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Not All First Conjugation Italian Verbs Are Regular

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Irregular first conjugation Italian verbs with conjugation charts and grammar notes. Learn the conjugations of the only three irregular -are Italian verbs. Includes workbook exercises on irregular first conjugation Italian verbs (-are) with answer key.

Spanish Study Tutorial

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Whether you are trying to learn Spanish for the first time or reviewing for your AP Spanish exam, there are a wealth of resources available to help you hone your language skills. Your study of Spanish should include three primary components: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.

Using the Particle Ba

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The ba particle is used in Mandarin Chinese to bring the object of the sentence before the verb. This sentence structure can be used to emphasize the direct object.

KFC for Christmas

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What do the Japanese eat for Christmas dinner? The answer is chicken, especially Kentucky Fried Chicken.

"The Standard of Usage in English," by Thomas R. Lounsbury (page three)

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These excerpts from the opening and closing pages of Thomas R. Lounsbury"The Standard of Usage in English" (1908) demonstrate that concern about the decline of language has had a long history in English. But as Lounsbury points out, such efforts to "save" and "fix" the

Metaphorical Overkill and Other Disfigured Figures of Speech

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For over 50 years, "The New Yorker" magazine has highlighted farcical figures of speech in an occasional newsbreak called "Block That Metaphor!" Here, to illustrate how not to use figurative language, are some of our favorite specimens of metaphorical overkill.

Ping Chang - Daily Mandarin Lesson

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The Mandarin Chinese word for "usually" is "ping chang." This daily Mandarin lesson has audio files for your pronunciation and listening practice.

Meaning of the Word Pellegrino in English

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Pellegrino is the Italian word for pilgrim, but it also the name of a popular bottled sparkling mineral water from Italy, as well as the name of an Italian priest who became the patron saint of cancer patients.

déranger

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What does the French word déranger mean? How is it pronounced and used?

How Did the Pioneers Make Their Notebooks?

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During pioneer times, (prior to the 1840s) paper in the United States was made out of recycled rags, was expensive and limited in production. Paper notebooks or journals were not considered disposable, but were reserved for use by professional writers and business people for important writings that