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26 Wonderful Words You've Never Heard Before

Posted 07.03.2012 | Arts
Read More: Language, Video, Graphic Design, Alphabet, Slidepollajax, Brain Pickings, The Project Twins, Grammar, Dictionary, Unusual Words, Vocabulary, Arts News

We've all heard "A is for 'apple' and B is for 'boy,'" but have you ever heard "A is for 'Acersecomic' and B is for 'Biblioclasm'"? We didn't think so...

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Mic Check: An Occupier's A to Z

Danny Schechter | Posted 03.13.2012 | Media
Read More: Lexicon, Occupy Movement, Alphabet, Occupy Wall Street, Media News
Danny Schechter

Every social movement I have been involved with, or covering, develops/invents its own language of liberation, its own alphabet, and its own buzzword...

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The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin

Carolyn Vega | Posted 12.05.2011 | New York
Read More: Calligraphy, Manuscript, Alphabet, 18th Century Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscripts, 18th Century, Duchemin, Batarde Script, New York News
Carolyn Vega

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An A to Z of World Travel

Alastair Humphreys | Posted 08.22.2011 | Travel
Read More: Photography, Slidepollajax, Lists, Travel, Adventure, Alphabet, A to Z, Travel News
Alastair Humphreys

A speedy tour of the world, through 26 snapshots. Travel round the world from A to Z and -- hopefully -- be inspired to plan some adventures of your own.

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Israeli Scientists Warn: Arabic Is "Hard for the Brain"

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Bbc, British Broadcasting Corporation, Alphabet, Scientist, Hebrew, Science, Media, Kanji, Language, Anime, Brain, Health, Arabic, Japanese, Katakana, Japan, Israel, International, Hiragana, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

BBC News Online's Health division decided this week to cover an obscure article in an obscure academic journal which covers the important subject of the Arabic versus Hebrew language.

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