Teaching English in Mexico: A Decent Living?

What's more disappointing than a person who makes a promise he can't keep? A person who makes a promise that is a lie. Many promises to make a "decent living" teaching English in Mexico are just that-a lie.If you do a phrase search on Google, "teach English in Mexico," you... Read More

Chinese Pinyin or Hanyu Pinyin Overview

Chinese Pinyin is the romanization of the Chinese "written sound". Romanization approximates Mandarin pronunciation with Western spellings and includes a tone mark to signify the pitch of a word.Just like alphabet A - Z to English, Pinyin provides a phonetic alphabet for Chinese and is taught from Grade 1 in... Read More

English Language Sputtering Online Like an Old Ford!

Sad, but true. Just about everywhere you look online, the English language is suffering a fate worse than death. The problem, in reality, is so widespread that it has begun to affect all aspects of the language. "But, what on Earth does this have to do with Internet marketing?" you... Read More

English Has Come A Long, Long Way...

I often wonder what would happen if Shakespeare were to be transported in a time machine to our world today. What would he think? How would he react?Yes, Willie would probably tell me "thou hast too much time on thy hands if thou spendeth it wondering about such flights of... Read More

Second Language Competence Beneficial but often Misunderstood

Second language learning has associated with it many types of benefits. Among them include: social, economic, intellectual and linguistic. Children who engage in second language learning typically outperform their peers in the area of vocabulary development as well as intellectual development. As important as learning a second language is, learners... Read More

Show Me the Bunny: Language Acquisition

Some children are really funny about experimenting with speech. Nonetheless, the first intelligible words bring such a feeling of elation to a parent. Come on, Sweetie. Show Mumma the bunny. Without saying a word, my little girl points to a plush rabbit.Ever since I read in a parents' newsletter that... Read More

Mexican Living: Todays Obsession

I would like to talk about one of my many obsessions: learning Spanish. I have been thinking about this lately mostly because I am under the impression that, though I've lived in Mexico for two years, my Spanish sucks in a major way.Both Mexicans and Gringos tell me that my... Read More

What Does an Interpreter Do?

Many people get confused as to the difference between an interpreter and a translator. There is a common tendency to think translators interpreter, or that interpreters translate. In fact, the two are very separate jobs requiring different skills. To explain who and/or what an interpreter as opposed to a translator... Read More

Learn Italian in Your Hometown

Are you interested in learning the Italian language right in your own hometown? There are several options that you can explore to find the Italian classes that are just perfect for you! First, you should consider whether you would you enjoy the interaction that takes place among students in group... Read More

Learn Italian in Italy

You can combine your love of the Italian language with an unforgettable experience in the country where the language is spoken by studying Italian in Italy! Hands-down, the best way to learn a foreign language is to live, work, or study in a native speaking environment. Studying Italian in Italy... Read More

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Don't Curse Now: E-mails Monitored by Employers for Language
ABC News
You'd think we'd have figured it out by now: When it comes to e-mail, unless you're prepared to see your words plastered across the front ...
Report: Goldman Cracks Down On E-Mail LanguageNPR
Goldman Sachs' ban on email swearingThe Week Magazine
Goldman Sachs Bans Swearing In EmailsSky News
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Long Island Press
Valley Stream High School Defaced by Spray Painting Vandals
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School officials say the damage -- which is estimated to be up to $20000 -- featured vulgar language directed at faculty and staff members in addition to ...
Swastika, vulgar language left in Valley Stream high schoolNewsday (subscription)

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Fast Company
Analyzing Steve Ballmer's Language: He "Thinks" a "Lot" About "Things"
Fast Company
In other words, Ballmer was treading a very neutral road, in terms of his language--neither being overly enthusiastic or revealingly critical. ...

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Nomura Alters Fed Call to'QE-Lite'for Aug 10 Language Change
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"We think there will be something in the (FOMC) language that maybe reverts back to the language of 2009, around the first time they made this statement, ...
Nomura Alters Fed Call to'QE-Lite'for Aug 10 Language ChangeForexLive (blog)

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Kansas City Star
Taiwan faces complex language legacy
AFP
TAIPEI — When Taiwanese scholar Shih Cheng-feng was a boy, he was forced to speak a language that was not his own, and four decades later he still feels ...
Taiwan Greater China Fund Announces a Change to Its Primary Benchmark IndexMarketWatch (press release)

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Homework for EU's Top Diplomat This Summer
New York Times
Admitting that her language skills were not what they should be, Catherine Ashton, the European Union foreign policy chief, promised this week to work on ...

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PoliJAM (blog)
U.S. agencies work on language capability
UPI.com
"Foreign language proficiency and cultural understanding are essential to protecting our national interests," US Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, ...
Senator hopes to bridge feds foreign language gapFederalNewsRadio.com
Watchdog: Language skills still are getting lost in translationGovExec.com

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Los Angeles Times
In Spanish TV ad, group says Whitman is two-faced
San Jose Mercury News
A union-funded group that backs Democrat Jerry Brown for California governor on Friday launched Spanish-language television ads that accuse Republican Meg ...
Union-funded group runs anti-Meg Whitman ad in SpanishSacramento Bee (blog)
Harsh Realm: The Post-Press Era and Meg WhitmanHuffington Post (blog)
Labor-backed IE hits Whitman en EspanolPolitico (blog)
Los Angeles Times (blog)
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Weekend Competition: The Saddest Words in the English Language
New York Times (blog)
This weekend, co-vocabularists are invited to submit the saddest words in the English language. Shall we skip drinks and go straight through to dinner? ...

Detroit recall petitions' language to be reviewed
The Detroit News
The three-member Wayne County Election Commission is set to meet at 10 am today to determine if the language in the recall petitions meets state standards ...

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