Quantity over quality in vocabulary learning
Yet another thread at LingQ on vocabulary learning. I am quoted as having said the following: “To me a word is like a person you get to know and who is going to help you learn the language. You know...
View ArticleGRAMMATICAL DIVERSITY PROJECT.
I got the latest (July/August) issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine today, and you can imagine my pleasure when I saw in large letters on the cover "Why 'bad' English isn't." I turned to page 37 and...
View ArticleA Pronúncia de OUGH em Inglês
Você sabia que a pronúncia de OUGH pode mudar de acordo com uma palavra ou outra. Ou melhor, há pelo menos 10 maneiras diferentes para pronunciarmos OUGH. Sete delas são bem comuns, uma depende da...
View ArticleWord of the day: Juggernaut
A huge truck or lorry and in an extended sense a force without mercy that crushes everything in its path. The word comes directly from Hindu mythology and the Hindi language. It originally referred to...
View ArticleLexiophiles TGIFilm Selection No. 223
So Friday welcomes you with a new opportunity to use your free time profitably and watch a great film! Today I am going to talk about the British film "Four feathers". I was fascinated by the story of...
View ArticleCloze Deletion Mode Groups in Surusu
There are several cloze deletion modes (=clozemodes) in Surusu; they can be grouped into (currently) three categories. Selective Selective modes stochastically select a subset of words or snippets (of...
View ArticleMake New Friends in Français! A Guide to French Greetings & Introductions
When traveling to France, take the opportunity to introduce yourself with confidence and make new friends. Here, we share with you essential words and phrases that will come in handy when making new...
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Language and words in the news – 12th July, 2013
This post contains a selection of links related to language and words in the news. These can be items from the latest news, blog posts or interesting websites related to global English, language...
View ArticleLanguage and words in the news – 12th July, 2013
This post contains a selection of links related to language and words in the news. These can be items from the latest news, blog posts or interesting websites related to global English, language...
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"Ugh. My sleep cycle is still totally out of whack."
You went on a vacation in a country on the other side of the world. You've been home for a week, but you still can't go to sleep at a normal time. You complain about it to a coworker. Ugh. My sleep...
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A ROSE FOR AZOR'S PAW.
I've long been familiar with the Russian palindrome а роза упала на лапу Азора [a roza upala na lapu Azora] 'and a/the rose fell onto the paw of Azor'—I don't know if it's the most famous, but it's the...
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Street Art Writes New Rules on Urban Linguistics - KCET
Street Art Writes New Rules on Urban LinguisticsKCETContemporary art that merges word and image is forming new urban linguistics. When this hybrid aesthetic is used in the streets, the written text...
View ArticleWorking for Free
I wouldn’t usually promote working for free unless it was strictly for charity, but this site does sound interesting, especially for those just starting out.Someone from Webflakes contacted me to tell...
View Article7/13/13 - propitious
1. Offering favorable circumstances, rife with opportunities. 2. Fortunate, lucky, especially appropriate.
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4 Multi-Country Spanish Slang Dictionaries to Improve Your Vocabulary
The post 4 Multi-Country Spanish Slang Dictionaries to Improve Your Vocabulary appeared first on Speaking Latino. For your spanish dictionary go to SpeakingLatino.com.If you work or live in a...
View ArticleJul 13, our life is too short, we should know how to live it.
Hello Diana, I am so happy when I receive your emails every week but this week I am so sad because it's the last week. Anyway, I will still follow your
View ArticleWhat to do after the July 2013 JLPT (Top 10)
Now that the July test is over and done with, what do you do? Even if you didn’t take the test, the summer is here and it is time to party, and doing some regular studying is probably one of the last...
View ArticleHow Many Managers Does It Take?
Today’s Dilbert strip tells you all you need to know about why bureaucrats shouldn’t be in charge of the naming process.
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"The fender is a little dented. Otherwise, it's as good as new."
You're trying to sell your car online. Someone calls to ask about it. He asks if there are any problems with the car. You tell him about one small problem it has. The fender is a little dented....
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