Texting Symbols

Internet and text language is made up of acronyms, abbreviations, made-up words and texting symbols emoticons and other symbols that express ideas. Many texting symbols for communication both in [...]

American foods

America is well known for its fine American cuisine and American food, and for many TALK students when they first come to the USA, they may find a grand variety of options to choose from that [...]

Texting terms

In our blog about online dictionaries we listed many great sources of texting terms,  and text and chat room acronyms. The internet and cell phone has spawned an entirely new language, with [...]

Internet Slang

Internet slang lies somewhere between words that are trending among Gen-Y-ers and other digital citizens and those that have crept into dictionaries as new words. The number of new words, [...]

College blogs

College is a time for fun and excitement, and for TALK international students looking to study abroad, some of the best ways of finding out about a study abroad experience is by doing some [...]

Best Online Dictionaries

The best online dictionaries are not the only kind of dictionary that an ESL learner needs while studying English. To have one actual print-form dictionary constantly on hand, that you place in [...]

Business English

The use of English in the workplace has many advantages, especially when it comes to dealing with companies right round the world. For those looking for a high paying career, using proper [...]

dialects

Dialects, like accents, have a role to play in English as a second language courses because they have to do with pronunciation in a tongue which is not native to the learner. A dialect is usually [...]