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Revision

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

It’s January, after 9pm and time to consider the first year of the Babel Project. In theory, there was only supposed to be one year of TBP. The roadmap said five languages, five methods, one year and then we’ll assess … Continue reading →

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Is there anybody in there?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

Hello everyone, I must apologise for the complete absence of any posts in recent weeks. TBP is still a going concern, it is just going along at a slightly different pace. Since I last published almost two months ago, I … Continue reading →

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Do you like Kipling?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

If you are a fan of Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, you probably recognise that the correct answer to this question is, “I don’t know, I’ve never kippled.” If you are a fan of Imperial British writing, you may remember … Continue reading →

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Are you good at languages?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Speaking a foreign language is seen as the intellectual equivalent of a “six-pack” stomach. If you can truly express yourself outside your mother tongue, there will be a range of responses, from the snide, to indifference, to awe, but most … Continue reading →

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