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I had generally held the belief that learning a second language was a complete waste of time. In primary school, I was given no…
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Luckily for learners, Persian and Farsi are, for most intents and purposes, congruent. But what to call the language is a spicy issue. Historically,…
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The Afroasiatic (also known as Afrasan or Afrasian) are a language family of about 300 languages that are spoken predominantly in the geographic subregions…
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Urdu is derived from the Turkish word ‘Ordu’ meaning army or a military camp. There are numerous facts and figures scattered all over, but according to…
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I was driving this morning to the office and there was a telemarketing call from Angel One. I did not know who the caller…
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