Although it might seem like a dead and done language, knowing a bit of Latin is an excellent way to learn the roots of many words in the English language and can help you figure out the meaning of a wide range of words that you don't yet know without having to resort to the dictionary.
"Fine yes, we want our education system to be as good as Singapore's, but the country doesn't just need people who can do history, geography, a language and a bit of maths and science.
I mean, you can kill and decapitate as many people as you like, and kebab as many slaves as you like, but language is a bit of a risk, isn't it?" I blink confusedly through much of this conversation.
Willy wanted to take the step of playing with language, creating a bit of dissonance in the image-word combinations".
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Likewise, Adrien Begnard from PopMatters felt that Body Language lacked the "undeniably catchy" material which was present in Fever, but praised the overall production and the first half of the album; he concluded that "Even though Body Language is a bit of a misstep for Minogue, there's a sense of class to it" and that "Britney [Spears] could learn a thing or two".
By Robert Mankoff December 20 , 2012As Joshua Foer tells us in this week's Annals of Linguistics, "Languages are a bit of a mess".
David Aaronovitch, a broadcaster and columnist for The Times of London, messaged the Labour leader on Twitter to tell him that his English language stipulation was "a bit of a stunt," and to suggest his speech was an attempt to neutralize the immigration issue for Labour.
When Scandinavians from different countries meet, they usually attempt to speak their own languages, perhaps with a bit of the rhythm words of the other language mixed in.
Driven by the joy of language and quite a bit of humor, Mr. Weiner's ebullient work asks tough questions about who makes or owns art, where it can occur and how long it lasts.
