Author: Anita L Hummel
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Why Does The Swedish Language Sound Like Singing?
My mother was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. When we were young, we teased her that her speaking sounded like she was singing. The Swedish language uses a lot of prosody in the language. It also has unique word stress with long and short vowels or consonants. Swedish uses an acute tone accent or…
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What Is It Like To Live In Sweden Without Knowing Any Swedish?
I spent a semester in Sweden during my high school years. During this time, I spent half of the day going to a course to learn Swedish, and the other half was at my school, attending the regular Swedish high school classes. In Sweden, most of the population can speak fluent English. But even if…
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Where Finland, Sweden, and Norway Meet – The Three-Country Cairn
I am fascinated by Northern Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The land has a beautiful midnight sun, but it is also where the three countries meet. Finland, Sweden, and Norway meet at Lake Goldajärvi, at a location called The Three-Country Cairn. This cairn is in a remote location on the northern border. The easiest way to…
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Is Ezoic Premium Worth It? My Experience
I have been using Ezoic ad agency for my websites. Recently they invited me to join their Premium publisher’s program. Ezoic offers some of their more experienced publishers a premium service. To use this service, you must be invited by Ezoic. I have been on the Ezoics premium service for several months and found it…
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Norway, Denmark, And Sweden Celebrate Christmas On December 24th.
It may surprise many when they go to Scandinavia to find that Christmas is celebrated on December 24, not December 25. December 25 can be a quiet day in these countries. Norway, Denmark, and Sweden celebrate Christmas on December 24 because Christmas Day was permanently reserved as a holy day. The Scandinavians also celebrate on…
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Is There A Difference Between Poverty And Living Poor?
Poverty is one of those issues that many people talk about and wonder about. But poverty and living poor are not the same things. Poverty is about a person lacking enough resources or money to provide for their necessities of life, including food, clean water, shelter, and clothing. A person can have all of these…