No More Skypecast

TweetOver the weekend, another free on-line service was gone, not only the “free” part, but also the service itself. Skypecast was launched in 2006 to host public conference calls up to 100 people at a time. It was since being established as a meeting place for many to get to know others and talk about [...]

Conversation with Ziad Fazah

TweetToday, I had the honour to talk with Ziad Fazah. Yes, the person who claimed to have learnt 59 languages in his youth. Thanks, Keith, for the inspiration. At last, I decided to talk to the legendary linguist. I sent an email to Ziad yesterday, and was surprised to receive his reply on the same [...]

Help Me to Trill the Spanish ‘R’

TweetThe Spanish rolling ‘R’ (or trilled ‘R’) sound is always a fascinating sound to me. It is the most difficult sound I have ever encountered. I can make the sound alone, but I always find it difficult making it within a word, especially when it is at the middle of the word. I looked up [...]

In Search of RP Speakers

TweetIt was Friday night, the time to host my ad-hoc skypecast again. In the past two weeks, I hosted the ‘Learn a Language Now’ skypecasts to talk about all kinds of languages. This time, I wanted to do something different. I created a skypecast called ‘In Search of RP English Speakers’, with the following description: [...]

Learn a LangAUge Now

TweetWhat is a good way to start off a conversation with a stranger who has a completely different cultural background from yours? If his native language is also different, why not ask him to talk about it?

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