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- The National Platform for Studying the Ukrainian Language for English-Speaking https://ukr.lingva.ua/ 2 comments
- Translation From Apple's PR-Speak to English of the Letter Regarding iPhone 4 http://daringfireball.net/2010/07/translation_iphone_4 92 comments
- England degree debt ‘highest in English-speaking world EIN http://www.educationinfonews.com/2016/04/28/england-degree-debt-highest-english-speaking-world-ein/ 11 comments worldnews
- Internet users in Indian languages could reach 536mn in the next four years, Google has predicted | According to officials at Mountain View, the number of non-English-speaking Indian Internet users, currently 234mn is already higher than the number of English-speaking Internet users (175mn). http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=30302&seo=internet-users-in-india-will-rise-to-536000000-by-2021 5 comments worldnews
- "However, one may as well argue that perhaps the most unique feature of the Spanish-speaking reception of Machiavelli’s work, at least when compared to what has been written for the English-speaking Atlantic world, was the importance given to his views as a theoretician of the modern state." https://jhiblog.org/2022/08/22/machiavelli-in-the-spanish-speaking-atlantic-world-1880-1940/ 2 comments philosophy
- New study of 40,000 15-year-old students from nine English-speaking countries found that boys and people from wealthier families are more likely to be “bullshitters,” which it defines as “individuals who claim knowledge or expertise in an area where they actually have little experience at all.” http://time.com/5578914/bullshit-study-bs-wealthy-male/ 117 comments worldnews
- PSA: For those of you wanting to watch Everton's Europa League game tomorrow, it will be on ITV4 in the UK and Ireland... but literally nowhere else in the English-speaking world https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/6pr0c5/psa_for_those_of_you_wanting_to_watch_evertons/ 27 comments soccer
- Translation From DHH-speak to English, Courtesy Mark Pilgrim http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/04/16/dhh-translation 120 comments programming
- Ethereum.org: For those that speak non-English languages, any interest in translating? https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/brxylk/ethereumorg_for_those_that_speak_nonenglish/ 18 comments ethereum
- Spanish woman attacked on Tube, told ‘speak English when in England' http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/13/spanish-woman-dragged-hair-night-tube-told-speak-english-england-7465562/ 12 comments worldnews
- "If u live in the U.S, u should have to be able to speak english." http://www.facebook.com/pages/if-u-live-in-the-us-u-should-have-to-be-able-to-speak-english/280950208992?ref=nf 7 comments reddit.com
- Daringfireball translates Yahoo CEO's memo from PR-speak to English http://daringfireball.net/2008/02/yahoo_translation 79 comments reddit.com
- Bill Gates: I feel stupid for only speaking English http://www.cnet.com/news/bill-gates-ai-is-scary-and-i-feel-stupid-for-only-speaking-english/ 8 comments nottheonion
- The way we speak now - English dictionaries are groaning with new words, while other tongues are dying out http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-way-we-speak-now-2174495.html 15 comments linguistics
- Canadian-born Chinese Olympic goalie barred from speaking English in press conference https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/beijing-winter-olympics-2022-canadian-born-chinese-goalie-barred-from-speaking-english-031557965.html 127 comments sports
- 'Happy Brexit Day' note in UK building demands residents 'only speak English https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/02/happy-brexit-day-note-in-uk-building-demands-residents-only-speak-english 22 comments worldnews
- How come Filipinos have Spanish accent features when speaking English? https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/9l6tah/how_come_filipinos_have_spanish_accent_features/ 3 comments linguistics
- UK Prime Minister David Cameron Wants to Strip Benefits from Immigrants Who Can't Speak English http://www.businessinsider.com/david-camerons-immigrants-benefits-plan-2014-1 3070 comments worldnews
- When he came to America 5 years ago, he couldn't speak English, now he's been admitted to 7 Ivy League schools http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25238281/ 6 comments reddit.com
- What programming research has yet to reach the English speaking programming crowd? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11668625 21 comments compsci
- Police called in after poster tells residents of flats to speak English https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/01/police-called-in-after-poster-tells-residents-of-flats-to-speak-english 15 comments worldnews
- 'You need to speak English': Encounters in viral videos show Spanish is still polarizing in the U.S. http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-speak-english-20180528-story.html 89 comments politics
