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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #32 March / April 2018
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FEATURED
Fiverr and Languages:
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
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 Cost of Free Language Resources
When learning a language, it is great to find so many resources available which do not cost anything to use. However, nothing is ever truly free, and someone gave up some...
Lasciare Andare –
Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go
Some people were born in the wrong country and life finds a way to correct this. Author Melissa Muldoon tells how she has adopted Italy.
Language Learning is for everyone!
You can't learn a language without resources. More importantly, you need resources that others have found useful. So how do you find them? Welcome to the Language Learnin...
4 Ways To Learn Through Reading
Reading is the most basic skill to achieve in learning a language, but what are the best ways to practise this? Guest writer Teddy Nee shares his advice on maximizing you...
Revisited
Proverbs
Proverbs are born from common sense expressions and metaphors. We look back to an article from almost one hundred years ago at some English proverbs and what they really ...
Polyglot Events All Around The World
You Are Not Alone
Sometimes when we study independently, we can feel isolated in our language pursuits. However, as Jimmy Mello shows us, there are language meetings going on all around th...
Coming Home to Faroese
The Why and How of Learning a Small Language
Why learn the language of a remote archipelago? Miranda Metheny explains why she learned Faroese and how it added immeasurable richness to her summer on the islands – a...
The Digital Language Collective
While there are so many people competing to be the best in their field, when the goal is to help others learn, sometimes a better alternative is working together. The Dig...
