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‘Friends Reunion’: How the Sitcom Helps People Learn English

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021MIKE IVESComments Off on ‘Friends Reunion’: How the Sitcom Helps People Learn English

Language teachers say the show is a near-perfect amalgam of easy-to-understand English and real-life scenarios that feel familiar even to people who live worlds away from the West Village.

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Facebook Apologizes for Vulgar Translation of Chinese Leader’s Name

January 18, 2020January 19, 2020Mariel PadillaComments Off on Facebook Apologizes for Vulgar Translation of Chinese Leader’s Name

“This should not have happened and we are taking steps to ensure it doesn’t happen again,” the company said.

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Boris Johnson Says Immigrants to U.K. Should Be Forced to Learn English

July 6, 2019July 6, 2019ELLEN BARRYComments Off on Boris Johnson Says Immigrants to U.K. Should Be Forced to Learn English

With two weeks left in the race to become prime minister, the front-runner is tacking to the right, reflecting the views of Conservative Party members.

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‘I Can English Understand,’ New Official Says. The Swiss Have Their Doubts.

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018PALKO KARASZComments Off on ‘I Can English Understand,’ New Official Says. The Swiss Have Their Doubts.

Guy Parmelin is set to become economy minister, a job that involves negotiating international trade accords.

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Some Words Defy Translation. Angela Merkel Showed Why.

December 5, 2018December 6, 2018MELISSA EDDYComments Off on Some Words Defy Translation. Angela Merkel Showed Why.

Germany’s chancellor used an English-language vulgarity in a speech recently. Oddly enough, German doesn’t have a mot juste of its own.

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Families Demand Answers a Year After Deadliest Plane Crash in South Korea

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As Some Boycott Myanmar’s Flawed Election, Others Hope for Change

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She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires, Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant

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Saudi-Led Group in Yemen Tells Separatists to Withdraw, or Be ‘Dealt With’

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025Ismaeel Naar and Adam Rasgon

Good Calls

December 27, 2025Melissa Kirsch

A Sweeping Look at One Thing That Unites Canada: Winter

December 27, 2025IAN AUSTEN

A Dancing Dictator and Bankers in Chains: The Other Venezuela Blockade

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Worn Down by Worry, Parents Look Longingly at Australia’s Social Media Ban

December 27, 2025Adam Satariano and Lynsey Chutel
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