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• in Lifestyle
  Around the World, Women Better at English Than Men
  The latest English Proficiency Index from Education First shows that around the world, women have a better grasp of the English language, leading to more opportunities.
  by cebsilver / on Oct 24, 2012
• in Business
  A Perspective on Students in India Using Their English Language Skills to Get Top Jobs
  English is the language of business, of science. The worldwide use of English has been the consequence of the British domination of the days gone by and the influence of the USA in the modern world.
  by manekari / on Dec 24, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “english language”

 

• Is “go viral” going viral?

  
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  Q: Why are so many things going viral? Pictures of cute puppies or kittens or kids may be widely seen on YouTube, but “viral”? An ugly image, and it’s wildly overused. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. And now you can move on to your next complainer. A: The verbal phrase “go viral” may be going ...
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• In France, some suffer malaise as universities offer English-language courses

  
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  By Edward Cody, Washington Post, May 18, 2013 PARIS—There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers made their way in French, and, of course, lovers traded sweet nothings in French. ...
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• As Below So Above

  
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  What is man? What makes man what he is? What exactly does As Above So Below mean, and how does it relate to the former questions? The Celtic Rebel, rested from a nice long vacation was back this past Sunday to address the above questions. That’s the show below [ downloadable ]: ...
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• World Haiku Anthology: A Vast Sky

  
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  On Friday night I received news that two of my haiku will be published in the new World Haiku Anthology: A Vast Sky . This follows acceptances in nothing in the window (Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku 2012) and Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years , making the past 6-months very ...
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• High Intensity Language Learning: I Want to Be A Polyglot (Monolingual With Benefits)

  
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  http://amzn.to/19bxoWd The polyglot / hyperglot: They are not born, rather, they are born to be made. A riddle, a puzzle, an enigma. Why would anyone want to learn multiple languages? After all, isn’t the English language the only language you need besides your Mother Tongue (if you weren’t lucky enough to be ...
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• based on a terrible true story (Our Children review)

  
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  Harrowing and unsettling...
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• The singularity of Mother’s Day

  
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  Q: Which is correct, Mother’s Day or Mothers’ Day? I have a customer who wants to use the name as an imprint on promotional gifts for the holiday. I think of Mother’s Day as singular possessive, my mother, but in this case is it correct? A: We also think it’s Mother’s Day, and so do the six standard ...
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• Jojo Generation

  
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  I was listening to this at some point before my trip in which the interviewee, a internet-popular personality defines meme as an idea that passes through generations a way DNA does, but just faster. Then I thought about Jojo. I viewed Jojo TV marathon-style, but in sprints. The first 6 episodes I took it weekly, ...
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  If the Very Big Corporation had its way, it  would  copyright every word in the OED so  that everyone  would have to buy a license  to  speak or  write the English language.
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• Is “offshore of” off-putting?

  
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  Q: Several times recently I’ve come across the usage “offshore of” in copy I’m editing. It sounds dead wrong to my ears, but I’m having difficulty explaining why to my client. Can you clarify?  A: You’re right in thinking that the “of” is unnecessary in a phrase like “offshore of Cuba.” But ...
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• Ten things you might not have known about the English language

  
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  Alex Hammond writes for  ESL – Language Travel . In this guest post, he reveals a few little-known facts about the origins of the English language. Hey, English speaker! Congratulations. You speak a language that straddles the globe like nothing before. Statistically, English is unlikely to be your first language ...
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• Quick Guide to be a Londoner

  
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   Via Somethingscsam [IMG: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JzVj68m99mw/UYswvGVeB_I/AAAAAAAAH4w/Vrrqo0047g4/s400/1.jpg][IMG: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UgU1f7wJTNo/UYswwso8s6I/AAAAAAAAH44/amkdIcIFhdE/s400/2.jpg][IMG: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tDMXarFcbzU/UYswx8f42MI/AAAAAAAAH5A/c3vFx_7zuHI/s400/3.jpg][IMG: ...
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• Breaking The Language Barrier With Webflakes

  
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  If you don’t speak a language other than English you are probably missing out. You might not realise it, but there’s a LOT of excellent content out there that you can’t read or even be aware of as it’s published in languages other than English. Startup Webflakes is trying to do something about this by ...
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• Story Bud? Funding the feature film

  
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  Remember Story Bud? , the video of Irish slang and colloquialisms I shared here in February? Director Jenny Keogh has filmed a second clip, How’s About Ye? , in the same style, and it’s great fun altogether. There are on-screen glosses for the phrases, but because the delivery and editing are rapid-fire – ...
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• Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU)

  
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  Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU) offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:Youll see more as soon as the provider subscribes to this service! (sample pages: provider, conference, university program) Related Content: Vienna International School of Thought (VIST) ...
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• Vienna International School of Thought (VIST)

  
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  Vienna International School of Thought (VIST) offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:Youll see more as soon as the provider subscribes to this service! (sample pages: provider, conference, university program) Related Content: Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU) ...
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• English Teachers Group Opposes Machine-Scored Writing

  
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  One of the major assumptions underlying the common assessments is that the writing portions will be computer-scored. This capability is pivotal in managing their cost and producing results quickly enough to provide valuable feedback for teachers. The national association representing English/language arts teachers ...
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• Why “stereo” in “stereotypical”?

  
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  Q: Can you tell me what’s “stereo” about the adjective “stereotypical”? A: The combining form “stereo-” that shows up in such words as “stereotype” and “stereophonic” is derived from stereos , a classical Greek word meaning solid. John Ayto’s Dictionary of Word Origins says the first ...
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• Hear Pat live today on WNYC

  
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  She’ll be on the Leonard Lopate Show around 1:20 PM Eastern time to discuss the English language and take questions from callers. Today’s topic: the language of Mother’s Day. If you miss the program, you can listen to it on Pat’s WNYC page.
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• 1.2mil US-citizen CA kids have at least one undocumented parent: USC study

  
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  May 7, 2013: One in five children in Los Angeles County has at least one parent who is in the country without proper documentation, and one in six in California overall, according to a study released today from the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration and reported in the Los Angeles Times by Cindy Chang. ...
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