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1.28.2011

Now I'm reading one French article a day

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I discovered a free Le Point app for my phone, and I love it! What I've decided to do is read one French article a day, usually at that...
1.25.2011

Bad French translation

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Wow, I can't believe that a commercial language site is teaching people an archaic translation. Bill Moller has recommended learning a ...
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1.22.2011

I started posting words that I can't remember on Twitter

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Yesterday I was reading a Japanese article at Yahoo Japan , and I saw some words that I didn't know, and some others that I should know ...
1.20.2011

Still getting used to the evening schedule

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I plan on posting something here, but I've been teaching ESL at night, and the traffic is so bad going there, I have to leave a couple o...
1.17.2011

Martin Luther King Day

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For Martin Luther King Day , which honors the life of Martin Luther King , here is part of his last speech, right before he was assassinated...
1.14.2011

French-speaking kids trying to figure out older technology

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Elizabeth mentioned this video of French-speaking kids in Montreal who are trying to figure out what various technology is, including vinyl...
1.12.2011

Canadian flag near a Cantonese fight!

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What is up with Canadians and their flag? This Vancouver video has an argument in Cantonese, and around 2:30, you can see a guy holding a Ca...
1.11.2011

It's 11111!

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How many times does this happen in life? It's January 11, 2011, which is also 11111 if you were to not put any separation between the nu...
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1.08.2011

Boston Brahmin accent

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I've been reading about the Boston Brahmins , who are the original, wealthy, cultured, and powerful families in Boston. Here are a coupl...
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1.06.2011

Learn about tampons in German

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Through the Tagesschau site , where I watch German newscasts that I hardly understand (as part of my New Year's resolution to restore my...
1.02.2011

It's a new year, so time for some resolutions

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Happy New Year everyone! I am so glad 2011 has come. 2010 had its ups and downs, but last year's resolution to get more Japanese into m...
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12.30.2010

This typo shouldn't be in an English ad

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I don't get it. This company spent a lot of money to put a full page ad in a magazine, and they don't have much copy, but they mana...
12.27.2010

Korean history channel: Japanese dinosaurs

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12.24.2010

Radio version of It's a Wonderful Life

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I never get tired of the movie It's a Wonderful Life . I've seen it numerous times since I was a kid, because they've played it ...
12.21.2010

You don't need to know Japanese to see that this robot is a direct copy

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Here's a report about how a Chinese company totally copied the Japanese robot Gandamu (ガンダム). They say that the color is different, but ...
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12.17.2010

Wuthering Heights: great story

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Wow, I just watched the 2009 version of Wuthering Heights , and I had never seen or read it before, so I was really impressed. What a crazy,...
12.15.2010

Weird Japanese toilet

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Well, just watch the video. I don't have to say anything, other than I got it from the Chongqing-born Chinese teen who was also the funn...
12.12.2010

I was going to post something, but I'm trying to figure out if I should use Twitter

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The past couple of days, I've been looking at my Twitter account , wondering if I should use it and make it public, so I wasn't focu...
12.08.2010

great Next Generation episode with a great ending

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I've seen the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode Ship in a Bottle more than a few times, and it's definitely one of...
12.05.2010

Israeli slang

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I studied Hebrew growing up, and when I went to Israel when I was a teen, I was surprised to discover that I could actually speak it. Even t...
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