Is the way we read years in English consistent? Is there a reason we say nineteen eighty-four but not twenty oh seven? This article explores our naming conventions for years in English and tries to make an algorithm out of it.

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A great article giving wonderful suggestions on how to help your child learn new words. Most of us are probably doing these things naturally with our children, but it's a great reminder of how we need to embrace ever day situations and use these opportunities to encourage language development and new words. We need to play wit

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A look at the third chapter of the Japanese version of Fight Club. Topics include:

Japanese men are mumblers. What the hell are they saying?
Astronomy terms are interesting in Japanese.
How to say "cafe latte enema" in Japanese.

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Many parents naturally use these everyday activities to enhance their child's development of new words. But many parents do not. This article provides a simple list of words and concepts that you can incorporate into your everyday routines and your child's everyday activities in order to encourage language development and th

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Helpful article describing a very common childhood illness. Otitis media - otherwise known as middle-ear infections usually occurs at least once before a baby is one year old. Chronic ear infections, especially if gone untreated for periods of time can cause temporary hearing loss during a time when speech and language developm

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A look at Chapter 4 of the Japanese version of the Fight Club DVD.

Topics include:

Swedish furniture.
Katakana loanwords are hard to hear.
Demanding medicine from your doctor in Japanese.

Jack orders some Swedish furniture from his IKEA catalogue, which is a really difficuly scene due to all the loan words and technical furniture

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Do you want to learn Swedish? Know someone who does? Here are a couple great resources for students of the Swedish language. Listen to Swedish radio online, but not just any radio - radio in easy Swedish. Targeted at non-native speakers. Great for developing listening comprehension skills. These Swedish news programs have

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