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• punctuation is powerful
  on May 20, 2010 in Grammar English punctuation marks
    One of my facebook friends recently posted the following message on her wall:  An English profession wrote the words “A woman without her man is nothing” on the chalkboard and asked his  students to punctuate it correctly.  All...
• the power of punctuation
  on May 20, 2010 in Grammar English punctuation marks
    One of my facebook friends recently posted the following message on her wall:  An English professor wrote the words “A woman without her man is nothing” on the chalkboard and asked his  students to punctuate it correctly.  All t...
• new rules for scrabble
  on Apr 29, 2010 in News Words English games spelling
  Scrabble introduces new rules for the first time since 1948.  The new rules (applicable to the British board game version only) allow for celebrity names, proper nouns, backwards spelling and (horror!) unconnected words.  Learn more about the histo...
• the buttered cat paradox
  on Apr 26, 2010 in Words cat etymology humor
    Cats always lands on their feet.  Buttered toast always lands buttered-side down.  So what happens when you strap a piece of buttered toast (butter side up) to a cat’s back?  This is the buttered cat paradox.   And paradox is our highlight...
• arabic flashcards pose security risk
  on Apr 24, 2010 in News Arabic government travel
  A college senior was recently detained at Philadelphia airport for having Arabic flashcards. Nicholas George, the student originally from Pennsylvania, studies Arabic at Pamona College in California.  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is...
• lingro – online dictionary and website translator
  on Apr 9, 2010 in Learning language resources translation
  We recently came across an interesting site called, “Lingro“, which offers a great translation tool.  All you have to do is enter the URL of the site you want translated, choose the combination of languages you are translating from and...
• census forms in foreign languages
  on Apr 6, 2010 in News census government translation
    Did you know that this year’s US census forms are available in 5 foreign languages?   As part of its outreach program, the US Census Bureau is mailing out bilingual English-Spanish census forms to 13 million targeted households.  Cens...
• the babbling baby bird
  on Apr 3, 2010 in Learning bird disorders zebra finch
  Did you know that the male zebra finch learns song much like a human learns language?  When first born, the baby male zebra finch “babbles”.  Then it eventually learns songs from its father.  This process is passed down from gener...
• prawy do lewego
  on Apr 1, 2010 in Music Balkan film gorale Polish
  The song “prawy do lewego” wonderfully combines modern pop with traditional folk music of Poland and the Balkans.  The brief introduction is sung a cappella by Polish górale (highlanders).  Then the wild, raw sounds of a Balkan...
• foreign service institute language courses
  on Mar 31, 2010 in Learning courses diplomats free government
  Learn a foreign language like a diplomat! Since after WWII, the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has developed and taught language courses to assist diplomats sent to overseas posts.   FSI language courses are considered government publications...

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