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79 common mispronunciations

4/23/2016

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This YouTube video featuring John Green is aimed at native English speakers. So, first, don't be intimidated by how fast he speaks, and, second, don't be embarrassed if you didn't know how to pronounce these words!
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Words, phrases and insults to commemorate Shakespeare

4/23/2016

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Some sources say that Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born and died on the same date, April 23. True or not, let us celebrate his words!
Words coined by Shakespeare
Expressions: Brevity is the soul of wit
Insults: Careful with these!
and a few more...
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Happy 90th Birthday Queen Elizabeth

4/21/2016

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BBC: On 21 April the Queen celebrates her 90th birthday and to mark the event we present an image from the archives of the Press Association from every year of her life.
90th Birthday: 90 pictures
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Inky the Octopus Escapes From a New Zealand Aquarium

4/19/2016

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Here's The New York Times article. Be sure and click on the links:
Inky Escapes
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​Here's a short BBC video of a live, "walking" octopus:
walking octopus


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In Love with Abraham Lincoln

4/16/2016

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​Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America, died 151 years ago today, on April 15, 1865. Ponder and enjoy this artful remembrance by artist Maira Kalman.
In Love with Abraham Lincoln
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Carbonaragate 

4/13/2016

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I was planning on suggesting recipes, food websites and cooking videos in English as a way to practice English, and then this came along: Carbonaragate. Here's an article from The Guardian outlining the "scandal". 
Carbonaragate
Don't bother looking for the original one-pot recipe that caused the offense - as far as I can tell, it's been scrubbed from the internet. Not to worry, there are plenty of good Carbonara recipes to refer to instead. Here's a video in English on how to make an authentic  Spaghetti Carbonara*. ​Yumm.
how to: Spaghetti Carbonara
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*spa●GHET●ti   car●bo●NA●ra
NB: Both words are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

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Are you a witch?

4/12/2016

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​17 signs that you'd qualify as a witch in 1692
Maleficium: mischief or sorcery?
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BrainPOP

4/9/2016

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BrainPOP is an educational website for kids, but the short videos kept my attention for awhile, and I learned a few things. Let me know if you think they are too easy or too hard.
Free movies on BrainPOP
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Panama Papers in brief

4/6/2016

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Here is a well-written editorial piece from The New York Times on the Panama Papers: brief, clear and to-the-point.

"The first reaction to the leaked documents dubbed the Panama Papers is simply awe at the scope of the trove and the ingenuity of the anonymous source...  Then comes the disgust."
Panama Papers editorial
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Stuff Business People Say

4/5/2016

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How many of these expressions have you heard before?
Let’s play hard ball. So how are we going to position ourselves? Let’s hit the ground running. Let’s hammer this out. Let’s get our ducks in a row here guys. All right, here’s the thirty-thousand foot view. I’ll beef it up. Can you put a deck together? Look, I’ll do most of the heavy lifting. Let’s drill that down. I’ll put my feelers out.  Loop me in on that, will you? Seamless! Brick and mortar. Soup to nuts! What’s their value proposition? What platform are you using?  She’s C-level!!! Serial entrepreneur. Coding ninja! Cutting edge! Game changing! World class! Premium. What are the deliverables? Are those baked in? Are those included in our best practices? Is that actionable? I’m going to have to marinate on that. I’m not willing to die on that hill. What’s our launch date? What’s our drop dead date? It’s going to be eleventh hour. We need more wiggle room. We’ll have to do it on the cheap. Is that net net? Can you unpack that? What’s your guestimate? That dovetails perfectly into my idea. I’ll put it on the back burner. That’s not mission-critical. I think that’s sideways energy. That’s not even in our wheelhouse. That’s where the rubber meets the road. How can we repurpose that? Can that be monetized?  Just trying to create some cross-pollination. That is the silver bullet approach. Can we go under the radar? I don’t have the bandwidth for that. Can you disambiguate that for me? Can we talk off-line? We are batting a thousand. There is definitely some synergy here. You guys are like peanut butter and chocolate. That’s a win-win.
Stuff Business People Say
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Not about my husband, oh no

4/2/2016

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"What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage"
Shamu

​If you like this type of human interest story, here are a bunch more. Scroll all the way down to the bottom to see the  old ones first, then click on the title that tempts you the most.
index of all Modern Love stories
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