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Vintage social networking | Wrong Hands. William & Kate A-Z. The difference between the UK, Great Britain, and England. London maps - Top tourist attractions - Free, printable city maps - Mapaplan.com. Map of top 10 must-see historical places in central London - Locations of other major landmarks including most popular sites, famous old destinations, best free museums, must-do spots - London top tourist attractions map You can view, download or print a full, high resolution (detailed, large) version of this image by clicking on the plan itself Printable walking map of favourite points of interest to visit, metro stations, great historic spots, detailed road guide & street names plan - London top tourist attractions map Download London map for children - Fun things to do & interesting ideas where to go with your kids - Free download DIY jigsaw puzzle plan - London top tourist attractions map Interactive, printable detailed travel visitors' guide map of inner London showing places of interest along with street names & bus numbers - Must-see destinations - London top tourist attractions map Colourful map of great family things to do with kids - London top tourist attractions map Keywords St.

Tracking the Way We Use Language. OH! MY CAKE: Finnish snow guide. I just learned that Finnish language have more words to describe different kinds of snow than the Eskimos. After a bit of investigation I found out that there are actually over 40 words for snow (and you still wonder why I don't speak Finnish yet...). I even found a blog specially dedicated to collect and document all the words for snow and ice in Finnish (over 120 words so far!).

Just for fun, I randomly picked up some of them and made my own snow guide. Conclusion: 1. Winter is long, very long. 2. There was not much to do in winter, Finns had 6 months every year to come up with snow words. 3. Despite of the linguistic mess regarding the word "snow", I have something to thank Finnish people: I really appreciate that you did not have the energy to come up with all kinds of random verbs for "snowing". For example, if there is räntä instead of lunta, I can happily say it is raining räntä and stay indoors for the rest of the day (räntä sucks).

Related posts: 25 maps that explain the English language. English is the language of Shakespeare and the language of Chaucer. It’s spoken in dozens of countries around the world, from the United States to a tiny island named Tristan da Cunha. It reflects the influences of centuries of international exchange, including conquest and colonization, from the Vikings through the 21st century. Here are 25 maps and charts that explain how English got started and evolved into the differently accented languages spoken today.

The origins of English 1) Where English comes from English, like more than 400 other languages, is part of the Indo-European language family, sharing common roots not just with German and French but with Russian, Hindi, Punjabi, and Persian. 2) Where Indo-European languages are spoken in Europe today Saying that English is Indo-European, though, doesn’t really narrow it down much. 3) The Anglo-Saxon migration 4) The Danelaw The next source of English was Old Norse. 5)The Norman Conquest 6) The Great Vowel Shift The spread of English Credits.