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Google Translate Adds As-You-Type Translations, Pronunciation
3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Google Translate added a few features to its main web home, including instant translations as you type. What’s really helpful is a bit more tucked away: phonetic pronunciations for non-Roman alphabets, like Chinese and text-to-speech pronunciations for translating to English. More »
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Supplement Your Language Learning By Using Common Sites In A Foreign Language
6:00AM Adam Pash | Ask anyone who’s achieved proficiency in a second language and they’ll tell you submersion is key. While most of us can’t pick up and move to another country just for our language-learning benefit, you can submerse yourself on the web easily enough. More »
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Lingoes Defines And Translates Text, Converts Numbers, And More
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: If you need frequent access to word definitions and text translation, Lingoes is a portable application that does everything from dictionary word look-ups to translation of over 80 languages. More »
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PicTranslator Uses Your iPhone Camera To Translate Languages
5:30AM Adam Pash | iPhone only: Whether you’ve found yourself in a foreign land or you just need a little help with a foreign-language menu, snap a pic with PicTranslator and let it translate for you on the fly. More »
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | The ability to learn a spoken language without formal training is one of the most astonishing (and defining) human characteristics. That doesn’t mean you can’t help the process along a little with your kids. More »
Help Your Kids Learn To Speak
10:30AM Angus Kidman | The ability to learn a spoken language without formal training is one of the most astonishing (and defining) human characteristics. That doesn’t mean you can’t help the process along a little with your kids. More »
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LangId Tells You What Language A Text Is In
1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Have a written work on your hands you can’t even identify for translation purposes? LangId analyses a snippet of the text and tells you what language it is written in. More »
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Learn New Phrases By Tweaking Your Gadgets’ Language Settings
5:30AM Azadeh Ensha | If you’re heading off to a foreign country and want to quickly familiarise yourself with its language, try changing the default language on your favourite gadgets to help jump-start your education. More »
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Use Wolfram Alpha As A Writing Tool
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Wolfram Alpha, the “computational knowledge engine” that’s steadily updating, has a good but hidden use as a word and language tool for use while writing. In other words, it can be a smart and snappy thesaurus/dictionary/translator/anagram tool. More »
Travel
BBC’s Quick Fix Dishes Essential Phrases In Foreign Languages
7:00AM Adam Pash | If you want to brush up on a few important phrases before heading abroad on holiday (you know, because you’re all about good travel etiquette), the BBC’s Quick Fix site is a crash course in useful phrases in foreign languages. More »
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