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More tips for language learning (5 items)

learning — Wed, 4 Feb 2009 23:27:00 GMT

Language learning is essentially fun, or should be, if it is done naturally, in line with how the brain learns. We learned our first language quite well, without explicit instruction.

Top misused words listing (4 items)

learning — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 2:44:26 GMT

Do you have trouble remembering which word to use in certain situations? Plenty of words are similar and easy to confuse — and that can make you sound stupid even if what you’ve written is brilliant.

The same Words in different languages II (2 items)

learning — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 22:56:08 GMT

“Cheers!” is the most important word to learn before you travel to a new country. With Matador’s definitive list, you’ll be toasting new friends in no time.

The most common mistakes in French (2 items)

learning — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 5:32:10 GMT

When you start learning French, there's a lot to remember - new vocabulary, all kinds of verb conjugations, strange spelling... just about everything is different. It's normal to make mistakes, but it's in your best interest to try to fix them as soon as possible.

The most common mistakes in pronunciations and speaking (2 items)

learning — Tue, 5 Aug 2008 5:25:42 GMT

Right or wrong, people often judge you by the way you pronounce things. Say a word incorrectly and POW — they’ve pegged you as a provincial, poorly educated moron. Toni Bowers offers a list of commonly mangled words so you can double-check your own pronunciation.

What is BMW short for? (3 items)

learning — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 4:32:48 GMT

Any funny answers pls?

Top 10 Insulting Words You Should Know (0 item)

learning — Tue, 6 May 2008 5:20:00 GMT

Well, it’s hard to teach wit - but all of us can learn the next best thing: the approximation of it by obfuscation, i.e. using big, difficult, and obscure words.

Find me all the longest English Words. (4 items)

icesword — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 4:06:09 GMT

Do you remember – when you were a child – learning (then gleefully reciting) what you thought was the longest word in the English language? Was it ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM? Or the similarly long SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS?

The latest hot words (3 items)

icesword — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 2:34:26 GMT

The Top Ten Words of 2007; The Top Ten Phrases for 2007 ; The Top Ten Names for 2007

The Many Names of Mr. Clean (0 item)

icesword — Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:23:53 GMT

Mr. Clean [wiki] by any other name is one heck of a global cleaning product. Did you know that although most people think the guy is a genie (because of the bald head and the earring), the real Mr. Clean was supposed to be a sailor?

World Languages Summary (0 item)

learning — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 6:51:00 GMT

Main World Languages Listed by Number of Speakers

	Language	Native Speakers / Primary Country	# of TOTAL Speakers (millions)		Language	Primary Country	# of TOTAL Speakers (millions)
1	Mandarin	863	1,025	33	Hausa (Niger)	Africa	39
2	Hindi	357	476	34	Malayalam	India	36
3	Spanish	352	409	35	Persian	Iran	35
4	English	335	497	36	Hakka	China	34
5	Bengali	200	207	37	Burmese	Myanmar	32
6	Arabic	200	235	38	Oriya	India	31
7	Portuguese	173	187	39	Romanian	Romania	26
8	Russian	168	279	40	Sudanese	Africa	26
9	Japanese	125	126	41	Yoruba	Africa	22
10	German	99	126	42	Dutch-Flemish	Nether.-Belg.	21
11	French	75	127	43	Serbo-Croatian	Croatia- Serbia	21
12	Malay-Indonesian	57	170	44	Amharic	Africa	21
13	Urdu	Pakistan	104	45	Pashtu	Pakistan	19
14	Punjabi	India	94	46	Sindhi	Pakistan	19
15	Korean	Korea	77	47	Uzbek	Uzbekistan	18
16	Telugu	India	75	48	Igbo	Africa	18
17	Tamil	India	74	49	Nepali	Nepal	16
18	Cantonese	China	71	50	Hungarian	Hungary	14
19	Marathi	India	71	51	Fula	Africa	13
20	Wu	China	70	52	Sinhalese	Sri Lanka	13
21	Vietnamese	Vietnam	68	53	Czech	Czech	12
22	Javanese	Java	64	53	Greek	Greece	12
23	Italian	Italy	62	55	Kurdish	Iran, Iraq	11
24	Turkish	Turkey	61	56	Azeri	Azerbaijan	11
25	Tagalog	Phillipines	57	57	Oromo	Africa	10
26	Thai	Thailand	52	58	Byelorussian	Belarus	10
27	Min (China)	China	50	59	Madurese	Indonesia	10
28	Swahili	Africa	49	60	Assamese	India	10
29	Ukrainian	Ukrain	47	61	Malinke-Bambara	Africa	9
30	Kannada	India	46	62	Swedish	Sweden	9
31	Polish	Poland	44	63	Zulu	Africa	9
32	Gujarati	India	44	64	Afrikaans	Africa	9

Top 10 List of words and terms associated with the Moon (10 items)

learning — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 2:44:37 GMT