What with all this texting, tweeting, etc., the younger generation is destroying the English language, as we've been taught Grammar

Those of us in this hi-tech world should always remember the importance of correct grammar.

I have noticed that many who text messages & email, have forgotten the "art" of  capitalization.

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First evidence that birds tweet using grammar

• 18:00 26 June 2011 by Andy Coghlan

They may not have verbs, nouns or past participles, but birds challenge the notion that humans alone
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** The sound of ancient Mesopotamia **'

A dictionary of the extinct language of ancient Mesopotamia has been completed after 90 years of work; so what did it sound like?

< http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/world-middle-east-13733615 >

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here are the winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite ( Read more... )

Well f**k me. Little did I realise how obvious I've been all along.

Results for What American accent do you have?
by Xavier

Thank you for taking our quiz. I hope you got the right answer, or at least that something in your results applied to you. If you want to know why you got the answer you did (and add to a fascinating accent map) go to this ( Read more... )

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

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Parliamo Glasgow: meet the world’s first Glaswegian interpreter
Following a newspaper advertisement, a 26-year-old local has been tasked with explaining Glaswegian to the world.

16 February 2010 10:19 AM

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By DHEEPTHI NAMASIVAYAM ( Read more... )

The results of the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supplying a new definition. The winners are ( Read more... )