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WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Business English #8: Inflation

Today’s topic: Inflation. When it comes to wealth creation, inflation and taxes are the evil twins. Together, they’re the most fearsome foes you and I face in achieving a financially secure future. For your money to grow in real terms, it needs to outpace the… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on July 2, 2008 at 4:53pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Grammar: Who versus That

Today's topic is who versus that. One of our grammar students asked this question: My pet peeve is who versus that, as in “You know Bob, he's the guy that sold me my car.” It drives me nuts. Or am I mistaken and it's just become part of the new English verbiage in the… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on July 1, 2008 at 6:15pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Business English #6: The Gold Standard

Today’s topic: The gold standard. I explained that the U.S. dollar, like most currencies throughout the world today, is a fiat currency, meaning that it’s backed by faith, rather than something physical of value. But this hasn’t always been the case. There was… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on July 1, 2008 at 2:02am — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WEL Academy: Grammar: Long Sentences

Today's topic is sentence length. Long Sentences My dad has a memorable poster in his bathroom: a diagram of a ridiculously long sentence by Marcel Proust. It’s from his masterpiece, À la recherche du temps perdu (Remembrance of Things Past, also translated as In Search… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 30, 2008 at 1:31am — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Business English #5: Compound Interest

Today’s topic: Compound interest. Albert Einstein is often quoted as having said something to the effect that compound interest is the greatest wonder of the universe. It’s an urban legend, but it packs some punch! In today’s blog, I want to tell you about the… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 26, 2008 at 3:20am — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Business English #5: Compound Interest

Today’s topic: Compound interest. Albert Einstein is often quoted as having said something to the effect that compound interest is the greatest wonder of the universe. It’s an urban legend, but it packs some punch! In today’s blog, I want to tell you about the magic of compound interest. We hear about compound interest all the time, but what is it really? Simply put, compound interest is interest you earn on your interest. And it’s a really important concept to understand, because comp… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 26, 2008 at 3:18am — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Grammar: When to leave that Out

Today's topic is the word “that.” When do you need it, and when can you leave it out? Today we’re going to talk about when it’s OK to omit the word “that” in a sentence. The sentences “The turkey sandwich I ate yesterday had too much mayonnaise” and “The turkey… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 25, 2008 at 12:01am — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Business English #4: Time Idioms

There are a lot of idioms talking about time as if it were money. You can spend time. * I spent 3 hours doing that. You can waste time. * I wasted an hour waiting for her. Time can be a waste. * It's not worth going. The whole exhibition i… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 23, 2008 at 5:38pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WEL Academy: Grammar: Everyone versus Every One

Everyone Versus Every One And astudent from Phnom Pehn, Meas, wants to know, “Is everyone one word or two?” Meas, everyone can be two words or one word, but nine times out of ten it's one word. When you use it to mean the same thing as “all people,” then it’s one word. S… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 22, 2008 at 4:46pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Business English #3: Good Debt versus Bad Debt

Hello and welcome to WELS Academy Business English for a Richer Life. Today We are going to be talking about good debt versus bad debt. Many people think that all debt is bad and is something to be avoided and paid down as quickly as possible. But, there are really tw… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 21, 2008 at 6:17pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy: Questions from our Grammar students

WELS Academy here. We get a lot of questions about things that are too short to make a whole blog by itself, so today we are going to answer a few of those short questions. So here's our first question from our WELS Grammar 2A class Dreamed Versus Dreamt Hello WELS. D.… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 19, 2008 at 6:39pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Test your critical reading skills: The Trouble With Cell Phones?

Throughout the world the cell phone has changed the way people live. We can talk to almost anyone, anywhere at anytime and it has become a powerful tool for bringing us closer together. The cell phone was invented by Marten Cooper in 1973. Marten got the idea from the television series Star Trek. Cooper gave us a way to communicate with anyone in the world whenever we want. But for each benefit we have gained, the cell phone has created an equal if not greater bother. Let's begin with the ma… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 16, 2008 at 5:25pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Business English #2 : INVESTMENT SCAMS

This is WELS ACADEMY BUSINESS ENGLISH PROGRAM and today we will be discussing how to keep clear of those nasty investment scams. One of our Royal University of Law and economics students asked: I was wondering about 801k's... whether they are for real or not. Supposedl… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 16, 2008 at 4:33pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Episode 2: GrammarMan duels with the Evil Dr. Incomplete sentences

