Hitting them with "Throughout" first is pretty sadistic. But that they stumble on "choir" suggests that they are hamming it up, un peu?
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Mar 18, 2019
Watch French people try to say difficult English words
Fun interactive way to see what words were first used in print in a particular year
Visit Merriam-Webster’s “Time Traveler” and select a year from the drop-down menu. Instantly you’ll see the English words that were first used in print that year! More specifically, “the date is for the earliest written or printed use that the (dictionary) editors have been able to discover.” Above are the words first used in print […]
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How to speak chimpanzee
Evolutionary psychologist Katja Liebal literally wrote the book on Primate Communication. A professor of developmental psychology at the Freie Universität Berlin, Liebal’s research focuses “on the cognitive and communicative skills that might be uniquely human and those shared with other primate species.” According to BBC Earth, Liebal observes chimps in “hopes to compile the world’s […]
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AP's how-to-use-hyphens-wisely guide causes consternation among pedants
English is a glorious syncretic mess of a language, what you get when you blend together a bunch of mispronounced German, French and Latin words and then salt with the vernacular of a hundred other languages, without having to heed stern pronouncements from an official language academy.
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This 12-course training bundle will teach you how to code for 2020 & beyond
If you’re a coder, there’s a multitude of avenues for you to take your skills. Whether you’re just jumping into the world of programming or looking to rise up the ranks as an established professional, a wide base of knowledge is key. And this Premium 2020 Learn to Code Certification Bundle is a resource that’s […]
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Pick from over 1,000 new skills with this eLearning pass
Everybody could use a little improvement, especially those of us on the hunt for new careers. Each job requires a different set of skills, and that list can change from year to year or even month to month as new technologies emerge. When you’re in that race and need to learn fast, the old model […]
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In recent years, natural language processing technology and language translation technology have advanced greatly. The trouble is, language translation software typically comes in the form of apps. And while your mileage may vary on their usefulness, they share one thing in common: a serious drain on the battery for your smartphone, the very thing you’ll […]
