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Verschlimmbesserung

Hence, a man of superior mind, certain of his terms, is fitted to speak; and being certain of what he says can proceed upon it. " Awhile back i encountered the German term Verschlimmbesserung--an "improvement" that makes things worse (via BetterThanEnglish dot com). This seems very much of our times, when tamper monkeys not only have seized control of the means of production, they also seem infected with a restlessness entirely disconnected from any awareness of the consequence of their actions. I thought about finding an easier to remember word. Clearly, abprovement & deprovement (rather than simply mux up et al) retain the turn of wit upon the original. Investigating the roots brings us to the antonym ameliorate (from Latin ad + melior) & thus, the rare pejorate. The need is felt. (Update.) Et voilà pourquoi l’allemand met le verbe à la fin - Le Temps.

Langue. Langues. Language Learning. Language Learning Tools. Language. 100 (Free) Ways To Learn to Speak Another Language. 100 Resources To Learn to Speak Another Language by TeachThought Staff Ed note: This post was first published in 2012, and is in the process of being updated.

100 (Free) Ways To Learn to Speak Another Language

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TuneTranscriber. Ralentir la lecture d’un passage.

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Software Translates Your Voice into Another Language. Researchers at Microsoft have made software that can learn the sound of your voice, and then use it to speak a language that you don’t.

Software Translates Your Voice into Another Language

The system could be used to make language tutoring software more personal, or to make tools for travelers. In a demonstration at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus on Tuesday, Microsoft research scientist Frank Soong showed how his software could read out text in Spanish using the voice of his boss, Rick Rashid, who leads Microsoft’s research efforts. In a second demonstration, Soong used his software to grant Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, the ability to speak Mandarin. Hear Rick Rashid’s voice in his native language and then translated into several other languages: English: Spanish: Italian: Le correcteur d'orthographe multilingue en ligne. Audio Lingua - mp3 en anglais, allemand, espagnol, italien, russe, portugais, chinois et français. VocabGrabber. Lingro: The coolest dictionary known to hombre!

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Our Guide to French Internet & Text Slang

The digital culture keeps French learners just as confused as our grandparents when it comes to the newest expressions à la mode. The good thing is that once you master a few texting codes, you’ll be able to communicate in written French on a daily basis. Welcome to the Polyglot Project. Otros. Apprendre des langues. Language. Create and discover your favourite language learning sets. Learn Languages For Free Through Music Videos, Lyrics and Karaoke! English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. WordBrewery. Améliorer son vocabulaire dans une langue étrangère. Mise à jour avril 2019 : Malheureusement WordBrewery n’accepte plus de nouveaux comptes. WordBrewery est une plateforme en ligne qui va vous aider à développer votre vocabulaire de base dans une langue étrangère.

Elle s’appuie sur des phrases extraites chaque jour d’articles de presse. Comment pratiquer une langue avec des phrases de tous les jours quand on n’est pas immergé dans la réalité d’un pays ? WordBrewery offre une réponse avec une application Web d’apprentissage des langues originales qui se base sur l’actualité d’où sont extraites de petites phrases permettant d’apprendre ou de réviser le vocabulaire de base de la langue étudiée. WordBrewerry a calculé que les 2 500 mots les plus courants dans n’importe quelle langue représentent 95 % du vocabulaire quotidien.

Vous allez pouvoir choisir un niveau pour démarrer : débutant, intermédiaire ou expert. La version gratuite de WordBrewery vous permet de travailler 30 nouvelles phrases par mois ce qui est un peu léger. 100's of Visuals. The 9 Most Common Languages.

21 Digital Tools to Build Vocabulary l Dr. Kimberly's Literacy Blog. If you follow this blog, you know that I believe effective vocabulary instruction is just about the most important instructional activity for teachers to get right. For lots of reasons. Vocabulary influences fluency, comprehension, and student achievement. Flashcards.

Printable Flash Cards for Vocabulary Words-with Photographs. Sluggish Sluggish audio/easy/sluggish.mp3.

Printable Flash Cards for Vocabulary Words-with Photographs

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How Long to Learn That Language? Here’s a Map for That

And you’ll be speaking Russian sooner than Hungarian. How is that? Because the Foreign Service Institute says so. Located in Arlington, Virginia, the FSI is the U.S. government’s main provider of foreign affairs training, including language courses. As the chief learning organisation for the State Department, the FSI is where diplomats go to study the languages they will need on foreign postings. This map shows how the FSI judges the difficulty of European languages. Fluent in 3 months. StarDict. Indo-European Languages: Free Online Tutorials & Exercises. Learn to read Korean in 15 minutes. Writing sijo. Further reading: Sijo Primer (an introduction for those new to sijo) by Larry Gross (.pdf) Structure of the Korean Sijo by David McCann (.pdf) Sijo lectures by David McCann Part 1 (form and structure) Part 2 (history) Part 3 (sample analysis of sijo)

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Learn to read Russian in 15 minutes (Yes, for real. I thought it was a joke at first, too.) Here’s a really interesting and surprisingly simple breakdown of the Russian alphabet from writer Peter Starr Northrop and cartoonist Ryan Estrada.

Learn to read Russian in 15 minutes (Yes, for real. I thought it was a joke at first, too.)

Give it a few minutes of your time and you’ll be confidently sounding out Russian words by the end. Next up: Learning what those words mean. See more from Northrop and Estrada. Māori Words and Phrases - Māori Language.net. Langues. Apprendre les langues avec les cartes heuristiques. Learn Languages - Grammar and Vocabulary. Your Guide to Languages on the Web. Reverso. SensAgent. IATE - EU's multilingual term base.

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Here are 75 to get you started … 1. 101Languages.net – Learn basics like vowels, consonants, phrases and vocabulary for various languages like Arabic, Bambara, Cebuano, Estonian, Icelandic, Latvian and Serbian. 2. 123TeachMe.com – 123TeachMe offers free learning materials, including games, quizzes, vocabulary builders, mp3 study lists, RSS vocabulary lists and more for adults and children. 3. 4. 5.

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