Entries Tagged as 'language'
September 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments
GIC Argentina’s program where you can learn Spanish in Argentina sure looks tempting. The deal is - you spend some time in Argentina, either teaching English, or participating in an outreach program, in one of the many volunteer programs in Argentina.
So you volunteer in Argentina, and in exchange, you can learn Spanish, in situ. The […]
Tags: routine-order · education · living · language · travel
In the Preface to the Bibliography of American Literature(BAL) compiled by Jacob Blanck, he says:
“I am told that Chinese printers have a tradition which obliges them to introduce into their work a sprinkling of intentional errors; the reason for this curious action is to provide the careful reader with that sense of superiority which follows […]
Tags: routine-order · books · language · history
I came across simple.wikipedia.org. Just like en.wikipedia.org and de.wikipedia.org, the “simple” wikipedia aims to explain things in a “simple” language. But saying you want to explain something using simple English doesn’t create a new language called “simple”, folks!
Also, maybe due to it’s immaturity, you can now find gems like, “Electricity is the flow of positive […]
Tags: routine-order · technology · education · language
How to write an awesome scientific paper | COSMOS magazine
Turning even the most dreary scientific paper into a riveting read is not as hard as it may seem…
Tags: science · technology · education · language
1st Intern. Collection of Tongue Twisters - English
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Yup, that’s among the tongue twisters listed in the collection. Don’t let that deter you though, go and take a look. There are tongue twisters in many other languages too.
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So says Engadget!!
Here’s the article on the Vaio G1 Laptop.
Here the line of contention:
Also coming up a bit short was the laptop’s keyboard, which is about 90 percent smaller than the average laptop’s and could take some getting used to.
Heck, if the keyboard is indeed 90% smaller than a normal keyboard, then it won’t take […]
Tags: technology · language