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Abbott and Rudd – what does their debate body language tell us? - The Guardian
The GuardianAbbott and Rudd – what does their debate body language tell us?The GuardianThe final handshake between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott after tonight's leaders' debate. Photograph The final...
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Is 'Yeshivish' a Language or a Dialect Like 'Ebonics' — or Neither? - Jewish...
Jewish Daily ForwardIs 'Yeshivish' a Language or a Dialect Like 'Ebonics' — or Neither?Jewish Daily ForwardIn many respects, as Benor points out, they have to learn to speak a different language, one...
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Fuel for Thought: trouble with language - Yahoo! News
Yahoo! NewsFuel for Thought: trouble with languageYahoo! NewsEdit content preferences. Done. Scientific American. Rachel Margolese 11 hours ago. Fuel for Thought: trouble with language . View gallery....
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"The laundry room is closed for repairs until further notice."
Your apartment building has a room where you can do your laundry. When you go there one day, it's closed and there's a sign on the door that explains why. The laundry room is closed for repairs until...
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Welsh language is dying out, research finds - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukWelsh language is dying out, research findsTelegraph.co.ukThe report by the assembly government, the BBC and the Welsh language broadcaster SC4, also claimed that more needs to be done...
View ArticleCHERIE WOODWORTH, RIP.
I recently learned of the untimely passing of Cherie Woodworth, a historian who was an internet friend and occasional LH commenter. She first wrote me in July 2008 about Tolstoy's use of French and...
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Be a user, not a consumer: how capitalism has changed our language - The...
The GuardianBe a user, not a consumer: how capitalism has changed our languageThe GuardianAccording to a report by researchers at the University of Los Angeles, English has become a peculiarly...
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Coke’s Creative Campaign Can’t Hold Off the Tablet Wars
This big ad space in Zhongshan Park displayed massive iPad ads for the longest time, after which it was covered by Microsoft Surface ads. Just briefly, it was home to this Coke ad: The ad reads: 和 型男...
View ArticleStreamlining Translation Workflow With Adobe Tech Comm
Streamlining translation workflows with Adobe Technical Communication Suite is an updated white paper to a previously released publication based on a series of blogs written by Globalization Partners...
View Article8/12/13 - grit
1. Small coarse granules, as of sand. 2. In the plural (grits): sand-like granules of ground corn used in a delicious side-dish in the southern US and wherever fine cuisine is appreciated. 3. Pluck,...
View ArticleWord of the day: Squatter
Squatter was the name given to a settler in Australia or the United States who occupied land in an area that had not yet been surveyed by the local government. Once the government claimed all the land...
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Guest Post: It's language, Jim, but not as we know it
Welcome to a particularly exciting week for millions of young people here in the UK. It's A-Level results week! The rush for university places UCAS Clearing season is on and everyone's focusing on...
View ArticleSign languages – a thorn in linguists’ flesh
In the 19th and 20th century children using these languages were beaten and adults were scorned. Chomsky couldn’t fit them in his definition of language as ‘a particular relationship between sound and...
View ArticleJęzyki migowe – sól w oku językoznawców
Za publicznie używane tych języków w XIX i XX wieku bito dzieci, a dorosłymi gardzono. Chomskiemu nie pasowały do jego definicji języka („specyficzna relacja między dźwiękiem a znaczeniem”) i wymykały...
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ABSU linguistics students elect new excos - BusinessDay
ABSU linguistics students elect new excosBusinessDayThe Association of Linguistics and Communication Studies/Igbo Students of Abia State University, Uturu have elected new executives for the 2012/2013...
View ArticleTaking Private Lessons? Who Should Your Teacher Be?
Taking Private Lessons? Who Should Your Teacher Be?… After noticing a survey that declared that Swedes are the best learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), Catherine asked me for my...
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"I have to say, I've been so impressed with how you've just taken the...
You're doing mid-year evaluations of your employees. Now you're talking with one employee who is very helpful and does work without being asked to. You explain how happy you are with her. I have to...
View ArticleGetting a new language
The meanings of acquire listed in the Macmillan Dictionary include: 1 to get something, for example by buying it or being given it 2 to get new knowledge or a new skill by learning it 5 to gradually...
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Getting a new language
The meanings of acquire listed in the Macmillan Dictionary include: 1 to get something, for example by buying it or being given it 2 to get new knowledge or a new skill by learning it 5 to gradually...
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