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'Bakery' = 'baked goods' in Dublin!?!?
Well, at the Dublin airport at least. I changed planes there on the way to England (and then Scotland), and bought a quick cup of coffee at this place:Anybody know offhand whether Irish English has...
View ArticleWord of the day: Smog
In 1900, London was by far the largest city in the world with a population exceeding 6 million. There were frequent deaths as a result of the contaminated air. In 1873 approximately 500 people died in...
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Swedish Alphabet, Pronunciation and Writing System
Swedish Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Swedish 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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Polish Alphabet, Pronunciation and Writing System
Polish Writing System Omniglot.com has an informative page about Polish which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general. Sample texts and sound recordings of the...
View ArticleJLPT N5 Grammar: The use of だれ(dare) and なに(nani)
This month, I’m going to go over some sentence patterns you can use with だれ(dare, who) and なに(nani, what). Forming questions in Japanese is a little different than making questions in English, there...
View ArticleWhat If Heisig Isn’t Working For Me? Early Cut-Off Kanji
So, usually, I give abstract advice, because: It lasts longer, and You need it more But it’s certainly not all you need. I can cook, spice and feed you sentence packs. I can give you the raw frozen...
View ArticleQual a diferença entre TOEFL e IELTS?
De uns tempos para cá os exames de proficiência em língua inglesa passaram a ganhar uma grande notoriedade no Brasil. TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, FCE, CAE, CPE e mais outros tantos passaram a fazer parte das...
View ArticleJanuary Linkfest
“Picking a product name is all agony and no ecstasy,” writes Trello founder Dan Ostlund (“The Agonies of Picking a Product Name”). His detailed account of his own DIY effort is a cautionary tale,...
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$200000 awarded to next-generation media data analysis - News@Concordia
$200000 awarded to next-generation media data analysisNews@ConcordiaAlan Bale, assistant professor in the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, is working with Harvard University...
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The infographic above was made by EasilyDo back in 2011, and...
The infographic above was made by EasilyDo back in 2011, and chronicles the technical achievements that have contributed to the rise of smart assistants. From a robot named Shakey to IBM’s Watson, it’s...
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Language-Specific Names - AllFacebook
Language-Specific NamesAllFacebookThe social network said users' friends will see their names “in the way that's most natural for them,” and it also specified the differences between language-specific...
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Why Pundits Shouldn't Read Too Much Into Chris Christie's Pronouns - TIME
Why Pundits Shouldn't Read Too Much Into Chris Christie's PronounsTIMEIn the wake of Christie's so-called Bridgegate scandal, University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor Mark Liberman conducted a...
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Speech means using both sides of brain
We use both sides of our brain for speech, a finding by researchers that alters previous conceptions about neurological activity. The results also offer insights into addressing speech-related...
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How a Child's Universe Was Literally Turned Upside Down - Slate Magazine (blog)
How a Child's Universe Was Literally Turned Upside DownSlate Magazine (blog)A year and a half of co-hosting a linguistics podcast has liberalized my worldview, softened my prescriptive hard edges and...
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Andrew Delbanco is a well-known historian and the author of Melville: His World and Work, a book jamessal thought enough of to give me a copy for Christmas. In short, he’s not the kind of writer I...
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Clarifying offset language in Whiz's 5-year deal - ESPN (blog)
Clarifying offset language in Whiz's 5-year dealESPN (blog)Ken Whisenhunt does have offset language in his contract as the Tennessee Titans head coach, contrary to what I reported Tuesday. I got a text...
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Sexual harassment in Nollywood is a thing of choice – Lydia Owan - Osun Defender
Sexual harassment in Nollywood is a thing of choice – Lydia OwanOsun DefenderI attended the University of Calabar where I bagged a degree in Linguistics. After my graduation, my family moved to Abuja....
View ArticleEnglish-Language Acquisition Gets Boost in Federal Spending Bill
Title III would receive a 4 percent increase under the spending bill unveiled this week by Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress.
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Donald Macintyre's Sketch: As it is, Ed Miliband's language fails – another...
Donald Macintyre's Sketch: As it is, Ed Miliband's language fails – another ...The Independent“The press was squared / the middle class was quite prepared.” Hilaire Belloc's words about another Prime...
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Cuba Already Has its First Linguistic Chart - Radio Cadena Agramonet
Cuba Already Has its First Linguistic ChartRadio Cadena AgramonetCuba now has its first linguistic chart, said the director of the “Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor” Institute of Literature and...
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