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Advantage & Disadvantages of International Language

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For centuries, language enthusiasts have dreamed of supplanting humankind"s multitude of conflicting vernaculars with a single, universally intelligible tongue. A language everyone could use promised immense benefits, including easier communication and more peaceful international relations. Yet, des

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Today in Francophone History

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Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.

How to Speak Russian Fast

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Spoken by about 144 million people around the world, Russian is one of the world's major languages. The majority of Russian speakers live in Russia, where Russian is an official language, but you will also find significant communities of Russian-speakers in neighboring countries such as Ukraine and

Péter les plombs

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What does the idiomatic French expression péter les plombs mean and how is it used?

Sequential Events With After / Yi Hou

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Yi hou means after and is used in sentences to show the sequence of events in this pattern - After an action is completed, then another action occurs.

Shan Po - Hill

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The Mandarin Chinese word for "hill" is shanpo.

About Sympathy

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In many respects, sympathy appears to be a natural human emotion. It often arises in instances of tragedy and hardship when one person recognizes the pained feelings of another. The word "sympathy" is defined as sharing the feelings of others, especially feelings of sorrow or anguish.

14 Varieties of Rhetorical Repetition

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In rhetoric, repetition is an instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in a short passage. Here you'll find examples of 14 varieties.

How to Learn the Chinese Alphabet

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Chinese is not a single language, but rather a collection of dialects that are spoken throughout the Asian country of China. According to the language report Ethnologue, Mandarin Chinese is the most commonly spoken of these dialects, being the native language of approximately 70 percent of all Chine

Homophone Corner: Ware, Wear, and Where

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The noun "ware" means merchandise or (usually in the plural) things of the same kind that are for sale. The verb "wear" has several meanings. The adverb "where" refers to a place.

What Are Some Culture Clashes in the Workplace?

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Today's workplace in America is often so culturally diverse that clashes are almost inevitable without management intervention. Many people with different cultural backgrounds work side by side with Americans. A company's management also has to deal with four generations in the same physical space w

Ritual in Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird"

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In these paragraphs from the first volume of her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Maya Angelou recalls the first funeral that she attended as a child--and her first encounter with the fact of her own mortality.

A Survey of British Essayists From Bacon to Stevenson

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As educator Emma Miller Bolenius demonstrates in this survey, the essay has provided a rich variety of literary pleasures over the centuries. "Teaching the Essay" is a slightly abbreviated version of a study that was first published in 1915.