Language | Effective Communications

Acronyms That Mean Something Else: PUB, BRA And PLN

by Hanifa K. Cook | Feb 2, 2012 | English, Language

Acronyms shorten the use of full names. In some cases, such as these ones, PUB, BRA and PLN, they have different meaning depending on how they are used. Here are the 3 acronyms which can be words with real meaning in a language.

How To Relief Your Child’s Stress And Manage It In One Minute (Part 2 Of 2)

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 12, 2012 | Language

Part 2 reveals how you can relief your child’s stress in under 1 minute. It is not a scientific or a religious remedy. A simple method that does not require you to scold, ignore, reprimand or be impolite. (SIRI)

Google Chat Lost In Translation? “Chinese Fight Here”

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 10, 2012 | Internet, Language

Here’s another reason that you shouldn’t be using the online dictionary to help you with translation. While browsing on Youtube, I came across a video lesson on how to use Google chat to translate Mandarin to English. This is what I have discovered.

A Beginner’s Secret Technique: Three Word Sentence Works Like Magic

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 8, 2012 | English, Language, Learning Skills

If you are struggling to make sentences using a foreign language, why not try this secret technique? It is so simple yet many of us take it for granted. It is a personal secret of mine which has proven successful regardless of age and language. Share it with your friends, use it to teach your toddlers and make use of it when you are speaking a foreign language for the first time. It works like magic.

What Language Should You Speak To Your Pre-School Child, If You Know More Than One Language?

by Hanifa K. Cook | Jan 4, 2012 | Language

No matter how many languages my child can speak, she will only be at peace with speaking the languages her parents understands the most. It brings me back to the home where I grew up. My parents do not speak English, so we only speak Malay to them because we know they understand this language and therefore will understand us.

Writing Is A Way To Lose Your Memory, So Pay Attention

by Hanifa K. Cook | Dec 26, 2011 | Language, Learning Skills, Writing

Contrary to popular belief, taking notes does not improve memory. It merely helps us store information in auxiliary memory, analogous to data and information in the computer which is stored for future use. I never understood this logic until recently when I wanted so badly to FORGET things I don’t want to remember.