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Study Shows That People Who Speak Two Languages Have More Efficient Brains - 2 views

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    Studies have proven that bilinguals are better at ignoring unnecessary words in a sentence. Since bilingual people are constantly sorting through one language and the other and picking which one to use and which one to ignore their brain is stimulated more than monolingual people. The monologuists' brains light up more than the bilinguals' brain in an fMRI scan. Researches said that this ment that the monologuists' brain had to work harder to do the same thing as the bilinguals.
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When Your Punctuation Says it All (!) - 3 views

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    The correct use of punctuation can really improve someone's opinion of you. The author of this piece decided to go out with someone based on their use of punctuation in a text message. The author also discusses how we have been conditioned to read certain punctuation marks and how they correlate to tone of voice in the text message. Punctuation marks are an important aspect of language that can help convey a meaning in a text.
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The Language of Lies - 0 views

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    Despite contrary belief, there are not many tip-offs to whether or not someone is lying. There are not usually any clear indicators that can tell you right off the bat if someone is lying. There are different pieces to be put together. There is a whole language to lying and understanding what liars say is just the first step.
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Spotting Lies: Listen, Don't Look - 0 views

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    Contrary to popular belief, liars don't actually give many visual giveaways to their lies. The better cues are in their speech. The common misconceptions about liars and their body language are actually signs of anxiety. More often than not, truth-tellers are assumed to be liars because they are anxious to recount the correct details
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