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Google has launched a new smartphone app for people with speech and motor impairments that lets them use their eyes to select phrases on the screen. The new app, called Look to Speak, tracks the user’s eye movement to narrow down the desired phrase from a list, which is then spoken aloud by an automated … Read more
How to make hand sanitiser and cook your own KFC: Google’s top searches of 2020 are revealed… and the list is dominated by coronavirus-related phrases Google’s list of ‘big hitter’ search terms for 2020 is dominated by coronavirus Millions of questions were lodged around making face masks and hand sanitiser Searches for ‘KFC recipe’ and … Read more
REVEALED: The seven things you should NEVER say to people who are grieving – and the phrases to use that show your support Kali Alfaro says there are seven things you should never say to someone grieving Telling someone you ‘know you they feel’ is unhelpful, Perth psychologist claims So is encouraging them to ‘be strong’ … Read more
There are no more foreigners in Berlin! City council issues staff with dikat saying foreigners should be referred to as ‘inhabitants without German citizenship’ and ‘illegal immigrants’ are now ‘undocumented migrants’ Politically correct city government creates booklet for workers on words to avoid Foreigners and asylum seekers among many every day phrases targeted The PC … Read more
There are no more foreigners in Berlin! City council issues staff with dikat saying foreigners should be referred to as ‘inhabitants without German citizenship’ and ‘illegal immigrants’ are now ‘undocumented migrants’ Politically correct city government creates booklet for workers on words to avoid Foreigners and asylum seekers among many every day phrases targeted The PC … Read more
‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders reporters to avoid using language which may offend viewers after sending emails to staff containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent … Read more
‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders reporters to avoid using language which may offend viewers after sending emails to staff containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent … Read more
How well do YOU know these popular phrases? 24 multiple choice questions will put your knowledge of the English language to the test Tricky multiple choice quiz has been shared on US-based trivia website Playbuzz Creator collated 24 questions that will test your knowledge of popular phrases Many people have found themselves unable to achieve a … Read more
1. If information is stored on the Internet, this is called _____ computing? C) Cloud Cloud computing is essentially the storage of information (such as databases, software and storage) over the Internet (‘the cloud’). This allows you to access your information wherever you have a connection, rather than being limited to a physical device like … Read more
From ‘ultra-violent lights’ to ‘Farmer John cheese’: Embarrassed adults admit the words and phrases they’ve been saying WRONG their entire lives People revealed words they’ve misunderstood all their lives in a thread on Reddit One man believed ‘touché’ was just another way of saying ‘hello’ An Australian woman pronounced ‘lingerie’ as ‘linger-y’ until she turned … Read more