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Hello all, I have a cultural-linguistic question to ask of you. I'm curious how you would characterize this woman's pronunciation and intonation? Can you detect any specific regional influences in it? Does it seem to you that there is anything "off" about it?

Risk of FGM Increasing for Women in the U.S., says CDC “This is something that is viewed as 'child abuse', and it’s something that is happening to a girl that doesn’t have the capacity yet to consent to it,” Taher said. This isn't just "Child Abuse", it is felony criminal child abuse and human...

During the 16th and 17th centuries, in particular at the height of its power under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire was a multinational, multilingual empire controlling much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.[15] At the...

I'll be checking this one out soon... THE DEVIL’S PLEASURE PALACE Michael Walsh's new book unveils the cult of critical theory and the subversion of the West. February 8, 2016 Mark Tapson For years now, many conservative writers, myself included, have increasingly urged engagement in the...

Christine Rousselle - The "Word" of the Year is an Emoji This year, the Oxford English Dictionary has bucked tradition and named the "Face With Tears of Joy" emoji as its "word" of the year. Yes, a pictograph/smiley face apparently passes for a word. A moment of silence for the death of language.