English Language Usage News
The PWTC has embarked on a plan to improve the English language skills and proficiency of its employees by introducing competitions on spelling and public speaking together with courtesy programmes.How did ?snuck? sneak into headline? The bastardization of the English language continues unfettered. as exemplified by a Jan. 13 headline , ?Man who snuck in lounge via air duct pleads guilty.?The PWTC has embarked on a plan to improve the English language skills and proficiency of its employees by introducing competitions on spelling and public speaking together with courtesy programmes.While the words "16th century England" likely calls to mind images of Shakespeare, Henry VIII, and Queen Elizabeth, one author has argued that another name should be held in higher renown.Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. said Apple Inc.?s Siri technology has helped boost data usage among subscribers, even before the rollout of a Chinese-language version of the voice-recognition software.Analysis: Amid Quebec?s recent anti-English language storm, Quebecor Inc. is taking an obvious step to remain above reproachSingapore has seen a big influx of foreigners who have brought in their own languages and dialects that are incomprehensible to the locals while the government is also determined to transform the island republic into a global metropolis.here are using English on a regular basis when talking to their young children, raising fresh concerns about Singapore?s bilingual future.In a recent column, I took issue with some of the ways the English language is abused by so many individuals who should know better.The global online encyclopedia Wikipedia will shut down on Wednesday for 24 hours in protest of federal legislation intended to curb online piracy, according to its founder Jimmy Wales . ( UPDATE: A fellow Times staffer points out that it has always been possible to download a copy of Wikipedia's pages. The database without user pages and talk pages with current revisions only is 7.3 GB ...English Language Usage - Yahoo! News Search Results
