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Comment on Globish: how English rules the globe by ESL – or why English still is the No. 1 language - Headline

ESL – or why English still is the No. 1 language - Headline — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:07:10 +0000

[...] my recent post on the Globish book I found some more evidence on why English will stay the number 1 language in the years to come. A [...]

Comment on How to get the exact weight of your suitcase by How not to pay for overweight luggage - Headline

How not to pay for overweight luggage - Headline — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:48:50 +0000

[...] I came across a post by Benny, an Irish guy travelling the world to learn languages. Apparently his whole life fits into 40 kg of luggage. Besides being amazed on how you can reduce your whole belongings to 40 kg he shows his fellow readers how you can sneak in an additional 15 kg of luggage without paying a dime. Now, that’s what I consider cool. Watch the video yourself to find out. And remember: you should pack the maximum allowed luggage into your suitcase and your carry-on luggage (don’t forget to check out a previous post of mine: my tipp on how to measure the exact weight). [...]

Comment on Google Translate gone WILD: Translate for Animals by Icelandic pronunciation - Featured

Icelandic pronunciation - Featured — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:58:27 +0000

[...] kind of funny but it’s the next step to their babel phone. Just wondering when they add more animal languages to their speech output. Oh, that reminds me of an ad that I just saw the other day – TomTom [...]

Comment on Google “Babel” phone announced by Icelandic pronunciation - Language Technology

Icelandic pronunciation - Language Technology — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:55:14 +0000

[...] volcano Eyjafjalla the correct way. Sounds kind of funny but it’s the next step to their babel phone. Just wondering when they add more animal languages to their speech output. Oh, that reminds me of [...]

Comment on Cogitate: my new word for 2010 by Globish: how English rules the globe - Headline

Globish: how English rules the globe - Headline — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:50:59 +0000

[...] days. It states that English has become the world language. Let me cogitate that (ha, I do use my new favorite word from time to time). After a little bit of deep thinking I have to agree. Much of the way we [...]

Comment on Google Translation part II by Google Translate gone WILD: Translate for Animals - Headline

Google Translate gone WILD: Translate for Animals - Headline — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:19:07 +0000

[...] I have talked about the Google Translate functionalities a few times already I didn’t want you to miss out on the latest addition: Google Translate [...]

Comment on Google “Babel” phone announced by Google Translation part II - Featured

Google Translation part II - Featured — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:05:52 +0000

[...] York times discusses the way how Google tries to tackle the translation problem. I wrote about the Google babel phone idea a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to pick up the topic nonetheless. As the article points out [...]