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Death of a language?
If what Professor David Crystal said in a speech made at the 20th Anniversary conference of the International English Language Testing System was anything to go by, English might be on the downslide i… more →
walking on water
death of a language?
wrote 3 days ago: If what Professor David Crystal said in a speech made at the 20th Anniversary conference of the Inte … more →
Pronouncing The Year 2010: 'Twenty Ten' vs. 'Two Thousand Ten'
wrote 3 days ago: There seems to be an ongoing debut among experts about how to pronouce the year 2010. It is assummed … more →
gift guide 2009 #4 : your dad
wrote 3 weeks ago: Dad. Purveyor of dad jokes, grease-streaked onesies, and potato soup. It’s hard to imagine tha … more →
crystal's english recommendations
wrote 3 weeks ago: As one of the world’s foremost linguistic experts, Prof. David Crystal offered his top 1o book … more →
Robust Redux
wrote 3 weeks ago: In an earlier post on TFP about banning the word “robust” from a conference called Inter … more →
2010 Calendar
wrote 1 month ago: 2010 Calendar By; BestWantedInfo 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday in accordance w … more →
crystal to the rescue
wrote 1 month ago: My missus has two assignments to complete (a 3,000-word paper and a 8,000-word paper) by year’ … more →
expressive development
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wrote 1 month ago: “There is no such thing as a demise of language. Language changes, language moves in a differe … more →
singlish again
wrote 1 month ago: With all that talk about Singlish being a substandard form of English and the many Singaporeans who … more →
love the english language
wrote 1 month ago: Learning to speak and write a new language is not difficult. With effort and diligence, one can easi … more →
Winning Comment 22nd October
wrote 2 months ago: We are pleased to announce that yesterday’s winning comment comes from Chris on David Crystal … more →
Winning Comment 20th October
wrote 2 months ago: We are pleased to announce that yesterday’s winning comment comes from Maeve O’Donovan o … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by paulabowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inno … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by paulabowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inno … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by paulabowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inno … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by paulabowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inno … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by Paula Bowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inn … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by paulabowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inno … more →
Virtual Conference Report: Day Two (20 Oct, 2009)
wrote 2 months ago: by paulabowles The second day of the conference has been filled with three more interesting and inno … more →
