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  • 10 Reasons Kids Actually Can Learn New Languages Faster

    Here’s a well-researched post about 10 Reasons Kids Actually Can Learn New Languages Faster.

  • 18 English Words That Come From Irish

    If you are into word etymology, you’ll like this. Here are 18 English Words That Come From Irish.

  • The Eight Easiest Foreign Languages for English Speakers

    This handy article tells us about the eight easiest foreign languages for English speakers to learn. Surprise! German isn’t one of them.

    Eight Easiest Foreign Languages for English Speakers

  • English Will Fragment into Separate Dialects

    Here’s an article from Britain’s Telegraph that reinforces the idea the English language is fragmenting into separate dialects. New forms of English are arising that do not sound like traditional English. This is known as “diaglossia.”  The article gives some examples of what these new forms of English sound like. Very interesting.  Read article here.
    You can also read a short piece I wrote about the subject here.
    For another perspective see this article about the “de-evolution of English.”