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Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 15, 2008 at 6:43pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Business English #1 : Common Investing Mistakes

Today at WELS Academy Business English, we will take a look at the seven most common mistakes investors make and the lessons that we can be learn from them. Several students at the Royal University of Law and Economics in our Business English Program have asked… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 14, 2008 at 7:59pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Stronger than Oxford, faster than Mcgraw-Hill, Able to leap tall mistakes, It's GrammarMan

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Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 12, 2008 at 8:02pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia WELS Academy Top Ten Grammar Myths

Top 10 Language Myths: 10. A run-on sentence is a really long sentence. Wrong! They can actually be quite short. In a run-on sentence, independent clauses are squished together without the help of punctuation or a conjunction. If you write I am happy I am glad* as one sentence without a semicolon, colon, or dash between the two independent clauses, it's a run-on sentence even though it only has six words. 9. You shouldn't start a sentence with the word however. Wrong! It's fine to start… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 12, 2008 at 7:46pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia EFFECT VERSUS AFFECT

This question is from Eric on the voicemail line. "I have a question for you regarding the "affect or effect" conundrum. Please shed some light on this for me. I've read style guides but I can never remember, so I'm looking for some kind of mnemonic or something that might help."… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 11, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia What Students are Saying

"My experience about “WELS Cambodia" is very positive: It is a very good school to study English. The teachers are highly professional, patient, friendly and the lessons, that are of different kind, are always interesting, pleasant and very useful to learn this language. It is very nice also to be in classroom with other students who are from different Countries in the world. Also this aspect is important: this school is really useful to widen our horizons." Best Regards, Grazia (Italy) "I have… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 10, 2008 at 4:03am — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Student Testimonial

Tetsuro Kitamura "Before talking about how I spent my time at WELS Academy, I would like to suggest to you that if you are thinking about studying English, you should study English at WELS Academy Cambodia. . This school is wonderful! I met so many international teachers and student… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 9, 2008 at 6:47pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Which versus That

If you're confused about that versus which, don't feel bad. It's one of the most common topics people ask us about. I used to work as a technical writer, and I'd often edit documents in which people used the wrong word. More than once, I'd put in the right word, only to have clients change a perfectly fine that to a which and send it back to me. Here's the deal: some people will argue that the rules are more complex and flexible than this, but I like to make things as simple as possible, so I s… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 9, 2008 at 6:29pm — No Comments

WELS Academy Cambodia Ending a Sentence with a Preposition

Today's topic is prepositions. Here's a typical listener question: I wanted to know if you could do a podcast on not ending a sentence with prepositions. Just as Harry Potter was unfairly labeled “undesirable number one” in the latest J.K. Rowling book, ending a sentence with a preposition is often unfairly labeled “undesirable grammar construction number one” by people who were taught that prepositions have a proper place in the world, and it's not at the end of a sentence. I'm going to s… Continue

Posted by WELS Academy Cambodia on June 9, 2008 at 6:23pm — No Comments

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Posted by RW on June 4, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Heng Phan People Living With Disabilities in Cambodia

Dear Friends, Please see: http://pwds.wordpress.com For joining social network for people living with disabililies in Cambodia "Help Disabled People To Help Themself" go at http://pwdsgroup.ning.com Continue

Posted by Heng Phan on May 7, 2008 at 8:44pm — No Comments

Sam Rainsy Rooted in the Stone - My Struggle for the Revival of Cambodia

By Sam Rainsy Ravaged by genocide, coveted by powerful and predatory neighbors, submitted to a corrupt nomenklatura, choked by a neo-feudal regime, Cambodia is a martyr country, and no one knows this better than Sam Rainsy. Born into a patrician family in Phnom Penh, close to King Norodom Sihanouk, a young Rainsy knew opulence and the decline when his father, a major politician, was brutally dismissed and had to live in hiding before being assassinated. Taking refuge in Paris, the Sam f… Continue

Posted by Sam Rainsy on March 26, 2008 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Sothearith-So Tallest Building in the World.


Tallest Building in the World

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Posted by Sothearith-So on February 8, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Sothearith-So SCIENCE IN THE NEWS: Finding About Bird Flu, New studies of broken hips, and scientists find the remains of an ancient ape in Kenya.

04 February 2008


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Posted by Sothearith-So on February 4, 2008 at 11:49pm — No Comments

Hun Sen Hun Sen Biography

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Posted by Hun Sen on January 28, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

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