LANGUAGE
Language village dean knighted 
SKOGFJORDEN – The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Knight of the First Class, was bestowed here Saturday to Tove Irene Dahl, longtime dean of the Norwegian Language Village.
By Brad Swenson, Bemidji Pioneer , July 13, 2009
Lind: Double meanings in the English language
You have to pity immigrants to this country who have to learn the English language and deal with words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and mean different things.
By Bob Lind , June 15, 2009
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Linking Language Arts to the Newspaper
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On OMG probation...
It is funny the words and phrases we integrate into our vocabulary. As a kid I integrated words that I thought made me sound cool (and yes, I know that I dated myself by using the word “cool” – let’s move on). These days I integrate words and phrases that amuse me. It is a
Posted by: madamgovnr on Dec 21, 2009 at 9:37 PM | The New Forty1944: The New Slang
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The language of health care
Awhile back, I wandered into an Internet discussion about the use of the word "non-compliant" to describe patients who didn't follow the doctor's ins
1959: Very Old, Very Odd-Sounding Slang
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My kid, the genius
Last week I took Abigail in for her pre-kindergarten early childhood screening. They test her motor and speech development, as well as other benchmark things. They do it at 3 so if there are problems, families can get assistance and have some time to work on them before the child starts school at 5.
Posted by: Tamara on Oct 26, 2009 at 7:29 PM | Headfirst into the Kiddie Pool1934: Free Spanish and French Classes
Free Spanish and French classes were being offered to Worthington adults in 1934, and Tiny Little's orchestra was leaving town for the winter. Does
Man speak
I remember writing a blog once about how kids seem to have their own language, and how things seem tol get lost in translation, but I have also noticed that men say things different than women. In spending a large amount of time with my husband lately, I have to chuckle over the way he expresses th
Posted by: jwettschreck on Sep 12, 2009 at 7:40 AM | Dirty Laundry
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