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American Dictionary of the English Language (1828 Facsimile Edition)

This 1828 facsimile reprint of the first American Dictionary documents the quality of Biblical education which raised up American statesmen capable of forming our Constitutional Republic. Webster traced roots in twenty-six languages, and gives examples from classical literature and the Bible. Comprehensive introductions are presented for language and grammar. It has been described by one Christian scholar as “the greatest reprint of the twentieth century.” The added biography by Rosalie Slater, “Noah Webster, Founding Father of American Scholarship and Education,” describes his contribution to many fields and records his conversion to Christ.

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Tips To Learn French Quickly

Contrary to popular belief, learning how to speak a new language does not have to take a long time. Nothing is more natural; it can actually be quite a bit of fun to master a new language! Focus on the opportunities that speaking another language can bring. You’ll have an easier time when you travel. For one thing, it can make traveling much simpler. Not only that, but you may find you can talk to more people right where you live. You are also required to know another language for many jobs today. The language that is used the most in the United States, next to English, is French.

In certain areas, more people speak French than English. Knowing how to speak and translate French into other languages is a valuable skill to have.

When you speak a new language, you want to be understood, which is why you first want to have a French accent or ‘tongue.’ You really want to be able to speak French well and have people understand you; this is more fundamental than the grammar or even knowing many words. If you want to quickly get into the habit of speaking French, get anything you can find written in French and read it out loud. Read out loud from French magazines and practice repeating phrases you hear in French from fluent speakers. This process can show you how to use proper inflections and using words in the right order and even the way idioms are used in French. Start practicing this whenever you can; you may be surprised to find that it’s fun. Think of how it felt to learn songs when you were a child; this can be similar. An important skill to acquire is to practice thinking in the new language. This takes some work, but as you are going about your day try to translate your thoughts into French. You will have to practice this, so don’t be in a hurry. Periodically throughout your day ask yourself how you would say the words you are thinking in French. The more often you do this, the better you will be at it. You will be surprised at how fast you will be able to do this translation process once you practice it for a while. At some point, you will become so accustomed to this that you won’t even have to make an effort; you’ll just find yourself thinking in French. If you know how to think in French you can work on saying those thoughts out loud–the key to truly interacting in French.

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It helps if you follow a plan. No matter what course or system you use, it has to be done in a certain logical order. You can’t learn everything at once; you have to start somewhere and move forward bit by bit. It’s best to start with more basic things, like the days of the week, hours on the clock and simple phrases. If you want to speed up your progress, don’t try to learn the language’s grammar right away; start, rather, with vocabulary. It’s best to stick to the rules of the system you are using and not jump from one chapter or section to another at random. The people who put together these programs know the best way to lay it all out. Changing the order can cause you to miss something important. Why would you make things harder for yourself?

There are many good reasons to learn a second language, but discovering the best way can be difficult.

You might be tempted to just head to the bookstore and pick up the latest book on french language programs. A class is a great idea, and so is meeting people who are fluent. There really are many options to learn French or other languages. Have fun with it!

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Sales Letter Writing: Tips On How To Be A Better Writer

Successful internet marketers were able to reach their high profit goals because they worked hard for it. There is no true get rich quick scheme, and the closest that you can get to it is by earning a few hundreds or thousands of dollars using shady techniques that will not last long. Either the search engines eventually find out about it and get you penalized or that technique easily becomes obsolete. The true road to online business success is perseverance, a good product or service to offer your customers, and often, a well written sales letter. Just ask Yanik Silver and all the other similarly successful internet marketers and they will surely agree to these qualities.

That is why it is important that you will be able to create a convincing and effective sales copy. You need one that will actually result to a high conversion percentage and not just to inform your customer about your service or product. Because if your letter does the latter, then it is not a sales copy but more of a typical advertisement. And that is the difference between an ad and a sales letter. A sales copy always has a call to action and it should focus more on the benefits and not just on the features of the product.

But there is more to sales letter writing that has been mentioned already. The following are some tips that you can follow to help improve your writing skills.

Brush up on your grammar.

Many people tend to disregard the importance of good grammar, but in writing sales letters, all the more that you should practice it. From the right subject and verb agreement to correct spelling, all of these contribute to adding a sense of reputation to your sales copy and to yourself as well. The problem with many internet marketers, they do not value the power of good grammar. To them as long as they can put together words into sentences and then sentences into paragraphs, then they are all good to go. If you want an effective sales letter, you need to write it perfectly. If you cannot do it right, at least hire a good copywriter for the job.

Get Yourself A Mentor

Many years ago, and perhaps it is still happening today, the best way for a person to learn a craft is by studing under the tutelage of a master craftsman. So if you wanted to be a cook, you study under a great chef. The same goes with writing although it is not anymore practical to spend months and even years to actually work, physically, right beside an accomplished copywriter. This is where home study courses can be most effective. You get to study on your own time and at your own pace.

Get some sales letter templates.

This is one of the quickest approach to improving your sales copy writing. You can get the Instant Sales Letters or similar packages where you are given a variety of sales letters that you can modify, rewrite and adapt to your specific marketing needs. The format of the letter is there you just have to fill in the details. Of course you still have to edit your final letter so that it can be free of grammar errors and that the sentences flow smoothly and convincingly.

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