The New York Post goes verbless
On Headsup: The Blog, FEV (Fred Vultee) notes a remarkable confluence of nouns (and one adjective) on the front page of Sunday's New York Post: Comments by Vultee: Nothing on here really qualifies as a...
View ArticleThe Future of Tablets
Where are tablets headed? Forrester Research recently published an update to their tablet forecast...
View ArticleScience bible stories, take 27
Yesterday I wrote about a recent scientific paper that looks for evidence of the cultural effects of American urbanization in word counts from the Google ngram viewer. The paper was Patricia...
View ArticleFor Young ELLs, Learning in Two Languages Best, Review Says
English immersion in early-childhood programs does not lead to better academic outcomes for dual-language learners in the long run, a Foundation for Child Development policy brief concludes.
View ArticleThe long road to language learning success
It takes a long time to learn a language. I have sometimes compared language learning to an upside down hockey stick. There is an initial quick steep climb, followed by a long straight period when we...
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Tony Abbott's 'pretty face' remark: this language must now be a strategy -...
The GuardianTony Abbott's 'pretty face' remark: this language must now be a strategyThe GuardianTony Abbott's 'pretty face' remark: this language must now be a strategy. A second reference to Fiona...
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Aquino: Language should be unifying force - Inquirer.net
Inquirer.netAquino: Language should be unifying forceInquirer.netMANILA, Philippines—Language should bind and unite Filipinos instead of dividing them, President Aquino said Monday in a speech he...
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VELTMAN AND BERLIOZ.
I was listening to the beginning of Hector Berlioz's supernally beautiful song "Le spectre de la rose" when a mad thought occurred to me: Berlioz was the Veltman of music, and Veltman was the Berlioz...
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Text Message Fraud (a sample)
Photo by .sl. on Flickr There’s a fair amount of text message (SMS) fraud going on in China, and if you have cell phone number here, you’re likely to receive this type of text at some point. As a...
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The language of love - The Star Online
The language of loveThe Star OnlineI say this because I've had many experiences which showed me love and kindness transcend the language barrier. When I had my first child, I had trouble finding a...
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Long Beach language policy aids limited-English speakers, including Filipinos...
Long Beach language policy aids limited-English speakers, including FilipinosInquirer.netThe coalition began a phone campaign to push Long Beach officials to release the language access policy draft,...
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English Language Learner training mandate kicks in this fall - MetroWest...
English Language Learner training mandate kicks in this fallMetroWest Daily NewsCalled Rethinking Equity and Teaching for English Language Learners (RETELL), the new state initiative was spurred by a...
View Article8/20/13 - whizbang
1. A firework that jumps around making a whizzing sound with periodic bangs. 2. Someone or something known for its startling, unexpected, even explosive effect or excellence.
View ArticleWord of the day: Syphilis
Syphilis is an extremely unpleasant sexually transmitted disease which has been active since at least the start of the 1500s. The word was first used by Girolamo Fracastoro, an Italian professor of...
View ArticleComo usar Few e Little em inglês
O Luiz Gustavo deixou essa questão aqui no fórum. E a Lígia Neiva já começou a respondê-la num artigo aqui do English Experts. Porém, esse é um daqueles assuntos que parecem simples, mas há muito o que...
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"Janu is going to be filling in for me while I'm out on maternity...
You're pregnant. You'll be out of the office for several weeks when you have your baby. Your boss has hired a temporary worker to do your job while you're gone. Now you're introducing her to some of...
View ArticleUgly Word You Need to Know
To learn lots of Russian words quickly, it’s critical to understand how they are built. And to better understand how Russian words are built and how they change, it is important to learn some most...
View ArticleThe Second Viking Age
Around the turn of the first millennium, as the majority of Europe was mired in the dark ages, Scandinavian empires were expanding, exploring, and establishing advanced societies. Fast forward a...
View ArticleWays to spot different types of Romanians in Romania!
When you hear the word Romanian, what do you think of? Most people think of an inhabitant of Romania. But for Romanians, the word has more meaning and can be divided into 10 or even more categories by...
View ArticleCum poți identifica mai multe tipuri de români în România!
La ce te gândești prima dată când auzi cuvântul român? Majoritatea oamenilor se gândesc la locuitorii României. Însă pentru un român, cuvântul are un înțeles mai larg și poate fi împărțit în 10 sau...
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