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Ten Day Recitation: Juya-e

Gerald Ford wrote 5 minutes ago: In Jodo Shu Buddhism there is a special holiday called Jūya-e (十夜会), which is the Ten Nig … more →

Tags: Buddhism, Japanese, Jodo Shu, Religion

seven d.buzz words + phrases

alistofseven wrote 13 minutes ago: codify tee up unpack debrief radical collaboration POV framework today marks the end of my third m … more →

Tags: Lists, d.school, Design, Innovation, stanford

Fluent Anishinaabemowin Teacher for Sutton's Bay Schools in Leelanau County

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 53 minutes ago: Wanted:  Fluent Anishinaabemowin Teacher for Suttons Bay Public Schools and the Grand Traverse Ban … more →

Tags: Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, Michigan Indian, Anishinaabemowin, Chippewa, Grand Traverse Band, Ottawa, Sutton's Bay Schools

Infinity (part one)

notedscholar wrote 1 hour ago: I don’t think I need to spend much time on infinity. Infinitus est numerus stultorum. It suffi … more →

Tags: Infinity, Math, impossibility, numbers, Penultimate, reality, William Lane Craig

I Can Hardly Stand It

languageandgrammar wrote 3 hours ago: In Shakespeare’s time, double negatives such as can’t hardly were common, but in current standar … more →

Tags: Grammar, writing, can hardly, can't hardly, English, grammar error

Microsoft censoring patent

dariusperkins wrote 5 hours ago: Checking my feeds in Google Reader, I read this on Valleywag: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office … more →

Tags: Jim's Abhorrent Things, arseholes, bastard, censor, Dinosaurs, Fuck, Jurassic Park, Microsoft

Cryptoquote Spoiler - 10/21/08

unclerave wrote 5 hours ago: “Industry keeps the mind clear and the body healthy, the heart whole and the purse wealthy. … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Games, Crypto, cryptoquote, Puzzles, Quotes, Word Games

Jumble Spoiler - 10/21/08

unclerave wrote 5 hours ago: WODDY = DOWDY, DEHIC = CHIDE, LENZOZ = NOZZLE, GALENT = TANGLE   —   Giving us:  WYIDNONG … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Games, dehic, jumble, jumble spoiler, Puzzles, Woddy, Word Games

Internet Slang and e-shorthand origins (an exploration)

wolfrog wrote 9 hours ago: These will not appear in alphabetical order, but instead as I think of them from A-Z and then fill i … more →

Tags: General, LOL, Internet, lolspeak, Humor

50 Ways to Increase Your Japanese Language Ability (Study Techniques)1 comment

jgrefe wrote 10 hours ago: I have been studying Japanese for eight years. The first three years I studied at a university in t … more →

Tags: Communication Studies, Japanicity, Lifemaking, 50, Ability, easy, Education, increase, Japanese

Dayum! Language - Deadline Designs

deadlinedesigns wrote 10 hours ago: One of the things I’ve noticed in my 8-yr old kid is that his language is evolving as a combin … more →

Tags: Design, Games, Behavior, Children, kids

Interestin' for all you linguistic anthropologists (and other folks too)

activepasstoir9 wrote 10 hours ago: Check out this post on the blog “Language Log” – as Kerim Friedman over at the Sav … more →

Tags: of interest

"Bored to Tears"1 comment

brain wrote 11 hours ago: I’m not sure of the origin of this phrase, but I hadn’t realized that it could literally … more →

Tags: things that suck, annoyances, Employment

maths, and other bits

Michelle wrote 11 hours ago: Jordy is doing a lot of counting at the moment. He is getting up to 14 ok but then gets a little mud … more →

Tags: Culture, maths, Method, Practical life, Nature Studies, numbers, Swimming, Touch

Novel Reading Introductions

languagelover wrote 12 hours ago: I have a student teacher right now. She is introducing a novel unit today. The first class that sh … more →

Its and it's1 comment

amyha wrote 13 hours ago: Doesn’t it irk you that some professional journalist would write this in an article on the web … more →

Tags: Grammar, Grammatical Errors, Herald Sun

Things that make me go "Hmm" (today)2 comments

PauvrePlume wrote 13 hours ago: 1. The term “professorial” as applied to Obama’s tone during rallies and debates … more →

Tags: Politics, Rather Random, France, Academia, French, Education, Election 2008, lipstick., Conservative

Language Game Research

locomogis wrote 14 hours ago: I found some great resources for bi-lingual education games: • Teachers.net http://teachers.net … more →

Tags: Games, Resources

Ghey

valcasswell wrote 14 hours ago: Ghey, as defined by urbandictionary.com, a derivation of gay meaning lame. meant to be non-offen … more →

Tags: Discrimination, Culture