On Sunday it's back to college for me, so I thought I'd do a quick review of my language-related activities this summer, including what I wanted to achieve, and what I actually did end up achieving. I think I'll arrange it by language. GERMAN – I hoped to read a lot more German this summer, but I...

Found this mysterious dedication in one of the Berlitz phrasebooks I have on my shelf. The book is titled "Hebrew for Travelers", and I have no recollection of where I got it from. The inscriptions says ... well, I haven't got a clue. Looks a bit like Greek to me. Any ideas?

We have recently moved out of a neighbourhood with a large Lebanese-Australian population and my kids are starting to lose their Lebanese accents. My son in particular, who started at the local school at 4.5 years old, was "rolling" his consonants in a very Arabic fashion from quite early on and...