Needless to say…we agree !
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Needless to say…we agree !
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Earn the basics of word formation in English, get “raw materials” for new words, and invent your own word (and have it critiqued) before you let it loose into the English language. The maker of the “best new word” (as voted on by the participants) will win a new dictionary. Credits: Speaker:Erin McKean
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Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? When does a made-up word become real? And could you use “synecdochical” in a sentence, please? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways in which today’s print dictionary is poised for transformation in this internet era.
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What to do with this?
A QR Code is a bar code that can be scanned by most camera phones and read using a QR Code reader. This QR Code is essentially a link to the Project English mobile site. You can use this image anywhere you like, and anyone with a camera phone can take a picture of it and if they have a QR reader, they’ll be sent directly to their Project English mobile class!
Flock Launches – An Interview with the founders
Flock is launching it first public beta this evening (Tuesday, June 13, 2006). See the launch post on TechCrunch, and listen to Michael Arrington interview Flock founders Bart Decrem, Geoffrey Arone and Anthony Young, as well as Shasta Ventures investor Jason Pressman, in the attached podcast. The conversation touches on Flock features, the business model and upcoming releases.
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