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Archive for May 2009

Hit-parade of foreign words in Italian

May 30th, 2009 | By Letizia | Category: English

[Italiano]
“La hit-parade delle preferenze”, “essere giunti al top”, “viaggiare in business class”: these are only a few examples, from the daily press, of a new Italian way of expression. This shows a trend: ...



Hit-parade delle parole straniere nella lingua italiana

May 30th, 2009 | By Letizia | Category: Italiano

[English]
“La hit-parade delle preferenze”, “essere giunti al top”, “viaggiare in business class”: Le frasi appena riportate, tratte dalla stampa quotidiana, testimoniano la progressiva invasione della lingua ...



Lexiophiles TGIF Selection

May 29th, 2009 | By Laure | Category: English, TGIF

Yes, it’s Friday again! Anyway, just as every Friday, we are “Thanking God It’s Friday”.

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iX09 – Nominated Blogs

May 27th, 2009 | By Erin | Category: English, International Exchange/Experience Blogs

Here it is – the list of the hottest international exchange and experience blogs, better known as IX 09! We have really enjoyed putting these blogs together and we are sure you will love reading them and learning about the different experiences...



Time to cast your votes for IX09!

May 27th, 2009 | By Erin | Category: International Exchange/Experience Blogs

This is the competition to find the hottest blogs about International Exchange and Experience from all around the world, submitted by Lexiophiles readers and bab.la users.
Cast your vote by clicking on the poll below.
If you haven’t ...



Неологизмы в русском языке

May 26th, 2009 | By Vadim | Category: Pусский

[English]

Вся история России связана с войнами и трудными отношениями с соседями. Большой вопрос можно ли назвать эти страницы истории тр...



Those foreign words in Russian

May 26th, 2009 | By Vadim | Category: English

Unlike other European languages that mainly interacted with each other, Russian language had been significantly influenced both by European powers and barbaric tribes of Mongols, and even China.

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日本語のミステリー!?

May 25th, 2009 | By Miho | Category: 日本語

[English]

日本語は独特の美しい言語だが、習うのは極端に難しいと嘆いている外国人を見てきました。でも心配しないで!日本人でさえ、勉強するのが大変ですし、新聞などは特に高...



Mystery of Japanese language!?

May 25th, 2009 | By Miho | Category: English

I heard people say that Japanese is such a beautiful unique language, but extremely difficult to learn. Japanese languages are also well known for having loan words. We apply the word as it is, then pronounce it in a Japanese way.

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Queen’s English in the Land of the Maharaja

May 23rd, 2009 | By Radhika | Category: English

So … are you wondering whether you should call PETA about the Child Bear seems to be sold by this dingy shop? You might feel rather silly if you do. The poor people are only trying to advertise their chilled beer.

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