The Word: Up
Up is a word that can be used in lots of different ways in English. I came across an email that lists some of the different uses of up. It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we [...]
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Proverbs are difficult to translate into another language. There is a web site that has examples of Japanese proverbs and translates them in to English. Not all of the proverbs are commonly used, but some of them are funny. http://nihonshock.com/2009/10/japanese-proverbs-september-2009/ Related Articles: Japanese Proverbs The Millionth Word in English Fish kanji help you hook the [...]
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A company that monitors new words, says there are now a million words in English. IT COULD have been Jai Ho!, n00b, slumdog, cloud computing, or carbon neutral. It could have been something really special, memorable and evocative. Alas, the millionth word in English – the language used by Shakespeare and abused by George Bush [...]
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This article talks about Japanese fish and gives their names in English. Fish kanji help you hook the perfect meal Related Articles: Japanese Proverbs The Millionth Word in English Fish kanji help you hook the perfect meal Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
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