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The Old English words for "penny" (like penig, pening, & pending) probably derive from German word Pfanne, meaning "pan"
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@ Good catch! I apologize for the typo.
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Follow Friday! @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
7:22 AM Dec 18th
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In Spanish, toes are "dedos del pie" or "fingers of the foot."
11:03 AM Dec 17th
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@ Congratulations to you and your son!
7:32 AM Dec 17th
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@ Bought your book for my girlfriend!
11:37 AM Dec 16th
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Though often written in Arabic script, Iranian (or ) is part of the Indo-European language family.
10:08 AM Dec 16th
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RT @ Inuit Sign Language at first Nunavut-wide language summit scheduled for Feb. 2010
9:21 AM Dec 16th
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RT @ The evolution of the Spanish word "llevar"
8:53 AM Dec 16th
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British Sign Language (BSL) is very different from American Sign Language (ASL) & the two are not mutually intelligible.
11:09 AM Dec 15th
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@ Correct. ASL is largely based off of Old French Sign Language & systems that grew organically in the US.
11:08 AM Dec 15th
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American Sign Language (ASL) is not directly translated from English. It has its own grammar, idioms, and even dialects.
9:56 AM Dec 15th
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An abjad is a writing system that only represents consonants- readers must infer the vowels, like Hebrew and Arabic.
1:50 PM Dec 14th
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The writing system used for the language is based off the script used in , as is .
10:26 AM Dec 14th
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RT @ Ten Jobs You Didn’t Know You Could Do with a Language
8:16 AM Dec 14th
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RT @ @ Esperanto approved by Brazilian gov't as optional high school subject
6:35 PM Dec 13th
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RT @ The beckoning silence: Why half of the world's languages are in danger of dying out.
11:57 AM Dec 13th
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The origin of the word Chanukah (or Hanukkah, etc.) is uncertain. Here are some theories:
2:10 PM Dec 12th
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RT @ RT @ World War II Navajo code talkers save lives with heritage
12:00 PM Dec 11th
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RT @ "Hello" in More Than 800 Languages: Just sos ya know ...
8:19 AM Dec 11th
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