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BBC News - Firms ignore the foreign language internet at their peril - 2 views

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    Only 25% of the world speaks English - so businesses ignore the foreign language internet their peril.
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For Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power' - 1 views

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    Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are the duo behind the Comedy Central sketch comedy show Key & Peele. Each has a white mother and black father, and a lot of their comedy is about race.
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When did our plainest punctuation mark become so aggressive? - 0 views

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    The period was always the humblest of punctuation marks. Recently, however, it's started getting angry.
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What the ... . - 0 views

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    Why everyone and your mother started using ellipses ... everywhere
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Gender roles and stereotypes - 0 views

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    from Australian government website Keep Safe Stay Cool (South Adelaide Health Service)
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Doctor Who, in an Exciting Adventure with the Lexicographers - 0 views

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    Do you know which four words from Doctor Who have their own entry or sense in the OED?
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Students Hone Their English Skills Thanks to Lessons by Radio - 0 views

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    "Teaching English by Radio" is a program that aims to improve English-language lessons in Cambodian schools with the assistance of a BBC-produced radio program,
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Search for My Tongue (GCSE English) - 0 views

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    Discussion of Sujata Bhatt's poem about being bilingual
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To Some English-Speakers, Soccer Matches Sound Better In Spanish : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    Spanish-language soccer announcers have captivated Americans since the U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup. The different style of play-by-play and color commentary evokes strong emotions in fans.
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    Spanish-language soccer announcers have captivated Americans since the U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup. The different style of play-by-play and color commentary evokes strong emotions in fans.
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Beijing's call to ban foreign words in Chinese media meets with mocking satire | South... - 0 views

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    The recent call by Chinese authorities to banish foreign words in Chinese publications and broadcast has met with scathing sarcasm and mockery online.
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    The recent call by Chinese authorities to banish foreign words in Chinese publications and broadcast has met with scathing sarcasm and mockery online.
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Shanghai Laments Loss of TV Show in Local Dialect - 0 views

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    The show, which focused on traditional life and culture and was presented in the Shanghai dialect, collided with government guidelines that nationally broadcast programs use only Mandarin.
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Racist Radio - Sasheer Zamata - Official Comedy Stand Up - YouTube - 0 views

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    Racist Radio - voiceovers for advertisements targeted at "urban" black Americans
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    Racist Radio - voiceovers for advertisements targeted at "urban" black Americans
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    Racist Radio - voiceovers for advertisements targeted at "urban" black Americans
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How is Outkast like Shakespeare? It all comes down to vocabulary. - 0 views

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    A data scientist quantified the vocabularies of Shakespeare and various rap artists. The results: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are just as prolific as the Bard.
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    A data scientist quantified the vocabularies of Shakespeare and various rap artists. The results: Big Boi and Andre 3000 are just as prolific as the Bard.
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Not Sorry | #ShineStrong Pantene - YouTube - 0 views

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    Pantene commercial based on the fact that women are 37% more likely than men to identify their own behavior as worthy of an apology, which leads to women apologizing more frequently than men do
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    Pantene commercial based on the fact that women are 37% more likely than men to identify their own behavior as worthy of an apology, which leads to women apologizing more frequently than men do
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If Comedy Has No Lady Problem, Why Am I Getting So Many Rape Threats? - 0 views

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    After debating rape culture and rape jokes, writer Lindy West was attacked on the internet and threatened with rape (opinion)
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    After debating rape culture and rape jokes, writer Lindy West was attacked on the internet and threatened with rape (opinion)
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Weapon of Choice - 0 views

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    The Weapon of Choice Project was conceived to provide a visual demonstration of the power of verbal abuse, and it is meant to provoke a conversation about the problems of domestic violence, child abuse, and bullying.
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    The Weapon of Choice Project was conceived to provide a visual demonstration of the power of verbal abuse, and it is meant to provoke a conversation about the problems of domestic violence, child abuse, and bullying.
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Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic : The New Yorker - 0 views

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    Why is the Arab world's version of Disney's hit animated film dubbed in the region's equivalent of King James's English?
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    Why is the Arab world's version of Disney's hit animated film dubbed in the region's equivalent of King James's English?
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Commenters threaten writer with rape after she argues against rape jokes - Salon.com - 0 views

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    Lindy West and Jim Norton debated the role of rape jokes in rape culture, but the Internet had the last word (VIDEO)
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    Lindy West and Jim Norton debated the role of rape jokes in rape culture, but the Internet had the last word (VIDEO)
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Girls at North Arlington school swear not to swear as part of lesson in civility - See ... - 1 views

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    Catholic school girls think it's just plain sexist that they were asked to take a no-cursing pledge on Friday - and the boys weren't.
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Jessie J Did It Like a Dude and Most Dykes Like It - 1 views

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    Discussion of Jessie J's Do It Like a Dude
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