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Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 50

Feb 26th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, TGIF

Last Friday of February! Seems like a tongue twister but it actually means one thing, spring is a bit closer (we all hope)…



Interview of the Week: Steve Kaufmann

Feb 24th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

Steve Kaufmann is a former Canadian diplomat, who speaks eleven languages. Founder and CEO of LingQ.com, he has written a book on language learning called ‘The Linguist, A Language Learning Odyssey’.



Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 49

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, TGIF

TGIF! Our favorite day of the week is here and we’ve come back with more interesting links for you. Stop whatever you’re doing, everybody deserves a little break from work…



Interview of the Week: Vanessa Prata

Feb 17th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

Bring the language you’re studying into your reality…



How To Understand Latin Americans and Not Die Trying

Feb 16th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English

If you’ve been to Latin America you probably have an idea of what this article is about. For those who haven’t, reading this might be a good way to prepare to visit that part of our world. I can assure you something, you’ll never get bored.



Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 48

Feb 12th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, TGIF

Love, love, love. Loves makes the world go ’round or so they say… That’s why we dedicate this week’s TGIF selection to luv! Enjoy!



Interview of the Week: B.J. Epstein

Feb 10th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

My worst translation mistakes occur when I am hungry or tired, because besides making other careless mistakes, I occasionally find myself typing in words related to food or sleep…



Are You a Language Freak?

Feb 8th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English

Are written accents just a little dash above or below letters? Does it really matter if you use adjectives and adverbs interchangeably as long as others understand what you mean? Is spelling really THAT important if you get your point across anyway?…



Lexiophiles TGIF Selection No. 47

Feb 5th, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, TGIF

Welcome February, welcome Friday. We have some interesting links this week.



Interview of the Week: The Irish Polyglot

Feb 3rd, 2010 | By Ginette | Category: English, Interviews

What are your personal top three tricks and tips when learning languages? … What is your favorite word of all times and why? … What was the funniest situation with a linguistic misunderstanding you ever encountered?