I’ve been using Babbel to study French every day for the last few months, hav­ing tak­en advan­tage of one of their Yule­tide spe­cials to get a Life­time mem­ber­ship. Tues­day morn­ing, I received notice of a new press release from them.
Babbel Launch­es Free Lan­guage Cours­es For Ukraini­ans On Its Platform

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From David Crystal’s book The Fight for English: How language pundits ate, shot, and left, by way of Delancey Place.

In spelling, the [English] language was assimilating the consequences of having a civil service of French scribes, who paid little attention to the traditions of English spelling that had developed in Anglo-Saxon times. Not only did ( Read more... )

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