Reuters Video: Zimmerman faces public outrage over acquittal
George Zimmerman is a free man but he still faces public outrage over his acquittal in New York, where people came to show support of his teenaged victim. Mana Rabiee reports. TRANSCRIPT REPORTER:...
View ArticleWords of the day: Brownie / browny / brownies
Brownie originates from a sweet bread made in New Zealand and Australia. The first time the word was used in English in 1883, an explanation had to be added which clarified that a brownie was a “bread...
View ArticleCartoon: Britain Swelters
BACKGROUND Britain is sweltering in the fiercest heatwave for seven years – and experts claim scorching conditions could continue for two months. Full story >> THE CARTOON This cartoon by Paul...
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How can I say “I look forward to” in Italian?
Hi, I can’t wait to going on holiday … I look/I’m looking forward to … In Italian we say: “Non vedo l’ora” … di andare in vacanza (DI + infinito) or che tu arrivi (CHE + congiuntivo) Yes, “Non...
View ArticleAdmin Monday
It's time for a few behind-the-scenes updates on the blog and some other bits here at Fluent Language Tuition. First of all, the site is a year old this week!Fluent's 1st AnniversaryThis last year has...
View ArticleSpending a semester abroad – the peaks and the valleys
It is hard to accept the fact that my stay in Germany for a semester abroad is coming to an end, which means that my internship in bab.la is ending very soon as well. During my first days in Germany, I...
View ArticleMenghabiskan satu semester di luar negeri – yang baik dan yang buruk
Sulit untuk menerima kenyataan bahwa waktu magang Saya di Jerman selama satu semester akan segera berakhir, yang juga berarti bahwa periode magang Saya di bab.la akan juga berakhir. Selama hari-hari...
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Bending over backwards to hit the nail on the head
Have you got a bee in your bonnet about idioms? Do you bend over backwards to find opportunities to use them? If so, be careful not to go overboard; otherwise you might be at risk of putting your foot...
View ArticleBending over backwards to hit the nail on the head
Have you got a bee in your bonnet about idioms? Do you bend over backwards to find opportunities to use them? If so, be careful not to go overboard; otherwise you might be at risk of putting your foot...
View ArticleCelebrate with a Birthday Graphic!
There's a saying in German which goes "Feste wollen gefeiert werden", meaning "Occasions WANT to be celebrated." Did you read the last blog article? Fluent Language Tuition is 1!!! I thought you might...
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Kaeppel's Corner: Beware the Market BLIP (Bernanke Linguistics Induced Panic)...
Kaeppel's Corner: Beware the Market BLIP (Bernanke Linguistics Induced Panic)OptioneticsFor example, this week our esteemed Fed Chairman will step away from his printing press just long enough to...
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"I'll just need to see a photo I.D."
You work at a bank. A customer wants to cash a check. You need to make sure that this is the person who the check is written to, so you ask for proof. I'll just need to see a photo I.D.
View ArticleAmerican Passivity
This is an illustrative Breakfast Experiment™ for my course at the LSA Institute (on "Corpus-Based Linguistic Research"). It starts from an earlier LL post, "When men were men, and verbs were passive",...
View ArticleStart Dirty: Why A Clean Slate Is Bad For You and What To Do About It
This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series Intermediate AngstRing the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen...
View ArticleWord of the Week: Frissant
Frissant: A hybrid pastry invented and named by Swiss Bakery (“artisan bread specialist”) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Frissant is a portmanteau of fritter (a small cake that’s sautéed or...
View ArticleNo justice, no peace
J.P. Villanueva writes: I've been seeing the old "No justice, no peace" chant lately after the Zimmerman trial. It seems like people are lamenting that "there is no justice and there is no peace." When...
View ArticleImmigrant Paradox Less Consistent in Young Children, Study Finds
Young children of immigrants lag behind their native-born peers in the early years and need interventions to bolster their academic success.
View ArticleOn creating your own Web Globalization Report Card
I first published the Web Globalization Report Card about 10 years ago. Since then, a number of companies have developed their own internal Report Cards (and I’ve assisted with several). Adobe, in this...
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Bilingual children have a two-tracked mind
Scientists have discovered insights that indicate children can learn two native languages as easily as they can learn one.
View ArticleMany kinds of literacy?
We have literacy proliferation these days. I just googled emotional literacy, physical literacy, health literacy, social literacy, and different kinds of literacy. I was amazed at what I found. To me...
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