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Babies learn hundreds of words much before they start talking

October 31st, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): No matter when babies start talking, a new study has claimed that infants'' brains become acquainted with hundreds of words much before they start uttering them. The ...

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Today is 24th September, the ‘National Punctuation Day’

September 24th, 2008 - 10:21 pm ICT by David M N James -
Are you passionate about punctuation? Today is your day the. It's September 24 and it's the National Punctuation day. Though pundits have pointed out that everybody who's anybody knows September 24 is ...

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Swear words can get you marks if spelt okay, says UK exams chief

June 30th, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS -
London, June 30 (IANS) Students penning swear words in their English answer papers are getting rewarded, it is now revealed. It is okay if they do not go wrong with the spelling ...

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Kids will download lessons directly into their brains within 30 years (Re-issue)

June 1st, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin -
London, June 1 (ANI): Sitting down and learning something will be a thing of the past very soon, for thirty years down the line, kids will learn by downloading information directly ...

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Kids will download lessons directly into their brains within 30 years

May 31st, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 31 (ANI): Sitting down and learning something will be a thing of the past very soon, for thirty years down the line, kids will learn by downloading information directly ...

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Elisabeth Fritzl taught kids grammar, language and math in cellar

May 21st, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by admin -
London, May 21 (ANI): Austrian cellar mum Elisabeth Fritzls lawyer has revealed that she taught her kids math and grammar while incarcerated in her dads dungeon. Her lawyer, Christoph Herbst told ...

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SMS not bad grammar but linguistic renaissance: study

May 15th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin -
Toronto, May 15 (IANS) Parents need not worry - a new study contends that SMSes and online chats actually help teens hone their linguistic abilities, rather than degrade them. Parental worry has ...

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Why Generation Y is smitten by Instant Messaging (Re-issue)

May 4th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 4 (ANI): OMG! LOL. TTYL. Well, these are some words, which wont make any sense to adults over the age of 30, but the newer generation of technologically savvy ...

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Why Generation Y is smitten by Instant Messaging

May 2nd, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 2 (ANI): OMG! LOL. TTYL. Well, these are some words, which wont make any sense to adults over the age of 30, but the newer generation of technologically savvy ...

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SMS a language with its own rules, says study

May 2nd, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, May 2 (IANS) OMG! LOL. TTYL. For many past the age of 40, these groupings seem like meaningless jumble, but for Generation Next, they embody a world of meaning. "Instant messaging, ...

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Brain processes typing and scribbling activities differently

April 18th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Doodling on paper or typing on a keyboard might seem like similar activities, but according to a new motor development research, there is a significant difference in ...

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Monkeys combine distinct alarm calls to convey meaning

March 11th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, March 11 (ANI): A new study has revealed that monkeys convey meaning by combining distinct alarm calls in particular ways. In linguistics, morphemes are usually defined as the smallest meaningful units ...

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Teachers raunchy acting past lands her suspension order!

January 17th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by admin -
London, Jan 16 (ANI): A teacher has been suspended from her job at a top British private school, after students spotted her in a raunchy Internet advert. Sarah Green was asked to stay ...

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