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15 Words You Need to Eliminate From Your Vocabulary | TIME - 0 views

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List of words that should be eliminated to write more succintly 1. that 2. went 3. honestly 4. absolutely 5. very 6. really 7. amazing 8. always 9. never 10. literally 11. just 12. maybe 13. stuff 14. things 15. irregardless

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">List of words that should be eliminated to write more succintly 1. that 2. went 3. honestly 4. absolutely 5. very 6. really 7. amazing 8. always 9. never 10. literally 11. just 12. maybe 13. stuff 14. things 15. irregardless </div>

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Language Game Inspired by Noam Chomsky's Linguistics | Big Think - 1 views

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Some game modes: Try to created the longest sentence. The longer the sentence, the higher the score. Timed feature to test ability to construct nonsensical phrases under pressure. App called Sleep Furiously. Available from Apple, Google and Amazon

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some game modes: Try to created the longest sentence. The longer the sentence, the higher the score. Timed feature to test ability to construct nonsensical phrases under pressure. App called Sleep Furiously. Available from Apple, Google and Amazon</div>

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Researchers say bilingual people can have different personalities in each language | Da... - 0 views

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Study researched difference between English and German language speakers and found that people thought differently depending on language being used.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Study researched difference between English and German language speakers and found that people thought differently depending on language being used. </div>

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Learning a language in later life: are you ever too old? | Education | The Guardian - 1 views

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Study examined the medical records of 648 Alzheimer's patients in Hyderabad and found that bilinguals developed dementia four to five years later than monolinguals.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Study examined the medical records of 648 Alzheimer's patients in Hyderabad and found that bilinguals developed dementia four to five years later than monolinguals. </div>

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