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Microsoft Is Teaching Kinect to Understand Sign Language - Mashable
Microsoft Is Teaching Kinect to Understand Sign LanguageMashableMicrosoft researchers are working on ways to use the Kinect's body-reading capabilities to understand sign language inputs. Microsoft...
View ArticleWord of the day: Surfing
Which Westerner saw surfing in Hawaii for the first time is a matter of debate. But it seems that the first written reference to the activity appeared in the journals of Lieutenant James King, ship’s...
View ArticleComplications before “I do”
For the last couple of decades as well as for the foreseeable future, gay marriage will continue to be a hotly contended issue in the United States. Setting aside the personal feelings though, what...
View ArticleCartoon: Mac on the Royal Baby
Not surprisingly, most of the cartoons in today's UK national dailies focus on the birth of the royal baby (it's a boy, in case you hadn't heard). This one is by Mac from The Daily Mail. The scene...
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"Yes, I'd like to place an order for delivery?"
It's dinner time, but you don't want to cook. You call a restaurant to get some food sent to your house. When they answer, you start this way. Yes, I'd like to place an order for delivery?
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Door Door
Here’s a Chinese door that not-so-subtly reminds you it’s a door: “Door” in Chinese is written 門 in traditional Chinese, and 门 in simplified. Obviously, the character above is traditional....
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For the last couple of decades as well as for the foreseeable future, gay marriage will continue to be a hotly contended issue in the United States. Setting aside the personal feelings though, what...
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Anki Free Multimedia Vocabulary Flashcard Software for Windows, Mac and Linux...
Free Multimedia Spaced Repitition Software for Desktop & Mobile with Multimedia Anki is an amazing tool for language learners of all levels. It is Free Software based on the enhanced memorization...
View ArticleDlaczego chiński należy do najłatwiejszych języków? (Rozprawa z mitami)
Tak, faktycznie sprowokował mnie ostatni artykuł koleżanki na temat 5 najtrudniejszych języków i to wcale nie tylko dlatego, że na liście zabrakło polskiego Osobiście ucze się chińskiego mandaryńskiego...
View ArticleThree hoorays for the royal baby
The royal baby has been born! The Prince of Cambridge (as the baby will officially be called) is third in line for the British throne after his grandfather and father. The word royal is used in many...
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Three hoorays for the royal baby
The royal baby has been born! The Prince of Cambridge (as the baby will officially be called) is third in line for the British throne after his grandfather and father. The word royal is used in many...
View ArticleWhy is Chinese one of the easiest languages to learn? (Debunking myths)
Yes, I have really been provoked by my colleague’s recent article on Top 5 Hardest Languages and not only because Polish was not included ;) Personally, I have learnt Chinese Mandarin for almost three...
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What Type of Adult Spanish Course Should I Take?
The post What Type of Adult Spanish Course Should I Take? appeared first on Speaking Latino. For your spanish dictionary go to SpeakingLatino.com.Many adults are finding that they need to be able to...
View ArticleDolphins using personal names, again
As we have frequently noted here on Language Log, science stories on the BBC News website are (how to put this politely?) not always of prize-winning standard with respect to originality, timeliness,...
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Going through the motions improves dance performance
Dance marking -- loosely practicing a ballet routine by "going through the motions" -- may improve the quality of dance performance by reducing the mental strain needed to perfect the movements,...
View ArticleEnglish-Language Learners, Common Core, and Filling in the Gaps
A California advocacy group for ELLs has published a toolkit for educators who want to help support the success of second-language learners with the new common standards.
View ArticleThe Dutch love .nl
Country codes (ccTLDs) provide local and regional “front doors” to websites. They also can be used as local brand extensions, as shown here with Amazon: Not surprisingly, country code registries are...
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Brain picks out salient sounds from background noise by tracking frequency...
New research reveals how our brains are able to pick out important sounds from the noisy world around us. The study could lead to new diagnostic tests for hearing disorders.
View ArticleWhy We Say "Ah-choo"
If sneezing is an involuntary act, why is the sound “ah-choo" so distinct to English...
View ArticleNo word for normal parts of early childhood?
Ian Preston wrote to draw my attention to this new item for our No Word for X archive — Thomas Brewer, "Giving Childhood Diarrhea a Name", Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 7/20/2013: Over the...
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