Monthly Archives: October 2010

Do most languages need more space than English?

Fascinating Q & A post on the English Language and Usage web site that explodes some common misconceptions about the space efficiency of English on the page in relation to other popular languages....

READ MORE | 14 Oct 2010

Babylonian, dead for millennia, now online

The sound of the ancient Babylonian language has been brought back to life thanks to Cambridge academic, Martin Worthington. His website speechisfire.com hosts some 30 audio files of this&nb...

READ MORE | 8 Oct 2010