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Op-Ed: Matric results misrepresent what candidates really know

South Africa

Op-Ed: Matric results misrepresent what candidates really know

by: Maryke Bailey

Eish, it's definitely English

South Africa, Media, Maverick Life

Eish, it's definitely English

by: Rebecca Davis

Girl Talk: new study suggests teenage girls drive linguistic evolution

Media

Girl Talk: new study suggests teenage girls drive linguistic evolution

by: Richard Poplak

After only 50 years of dedicated work, American Regional Dictionary wraps it up

Sci-Tech, Media

After only 50 years of dedicated work, American Regional Dictionary wraps it up

by: J Brooks Spector

The Decoder: The wages of LA Law

Media

The Decoder: The wages of LA Law

by: Branko Brkic

But slang’s a language too, innit?

Media

But slang’s a language too, innit?

by: Branko Brkic

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