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A Look at Spanish-speaking Countries and Regional Dialects
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Like English, Spanish is a global language with nearly 600 million Spanish speakers worldwide. There are many Spanish-speaking countries, from the 21 nations with Spanish as their official language, to other countries with significant populations of people who speak Spanish as their native language or as a second language.
At-whay Is-way Ig-pay Atin-lay?(What Is Pig Latin)?
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Is pig Latin real? At-thay epends-day on-way at-whay ou-yay ean-may y-bay eal-ray.
48 Commonly Misspelled Words
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If you're headed to the spelling bee, here's a list of words you should have down pat. Learn 48 commonly misspelled words, only at HowStuffWorks.
How to Write a Professional Letter
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Do you know how to write a professional letter? Find out how to write a professional letter in this article from HowStuffWorks.
How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions in Your Writing
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We use subordinating conjunctions all the time, often without even knowing what they are. But how exactly do they work?
To vs. Too: Clarifying Commonly Confused Words
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Do you know when to use to vs. too? In spoken English language, the two words sound exactly the same, but they have different meanings.
How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions in Your Writing
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We use subordinating conjunctions all the time, often without even knowing what they are. But how exactly do they work?
The Letter 'Ñ': How a Tilde Saved Space for Medieval Scribes
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The letter "ñ" is Latin small letter (aka lowercase letter) found in Spanish words. A tilde (the squiggly line over the letter) distinguishes "ñ" from "n" and gives it different pronunciation. For instance, in Spanish, "ano" is pronounced "ah-no" and "año" is pronounced "ahn-yo." And for the record, these two words have very different meanings as well.
Bear With Me: Tracing the Origins of a Common Phrase
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The phrase "bear with me," meaning "be patient with me," likely originated in 14th-century Middle English and is often confused with "bare with me" due to similar pronunciation.
Will Brain-computer Interfaces Make Knowledge Streamable?
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Could a computer chip implanted in our brains make the necessity of actually learning anything, like a language, obsolete because knowledge will be available for streaming 24/7?