- The institutions of the European Union will still speak (a kind of) English if Britain leaves http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21697210-institutions-european-union-will-still-speak-kind-english-if-britain 35 comments linguistics
- Non-english Redditors (and linguists), what do you think about the suggestion that language shape one's world view? That speaks of highly gender languages have a different view of inanimate objects than English, which just uses "it?" http://gizmodo.com/5623707/do-different-languages-equal-different-realities?utm_source=feedburner 4 comments reddit.com
- Donald Trump contradicts himself with Spanish ads on Facebook. ‘This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish,’ Trump said previously. https://www.dailydot.com/debug/donald-trump-spanish-campaign-ads-facebook/ 110 comments politics
- "You know what? Maybe it’s because Rooney doesn’t speak English. He doesn’t understand English.” - Fabio Capello http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-2161752/fabio-capellos-jibe-wayne-rooneys-english--charles-sale.html 7 comments soccer
- 4 years ago today on SmackDown, Shinsuke Nakamura cut his best promo: "Sorry, no speak English" https://youtu.be/aoaF6I7q_pk 4 comments squaredcircle
- Europe speaks its own post-Brexit English (x-post /r/europe) https://www.ft.com/content/b5afd93a-0d94-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09 9 comments linguistics
- Japan’s first lady pretends not to speak English rather than chat with Donald Trump http://nationalpost.com/g00/news/world/japans-first-lady-pretends-not-to-speak-english-rather-than-chat-with-donald-trump/wcm/580d98eb-2d08-4d3e-bd0a-c6cd65709329 7 comments politics
- Foreign workers banned from speaking their own language and told they must speak English... or face the sack http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2559364/foreign-workers-banned-speaking-language-told-speak-english-face-sack.html 6 comments worldnews
- [Vince Z. Mercogliano] I just asked Igor Shesterkin if he’s noticed his name coming up in the Vezina Trophy conversation. “No, I don’t speak English,” he said in English https://twitter.com/vzmercogliano/status/1493269973204099072?s=21 164 comments hockey
- Rep. Steve King mocks Latina with 'offensive' tweet questioning whether she speaks English http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/rep-king-mocks-latina-tweet-questioning-english-skills-article-1.3101291 48 comments politics
- We speak increasingly like Germans. 'Enhanced interrogation techniques" my ass. In English, we say torture. http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/defending-langu.html 45 comments philosophy
- Giuliani Says Immigrants Must Speak English, Airs Political Ad In Spanish http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/01/10/giuliani-says-immigrants-must-speak-english-airs-political-ad-in-spanish/ 86 comments politics
- British police have launched investigation after "Happy Brexit Day" sign was posted in block of flats telling residents "we do not tolerate" people speaking languages other than English. The unsigned note was found hours before the UK officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership. https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/02/happy-brexit-day-note-in-uk-building-demands-residents-only-speak-english 48 comments worldnews
- "Our Reliance On English...": PM Modi's Pitch To Foreign Firms - Only days before PM Modi was to leave for the US, Home Minister Amit Shah's appeal to unify India with Hindi drew sharp reactions from regional leaders who saw it as an attempt to impose the language on non-Hindi speaking states https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/our-reliance-on-english-pm-modi-pitch-to-foreign-firms-2107174 9 comments india
- Parlez-Vous Anglais? Yes, of Course. | Europeans speaking perfect English sounds like good news for native speakers, but it may also be a threat. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/10/opinion/sunday/europeans-speak-english.html 61 comments linguistics
- Another gem from Vengaya Nai. "In our houses we must speak in our mother tongue, in the country we must speak in Hindi.... Nothing wrong in learning English too, but first focus on the mother tongue," he said. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/no-caste-discrimination-mentioned-in-hindu-scriptures-says-venkaiah-naidu-5151700/ 8 comments india
- Can a non-native English speaker with an accent be a successful salesperson selling in native English speaking environment? https://www.reddit.com/r/sales/comments/6subar/can_a_nonnative_english_speaker_with_an_accent_be/ 3 comments sales
- Number of immigrants hits record 37.5M in US. Nearly one in five people living in the US speaks a language at home other than English http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_go_ot/census_demographics 30 comments reddit.com