Unless this is a very early April Fools joke, KFC (yes, that KFC, the fast-food chicken chain) is publishing a dating sim called I Love You, Colonel Sanders! Outside the field of education in the narrower sense, applied linguistics (and, more particularly, applied sociolinguistics) has an important part to play in what is called language planning-i.e., in advising governments, especially in recently created states, as to which language or dialect should be made the official language of the country and how it should be standardized. If they don’t field a competitive team next year, the least they can do is let fans bring in their dogs for some entertainment in the stands. Kahan. “Getting vulnerable is scary. You have to go slow and test the waters, like putting your toe into the cold water and testing it out. That also takes time to see if you can do that.” For these reasons, you can’t be official after the first few dates. This helps you find people who you’re more likely to click with, saving you some time and effort. Scholars have traced this attitude over time in Ontario and Quebec. The history has been traced in detail by a […]
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