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Topic: Language and Linguistics

  
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One Look Is All It Takes

BY Dan Pink
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:32 AM

For more than a decade, I've had the same tattered paperback Webster's New World Dictionary sitting on my desk. This trusty volume has performed well, I guess. And there's something comforting about smelling the pages, deciphering the ...READ»

CHINA   |  Comment

Standard Chinese Mandarin Teacher in Shanghai

BY vanya huang
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Nov 9, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world,the reason is pretty simple,as Chinese is an illusion language,the pronunciation does not connect spelling,and the four tones make this language much more harder,if you don't ...READ»

CHINA   |  1 comment

Standard Chinese Mandarin Teacher in Shanghai

BY vanya huang
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Nov 9, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world,the reason is pretty simple,as Chinese is an illusion language,the pronunciation does not connect spelling,and the four tones make this language much more harder,if you don't ...READ»

AD KIDS   |  Comment

AD Kids - The commercial modeling industry

BY Ad Kids
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Feb 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM

AD Kids - The commercial modeling industryREAD»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  Comment

¿Como se dice 'Golf'?

BY Lucy McCauley
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:51 PM

Do you love to play golf? Do you need to learn Spanish? Spend a week at the Malaca Instituto on Spain's Costa del Sol - and before you know it, you'll be saying 'Fore!' in Spanish.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL   |  Comment

Action Item: Tee Up This Translator

BY Lucy McCauley
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:50 PM

More tips and tools for golfing in Mexico.READ»

smiley phonics
TYPOGRAPHY   |  2 comments

Hooked on Phonics? Works for Me.

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Oct 9, 2009 at 9:31 AM

Frustrated by his inability to read Japanese, a typographer designs a Katakana typeface embedded with phonetic pronunciations.READ»

CAREER SUCCESS   |  2 comments

Dude -- Chill on the Slang, It Is So Not Cool in the Workplace

BY Bud Bilanich
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu May 22, 2008 at 10:41 AM

Today is Thursday, so this post is on dynamic communication. I’ve sung the praises of Women’s Edge Magazine in this blog on several occasions, the most recent being Monday of this week.  If you missed it, you might want to ...READ»

EDUCATION   |  5 comments

Education: Tongue-Tied in Arabic

BY April Joyner
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Sep 7, 2007 at 4:11 PM

The U.S. government has identified Arabic as one of the "critical languages" for those entering the workforce in the next few decades. Yet, how Arabic should be studied remains controversial, as the overwhelming criticism of ...READ»

CHINA   |  Comment

Standard Chinese Mandarin Teacher in Shanghai

BY vanya huang
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Nov 9, 2008 at 1:17 AM

Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world,the reason is pretty simple,as Chinese is an illusion language,the pronunciation does not connect spelling,and the four tones make this language much more harder,if you don't ...READ»

LEISURE   |  Comment

More than 60 Seconds with Paul McFedries

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 97
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:46 AM

In this extended interview, Fast Company covers more ground with neologist Paul McFedries. From "McJob" to "metrosexual," McFedries meticulously documents the latest words to enter the English lexicon.READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Chief Linguistic Officer

BY Jen Grosso
Relevancy Score: 89
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:25 AM

Job Titles of the Future ? Robert BeardREAD»

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Transparent Language

BY Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 83
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:30 AM

Speed kills ... redundancy, frustration, and international roadblocks at this New Hampshire language learning and translation powerhouse.READ»

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE   |  Comment

Understanding the Semantic Enterprise

BY Mark Montgomery
Relevancy Score: 80
Sun Sep 6, 2009 at 4:59 PM

The meaning of the word semantics in broader society involves such a variety of contextual intent that it can obscure or misrepresent the underlying science and technology, which can then damage the integrity of the term and slow the adoption process of essential innovation. READ»

AUTOMOTIVE DIGITAL MARKETING   |  Comment

Claramark, a Spanish Internet Marketing and SEO Company, is Launched By Brian Pasch

BY Brian Pasch
Relevancy Score: 72
Sun Apr 19, 2009 at 11:22 PM

Brian Pasch, CEO of Pasch Consulting Group, announces the launch of Claramark, a Spanish language Internet Marketing firm. Pasch made the announcement at the start of the Digital Dealer Conference in Las Vegas; one of the vertical markets PCG serves. READ»

ADVERTISING + PR   |  3 comments

Not Using Your Noodle

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 71
Mon Nov 8, 2004 at 10:19 AM

There's been a bit of an uproar here in New York City over an ad appearing on city buses by the urban clothing company Akademiks. The ads feature the slogan "Read Books, Get Brain." The problem, it turns out, is that "brain" is slang ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
COMMA   |  2 comments

Welcome Back, Comma.

BY Ruth Sherman
Relevancy Score: 71
Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 2:41 PM

I have noticed that the lowly comma is making a return to written communication. I have missed it terribly over the past several years and so it is good to see it back. I had always wondered why it got lost. In asking friends and ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
BUSINESS   |  Comment

De-Adversify: Part 2 of The 12 Things I've Learned About Business From Living Abroad

BY Douglas Crets
Relevancy Score: 68
Thu Sep 11, 2008 at 2:03 PM

I hate to read something like this, about a boy in South Carolina who was punished because he decided to use his broken pencil sharpener. But sometimes this happens. When you can't get the help you need for something, you have ...READ»

ADVERTISING   |  Comment

Hispanic Internet Advertising | Spanish Website SEO

BY Elvis Arias
Relevancy Score: 66
Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 6:01 PM

Transform your current site into a Spanish internet advertising machine. Attract the Hispanic community in your area via the search engine optimization SEOREAD»

CULTURE   |  1 comment

Jargon Is Slang for Lingo

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 64
Wed Mar 3, 2004 at 12:13 PM

Last August, I posted several entries about snarky responses to buzzword-laden corporate communications. Here's another. TheManageMentor's Jargon Universe tool is a translator for jargon, slang, and lingo from the worlds of HR, ...READ»

LIFE   |  Comment

Where Were You Today?

BY Joe Raasch
Relevancy Score: 64
Fri Nov 28, 2008 at 5:22 PM

In the retailing business, today is Black Friday, the first official day of the Holiday Shopping Season.  Did you shop today?I did not shop today.  The only dollars we spent were on the standard 4-month checkup for our baby.  All ...READ»

APPOINTMENT SETTING   |  Comment

Call center outsourcing jobs.

BY Richard Blank
Relevancy Score: 63
Fri Jan 23, 2009 at 8:21 PM

http://callcenteroutsourcingjobs.com/page_builder.php?page=index.phpThe call center outsourcing jobs industry is growing each year and this demand has created a rush to hire the best bilingual call center agents for an inbound or ...READ»

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Light but No Lightweight

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 62
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:53 PM

A slim notebook PC that doesn't skimp on functionality.READ»

PERSONAL GROWTH   |  1 comment

60 Seconds With Paul McFedries

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 62
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM

From "McJob" to "metrosexual," Paul McFedries meticulously documents the latest words to enter the English lexicon.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Pay Haiku

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 60
Thu Feb 12, 2004 at 12:25 PM

Edwina Pio, a management professor at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, has researched the use of haiku in business. Based on her work with various organizations and leaders, she suggests that the form of Japanese ...READ»

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