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The view from the 755 Club

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:45:47 -0500

The view from the 755 Club

Lunch at the Capital City Club

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:15:29 -0500

Lunch at the Capital City Club

More MARTA, a time capsule.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:04:04 -0500

More MARTA, a time capsule.

RT @thisisthesound: @robtherocket @twotoneatl #robthebentobox //...

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:37:28 -0500

RT @thisisthesound: @robtherocket @twotoneatl #robthebentobox // We should do a blog post on the etymology of the word bento.

Before we sponsored @FasterMustache, we first supported...

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:58:13 -0500

Before we sponsored @FasterMustache, we first supported @EPTC_Racing. Photo courtesy @ckdake

Spinning Languages: Foreign Language Albums, July 2010

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:10:12 -0400

Spinning Languages: Foreign Language Albums, July 2010:

Spinning Languages is a new monthly feature by Beyond Words that highlights albums from around the world. This month we’re showcasing three great albums from Brazil, Southeast Asia, and South…

Now Playing: Foreign Language Films at the Theater, July 2010

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:30:59 -0400

Now Playing: Foreign Language Films at the Theater, July 2010:

A monthly feature by Beyond Words, Now Playing highlights some of the best foreign films currently playing at the theater. American attendance at foreign language films dropped exponentially…

ALTA Seeking Iraqi-Arabic Linguists

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:24:27 -0400

ALTA Seeking Iraqi-Arabic Linguists:

ALTA Language Services, Inc. is a recognized leader in language services and language testing in the United States. Currently, we are seeking native to nearly native Iraqi-Arabic linguists,…

Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 9

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:24:27 -0400

Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 9:

Episode 9: The Language News Report

Welcome to ALTA’s Beyond Words Podcast. Our podcasts provide listeners with the latest language news, language-related interviews, and language lessons…

Endangered Language Watch: Shiyeyi

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:24:27 -0400

Endangered Language Watch: Shiyeyi:

Sports teams are not the only things struggling for survival in Southern Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Like professional soccer outfits, languages often compete for dominance, and…

Now Playing: Foreign Language Films at the Theater, May 2010

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:36:42 -0400

Now Playing: Foreign Language Films at the Theater, May 2010:

According to a recent story in the Philadelphia Inquirer, American attendance at foreign language films dropped exponentially during the last decade. Carrie Rickey reports that foreign film…

Behind-the-Language: Summer Sports

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:29:01 -0400

Behind-the-Language: Summer Sports:

With warmer weather comes an increase in outdoor activitiesswimming, running, and biking, just to name a few. Although the Boston Marathon was held last month, many of the other big ones lie…

Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 4

Wed, 12 May 2010 13:05:02 -0400

Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 4:

Episode 4: Emergency Medical Phrases, A Haitian Creole Lesson

Welcome to ALTA’s Beyond Words Podcast. Our podcasts provide listeners with the latest language news, language-related…

Vote for Beyond Words!

Wed, 12 May 2010 13:05:02 -0400

Vote for Beyond Words!:

Voting for Lexiophile’s Top 100 Language Blogs starts today! If you are a fan of ALTA’s Beyond Words, vote for this blog. Also, take a few moments to check out some of the other nominated…

Language of the Oil Spill

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:52:44 -0400

Language of the Oil Spill:

On April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon Transocean-BP oil rig exploded, killing eleven workers and, two days later, sinking completely into the Gulf of Mexico, everyone knew that the damage…

Speaking Other Languages in Alabama

Thu, 06 May 2010 20:44:16 -0400

Speaking Other Languages in Alabama:

Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James recently created controversy with his political advertisement titled Language. The advertisement focuses on one of James’ campaign promises to eliminate…

Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 3

Tue, 04 May 2010 16:42:33 -0400

Beyond Words Podcast: Episode 3:

Episode 3: The Language News Report for the week of 04/25/10

Welcome to ALTA’s Beyond Words Podcast. Our podcasts provide listeners with the latest language news, language-related…

The Language News Report Podcast: Summaries of the Top Language-Related Stories for the Week of 04/25/10

Tue, 04 May 2010 12:44:00 -0400

The Language News Report Podcast: Summaries of the Top Language-Related Stories for the Week of 04/25/10

The Cream Christ Connection

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:24:27 -0400

The Cream Christ Connection:

There are few things that I love more than finding out that two seemingly very different words share the same root. Like the shared history of pomegranate and hand grenade, these connections…

Must We Translate? Rilke in Translation

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:45:35 -0400

Must We Translate? Rilke in Translation:

Last week on October 8, Britain celebrated National Poetry Day. The theme was Heroes and Heroines and various newspapers, blogs, and websites celebrated the word mastery of thousands of…