Thursday, May 28, 2020

Jews Saved in Assissi in WW2 and Catholic Resistance To euthanasia

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When I went to Umbria, the part of Italy associated with Francis of Assisi, I could see interesting stories about Francis of Assisi everywh...

Webex - what is it? Another online meeting system?

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Yes, Webex is another online meeting system. i was invited to join a Webex meeting today. I am used to Zoom and learncool. I did not have t...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

How to censor online speeches, such as Patton's WWII speeches

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My mentee wrote to everyone in an online toastmasters group asking whether there were any taboos regarding language used in speeches. he ...

How to cook eggs for breakfast and drink fresh coffee in a hotel room

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I read about a woman who returned to Australia and was quarantined in a five star hotel but without a microwave oven. An Iron As Hotpla...

How to learn to say mother in many langagues

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Some words are the same in several languages. If you can identify a few simple words in another language it gets you started and you are en...
Monday, May 25, 2020

Your mother tongue and the word mother in many languages

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On the Facebook Polyglots page somebody asked why the mother language is called the mother language and not the father language. In fact ...

The Worst Tragedy Can Be Turned Into Comedy

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Roman mosaic, Italy, from the Baths, Rome. for more details see photo in Wikipedia under comedy. I often struggle to tell funny stories. Bu...