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arbed

arbed posted comunication vs language | Nov 7, 2009

The big debate in teaching primates, among other animals, is that while some say they are learning language, others insist it is merely communication, generally for a reward like food, that the primate has learned. In other words, simply a learned response, no different from a dog learning to sit or...

I_am_a_delicious_apple

I_am_a_delicious_apple posted I_am_a_delicious_apple - Monday, November 02, 2009 6:23:28 PM | Nov 2, 2009

Delicious apple in Japanese is : onishii ringo desu.

jontyjago

jontyjago posted It's All In The Name | Oct 26, 2009

One of the joys of travelling in a country where they don't speak your language is that occasionally you'll come across a name that has one meaning for the locals and another entirely for you. And you can take a picture and giggle at the crazy foreigners and their crazy names. Spotted this one in...

Jack Yan

Jack Yan posted Maybe it was originally in Spanish and got lost in translation | Oct 26, 2009

Can someone please explain this first paragraph on the Think Spain site? Clocks go back an hour this weekend, in the early hours of Sunday morning, as Europe says goodbye to British Summer Time and adopts daylight saving time (Greenwich Mean Time). This makes no sense. 1. Only the UK is on British...