Current English Language Usage News Today
Study urges new English teaching techniques (Zawya)
CAIRO, Dec 3 (KUNA) -- A study by a Kuwaiti researcher urged use of modern media and approach in English teaching in primary schools to improve oral and reading skills.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:41:29 GMT
'Change' judged top word of 2008 (Moldova.org)
Change was the English word used most often in the world's media and on the Internet in 2008, and Barack Obama was the top name, U.S. researchers say. The top phrase in 2008 was financial tsunami, says Paul J.J. Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor, an Austin, Texas, company that uses a proprietary algorithm to track words and phrases in the media and on the Internet. The words, ...
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:11:56 GMT
Thursday, December 4, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
A transitive verb assigns the objective case to the following pronoun. (English nouns have no case form other than the possessive. So whether in the subject or object position, they remain unchanged.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:13:44 GMT
A way with words: Lexical wizard Henry Hitchings on the crazy history of our language (Independent)
It's rather nerve-racking, interviewing an acknowledged master of the English language. I tell Henry Hitchings that I feel as though I'll have to take extra care with my choice of words. "Don't," he says briskly, as he ushers me into his book-lined 13th-floor Bermondsey flat. Fortunately, his attitude to language is anything but stuffy, snobbish or prescriptive.
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:16:55 GMT
Local News’ One-Two Punch (MultiChannel News)
Across the country, Spanish-language TV stations are heating up — and not just in their own niche.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:08:07 GMT
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