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WEAK FORMS: Why You Don’t Sound Like a Native…?
Many of the commonest words of English are pronounced in a special reduced way, by Brits, Americans & others. Even in careful, formal speech. Even by famous, admired speakers. Fry’s English Delight: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00x… Judi Dench in Westminster Abbey: The Queen: … Continue reading
Yes, the Inuit have dozens of words for snow – but what does each one mean exactly? | Aeon Videos
Travel by snowmobile through a pristine white landscape in north Quebec in search of the dozens of Inuit words for snow You’ve probably heard that there are dozens of Inuit names for snow, but what do they each mean, and … Continue reading
Europe’s shifting immigration policy | DW Documentary
Europe was built on the principle of freedom of movement. But security politics, xenophobia, unemployment, the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine are continuously re-defining migration movements, along with the rules that govern them. The humanitarian catastrophe caused … Continue reading
How Libya Built Brand-New Rivers Across the Sahara
[…] Select video clips courtesy of Getty Images Select video clips courtesy of the AP Archive Special thanks to MapTiler / OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 […]
Japan’s “Tsunami Stones” Have Been Warning Residents for Centuries | My Modern Met
By Regina Sienra on October 30, 2022 Photo: Mizushimasea via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) “High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.” … Continue reading
Sweden’s $100BN City Upgrade
Gothenburg is on a $100BN building spree. […]
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Class 6 continues the foundations of the Kyiv state at a time when Lithuania was much larger than most people think. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the … Continue reading
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