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Christmas around the World

Dec 15th, 2009 | By Ioana | Category: English

To help you fight this christmassy linguistic drama, we’ve done a bit of research and come up with the most frequent international Christmas greetings. So, get a hold of that pen and start writing away! Santa’s coming!

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Romanian Christmas Traditions

Dec 14th, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: English

Christmas represents a special moment for all of us. It is a celebration that changes for the better our take on life, makes us see the good in others and open our hearts to them. All around the globe Christmas combines universal elements, like decora...



Tradiţii româneşti de Crăciun

Dec 14th, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: Română

Crăciunul reprezintă pentru fiecare dintre noi un moment deosebit. E o sărbătoare care ne face să ne privim viaţa altfel, să-i vedem pe ceilalţi într-o lumină mai favorabilă, să ne deschidem sufletul mai uşor. În fiecare colţ de pe glob...



Pirated software and the evolution of language

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: English

Strict rules and maximum flexibility. Apparently a contradiction in terms, this oxymoron couldn’t be more true! For what else better describes the evolution of spoken language? But where does pirated software exactly come in, in this mystic ecuation...



Software piratat şi evoluţia limbii vorbite

Dec 3rd, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: Română

Reguli stricte şi flexibilitate maximă. Aparent o contradicţie în termeni, acest oximoron nu putea fi mai adevărat! Căci ce altceva poate descrie mai bine evoluţia limbii vorbite? Unde anume se încadrează software-ul piratat în ecuaţia mist...



Marriage and other disasters

Nov 12th, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: English

Half a century ago the average age a girl got married at was around 14-15. That meant that by the time she was 17 she was already a devoted wife, a caring mother and was attending to the good keeping of the household. Now that’s a frightening though...



Căsătoria şi alţi demoni

Nov 12th, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: Română

Vârsta medie la care o fată se căsătorea acum jumătate de secol era de 14-15 ani. Asta însemna că la 17 ani era deja o soţie devotată, o mamă iubitoare şi veghea la bunul mers al gospodăriei. Departe de a fi o imagine idilică!
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Semne de circulaţie à la roumaine – Cum se circulă în ţara lui Papură-Vodă

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: Română

A fost odată ca niciodată, o minunată ţară unde munţii se înşirau în jurul unor nesfârşite câmpii şi dealuri înverzite. Însă într-o zi lupul cel rău se hotărî să construiască drumuri, ca să circule mai bine. Introduse şi nişte...



Traffic signs à la roumaine

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: English

Once upon a time there was a beautiful country that offered everything from breathtaking mountain ranges to endless plains and green hills as far as the eye could see. But one day the big bad wolf decided to make roads, to travel the country better, a...



Internet, Internet…what page should I click on?

Oct 20th, 2008 | By Ioana | Category: English

If you come from Romania, the answer is more than obvious: a sports page. Sports pages are the ones that get the most traffic, followed by news, job and entertainment oriented websites. So what’s THE website you should be clicking on?

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