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How do people lose their native language?
Sgt Bowe Bergdal spoke English for 23 years until he was captured by Taliban fighters in Afghanistan five years ago. But since his release, he has trouble speaking it, says his father. How can you lose your native language? (BBC News 3 June 2014)
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The Guardian (30/5/2014): A good pun is its own reword.
A good pun is its own reword From Battersea Flower Station to Blonde Dye Bleach, everyone wants to be punny. What’s your favourite? Jonathan Swift as portrayed on stage at the Edinburgh festival in 2012. The author of Gulliver’s Travels appreciated a good pun. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Samuel Johnson may have regarded puns as the […]
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The Economist: Tricky pronunciation, Spreek je Dutch? (30/5/2014)
WELKOM! The signs at the airport should be reassuring. Welcome to the Netherlands! What could be easier to figure out? Dutch has been rightly described as between German and English,
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