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Brussels just Introduced Fines for Cursing in Public
Brussels, a city which is normally linked with the EU and other international organisations, currently makes very different headlines. The city authorities have just announced that from now on bad...
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Westward Ho! Chapter 1 – The Church of Polyglot
Ma Kettler looked on woefully as the team of horses strained to pull the wagon. After only three days on the trail, a rainstorm had made a beautiful ride into a living hell. Wagons continually bogged...
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English as She is Spoke or How not to Write a Language Book
You thought that bad translations of websites, user manuals or spam messages in your mailbox were a thing of the late 20th century and of globalization? Far from it! Think again. In 1883, a gentleman...
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Lost in German Dialects – When Porto becomes Bordeaux
Last week, we wrote about accent discrimination here on Fair Languages. Now, I found a nice little story from Germany that will serve as the perfect real life example to illustrate how speaking with a...
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Why We need Strategies for Creativity Part 2 – The Outliers
The quote that started it all: “I prefer to entertain people in the hope that they learn, rather than teach people in the hope that they are entertained.” – Walt Disney In my first post on creative...
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Multilingualism: Fact or fiction
Editor’s Note: Originally published by VOXXI as Multilingualism: Fact or fiction Is it truly possible for someone to know many languages well enough to converse on any subject for hours, to understand...
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How Misogyny got a new Definition in Australia
Today we have an interesting story from Australia that shows how the use of words and therefore their meaning might change over time. The respective word is ‘misogyny’ which describes hatred against...
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How to Be Yourself On Teaching Tube TV.
Another chapter in my creative Edupreneur series Every once in a while, I emerge from my nerding cave to get a whiff of what my colleagues are up to online. There is never a dull moment. These days...
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Where Is The Creativity In Technology?
“Computers are useless. They only give you answers” Pablo Picasso This quote by Pablo Picasso may seem obsolete in the 21st century – but is it? The fact is that we now live in an age where we can...
View ArticleEurope needs more Language Champions like Eddie Izzard
Readers of British newspaper the Guardian were invited to nominate their public language champion of the year for the second annual award hosted by the Guardian and the British Academy. The judges...
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