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Tag Archives: language
English Accents and Dialects
English Accents and Dialects. All languages change over time and vary according to place and social domain, as is perfectly illustrated by these extracts taken from two large audio resources held in the British Library Sound Archive: the Survey of … Continue reading
Color Code
Color Code is A Color Portrait of the English Language. The artwork is an interactive map of more than 33,000 words. Each word has been assigned a color based on the average color of images found by a search engine. … Continue reading
Dictionaries of slang and swear words
I had a problem these days because I didn’t know the meaning of a swear word and asked what the word meant, but some people complained. After that incident I searched for some help and found it on Urban Dictionary. … Continue reading
Acronyma
Acronyma – The largest database of acronyms and abbreviations on the web. I tried some acronyms in Portuguese (ex: CCBB, ABNT), English (ex.: IMNSHO, BRB, YMMV, IANAL) and the only one that I know in French (RSVP) and they worked … Continue reading
Luciferous Logolepsy
Luciferous Logolepsy is a a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. There are some curious words there. baculus n. – stick; rod; symbol of power. baculiferous, adj. bearing canes, reeds, etc. baculiform, adj. rod-shaped. baculine, adj. pertaining to rod … Continue reading
Guide to the Logical Fallacies
Stephen’s Guide to the Logical Fallacies – by Stephen Downes. Very interesting site with the fallacies definitions, examples and a way to proof the fallacies. False Analogy Definition: In an analogy, two objects (or events), A and B are shown … Continue reading
Learning Languages
Learning Languages: The website about teaching yourself languages. There are FAQs, basic guide, tips and tricks, many informations about each language, eminent linguists, books, success stories and forum. It’s interesting if you are learning or wants to learn another language. … Continue reading
Idiomsite
Idiomsite – Idioms and Sayings. The site has some popular English expressions and word, the meanings and origins. Mumbo Jumbo From Mama Dyanbo, a Mandingo god….meaning ‘Nonsense’. Cool! One more for my list. Visit also the site of etymology Word … Continue reading
Bibi is learning French
Yes, I’m back after a short unintentional break. I was (and still) busy with my new French classes: I’m very excited with them! These days were spent doing some things that I had to do a long time: getting a … Continue reading