Motion X-Ray Video That Shows What Happens When We Speak
Have you ever wondered what it looks like when you open your mouth to speak? So much has to happen to actually get sounds to come out.Your tongue, lips, pharynx and jaw all work together to accomplish a feat that we do nearly involuntarily, yet is so...

Talk: Writing a language in 15 minutes : The If Works
Talk: Writing a language in 15 minutes : The If Works

Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions
Researchers have shown that the brain regions that have long been recognized as a center in which spoken or written words are decoded are also important in interpreting wordless gestures. The findings suggest that these brain regions may play a much...

Formal Speech
A puzzle by Isaac Asimov:What word in the English language changes its pronunciation when it is capitalized?I’ll give the answer tomorrow.

How does one refer to the Castillian Language (Spanish Language) in Portuguese?
 Powered by Max Banner Ads For example, in Spain, Spanish is actually Castellano, bc there is Galician, Catalan, and Basque also spoken there. How does one refer the Castellano (Castillian) in the Portuguese language, in Portugal?

Dear Imprudence: Getting It Right
After our inaugural Dear Imprudence column, in which I called out some bad advice, I thought it might be nice to go to the other side of the spectrum, and check out some good advice offered up in an advice column. After all, advice columnists do get it...

Palindrome: What It Is, Origin Of and Fun Examples
A palindrome is a word, line, verse, number, or sentence that reads the same backward as it does forward. Like: * Never odd or even. * Dammit, I'm mad!The third century BCE Greek poet Sotades was said to have written such vulgar satires...

It’s a mistake that gets its share of complaints
Susan Boyle album sets pre-order record on AmazonAmazon said that Boyle’s album was not only the top CD pre-order in the United States, but also the biggest around the world in the 14-year history of it’s web site.Obama in Asia - building block or...

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