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languages Woman speaking Shaetlan Rob Beschizza

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language Codifying "Boomerspeak" and debating the ethics of poking fun at it Cory Doctorow

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acting Hollywood accent coach looks at 28 actors portraying US presidents Mark Frauenfelder

excellent Bill & Ted 3 announced Rob Beschizza

language Dialect quiz tracks down where you grew up Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Generative adversarial network produces a "universal fingerprint" that will unlock many smartphones Cory Doctorow

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accents Dialect coach critiques 28 movie accent performances Mark Frauenfelder

News North Korea: Operatives exploited Facebook, LinkedIn, other social media sites to get money and dodge sanctions Xeni Jardin

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