thornburyscott
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@ For the record, @ wholeheartedly endorses taoteaching.wordpress.com, and wishes he had written it! OK? ;-)
about 5 hours ago
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"Persons of small education in many parts of England omit the sound /h/ altogether" (Daniel Jones, English Phonetics, 1932). Still true?
about 6 hours ago
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"English, though a comparatively easy language, is far from being so to the Japanese student" (Saito, 1900). Still true?
about 6 hours ago
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@ I do! I do! (Imitating Meryl Streep imitating Julia Childs)
about 6 hours ago
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"Man is lord of the creation. Man is stronger than woman": Lesson on articles in 'Practical English Lessons' (Saito, H., Tokyo 1900)
about 6 hours ago
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Wild spending spree in Tokyo's 2nd-hand book mart: 8 tomes + a rucksack to bring them home in!
about 6 hours ago
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And thence the shinkansen to Tokyo, with a packed lunch courtesy CUP:
about 22 hours ago
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Konchi-In. It was worth the stop-over in Kyoto en route to Nagoya for my workshop:
about 22 hours ago
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Wabi-sabi? In a Zen garden, Kyoto:
about 22 hours ago
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Sign on hairdryer in hotel: "Please do not use for the other purpose except for drying your hair." What other purpose might that be?
8:04 AM Nov 24th
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Tea ceremony at Osaka Shoin Joshi Daigaku: green tea, tea whisk, and tidbits:
7:03 AM Nov 24th
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@ Here's the pic, Marcos! Osaka rocks!
5:29 PM Nov 23rd
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What else would you want to eat in Osaka, post ?? Dinner:
7:41 AM Nov 23rd
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@ all work and no play... ;-)
7:05 AM Nov 23rd
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"Japan Neon School" In a bar in Osaka with @ (Steve) and @ (Marcos). Hope you got your train!
6:58 AM Nov 23rd
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That was meant to be a DM, but you can see what I was talking about here:
2:20 AM Nov 23rd
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ive!D livesofteachers It's great, Darren. Sounds clear. I like the Japanese art-film "from-the-floor" perspective! (Albeit not flattering!)
2:19 AM Nov 23rd
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Website updated with edited powerpoints and references for talks:
8:34 AM Nov 21st
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@ "a fixed, underlying grammar that enables you to use all the recipes you find" I love it!
7:53 AM Nov 21st
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A really wonderful dogme posting from first-timer @ at
7:38 AM Nov 21st
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- Name Scott Thornbury
- Location Barcelona and New York
- Web http://www.thornb...
- Bio I write books about language teaching and teach on an online MA for the New School, NY. I'm also into food, both cooking and eating.
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