Of Cabbages, Kings and e-books

I have 100+ blog and search feeds that I keep track of in my online world. A couple of them are general techie feeds that many other people subscribe to as well. Most, however, are very specialised in topic and theme they discuss. I guess I am one of those people that helps to wag the . . . → Read More: Of Cabbages, Kings and e-books

Thoughts on a best teacher to learn a language from

When I was studying French, my teacher liked to measure out the knowledge at her own pace. If you asked about something that in her study plan was a couple of weeks later, she would pretty much tell you to learn what you are supposed to know first.

Being the kind of person who likes to connect . . . → Read More: Thoughts on a best teacher to learn a language from

Spanish – a hell of a surprise

French and Esperanto are taking a bit of a long break. I am learning Spanish now. I heard that it was easier to start learning than the French (though of course not as easy as Esperanto). I was looking forward to it.

So, the first lesson was a bit of a shock. Turns out that when the . . . → Read More: Spanish – a hell of a surprise

Is Esperanto converting people to vegetarianism

Many people say that they become vegetarians because they can not keep thinking that the meat they were eating came from a real animal – cow or sheep.

The rest of us can handle this problem by not thinking about the connection in too many details. Fortunately English, Russian and probably other languages help us by disassociating . . . → Read More: Is Esperanto converting people to vegetarianism

SignWriting – Written version of a sign language

A while ago I did an American Sign Language(ASL) course online. While I still cannot sign, it was fun to do and gave me enough basics to understand that sign language is quite complex and interesting. In fact, it seems to have more dimensions simultaneously than a vocal language. If I ever have to work with . . . → Read More: SignWriting – Written version of a sign language