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Acronyms vs initialisms
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 05/01/2010
» An acronym (pronounced AK-ruh-nihm) is a word formed from the initial letters of other words and can be pronounced as a word. For example, the acronym laser is much easier to say than its components - light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. The same goes for radar (radio detection and ranging) or Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), Ielts and Toefl.
Govt prepares for teacher shortage
News, Sirikul Bunnag, Published on 04/01/2010
» Age is taking its toll on the Education Ministry, with half of the teachers at state-run primary and secondary schools now approaching retirement.
It's just not cricket (I Wish)
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/01/2010
» I write this from a dark corner of my bedroom in my mother's holiday unit in Marcoola, Queensland, a room to which I have retreated in order to escape the scourge that infects this otherwise idyllic Australian holiday I'm enjoying this week. It's cricket, and I can't escape it.