Monthly Archives: April 2011

April 20, 2011

English-only in the US, translating tweets in Japan and satire in Egypt

The English Only movement in the United States is always active during times of high immigration (check out my previous interview with US English lobbyist Tim Schultz). Now, the movement has got a shot in the arm from the Tea … Continue reading →

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April 8, 2011

From Cicero to Lynne Truss with Robert Lane Greene

As soon as I saw the new book by Robert Lane Greene You Are What You Speak, I know he and needed to speak. Not just because we both speak Danish (we didn’t even talk about that). It’s mainly because … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: April 2011

English-only in the US, translating tweets in Japan and satire in Egypt

From Cicero to Lynne Truss with Robert Lane Greene

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