Quando viaggio e divertimento si sposano: la moda dei parchi tematici
E’ ormai risaputo che l’Italia è una delle mete più ambite dai turisti stranieri, culla della civiltà e dell’arte, tempio della cultura e della buona cucina. Al momento di pianificare le proprie...
View ArticleTrip for fun: the fashion of Italian theme parks
As everybody knows, Italy is one of the destinations foreign tourists yearn for: it’s the civility and arts cradle, the temple of culture and fine cuisine. When it comes to planning ones next...
View ArticleGood good study; day day up
Somebody gave a friend of Rose Hill this coin purse as a gift: Of course, "Good good study; day day up" is a classic Chinglish saying that is recognized by many who know no Chinese language and have...
View ArticleLosers
Paul Krugman, "You're all losers", NYT 1/13/2014: The other day someone — I don’t remember who or where — asked an interesting question: when did it become so common to disparage anyone who hasn’t made...
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Turkish Alphabet, Pronunciation and Writing System
Turkish Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Turkish which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general. Sample texts and sound recordings of the...
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Spanish Alphabet, Pronunciation and Writing System
Spanish Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Spanish which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general. Sample texts and sound recordings of the...
View ArticleExotic Winter Blues Cures from Around the Globe
With Christmas long gone, the Northern Hemisphere now faces what is plausibly the most depressing period of the year. Temperatures are low, precipitation is high, natural light is scarce and Santa...
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Portuguese Alphabet, Pronunciation and Writing System
Portuguese Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Portuguese which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general. Sample texts and sound recordings...
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Nominations have closed! The Love English Awards – update 3
A big ‘thank you’ to all who sent in their nominations for the Love English Awards 2013. We received nominations from hundreds of people, telling us which blog and website about the English language...
View ArticleNominations have closed! The Love English Awards – update 3
A big ‘thank you’ to all who sent in their nominations for the Love English Awards 2013. We received nominations from hundreds of people, telling us which blog and website about the English language...
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Saudi women can now travel without the government texting their male...
Times of IndiaSaudi women can now travel without the government texting their male guardiansGlobalPostActivists welcomed the suspension of the SMS program. "The notification process should have never...
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Cree classes teach language from the inside out - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton JournalCree classes teach language from the inside outEdmonton JournalReuben Quinn is teaching a Cree language class at St. Alphonsus School using a star chart on the white board, a non-linear...
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Troubling Financial Alliances At Ryerson CIG Falsely Linked To Idle No More -...
Troubling Financial Alliances At Ryerson CIG Falsely Linked To Idle No MoreCanada First PerspectiveNoam Chomsky is a linguistics professor at MIT, who have research partnerships with major corporations...
View ArticleIn the Wild: Bitcoin Billboards
Spenders of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your change. A Bitcoin billboard in my neighborhood (Grand Avenue, Oakland), January 12. Yes, that’s a QR code. (Keep reading.) The...
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Cultural exchange inspires students - Auckland stuff.co.nz
Auckland stuff.co.nzCultural exchange inspires studentsAuckland stuff.co.nz... collaboration. Cultural exchange inspires students. JOE DAWSON. Last updated 05:00 15/01/2014. Eru Paranihi. NEW FRIENDS:...
View ArticleSpeech Without Words
In the past I have argued that perhaps, before we had words, we had emotional babbling. Here is a video of what that might look like.
View ArticleHow Intelligent Assistants Will Anticipate Our Needs
Anticipatory computing is another area where intelligent assistants will shine. Watch our founder...
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Brick by Brick | Embrace your inner 'Soft D' - The Copenhagen Post
The Copenhagen PostBrick by Brick | Embrace your inner 'Soft D'The Copenhagen PostThe toddler analogy carries because, despite best efforts, I am still misunderstood at times. I'm in good company as...
View ArticleZhou Youguang, Father of Pinyin
Zhou Youguang, the main architect and early advocate of Hanyu Pinyin (the official romanized orthography for Modern Standard Mandarin), had his 108th birthday yesterday. Although I've been a close...
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Politics and Pronouns - Forbes
Politics and PronounsForbesIn his news conference on Thursday he found a way to spell apology with a thousand I's.” Mark Liberman, a professor of linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, took...
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