Wertenbaker
In late October, the playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker gave a talk at the university where I work on adaptation and translation.It was a tour-de-force of a talk, exploring what we mean by a “source” or...
View ArticleA Small Price to Pay
On December 30 a cargo train carrying crude oil derailed near the town of Casselton in North Dakota. The 18 car transport originated from one of America’s most prolific crude production areas, the...
View ArticleAuschwitz-Birkenau barracks back in Poland
I have to be honest, I didn’t know that Auschwitz-Birkenau barracks were on the display at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington… Half of a historic Auschwitz-Birkenau barracks that was on loan to...
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Special Language Program offers specialized cultural, linguistic experience -...
Special Language Program offers specialized cultural, linguistic experienceThe Stanford DailySLP began as a small-scale program within the Stanford Linguistics Department in the '70s due to the desire...
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Some elements of writing style differentiate successful fiction
Imagine the challenge publishers face, pouring over thousands of manuscripts to determine if a book will be a hit. One professor thinks she has a tool to bring some science to that art.
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Busuu
Language education site Busuu emphasizes the social side of learning a language. While Busuu has standard components such as vocabulary exercises with audio and writing units to test out your...
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"Do you see that thing floating out there on the horizon?"
You're at the beach. You see something far out in the ocean. You're not sure what it is because it's really far away. You point it out to your friend. Do you see that thing floating out there on the...
View ArticleZaijian, ChinesePod
It’s been almost 8 years that I’ve worked at ChinesePod, but as of 2014, I’m now spending all my time with AllSet Learning. I’m incredibly proud of all the work I’ve done at ChinesePod over the years,...
View ArticleMore on Bokmål
[During the last week or so of December, we had a vigorous, extended discussion on "Cantonese as Mother Tongue, with a note on Norwegian Bokmål". The following is a guest post by Håvard Hjulstad that...
View ArticleO que significa cut a fine figure?
A expressão cut a fine figure é usada para dizer que alguém está bem vestido, bem arrumado, elegante, etc. Refere-se ao fato da pessoa estar vestida de modo a causar uma boa impressão. O dicionário...
View Article1/7/14 - mincemeat
1. Chopped fruit and nuts mixed with spices, sometimes with rum or brandy, often used as a pie filling. 2. Finely chopped or ground meat, minced meat. 3. Tiny bits of anything, complete destruction, as...
View ArticleWords in the News: Windfall
The surging economy is set to deliver a £73billion windfall to pensions savers and investors in Britain. Dividends from booming companies are set to rise 4.5 per cent this year after a profit-busting...
View ArticleReuters Video: More UK budget cuts as election looms
British finance minister George Osborne reinforces his plans for lower spending to allow for the possibility of tax cuts as the Conservative-led government tries to seize the initiative in a...
View ArticleCartoon: Storms Disrupt the Big Return to Work
BACKGROUND The UK is enduring the worst series of winter storms in more than 20 years, weather experts have said, as the country prepares for even more flooding. The Environment Agency has issued 96...
View ArticleWord of the day: Vaccination
The word was first used by Richard Dunning (a friend of Jenner, cf. smallpox) in 1800 in a treatise called Some observations on vaccination, and the inoculated cow-pox and was certainly common enough...
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