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What It Means To Be Blessed With A Good Education

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Barb Knowles

This past Friday I attended the NYSABE conference.  The New York State Association of Bilingual Educators conference.  One of the themes was how speaking more than one language helps our brains to function differently and better.  They were talking about … Continue reading →

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Welcome To The Wonderful World of Words

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Let’s face it.  Words are awesome.  How words change over time is awesome.  And idiomatic expressions?  They are THE BEST.  If you could buy idiomatic expressions at the store, they’d be on my Christmas list. Years ago, I was working … Continue reading →

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Ya Gotta Love American English

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Barb Knowles

I’m kinda goin’ out on a limb here, but I’d say all English-speaking countries have their regional dialects and idiomatic expressions that are peculiar to a certain part of the country.  For anyone out there who has ever taught English … Continue reading →

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4% Neanderthal….how cool is that?!

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Barb Knowles

While I’ve always told my husband that he should consider me exotic, I don’t think that he has actually felt that I am.  We have more or less the same ancestry.  We are both about 1/2 Irish or Scots/Irish.  I’m … Continue reading →

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