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Tom Whitworth profile image85

ENGLISH-A VERY CONFUSING LANGUAGE

The topic of the confusion resulting from the language of English is a very interesting topic. It is compounded in the difference between written and spoken version of English. If I write the word...

19 comments    communication language learn
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How to learn a language with success

We live in a world where we try to communicate to each other in many ways. One of them is a language.  Every each of us speaks in a different language. We were born with a feeling to be able to comunnicate...

11 comments    school college language
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Learn Basic Thai Before You Travel to Thailand

Before you travel to Thailand, it is a smart idea to learn some basic Thai words and phrases. (Even if you are not going to Thailand any time soon, wouldn't it be cool to know how to say a few phrases in a foreign language?)

51 comments    how to travel thailand
Thai Photo: Quite Particular85

Which Language is Easiest for an English Speaker to Learn?

Unfortunately in Australia and New Zealand it appears that fewer and fewer students are studying foreign languages at school or tertiary level (college). Australian's appear more bemused than proud that...

24 comments    how to education travel
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Why We Study Language

     Studying language is as essential to modern society as taking census.  Like our populations, “[l] anguage change happens and there’s nothing you can do about it,” states Robert MacNeil,...

2 comments    language globalization maori
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English topics for school kids and students

   I've noticed that on HubPages there are a lot of people for whom English is not a native language; frankly speaking I'm one of such people.    My native language is Russian, I also learn French as a...

6 comments    education hubpages school
Aya Katz profile image72

Opportunities in Linguistics

After spending nearly nine years practicing law in the state of Texas in the 1980s, I made a big career switch and went for a Ph.D. in linguistics. I had always been interested in linguistics, but there were...

4 comments    education careers anthropology
francetales profile image83

Learn French Fast: 10 French Phrases to use in a restaurant

When you travel in France one of the great pleasures is to eat out in a restaurant. Below you will find 10 useful phrases in French, with their English translations, and an explanation of when you would use...

26 comments    learn languages learning french
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How To Teach Your Child a Second Language – Even if You Don’t Know One!

A growing body of research suggests that exposing your child to a second language while they are young enhances their overall language development in the long run. Still, many parents aren't sure how to begin...

1 comment    how to children language
Jerry G2 profile image77

Learning Conversational Spanish Quickly

Learning a foreign language is difficult for many people, and learning another language even conversationally can be very hard for individuals.  I'm not a person who is naturally adept at linguistics - I'm...

4 comments    education travel language
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