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Comment on Japanese alphabet systems by trikisenmovimiento.org

trikisenmovimiento.org — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:42:42 +0000

Thanks a ton for taking some time in order to post “Japanese
alphabet systems | Language Trainers UK Blog”.
Thanks a ton yet again -Mindy

Comment on The hail of the Irish by Christie

Christie — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:13:12 +0000

In response to Becks, people do genuinely say “how’s she cuttin’”. I heard it a lot in Wicklow in a serious way and in Dublin people would say it jokingly. but I don’t think I ever heard op of the bog” used seriously in response.

In response to Timmy. I think comparing Ireland and England in this sense is a bit like comparing Canada and the US. It doesn’t imply that they’re part of the same country, the comparison is appropriate because the author wants to show how big differences in usage can be between nearby places.

Comment on What’s in a name? by vivien

vivien — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:50:13 +0000

what about czech, don’t they only have about 400?

Comment on What’s in a name? by Victory for Blaer | Language Trainers UK Blog

Victory for Blaer | Language Trainers UK Blog — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:30:48 +0000

[...] A few blogs ago, I shared the story of the Icelandic teenager, Blaer Bjarkardottir, who wasn’t allowed to use her own name, as it wasn’t on the list of Government approved girls names. The list ensures that names fit in with Icelandic grammar and pronunciation rules. Blaer and her mother, Bjork Eidsdottir, decided to oppose the ruling and it was overturned! The Icelandic Government will not be appealing the courts’ decision, so Blaer will officially be Blaer, instead of Stulka (Girl) from now on. [...]

Comment on Xmas or Christmas? by Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:59:25 +0000

Merry Christmas!

I think most of my British friends have long since overlooked the religious connection and simply regard this as a time to enjoy family. In this sense, Merry Christmas is used and understood literally.

Comment on Inflectional simplicity? by Nicholas

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Comment on Youtube adds new languages to subtitles service by Dilano

Dilano — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:04:01 +0000

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Comment on Using everyday hobbies to learn languages by Frederick Robinson

Frederick Robinson — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:03:26 +0000

Many moons ago, in the austerity-ridden postwar (WW2) years, when paper (and everything) was at a premium, I would feast my eyes on the exotic French language on the HP sauce bottle adorning our kitchen-table. ‘Cette sauce de haute qualite est une melange de fruits orientaux, d’epices et de vinaigre de malt. Elle est absolument pure, et ne contient aucune matiere artificielle.’ It led me into studiying languages French, German, Spanish, Russian, Latin, some Italian, bits of Catalan and Greek; and the quotation above is from memory, some 60 years atfer the event.

Comment on Scottish dialect becomes extinct with death of last speaker by Donovan | The Mezzofanti Guild

Donovan | The Mezzofanti Guild — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:55:21 +0000

Truly heartbreaking.

If only more people were aware of the imminent loss of so many languages around the world and what that means. More needs to be done.

Comment on Survey proves Brits are bottom in languages by Philip

Philip — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:31:31 +0000

This isn’t that surprising, Americans are the exact same way. I guess its the arrogance and the expectation that the official business language is English, that everyone should speak it.