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Xi replies to letter from representatives of Chinese language learners in Saudi Arabia

Xinhua 07 Dec 2022
More than 100 young Chinese-language learners and lovers from Saudi Arabia wrote to Xi recently to share what they have gained from learning the Chinese language and their thoughts, express their wish to learn more about China, and voice their determination to become young envoys for promoting the friendship between Saudi Arabia and China.
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A focus on communication and language skills

Open Access Government 07 Dec 2022
Rachael Amin, Educational Copywriter at Pentagon Play, explains how to develop communication and language skills in the early years and beyond ... Parents and educators should strive to demonstrate how fun words, sounds and sentences can be, encouraging our young children to experiment and express themselves through spoken language.
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Profanity in many languages has universal sounds despite variations in meanings

The Jerusalem Post 07 Dec 2022
Swear words are thought to have sounds that help facilitate the expression of emotion and attitude, but no study until now has investigated if there is a universal pattern in the sound of swearing across different languages ... Different languages and their expressions ... Probability in the use of swear words across languages.
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Bombarding TV with too many dramas is bad for art and the audience: Khalid Ahmed

The Wire Network 07 Dec 2022
Technological change and progress impacts everything on its path, be it art, culture or languages for that matter ... Linguicide-the death of language ... She highlighted how the lack of regional languages onscreen and their exclusion from mainstream cinema led to the death of many cultural art forms.
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A Broth of a Word – Frank McNally on the possible Mayo origins of Lollapalooza

The Irish Times 07 Dec 2022
Photograph ... Frank McNally ... In his book The American Language, while expressing surprise at the official scarcity of English words borrowed from Ireland, he suggested “lallapalooza” (his spelling) might be added to the short listed including “shillelagh” and “smithereens” ... READ MORE ... .
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All you need to know about your consumer rights in the digital world

RTE 07 Dec 2022
Analysis ... Clear, plain, legible and concise language ... Terms must be expressed in plain intelligible language, must be legible and presented clearly and must be made available in advance ... This information must be provided in clear and concise language ... The views expressed here are those of the author and do not represent or reflect the views of RTÉ. .
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Kids’ art at the National Christmas Tree highlights beauty of the U.S.

The Spokesman-Review 07 Dec 2022
Are you ready for Christmas? More than 2,600 kids ages 4 to 19 sure are ... She communicates mostly in American Sign Language but says that with art she can express herself without words ... Atisa decorated her ornament with the words “Hafa Adai,” which is a greeting like hello in the Chamorro language ... I love my island,” he says ... - - - ... .
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Grasso substitute teacher permanently ‘removed’ after shoving incident

The Day 07 Dec 2022
I’m in shock with how she put her Hands on a student and the language she used ... A person who sent the video expressed to Principal Patricia Feeney the feeling that incidents at the school aren’t taken seriously enough, to which Feeney replied, “I am truly grateful that you sent this to us.
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Oxford’s Word of the Year: "Goblin Mode"

The Sun Times News 07 Dec 2022
I’ve never heard of it, but I like it. According to the Oxford Languages website, “‘Goblin mode’ – a slang term, often used in the expressions ‘in goblin mode’ or ‘to go goblin mode’ – is ‘a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.’” ... ....
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Albuquerque bus fare bill deferred until early 2023

Victoria Advocate 07 Dec 2022
During public comment, Althea May Atherton, a community member and transit rider expressed concerns about the language change from free fares to zero fares ... Based on the language in the SunVan brochure, Transit had planned to reinstate the fee after the end of the Zero Fares pilot program.
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10 books to read with your kids during the holidays

The Post and Courier 07 Dec 2022
O’Henry’s writing is insightful and exquisite, but it might be a little over the head of some younger readers, so might be best to start with second or third graders so they can better appreciate the language and nuances within the story ... "The Polar Express" (Chris Van Allsburg).
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Reading the room: Humans struggle to identify aggression in dogs, other humans

Phys Dot Org 07 Dec 2022
In addition, they performed especially poorly with aggressive interactions in dogs and in humans ... To answer these questions, further studies are needed to determine which cues humans rely on while observing interactions, such as vocalizations, facial expressions, or body language, and how those cues are deployed by different species ... DOI ... PLoS ONE.
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Humans have trouble anticipating aggressive behavior in man’s best friend

Popular Science 07 Dec 2022
Deposit Photos ... Further study into determining which cues humans rely on while watching interactions (facial expressions, body languages, vocalizations, etc.) and how these cues are used by different animal species could help scientists determine if we really can get better at predicting when a dog might pounce with some training of our own ... ....
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NAACP, Disability Rights NC sue state over foster-care placement services. Complaint alleges abuse, "warehousing" of children.

Winston-Salem Journal 07 Dec 2022
The genesis of HB144’s revamped language came from complaints expressed by county officials, including in Forsyth, about how Cardinal Innovations — once the state’s largest MCO at 20 counties, but now disbanded — was overseeing foster care services.
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Sarah Silverman will kick off national theater tour at Denver’s tiny Comedy Works in January

Denver Post 07 Dec 2022
Show with Bob & David” and her own “Sarah Silverman Program,” has lately been taking on her former, loose-lipped persona that tried to dismantle taboos about race, sex and other topics with self-consciously shocking language.

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