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eating my words (in 140 characters or less)
Some time ago I wondered, why Twitter? Well, I have relented and signed up. (Yes, I am officially a late adopter.) Initially it was to keep in touch with certain friends around the world, but now I ha...
what will globalisation do to languages?
A piece on the Freakonomics blog of the New York Times asks some 'wise people' whether globalisation will result in the hegemony of English, an ever-interesting debate. Here are some excerpts from the...
ma fee english, baba...
a week of bizarre conversations
my non-instant life
the problem with english!
the problem with arabic?
the true meaning of blogging
fikr 6: the philanthropic entrepreneur
la dolce vita
stepmother tongues
'if you’re british, then how can i understand you?'
It’s oft-repeated that adults are unable, or forget, to view the world with the wonder and interest of children. When I first lived in Bahrain, six years ago, one of my neighbours in the housing com...
the vegetable call
My father was a great one for chatting on the phone, whether to family or friends. One thing he used to do was ring up and announce, 'Just making a vegetable call!' I don't know if he came up with the...
dream 116
I went to congratulate an old friend on his appointment as minister, but contrary to my expectation, I was met with absolute apathy as I awaited the rendezvous in vain. It began to dawn on me that som...
