Speaking in Tongues
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Aug 21, 2012 5:06 PM
bindle_stiff
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Aug 22, 2012 4:00 PM
bindle_stiff
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afrikaans edcuational word
Hi all
i'm come across the word kokies - in an educational context ie "worksheets, flip charts and kokies" it is from South Africa so i'm assuming its afrikaans and edu slang. any help?
Aug 21, 2012 5:16 AM
Nicolapicola
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Aug 22, 2012 10:12 PM
malaebulak
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Strange text message - what does it mean?
I have received the following text message(from unknown number) - any ideas what language and what does it mean (looks a bit like Indonesian dialect to me but I expect I'm wrong) . Apologies if it is something rude.
maun liman sorin h fli ona ga?
Aug 21, 2012 1:38 AM
ralphnhatrang
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Aug 21, 2012 1:38 AM
ralphnhatrang
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Taiwan struggles to save indigenous languages
An interesting report. Read at:
http://www.voanews.com/content/taiwan_struggles_to_save_indigenious_languages/1491428.html
Edited by: ralphnhatrang
Krupnik
I know of two meanings for this word. A honey liqueur, krupnikas in Lithuanian and krupnik in neighboring Slavic languages, and a barley soup. And it occurs as a family name.
Which makes me wonder: what does it mean? Or rather, since I have an idea what -nik means, what does krup mean? Tasty?
Does anybody recognize this (traditional) Chinese character? 有没有人看得懂这个汉字？
Hi!
Does anybody recognize this (traditional) Chinese character? It should be a name of a city or village or area in Hebei province, China. At least from 1896 to 1959.
This is an inscription on a gravestone, it says:
河北省 通 x 人民
http://postimage.org/image/lbwaf3dpb/
Thank you!
谢谢！
Aug 18, 2012 11:09 PM
natashahau
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Sep 4, 2012 8:48 PM
natashahau
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Developing a Spanish ear
Hey guys,
I've been teaching myself Spanish as a side thing because I find it a beautiful language that's somewhat easy to learn (and school is a such a drag so I'm glad I found something useful to occupy myself with). I've read many tips and advice from online blogs and I can't seem to find decent podcasts that can help me develop an ear for Spanish.
Would anybody like to recommend some?
Thank you!
Natasha
L'heure Français?
Hi!
We are starting a french hour where I work, for casual conversation practice. What would you call it? We thought "L'heure Français", but wanted to make sure it didn't have a weird meaning or connotation. Thanks!!
Arabic name.
I know someone from Syria who has the last name of Al-Chaar or maybe it's Al-chaar. What does that mean in Arabic?
Aug 15, 2012 8:04 AM
gilded_lil
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Aug 19, 2012 3:53 PM
RayCCroc
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complaint
I have just bough the second album 'Howlin'' by Brisbane band SLUG GUTS.
There is some additional information about the record on the inner sleeve, such as when and where the album was recorded.
Then it also mentions:
xx playS this and that instrument on yy
xx playS this and that instrument on yy
and the list goes on like that
and then it says
xx playED this and that instrument on yy
I think they should have double checked the tenses for consistency.
Many thanks.
Aug 14, 2012 2:53 PM
anillos_de_satu...
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Aug 15, 2012 3:32 PM
NorthAmerican
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Type or typed?
Take a look at the discussion in posts #6, #9 and #10 in this thread. Who is right? Why?
Help bitte!
Hallo,
I'm an avid reader and a big lurker fan, but never really post.
I would really appreciate your help if you can spare a few minutes.
I really want this job, which is mainly about the English language, but my cover letter still has to be written in German, since the company's headquarters are in a German-speaking country.
So could you please comment below, it's only about 10 sentences. And how is my German, what do you think on a scale from 1 to 10? Please be honest, but not brutal:-)
Thank you so much/Vielen Dank!
Here:
Sehr geehrte Frau Mag. XXX,
Ich habe schon Erfahrung mit Datenbankverwaltung und im Bereich wissenschaftliche Publikationen. Auf meiner letzten Stelle war ich für die Be... more »
Aug 14, 2012 1:50 AM
JeremyintheCzec...
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Aug 14, 2012 8:10 AM
nutraxfornerves
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since or from?
Which would you use in the following sentence? Are both acceptable to you?
A significant shift was brought about by an amendment which has been in effect from/since the school year 2011/2012
Aug 12, 2012 12:10 PM
iviehoff
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Aug 16, 2012 1:57 AM
Steven_bright
5 replies
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Disability overcome?
The Olympic men's mountain bike race was won by a Czech called Jaroslav Kulhavý. His surname means "limping".
Aug 10, 2012 1:24 PM
mike9
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Aug 13, 2012 4:03 AM
AndrewSmith
3 replies
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British accents
Those interested in regional accents may find this morning's programme on BBC Radio 4 of interest.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b01ljwm4
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