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The Life of a Hobo

A sad fact of life is that, even in this country of abundance, there are still people out there who go through life without the basic commodities, without knowing where their next meal will come from or even where they will sleep. Not only do they have to learn to survive physically, but they also h

anonymat

What does the French word anonymat mean? How is it pronounced and used?

French Verbs with Prepositions

Many French verbs require a certain preposition in order for their meaning to be complete. Here is an alphabetical list of French verbs and the prepositions they need.

fofolle

What does the French word fofolle mean? How is it pronounced and used?

Kids Learn Spanish For Fun

Children are more likely to learn something when it is introduced to them as a game. Many children are unwilling or bored when they are taught a new skill in a classroom setting. If you have young children who are not learning a second language at school then the best way to teach children is throug

French Translator: Efficient French Communication

The world is changing; gaps between countries are close, as a result of technology information and fast communication. Everything is becoming global, for businesses and companies to succeed; it is not enough to focus on one market anymore.

The Making of Harlem, by James Weldon Johnson

In 1925, at the height of the period known as the Harlem Renaissance, African-American poet James Weldon Johnson composed this historical narrative for the magazine "Survey Graphic."

paycheck sentence

A sentence containing a pronoun that is not coreferential with its antecedent because the antecedent itself contains a pronoun.

un tuyau

What does the French word tuyau mean? How is it pronounced and used?

How To Use an Indirect Object Pronoun With "Ser"

It may look strange to people who speak English as a first language, but in Spanish it is very common to use an indirect object pronoun with "ser," one of the verbs that usually means "to be."

A Quiz on Its/It's and Their/There/They're

What is the difference between "its" and "it's"? What are the correct ways to use "there," "their," and "they're"? This multiple-choice quiz will help you master these commonly confused words.

How to Find out Your Element

In the world of science, an element is considered a chemical substance. Elements contain only one type of atom and cannot be reduced into a simpler substance by chemical methods. There are many different types of chemical elements. When referring to the elements used in magic and astrology; however

Learn Spanish Alphabet Phonetics Part 2: Pronunciation

When you learn Spanish alphabet phonetics should be the first thing you tackle as everything you say will be based upon the work you do at the earliest stage and the importance of pronunciation cannot be stressed enough; this continuation article explains the rules regarding pronunciation in Spanish