Abigail, glancing anxiously at the other occupant of the pool area – a short man, fast asleep, evidently on a mission to tan bulging paunch – decided to try unconcern, too. Lying back on the lounge, she shut her eyes, dreaming of a remote village in Peru. A few whoops from headhunte...
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PRONUNCIATION OF SOME WORDS, FOR EXAMPLE THE NUMBER “FORTY” WHEN I’M TRYING TO SPELL IT, IT SOUND LIKE I WAS SAYING “FOUR” AND “TEA”. I’M FROM LATIN AMERICA, AND WE USUALLY HAVE THAT PROBLEM WITH WORDS LIKE THAT. ANOTHER EXAMPLE “THROUGH” I CAN...
Welcome to the fourth instalment of our Forward Prizes First Collection ‘How I Did It’ series. Once again, we’ve asked the poets shortlisted for this year’s Felix Dennis Prize to explain the process behind one of their award-shortlisted poems. Here, Abi...
You can select an emoji icon for each list to distinguish one from another. This is a welcome and long-overdue addition to Google Maps. The emojis only seem to appear on mobile for now; on desktop they remain the default turquoise icon. Either way, if you start having lots of lists in...
in English and Spanish targeted to children ages 0–9 and available to parents in the United States. We focus specifically on a sample of codeswitching books (N= 45) which present text in one language embedded in another language. All books were transcribed and evaluated for (1) the number...
Jonathan→Jon; Abigail→Abi; Zaire→Zai; Samantha/Samuel→Sam 2 Add an “-ie,”“i,” or a “y” to the shortened version of your first name. It’s pretty common to have this type of nickname given to you in childhood, but lots of teens and even adults use this little trick. If...
Jonathan→Jon; Abigail→Abi; Zaire→Zai; Samantha/Samuel→Sam 2 Add an “-ie,”“i,” or a “y” to the shortened version of your first name. It’s pretty common to have this type of nickname given to you in childhood, but lots of teens and even adults use this little trick. If...