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Links for 2007-12-13

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Squeaky, squeak, squeaker, squeakin’

Study confirms what Kronk knew all along: squirrels have a language that’s complex.

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Tagablog

I discovered an interesting weblog through the comments section of my post about my Mac speaking in Tagalog. Tagalog Translation is where Joseph, who lives in Barcelona, Spain, chronicles his work as a professional translator of the English/Tagalog/Catalan/Spanish…  Read more

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Filipino Slang

Ever since I immigrated to the States back in the early ’80s, the Pilipino language has acquired several new slang words and phrases. Words like conyo, dedma, astig, hataw, ek-ek, jolog and praning are ones that I hear and read…  Read more

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It’s and Its

Inspired by this post at brownpau.com, I will rant here about the biggest mistake in apostrophe usage, using it’s instead of its (and vice-versa). This mistake has become so ubiquitous, I could see why people are getting confused. Here’s…  Read more

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