language
Day 10: 1 year of Duolingo Italian
Looking back on a year of Duolingo Italian. Have I learned anything?
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bitcoin
How English Killed Bitcoin
Mt. Gox finally died and may be taking Bitcoin with it. Cause of death? English. Here's how: "Online trading," "Buy/Sell", "Bid/Ask", "Deposit", "Withdrawal", "Market Cap" What do these words make you think of? If
china
7 Reasons Cantonese is Dying & Mandarin is King
Last fall, the New York Times published an article describing the rising importance of Mandarin in Chinatown. This seemed to offend travel writer Daisann McLane, an avid student of Cantonese. She insists that Cantonese is flourishing and cites her time with certain infamous Hong Kong politicians in New York'