Tag: language
Brisbane to help asylum seekers and refugees resettle in Australia via technology
Some of the problem areas to be addressed include disability access and support, employment, entrepreneurship, health, housing, language, legal and migration advice, working qualifications, tracing family, and translation services.
Four words to use to influence absolutely anyone! [VIDEO]
There are four words in the English language that will not only get someone's attention but, will give you a chance of influencing their...
Mind your ‘I’s and, well, just your ‘I’s really: What are you really saying?
Professor James Pennebaker made a startling discovery about how people use pronouns. It turns out, they say a lot about you.
The use of the...
Words, words, words! Why the right choice of words can have a lasting impact
This appeared on the parody and internet meme site The Poke in the last day.
This, from a real menu, somewhere in the world, is...
To all English grammar vigilantes, Stephen Fry says “sod them to Hades”
Do you slap your forehead every time you see a business sign that sticks an apostrophe before an 's' where the word is simply plural? If so, Stephen Fry would like to have a word. The actor/columnist gives us an entertaining yet measured argument for the beauty of English in all of its happily bastardised forms.
iLingual app lets users give lip in foreign languages
Now you can use you iPhone to speak another language without knowing a word. Checkout the iLingual lads using their app to give Parisians some lip.
Tame the email beast – get control, get opened, get actioned
If you’re not careful, half your day can vanish down your inbox’s throat.
A survey of almost 600 professionals showed two thirds of them spent...
Strategy: Attracting capital – are you ready?
The statistics are disturbing. A typical venture capital (VC) firm receives around 1,000 business plans a year, and quickly rejects 90% without a detailed...
