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Beginner Expectations2 comments

lylelife wrote 5 months ago: So, when I first started learning the Biblical Languages back in college I had a somewhat misguided, … more →

Tags: For Beginners, For the Well Acquainted, For the Advanced, expectations, Biblical Languages, Linguistics, Meaning, grammars

The Case for a Clear Lexicon Part 1: Orientations1 comment

Steve wrote 8 months ago: I’ve been thinking about this post for bit. Dr. Clark Quinn has been thinking along similar lines, f … more →

Tags: What we call stuff, Orientations

Reintroduction of Spanish language in the Philippines

Joseph Solis Alcayde wrote 10 months ago: Queen Sofía of Spain together with young students during her visit in the Philippines. Credits to Fo … more →

Tags: Spanish language, Queen Sofia, King Juan Carlos, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el, aecid, Spanish Colonial Rule, Tagalog language, manuel quezon, 1935

Have your say and win a Penfriend XL Portable!

penfriendsoftware wrote 1 year ago: You could win a Penfriend XL Portable in our prize draw. Penfriend is loved and used by thousands of … more →

Tags: Case Studies, High Frequency word lists, homophones, literacy difficulties, Minimise Penfriend, Mobility Difficulties, New Features, on screen keyboard

A Better English to Greek Word Search1 comment

Daniel R. Streett wrote 1 year ago: One of the most difficult parts of trying to speak Koine Greek is finding the right ancient word. I’ … more →

Tags: Links of Interest, Resources, Koine Greek, english to greek dictionary, Perseus, lsj, Liddell & Scott

Using Electronic Lexica in Communicative Pedagogy (BibleWorks 9 Review, pt. 3)11 comments

Daniel R. Streett wrote 1 year ago: Introduction In this series I am exploring some ways that the new BibleWorks 9 can be used, not simp … more →

Tags: Greek Pedagogy, Reviews, teaching greek, Vocabulary, Bible Software, BibleWorks, Interlinears

10 o'clock list: Top Five Kenyon-Specific Words or Phrases4 comments

Thrill staff wrote 1 year ago: The Gunderworld (See #4) This gem comes to us tonight from friend-of-The-Thrill Ellen Blanchard … more →

Tags: departments, 10 o'clock list, Gund, walk the moon

Drag and drop lexicons

penfriendsoftware wrote 1 year ago: Using Drag and Drop Lexicons in Penfriend The following video screencast tutorial shows you how to s … more →

Tags: prediction, Disability, text to speech, colour preferences, www.penfriend.biz, Penfriend NA, Drag and drop lexicons

What Does it Mean to "Read" Greek? (Basics of Greek Pedagogy, pt. 1)26 comments

Daniel R. Streett wrote 1 year ago: By far the most common objection to oral/aural methods for teaching ancient Greek is the following: … more →

Tags: Greek Pedagogy, dead language, Objections, fluency, Proficiency, Reading Speed, translation, Koine Greek, New Testament Greek

'Cassette Tape' Erased From the Dictionary? Rewind That.1 comment

Mike Licht wrote 1 year ago: You may have read that the new 12th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary omits the term … more →

Tags: Music, media, cassette tapes, Tape Cassettes, dictionaries, coed, Compact Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary, English language

Homer & Virgil: Resources for Original Language, English to follow5 comments

Tony Hunt wrote 2 years ago: This semester I am taking both Greek poetry and Latin poetry.  For Greek we are running through Home … more →

Tags: classics, Latin, Poetry, Classics, Greek, Homer, Virgil, Critical Texts, clyde pharr

The Original Word Salad2 comments

ozmud wrote 2 years ago: My most <smirk> humble apologies to the French for #12 and to the Alaskans for #27…my fa … more →

Tags: 2010 August, word salad, lexemes, morphemes

lost for words

zellista wrote 2 years ago: My mind doesn’t seem to be working well. No. It doesn’t seem to be working this time at  … more →

Tags: WorDs

Staying current with the past...

LW wrote 3 years ago: click here to download a pdf of the article The New York Times Sunday Magazine (or “The Magazi … more →

Tags: Samuel Johnson, Oxford English Dictionary, New York Times Sunday Magazine, sunday magazine, Magazine section, Ironic Sans, David Friedman, dr, Johnson

12 Credible Reasons to Avoid Banning Dictionaries From Schools and Libraries

Kym Gordon Moore wrote 3 years ago: Are lexicons becoming too racy for our children? Should dictionaries, encyclopedias and the thesauru … more →

Tags: Writing & Speaking, dictionary, Education, Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Thesaurus

Dear Merriam-Webster3 comments

Michael Turpin wrote 3 years ago: Dear Merriam -Webster  There are those who believe that dictionaries should not merely reflect the t … more →

Tags: Humor, language, Malaprop's, Word Play, dictionary, <diction>, Palaver, Communication, new words for Merriam -Websters dictionary

Latin Dictionaries for your Computer

jjb wrote 3 years ago: At some point in time I spent hours researching different Latin dictionaries available as software f … more →

Tags: technology

Week Three Lexicon

ddrumm wrote 4 years ago: Web Standards – a general term for the formal standards and other technical specifications tha … more →

Mutt, Mulatto, Mule? 16 comments

dany wrote 4 years ago: Several months ago I attended a retreat for progressive multiracial activists. For three days I was … more →

Tags: intersectionality, miscegenation, language, racism, Speciesism


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