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Tautological translation
How do you say “Do you remember me?” in French? According to Google’s translation service, the answer is… “Do you remember me?”. No accents needed. Try it yourself.… more →
Guy's super-duper site
Translation backlog at FBI
Natalya wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday (10/26/09), the U.S. Department of Justice inspector general published a report about the … more →
Google and Languages of Lesser Diffusion
Natalya wrote 1 month ago: Languages of lesser diffusion (LLD) (aka minority languages, exotic languages, rare languages) have … more →
Language Matters
artandhistory wrote 1 month ago: Could we possibly call a moratorium among intelligent people on the casual use of Nazi this and Hitl … more →
Tautological translation
Guy wrote 3 months ago: How do you say “Do you remember me?” in French? According to Google’s translation … more →
Collection Folio No. 1 -- what is the first Folio book?
Guy wrote 7 months ago: This one really had me stumped, and I’m surprised at how hard it was to solve. One of France … more →
Newnewspeak
Guy wrote 1 year ago: What if the choice of sound to describe “basic concepts” is not arbitrary? One example o … more →
Tingo Chinese
Guy wrote 1 year ago: Despite its contents’ uncanny resemblance to a geocities website circa 1996, the book “T … more →
Pictures for use in language learning
pikkert wrote 1 year ago: I uploaded loads of pictures for language learning purposes on my website (www.pikkert.com). Click … more →
speaking of languages... say again?
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eyegillian wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday was the official launch of 2008 as the International Year of Languages. This coincides, ap … more →
Chinese lessons in the West Midlands
Guy wrote 1 year ago: This is a rare Public Service Announcement. If you want to learn Chinese, and you live in Leamington … more →
Send Some Rogues!
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pikkert wrote 2 years ago: There is a myth among Christians working cross-culturally that there is a spiritual element to langu … more →
Great language learning site
pikkert wrote 2 years ago: Here is the link to the Foreign Service Institute’s language learning site: http://fsi-languag … more →
Sinograms to delight and to potentially herald an end to zero productivity on my part
Guy wrote 2 years ago: I know you love funky Chinese characters, and I still remember how impatient you are, so let’s … more →
Useful language learning websites
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: http://www.word2word.com/course.html. This site contains free online courses for a wide range of la … more →
Life-Long Language Learning: It’s Always Too Soon to Quit
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: There are two common dangers students studying language on location overseas for professional reason … more →
