Archive for March 10th, 2010
Compared to other Asian languages, Indonesian seems very different. First of all, Indonesian uses Latin alphabet unlike many languages in Asia that use characters of their own (Chinese and Arabic for instance). In addition, a lot of Indonesian words come from other language making it more similar to a European language rather than an Asian language. Also I’ve heard that Indonesian is easier to learn rather than other Asian languages. Finally, Indonesian has fairly easy grammar. Why it is not similar to most Asian language?
All Ashland students to get Spanish courses
Ashland’s school board reportedly voted Monday to start a European model of second-language instruction, where language teachers give students daily lessons lasting about 30 minutes.
This is from Kill Bill 2 and is one of the Best dilouge I’ve heard in a long time. Enjoy.
First responders learn basic sign language to assist with deaf, hearing impaired
Several emergency first responders in the Rio Grande Valley are learning a new language and it has nothing to do with the spoken word.
How Humor Can Help Make Your Writing More Powerful
In my book ” Writing Tools ” I make the argument that a writer should know ” when to back off and when to show off .” The more serious the topic, I argued, the more the writer should soft-pedal the language. The less serious the topic, the more the writer can twist and shout.