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The Difference Between Horseshit and Bullshit | babelhut.com

By tummai 317 days ago from http://babelhut.com

"Horseshit" and "Bullshit" are two words that have a similar meaning. We use them when we think some statement is wrong, ridiculous, a lie or just plain stupid. So are they interchangeable? Not quite. Believe it or not, there are some differences between these two adorable words. This article examines these differences

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It’s Official. NOVA Shuts Down

By j2fi 396 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

Language teachers in Japan have been watching the decline of Nova for several months, and many have jumped ship as soon as another company offered a position. The gradual collapse of this language school leaves thousands of people without work.

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Is Technology Really the Answer? | NEC's Universal Translator in a Cell Phone Project

By j2fi 365 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

Language skills are an important part of life. Whether we need to speak in several languages, or just one, if we’re unable to effectively communicate with the people around us, then we are in for some frustration. Which makes me wonder why NEC is trying to embed a Japanese-to-English voice-recognition system into some of their cell phones.

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How to Read Years in English | babelhut.com

By tummai 396 days ago from http://babelhut.com

Is the way we read years in English consistent? Is there a reason we say nineteen eighty-four but not twenty oh seven? This article explores our naming conventions for years in English and tries to make an algorithm out of it.

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The Problem With Internet Jargon

By j2fi 375 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

I was reading this article on Arstechnica about how people are using English in business today. With the incredible amount of globalization going on, as well as the ease of instantaneous communciation with almost anyone on the planet, it’s easy to not only mis-communicate, but also offend.

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Globalization Example

By pmonchet 334 days ago from http://www.fatherlyours.com

Finally, here is a definition of globalization I can understand and to
which I can relate!

Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?

Answer: Princess
Diana’s death.

Question: How come?

Answer:
An English princess with
an Egyptian boyfriend
crashe

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Grammar Girl ! Quick & Dirty Tips

By Pablothehat 324 days ago from http://thetaoofblog-pablothehat.blogspot.com

One of my fave resources.

From Grammar Girl's site
Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help you recall and apply those troublesome grammar

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Perceptions of an Ambivert: Save English!

By rampantheart 171 days ago from http://inscrutableingenue.blogspot.com

It's high time we all did something to save the awesome language!Or, there are chances that the language would become extinct(nearly) in the near future. I request everybody out there to write a post on this and spread the "Save English" Campaign!The rate of deterioration is fast and we all must do something about it before

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Tags: linguistics language english


Our Readers Aren’t Always English

By j2fi 259 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

According to some recent internet surveys, only about 30% of internet users have English as a first language, and an astounding 800,000,000 speak another language full time. Considering how many sites are trying to make a dollar online or draw in a huge readership, shouldn't we be making more of an effort to encourage non-nat

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It’s Official: English Pop Music Sucks

By j2fi 252 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

It is just me, or has English music degraded to the point where it's not even possible to listen to the tripe spewing from the speakers for more than 10 minutes?

Since the turn of the millenium, it's been next to impossible to find any good music on the radio, in movies or on TV. Everything sounds the same. Everything ha

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Is Proofreading Posts Really Necessary?

By wildfxp 181 days ago from http://bloggin-ads.com

When we're typing posts on our blogs, we tend to make simple spelling or grammar mistakes. This is where our English teacher comes into mind. Teachers do stress proofreading and that is what bloggers do, but I disagree with it. As long as the posts are legible, it wouldn't matter if you proofread or not. Proofreading is o

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Goddess of Beauty: Free English Course for a Beauty Queen!

By ameliavega27 260 days ago from http://supremebeauty.blogspot.com

A Philippine government training agency on Friday offered free English proficiency lessons to the country's contestants to international beauty pageants following the poor showing of some candidates in a local competition. Augusto Syjuco, chief of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, lamented that English

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Is Katakana English Unnecessary?

By j2fi 267 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

There has been talk about the necessity of the katakana character set, and the obtusely irregular usage of Katakana English, a variation of English that often leaves native speakers of the language scratching their head in confusion.

One particular Japanese English language specialist thinks that the problem exists in the sc

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