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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #32 March / April 2018
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FEATURED
Fiverr and Languages:
Finding Translators on the Mini Jobs Network
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One person's experience with using Fiverr for small jobs, including translating and proofreading foreign texts.
Why I Will Never Learn the IPA
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The International Phonetic Alphabet is a valuable tool for learning how to properly pronounce words. It is also something one person says he will never learn. Read Erik Zidowecki's arguments against the IPA.
Teddy Talks
Can You Speak Bahasa?
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Teddy talks about Bahasa language and how it is related to other languages around it.
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Fiverr and Languages:
Finding Translators on the Mini Jobs Network
One person's experience with using Fiverr for small jobs, including translating and proofreading foreign texts.
Why I Will Never Learn the IPA
The International Phonetic Alphabet is a valuable tool for learning how to properly pronounce words. It is also something one person says he will never learn. Read Erik Zidowecki's arguments against the IPA.
Teddy Talks
Can You Speak Bahasa?
Teddy talks about Bahasa language and how it is related to other languages around it.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Letter From The Editor
Another letter from the editor. Why do we write these? Does anyone truly know?
News Brief
Get the latest in world language news.
Mark Your Calendar
Find notices of upcoming language events.
In Focus
Yellowstone National Park, USA
See pictures from others' travels here and be inspired to embark on your own journeys.
Proverbs from the World
Swedish
Proverbs add spice to languages. Tarja Jolma shares some from Swedish here.
Language Puzzles
Join us here every issue for a new language puzzle
Basic Guide to Punjabi
Punjabi is an Indo-European language spoken in the Northern Indian state of Punjab and in Pakistan. Written in both the Gurumukhi script and the Shahmukhi script, it is t...
At A Glance
Quick look at various language websites and resources
IN OTHER ISSUES
The Secret Life of Diacritics
Ever look at a word and see little marks about certain letters, like a squiggly line or a pair of dots? Ever wonder what they are and why they are there? Welcome to the s...
A User-Friendly Introduction to the Tuvaluan Language
On what was formerly known as the Ellice Islands lives the Polynesian language Tuvaluan. Ulufale mai! Learn some of it yourself with this look at the language.
Dream, decide, do - tips from a polyglot
Polyglot and CEO of Europeonline gives us her list of tips on how to learn languages and become inspired for life!
Are You Wasting Your Money on Language Classes?
The traditional approach to learning a new language is to attend classed for it. But is spending the time and money taking those classes really worth it, or are you wasti...
Playing Games with Language
Learning vocabulary for a new language can be boring and tedious. But what if it was fun, like a game, and you got rewards for doing it? Enter the newest trend in learnin...
A Medley of Virtual Languages
LingoHut is a free online language learning platform. Founder Kendal Knetemann writes about its concept, history, and how we can all help each other.
Teddy Talks
Language Meetups
As the beginning of a new regular column, Teddy Nee talks about his experience with joining and starting language meetups.
The Beginning Of A Surprising But Promising Partnership - LingoHut and TeachMe.vn
Vincent Esnoul tells how his site, TeachMe.vn and LingoHut joined forces to reach more people.
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