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78Vocabulary Words about Food and Cooking: A Sweet Confection
Vocabulary words and vocabulary exercises relating to food and cooking. English language vocabulary builder. A cook's vocabulary. A chef's glossary. A chef's vocabulary. A great meal is surely one of life's finest pleasures. Although I am a writer by profession, I also am a serious amateur cook and savor the whole cooking process, not to mention the (usually) tasty result! ...
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77A guide to teaching English as a foreign language
This is a brief guide to English Language Teaching. I've included some useful links at the bottom to help you find training and jobs. What began in the 60's as a packpacker's way to earn a little extra cash...
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69The Journey of English
Have you ever had a conversation with someone and half way through realised you’re talking about something completely different to what they’re talking about? I once spent half an hour listening to my...
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85Slang and Language Change
This is information about langages, their relatedness, and how languages change. Slang is a part of this change process over the decades and centuries and really very interesting.
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76Daily Metaphors: Poetry in Everyday Speech
Every day, in nearly every sentence we utter, we surround ourselves with metaphors, most of which we are not even aware we use. In Nietzsche's "On Truth and Lies in the Non-Moral Sense," he points out how our...
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73Internet, Computers, and the English Language
When we think of the impact that computers and the internet have had on the use of the English language, it often brings to mind the nightmares borne of the scummy posts between bulletin-boarders in the...
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69The Most Difficult Aspects of the English Language
The English language is one of the hardest to learn, due to its creation from a mish mash of languages, and its complex rules. There are different rules for making words plural, past tense, and to indicate...
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75From "LOL" to "BRT"
I cannot recall when exactly I first saw “lol” appear in writing, I cannot even remember if it was in a text message or talking (writing) online with someone. I am quite positive “lol”...
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80Kid's Art Project - Abstract Words/Abstract Art
This project helps kids with the subjective realm of creativity and it is also a great exercise in sharing! This is a two part project, the first part is painting and the second part is collage. The first...
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77Language Study Tips (Chinese)
Numbering nearly 873 million native speakers, 178 million secondary speakers and ranking as the most widely spoken language throughout the world, despite these staggering numbers, this doesn't make studying...
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