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My 100th blog post, and a big merci to YOU!!!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Brad
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  As this is my 100th blog post, I can’t think of anyway better of celebrating it than by THANKING YOU !!! In the past year we’ve gone on quite a few journées; I just checked and we’ve totalled up 2039 comments while dancing all over etymology, teaching English, supreme language geekness, Edulang’s efforts, and a fair amount of fun in between.  I’ve discovered so much about teaching from our online ELT community, just as I feel I’ve learned so much about myself AND again…   I HAVE YOU TO THANK FOR THAT, DEAR READER!!! wherever you are   I (…)

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Why I couldn’t live without @EnglishAddicts by @phil3wade

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Brad
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It is my honor to welcome a first guest post by none other than Phil Wade.  I’ve been crossing paths with Phil on twitter and the blogosphere the past few months and it’s been a true pleasure.  He offered to share his take on the use of English Addicts in a number of different contexts so without further ado, I give you Phil!  ——————   I’ve been interested in teaching with the news since I began my EFL journey. The only problem has been finding suitable materials at the right level and regularly updated. For years I used photocopied texts (…)

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Wahoo! A snazzy new home page

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Brad
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  What did websites look like five years ago and can you imagine what the wild bells n whistles they’ll have in 5 years ?  I think we might be in for some surprises, yet!     Speaking of which, our website just got a make-over… and maybe I need one too?   I’m very happy with my team’s hard work, so do take a peek here and let me know what you think. The pay what you want offer has been churning away and orders are coming in from all over the globe which is wonderful as it is (…)

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QUIZ: You might be addicted to blogging if…

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brad
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    1.  You clicked on this link. 2.  You constantly think about what you could blog next… while walking down the street, after class, before class, during class, in the supermarket, in the shower… umm… anywhere. 3.  You evernote, record memos or have a notepad to catch those lightning bolt ideas. 4.  You are subscribed to more than 50 other blogs. 5. You feel bad if you haven’t blogged in a week, embarrassed if you haven’t in a month, and then hesitate to post again as you wonder what folks might say when you finally do blog again. 6. (…)

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Ever thought of going freelance ? #etymology

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brad
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    If you’ve followed the blog for awhile, you’ll know that I’m an etymology junkie.  A few months back a buddy from Hamburg (who will remain anonymous… um… yes it was Mike) shot me an email with an etymology I hadn’t known and I’ve been waiting to share it ever since cuz it’s a goodie ! (feel free to challenge me with an etymology… I’m ALWAYS game for a hunt !)       “Freelance” was supposedly coined by Sir Walter Scott in Ivanhoe and it is a beautifully simple etymology; it is a warrior whose skills are available (…)

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