http://dir.salon.com/topics/english/?source=rss&aim=english en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/28/anglo_conformity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/28/anglo_conformity/index.html?source=rss How to pronounce Sotomayor, part 2. What's this country all about, anyway? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/27/pronouncing_sotomayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/27/pronouncing_sotomayor/index.html?source=rss An accent on the last syllable is unnatural, says a National Review fearmonger. Does he understand English? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/26/english_only_lpga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/26/english_only_lpga/index.html?source=rss The LPGA says its new rules requiring English-fluency are for the good of the golfers. But what about the TV ratings? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/28/english/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/28/english/index.html?source=rss For two centuries, English mastery has equaled power. Will Chinglish, Spanglish and Hinglish topple that great linguistic empire? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/26/tipu_sultan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/09/26/tipu_sultan/index.html?source=rss In Karnataka, the sword of Tipu Sultan still cuts By Christine Kenneally Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/05/16/gladiator_accents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/05/16/gladiator_accents/index.html?source=rss A funny thing happened to Russell Crowe's accent on the way to the Colosseum. By Donald D. Groff Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/04/13/translate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/04/13/translate/index.html?source=rss The scoop on finding a translator in Egypt, getting a cheap seat on a half-empty plane and planning a cross-country train trek. By Hank Hyena Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/02/04/streakers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/02/04/streakers/index.html?source=rss Sailor dances in his birthday suit at Aussie football match. English waitress brightens up bowls championship in the buff. By Susan McKinney de Ortega Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/10/15/mexico/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1999/10/15/mexico/index.html?source=rss I was his English teacher, 14 years older. But on the beach in Mazatlan, love is love. By Ann Douglas Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/11/douglas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/11/douglas/index.html?source=rss Women at elite universities may have broken the ivory ceiling, but they're still battling old-fashioned discrimination. By Chris Colin Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/04/said/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/10/04/said/index.html?source=rss In his new memoir, "Out of Place," Edward Said brings his exile into focus and finds a home between his past and his future. By Dave McCoy Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/27/gomez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/27/gomez/index.html?source=rss Gomez steal from groups like the Beatles, the Band and the Who. But after classic pastiche records like "Paul's Boutique," nicking good riffs just makes you boring. By Maria Russo Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/27/sedgwick/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/27/sedgwick/index.html?source=rss Battling cancer, a nice male psychoanalyst and her own sexual demons, the diva of queer theory learned a new way of living. By Mark Athitakis Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/11/25/reviewc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/11/25/reviewc/index.html?source=rss The Robyn Hitchcock Hour: Jonathan Demme's mesmerizing documentary 'Storefront Hitchcock' brings an unlikely pop singer to the silver screen. By Maria Russo Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1998/11/25/25feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1998/11/25/25feature/index.html?source=rss A revisionist argues that historians have turned the authoritarian, conformist puritans into reflections of their own complex, Harvard-educated selves. By Matthew McAllester Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/07/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/07/07/feature/index.html?source=rss Matthew McAllester reports from France on the differing passions of Serbian, English and French soccer fans. By Ethan Zindler Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/30/posta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/30/posta/index.html?source=rss Ethan Zindler reports that threat and theft take over the town of Lens during the England-Colombia World Cup match. By Joshua Cohen Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/05/12/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/05/12/feature/index.html?source=rss On summer vacation, Joshua Cohen and a fellow English teacher based in Hunan venture into the rural north to visit their star student -- and get a glimpse of rural realities. By Gina Arnold Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1998/04/07/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1998/04/07/sharps/index.html?source=rss Decksanddrumsandrockandroll By Denis Johnson Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/10/01/01school/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/10/01/01school/index.html?source=rss The important thing about home schooling isn't getting away from school. It's getting back into your home. By Karl Taro Greenfeld Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss You move abroad, and suddenly you're making more money and dating sexier women than you ever could in the states. So why aren't you happy? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1997/08/05/postmark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/1997/08/05/postmark/index.html?source=rss There's more to London than the Savoy and the Tate -- like erotic exhibitions, cappuccino shops and Dickens' commode. By Anthony Cody Thu, 28 May 2009 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1997/06/17/cody970617/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1997/06/17/cody970617/index.html?source=rss An inner-city teacher reflects on the murder of New York teacher Jonathan Levin.