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BRITISH TAKE TO STREETS TO PROTEST BARBARIC WOOLRICH BEHEADING
After the brutal and barbaric murder of an off-duty soldier in Woolwich on Wednesday, Britons took to the street to protest in a massive rally led by the controversial English Defence League. EDL leader Tommy Robinson told the rally in Newcastle, “We c...
Teacher Fired for saying the word 'Negro' in Spanish class
Fired for word 'negro'? A Bronx teacher has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired for using the word 'negro' in class. 'Negro' is the Spanish word for the color black One of the first lessons one learns in English class is that context is every...
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I expect this French MP to be attacked viciously for his honesty. Truth is criminal. Woolwich Attack: French MP Warns of "Civil War" and "Islamist Assassins ... a Fifth Column Present in All the Suburbs of Europe" by Che...0 opinions13 hours ago
Good, let’s keep it that way. Via Politico: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/menendez-votes-immigrat... One of the chief authors of the Senate’s Gang of Eight immigration bill is still hunting around for 60 votes i...1 opinion17 hours ago
why do we have bilingual commercials? when did the English language come second..why am i having to press one for english???? and if we have to have a second language why spanish????why not japanese56 opinions18 hours ago
New International Version (©2011) "'Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. New Living Translation (©2007) "Do not trim off the hair on your temples or trim your beards. ...18 opinions1 day ago
Right, I always thought English sweets were nice, (Though technically a lot of sweets in England are imported from various countries, except for the traditional stuff.) But then, I visited an American 'candy' store in the ...10 votes2 days ago
The National Assembly will be reviewing an education reform bill that will allow public universities to hold some courses (primarily science and economics classes) in English on Wednesday. Hollande plans to implement the ...2 opinions3 days ago
9GAG.COM reports: X-Men English Education at its Best17 votes3 days ago
yes is my answer has it would save the cash stretched smaller clubs1 opinion3 days ago
Did you know "listen" and "silent" use the same letters? Do you know that the words "race car" spelled backwards still spells "race car"? And that "eat" is the only word that if you take the first letter and move it to t...9 votes3 days ago
it is near impossible to write a paper for school with a full immobilizer splint on my wrist to those of you who might not have seen my plea for advice on treatment for a sprained wrist about 2 weeks ago I sprained my wris...11 opinions4 days ago
In a 1915 speech to the Catholic group the Knights of Columbus, Theodore Roosevelt said: "There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism... a hyphenated American is not an American at all. This is just as t...15 opinions6 days ago
Two types of fish have been shown to use gestures, or sign language, to help one another hunt. The grouper hunts with giant moray eels and Napoleon wrasses, while Coral trout hunt with octopuses. (Yes, octopuses is the co...23 opinions7 days ago
Do you concur? Travel dating website MissTravel polled 30,741 single American women asking which nationalities they found sexiest. The findings? One in five respondents favored English men. Irish and Brazilian guys w...16 votes2013/05/17 09:13:03
Mine is English, but could have originated in Scotland.83 votes2013/05/17 00:45:51
The film clip is cut into four short excerpts.In heavily accented English, Einstein says: I am glad that you have me given the opportunity of expressing to you here my deep sense of gratitude as a man, as a good European...12 opinions2013/05/16 15:47:53
Her name is Sister Marlene. She targets me because she thinks that I talked in church and it's not appropriate but the school won't do anything because she is a celebrated teacher. I have yet to have her, but she's kind of...7 opinions2013/05/15 23:54:44
You've seen them at the DMV. Driving tests in Chinese, Spanish, and English. Legal documents nowadays come in many translations but, why should they be. If you live in America, shouldn't all your state and federal paper...2 votes2013/05/15 23:44:27