Çapuling
(Apologies for being slow in taking account of this important neologism.) Connor Adams Sheets, "What Is Capuling? 'Everyday I'm Çapuling' Turkish Protest Video Goes Viral", International Business Times...
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Undergrad Researches Language Learning - Indian Country Today Media Network
Undergrad Researches Language LearningIndian Country Today Media NetworkUniversity of Oregon undergraduate Carson Viles was initially attracted to learning his native language because he valued how the...
View ArticleAmbiguously arthrous band names
Below is a query from Garrett Wollman, which I'm putting up as a guest post for LL readers to answer. For some background on the (an)arthrous terminology, see e.g. "Syntax under pressure", 8/28/2007...
View ArticleBeginners 7: Families
Liz and Rob talk about their families. We soon find out that Liz has an enormous family, with over thirty cousins! Cuántos primos tienes tu?The post Beginners 7: Families appeared first on Spanish...
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Knesset panel's debate on civil unions postponed over language - Jewish...
Knesset panel's debate on civil unions postponed over languageJewish Telegraphic AgencyKnesset panel's debate on civil unions postponed over language. June 16, 2013 2:51pm. JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Knesset...
View ArticleAdvanced 9: Paz en Colombia
To many people, Colombia still has a reputation as a dangerous, risky place to visit. Is this still true? Liz and Rob discuss danger in Colombia, and the recent peace negotiations.The post Advanced 9:...
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Translators in demand, JNU foreign language faculty hit - Indian Express
Translators in demand, JNU foreign language faculty hitIndian ExpressAn increase in employment opportunities has brought both good and bad news for Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Foreign...
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Downingtown art teachers worry about language proposal intrusions - Daily...
Downingtown art teachers worry about language proposal intrusionsDaily Local NewsEAST CALN — During a June 12 school board meeting, art teachers objected to the proposed use of the Rosetta Stone...
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The Phrase Mixer is awesome.
I hope you don't mind me bragging. I've recently updated the Phrase Mixer, the tool that lets PhraseMix Premium subscribers review PhraseMix English lessons. If you've never used it, try out the...
View ArticleUS Dialects
Check out this amazing US dialect map. There’s lots of fascinating information included in it.
View ArticleColloquial Thai Terms and Expressions
Colloquial Thai Terms and Expressions… My name is Yuki Tachaya. I am a native Thai speaker (and a professional private Thai teacher). I’d like to share my knowledge of colloquial Thai with everyone...
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MAJOLICA.
I have occasionally run across the word majolica but never had anything but the vaguest idea of its meaning (some kind of porcelain?); now, having run across it again in Abulafia's The Great Sea, I've...
View Article6/17/13 - philistine
1. One of a non-Semitic people living on the coast of Palestine in the 12-11 centuries BCE who were frequently at odds with the Israelites. 2. A crude, ignorant, uneducated person with no understanding...
View ArticleWords in the News: Heatwave
The Daily Express reports that a "tropical heatwave" is expected to hit Britain this week, with temperatures reaching a peak of 90°F. Full story >> VOCABULARY A heatwave is a period of time...
View ArticleReuters Video: From factory floor to store—the journey of jeans
How far does a typical pair of jeans travel before it ends up in your closet — and at what cost? Reuters tracks the garment supply chain, from factories in Bangladesh to retailers near you.
View ArticleCartoon: Cameron Meets President Putin at N° 10
BACKGROUND David Cameron met the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, yesterday for talks on the Syrian crisis amid fears that differences between Moscow and the west are pushing the two sides towards a...
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"I say we give it a try."
You and your boyfriend are deciding what restaurant to eat at tonight. You're considering a restaurant that you've never been to before. You're not sure if it will be good, but you'd like to try it. I...
View ArticleAt last, a split infinitive in The Economist
The Economist has demonstrated several times that it would rather publish ambiguous, awkward, or even ungrammatical sentences than permit a verb-modifying adjunct to intervene between the marker to and...
View ArticleWord of the day: Apple
Apple – the iconic brand? Did the name originate from a ride through an apple orchard or the love of the Beatles who recorded under the Apple Records label? The latest Jobs biography indicates the...
View ArticleJun 17, How to Create a Website
Hello dear, Thanks for your nice and helpful website which I myself as a teacher learned lots of things in it. I am an English teacher with 9 years of
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