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Terrorists, Dissidents and Writers: Why Language Matters

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Over in Slate, in a piece titled Terrorists, Dissidents and Copy Editors, Christopher Hitchens tracks the shifting language used by journalists to des  More »

News From The French-Speaking World

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The French language has been in the news a lot lately – in part, because this weekend saw the 2008 summit of the Francophonie – an organi  More »

Freebie of the Week: Language & Travel Guide to Sicily

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It’s a guidebook. It’s a history book. It’s a language guide. And it has two language CDs that can help whip your Sicilian into sha  More »

Learning Local Lingo: Part Two


Tips from Jared Romey and Matador Members Last week, we featured Jared Romey, author of the local lingo guides, Speaking Boricua and Speaking Phrases  More »

Learning Local Lingo


A few years ago, while living in Puerto Rico, I came across a copy of Jared Romey’s excellent guide to local lingo, Speaking Boricua. Romey, a  More »

Typo Rode Trypp

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What happens when red pens hit the road.  More »

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