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Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
17 Spanish Adverbs You Can Use To Tell When Something Happens
The Spanish adverbs of time with examples of their uses.
Feeling Moody? In Italian There Are Both Finite and Nonfinite Verbs
Italian verbs can be classified in one of two moods: finite and nonfinite.
Fu Za - Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese word for "complicated" is "fu za." This daily Mandarin lesson has audio files for your pronunciation and listening practice.
50 Examples of Blended Words
A blend is a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two or more other words.
Misspellings in English
A misspelling is an act or instance of spelling a word incorrectly according to the conventions of Standard English.
Ascendo French English Dictionary - Android App Review
Ascendo's French English Dictionary + app for Android includes a variety of language tools to help you understand, pronounce, and practice French or English vocabulary and verbs. It's equally useful for speakers of either language.
Learning Conversational Japanese
Japanese can be a difficult language to learn and, at times, seem impossible to master. But the real reward comes when you are able to use your new skills to not only speak to someone else in their native tongue, but to be able to learn about one another, joke or simply talk about life. While true f
Good Souls, by Dorothy Parker
In this character study (originally published in 1919), Parker describes a type of person (a caricature, in fact) rather than an individual personality. In the final paragraphs, she appears to temper her satire with a degree of genuine sympathy.
What Frustrates Foreigners Most in Japan
I read an interview about what foreign tourists say puzzles them in Japan. Can you guess what is the most common answer?
Vrais amis - French English Cognates - L
Increase your vocabulary with this list of 1,700 French-English cognates - words which are identical in the two languages and share at least one meaning.
French Toolbar
Install the free French toolbar in your internet browser for easy access to useful pages on Learn French at About.com, as well as links to other features like online French radio and TV.
How to Get a Chinese to English Text Translation
The Chinese and English languages are very different in both their alphabet and their grammatical structure. Translating one language to another can be difficult unless a person is well versed in both English and in Chinese. Fortunately there are ways to translate Chinese to English that don't requi
Conjugal Conjugations, by A.W. Bellaw
A.W. Bellaw, a 19th-century American poet and humorist, plays with irregular verbs in this light-hearted marriage proposal.
What Is Ireland's National Flower?
Ireland does not have a national flower. However, the shamrock is a registered trademark of the Republic of Ireland and is also the unofficial national flower of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Despite its unofficial status, and the fact that many people do not consider the clover