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Pronunciations and tribulations #2

Bernard H. Wood — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:18:59 +0000

Last week I started running through the masochistic minefield that is Russian language practice. It’s brutally good though! Each new word: a speck of grit gained on the upward ascent. Each phrase: a step-and-jump over a chasm as progress is made. Oh yeah, we were running through those nagging,...

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Pronunciations and tribulations #1

Bernard H. Wood — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 20:16:32 +0000

The struggle continues: an ongoing, cautionary tale on the road to learning Russian (or the road to somewhere else). Searching on Google for linguistic tips and traps can be an experience that is enlightening, reassuring and depressing in equal or varying measures. It becomes apparent that there has...

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When a lobster whistles on top of a mountain #2

Bernard H. Wood — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:45:20 +0000

The gloriously surreal phrase that forms the title of this and last week’s article is just the tip of the iceberg where Russian idioms and phrases are concerned. There’s an absolute goldmine of good stuff – and it’s only reasonable to share some of it! In spite of the stereo...

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When a lobster whistles on top of a mountain #1

Bernard H. Wood — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 00:26:56 +0000

The discovery of the Russian language is an ongoing journey. If that’s comes across as romantic in any way, then believe me, it wasn’t intended. A journey over rocky terrain, dragging an anvil – possibly. Romantic? Certainly not. Interesting and rewarding? Definitely. Something of ...

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All in the game #2

Bernard H. Wood — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:00:49 +0000

Influent is a game-based, language-learning tool that can help you expand your Russian vocabulary....

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All in the game

Bernard H. Wood — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 09:00:35 +0000

Looking at Influent - a video game which promotes the learning of new languages....

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