How the 'museum' that is France is slowly changing
WHEN you watch a city, and country, long enough you begin to recognise its idiosyncrasies; its swings and its roundabouts....
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Language authorities break rules, add 'tweet' to Oxford English Dictionary
Authorities on the English language — the folks behind the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), to be specific — have once again seen it fit to ...
Deaf residents promote sign-language, closed captioning during fire
Walter VonFeldt was in his home in Monument last week when he saw the glow of flames and smoke rising in the distance and noticed airplanes and ...
'Tweet' added to Oxford English Dictionary lexicon
Tweeting has become so popular that the Oxford English Dictionary broke one of its own rules to add 'tweet' to its lexicon this month.
The Fate of SMS: An interview with the sender of the world's first text message
We ask Neil Papworth, the man who sent the world's first text message, how he thinks texting has changed things, the social effects of SMS and where ...
Are we fed too much American content?
Somewhere along the line we’ve lost our indigenous roots, and yes I’m not shying away from the fact that we’ve been brainwashed with too much ...
EDITORIAL: Amnesty and English
Backers of the immigration bill under consideration in the Senate say the legislation encourages illegal aliens to learn English, but that's ...
Digital Experiences: Week of June 17
From Fendi 's new website, the Paris-New York video from Christian Louboutin to Pinterest in French, all this and more in our selection of the best ...
Facebook newsfeed to include clickable hashtags, company announces
The idea is to make Facebook more apt for public conversations and debates much like Twitter. Alexander Besant From humble origins as a simple number ...
Slipping the constitutional leash
In May 1918, with America embroiled in the First World War, Iowa Gov. William Lloyd Harding dealt a blow against Germany.