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These are the countries that have the most fluent English non-native speakers.

English is the most widely spoken language in the world. The majority of English speakers in the world today speak it as a second language. This begs the following question: where are the world’s best non-native English speakers? A recent report released by EF Education First has an answer. This report lists all countries, excluding those in which English […]

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Don’t read this article, ان لم تكن تتقن لغتين على الاقل

Having fun with اللغات is enjoyable and intriguing في نفس الوقت. You can do fascinating stuff بمجرد تحريك your lips و your لسان. Language هي أهم thing that keeps us مع بعض. Think about it للحظة. It gets more interesting عندما you combine لغتين في the same time, فأنت تجمع even more people.

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Apostrophe society shuts down because ‘ignorance and laziness have won’

A society dedicated to preserving the correct use of the apostrophe, which ran for almost two decades, has shut down because “ignorance has won”.

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People who read books are nicer than those who don’t, study finds.

People often think that, yes, books make you smarter but at the same time people who read a lot struggle when it comes to social relationships. A new study reveals that this is not true. In fact, reading could actually make you a kinder, more empathetic person. It also makes you act in a socially

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These are the continents that have the most languages.

These maps will help you see how diverse parts of the world are in terms of languages. They provide insightful data about indigenous languages spoken in each continent. There are three things you have to keep in mind:

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Here is why it’s so hard to catch your own typos, according to science.

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’ve been perfecting your paper, article, or email all night long. You made sure every word fits the topic nicely, you’ve removed all the redundant elements, fine-tuned your argument, and you are ready to stun everyone with your paper because you think it’s a personal masterpiece. You do some

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Tihs article may look lkie nosnesne, but yuo can raed it, cna’t yuo?

The tihgns we can do wtih our brnias and lnagauge are unlimietd and bziarre smoetmies. So, dseipte the galring mispsellings in tihs txet, yuo fnid abosuletly no dicuffitlty in raeding it and unsredtnading its mnaeing.

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Here is why we can’t adopt IPA as a writing system.

Phonetics is probably the biggest breakthrough in modern linguistics. When when we talk about phonetics, the first thing that comes to mind is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The idea of representing each distinct sound with a unique symbol is very appealing and accurate and could seemingly solve much of the pronunciation/spelling inconsistency that pertains

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Magnificent Linguistic Family Tree Shows How all Languages are Related.

Linguists often use the tree metaphor to show the historical relationships between languages and how they relate to one another. In a language history course, these trees would most of the time look very simple and informative, but they lack imagination. Minna Sundberg, creator of the webcomic Stand Still. Stay Silent, thinks that there is no reason

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16 Hilarious Memes About the Importance of Grammar and Punctuation.

Punctuation can be an asset when you know how to use it. But, careful, though! It doesn’t like to be misused. Misplaced and misused punctuation markers will make you an internet meme and a laughing stock to people who know a thing or two about proper language use. It is there for a reason, it

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