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American Civil War Song: When Johnny Comes Marching Home

We were looking for the song with lyrics for an English learner that I know. I noticed that this song is one of those "age-restricted" videos on YouTube.

Native language interference | Daily Digest 26/8/19

Interesting video. But for those of us that have live in another language other than our native tongue, there are some words that I don't have to translate back and forth from English. Having been in Russia for over 3 months on my first trip, there are some words that exist only in Russian in my head. I don't have an English word for a few products, foods, spices, etc... My brain is definitely English dominant. But I'd have never guessed that when I hit Heathrow in London after over 3 months in Russia, my brain ignored English for a few hours. I'd missed my connecting flight. I was able to get a new flight speaking in English without problems or even thinking about it. So, I wasn't really aware that I wasn't hearing anybody else around me in such a busy airport. After an hour or two of sitting and chatting online (in Russian, of course) I still didn't realize that I was ignoring English until a fellow traveler asked me a simple question like "what t

We've Moved to Arizona Pink Heart White Map Shape New Home Postcard

We've Moved to Arizona Pink Heart Postcard by silhouette_emporium My grandparents were what we called "snow birds" in Alaska. They moved to Arizona for the winter months. Most of the features on this postcard are customizable. The pink background can be changed. The dark grey rustic text can be customized. The heart text symbol can be moved or changed. If you moved to Flagstaff... you can move the text south and the heart north. More moving to Arizona gifts and books at Amazon:  https://amzn.to/2ZySZsY

We've Moved to Alaska Pink Heart Postcard

We've Moved to Alaska Pink Heart Postcard by silhouette_emporium Make your own moving, new home, or housewarming announcement postcard. Create your own "We've Moved to Alaska" postcard with a simple white state shape for Alaska. There are a few islands in the Aleutians cut off. You can zoom out and show the entire map shape. You can move the heart to your village, town or city's location on the map. You can also delete the heart text symbol. The text elements can also be moved to accommodate your heart shape placement if you live in Fairbanks or villages in the north. The font style is a modern handwritten style rustic font. You can also customize the font color and style. Can you move to Alaska to escape climate change? If the climate change advocates are right, and the ocean levels rise to dangerous levels in our lifetime, keep in mind that the majority of the state's population lives on the coast. When I lived in Alaska, I was only about 25-30