I'm 21 years old, about to graduate college, and the recession is freaking me out. I know there's no right or wrong answer to which course my life should take, but I need help focusing on realistic skills and places to live that I should be considering.
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posted by Muffpub
on Jan 7, 2009 -
20 answers
I have to answer 2 questions in a forthcoming interview and they sound the same to me! Need help to spot the difference?
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posted by dragontail
on Jan 4, 2009 -
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A while back I had a job as a radio archivist and I dubbed a few episodes of a very trippy British serial that I believe originally aired on the BBC during the late '70s or early '80s. It involved some sort of quest for knowledge, had Buddhist (or at least eastern spiritual) overtones and was often accompanied by psychedelic background music. Anyone have any idea what the name of this series might have been?
posted by The Card Cheat
on Jan 3, 2009 -
8 answers
Help me achieve my goal of learning how people learn and then teaching with modern psychological techniques. I love teaching and psychology, so what schooling and credentials should I strive for? I live in Vancouver, Canada.
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posted by Knigel
on Dec 22, 2008 -
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I need help with a pronoun issue. In the following sentences, what noun is the word
it replacing?
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posted by amyms
on Dec 5, 2008 -
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How do i fix typing in the wrong language (forgetting to Alt+Shift before typing) without retyping the whole thing?
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posted by Izzmeister
on Dec 2, 2008 -
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In a sentence such as "When I was younger, I would swim a mile before going to work every day," what grammatical tense is in play?
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posted by woodblock100
on Nov 18, 2008 -
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To what degree should I moderate my children's use of language at home? I am raising six children aged 10 and below outside the US with my wife who is an non-native English speaker.
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posted by BinGregory
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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I recently got a job in a pre-sales position, and I'm a bit worried that it isn't going to work out. What else can I do with my English degree and skills, especially in this economy that does *not* involve going back to school?
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posted by SansPoint
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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I'm teaching English to a small group of ladies in their late 50's/early 60's who have very little knowledge of the language. Help needed with resources and ideas.
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posted by neblina_matinal
on Nov 7, 2008 -
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[EnglishFilter] Why can I answer with I'm rather than I am? It was a random though that was going through my head but why can't we answer questions with a simple "I'm" e.g. Are you going to come with us to the cinema? I am.
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posted by rus
on Oct 12, 2008 -
11 answers
What is the origin of the phrase "getting the hang" of something? What did it mean, originally, to "get the hang" of something?
posted by RedEmma
on Oct 9, 2008 -
17 answers
In French, the singular of eye is "oiel" and the plural is "yeux." Are there any nouns in English that have completely different spellings of the singular and plural like this?
posted by Crosius
on Sep 26, 2008 -
27 answers
There was a site of speakers around the world speaking a specific phrase in English. This was to show how regional dialects of English sounded. You could click on a map and it would pull up video of these speakers. Does anyone know what that site is? If not, perhaps a good response would include a concise phrase that can show different regional variations (cot/caught, don/dawn, pin/pen).
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posted by symbioid
on Sep 20, 2008 -
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Walking down the street one day in Amsterdam, you encounter an art-thing (sculpture/installation) that's broadcasting audio. The audio includes spoken poems. Would you expect these poems to be in Dutch? Would you feel alienated if they were in English, or if some were in English and some in Dutch?
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posted by kalapierson
on Sep 19, 2008 -
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I need a good overview in recent Secondary Educational theory. Whatever is currently in fashion in Academia. Any books to recommend? Any journals that are especially helpful? I'm new to this field and not sure where to start.
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posted by pywacket
on Aug 29, 2008 -
2 answers
Tariff: Are there any other words in English that include two Fs next to each other?
posted by Pants!
on Jul 29, 2008 -
62 answers
I'm trying to recall where I read of (most likely fictional) characters comparing their "favorite" Virgin Mary.
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posted by dicetumbler
on Jul 26, 2008 -
4 answers
How does an aspiring graduate student in English traverse the confusion of the graduate school application process?
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posted by fictionalcara
on Jul 22, 2008 -
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Anyone ever worked as an editor/proofreader for science and mathematics articles not written by native English speakers?
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posted by number9dream
on Jul 20, 2008 -
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LocationScoutFilter: I'm looking for an historic home in Michigan that can stand in for a 19th Century English country manor (this is for a low-medium budget film.) Google has disappointed, but I thought there may be some MI historical-society types that could help out. The film is a period piece, so they should be places sitting on at least a couple acres.
posted by skammer
on Jul 7, 2008 -
11 answers
ESL teaching for non-professional teachers! Help me teach native Farsi speakers with intermediate to advanced spoken English skills how to write grammatically correct business English. Example correspondence and other documents needed.
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posted by thewalrus
on Jun 29, 2008 -
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What's the best way to teach conversational English to a Polish person with currently only very minimal English skills?
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posted by stackhaus23
on Jun 25, 2008 -
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My Google-fu has failed me - I'm looking for contact details for English Heritage's management-level events organisers (the folks who book acts to appear at EH venues) and I can't find any current information - can anyone help me please? Thanks!
posted by timpollard
on Jun 18, 2008 -
1 answer
I don't want to be a salesman! Can anyone help a recent grad find a sane, non-sales job in Philadelphia?
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posted by SansPoint
on Jun 17, 2008 -
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