Category: Language

English

By Guest Contributor   Posted in Communication Language
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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca. Named after the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to England, it ultimately derives its name from the Anglia (Angeln) peninsula in the Baltic Sea. It is closely related to the Frisian languages, …

IUCN Report: Guardians of the Amazon Forest (2017)

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New Report, Guardians of the Amazon Forest published in Spanish by the IUCN. We are reading Los guardianes del bosque amazónico by Martha Coronel Cisneros. Download https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2017-036.pdf More info on the IUCN Portal https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46903 Twitter @UICN_SUR @VisionAmazonica @MinamPeru Hashtag: #ProyectoIAPA Intro by Pedro Gamboa Moquillaza The concept of protected area has evolved over the past 60 …

Bespoke

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Buzzwords Bespoke = Made to order; custom-made Embedded Tweets 7. Befriend a national park mountain that delivers bespoke #water to your special springs. #Galicica is a good choice. #How2bLakeOhrid pic.twitter.com/PhcsTwRzgG — OhridSOS (@OhridSOS) February 22, 2017 ARTISANAL vs. BESPOKE vs. HANDCRAFTED: https://t.co/ETgXDalkhr — FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) November 21, 2016 Remember when your lemonade stand was at …

Indigenous Peoples Week Questions

By Ron Mader   Posted in Education Indigenous Language
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Poster: #IPW7 Planeta.com’s seventh annual celebration of social web storytelling about Indigenous peoples and tourism around the world — Indigenous Peoples Week takes place August 7-13 (Monday-Sunday). Some of the questions we are asking: What is the status of Indigenous tourism in 2017? Spanish: ¿Cuál es la situación del turismo indígena en 2017? Portuguese: Qual é o status do turismo indígena em 2017? German: Was ist …

Friendversary

By Ron Mader   Posted in Communication Language
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Buzzwords Friendversary = Anniversary of a friendship Also see: Buzzword Bingo Embedded Tweets Congratulations to our contest winner! As for the rest of you: prices go up on Saturday. Buy your ticket now: https://t.co/i4Ouayi0dN pic.twitter.com/RKPVjV0k06 — Mr. Trash Wheel (@MrTrashWheel) September 15, 2017 Planeta.com Buzzword Bingo Friends