Editorial NRInglês

How old do you need to be to…?

Have you ever stopped to think that age may be a relative thing, and that it is sometimes more closely related to culture than to biology? After all, if your biological was that definite, the drinking age, for example, would be the same everywhere in the world. But that is…
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How do you say... in English?

ACHADOS E PERDIDOSLOST AND FOUND Você talvez até já tenha visto em algum país de língua inglesa a plaquinha “lost and found” na seção de achados e perdidos de aeroportos, estações de trem e outros lugares públicos. Mas você já parou para pensar que, ao…
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How to write a boring talk

I have compiled a checklist of 5 items you ought to make sure you tick while planning a talk so that you can effectively bore attendants to death. Note that for full bore-potential all boxes must be ticked, however, three or four items might suffice for the easily dulled…
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Interview - with Lucy Crichton

Troika: Tell us a little bit about your academic and professional background, especially what brought you to Brazil. Lucy Crichton: My academic background has always been connected to communication and the arts! After a diploma in art and design I moved up to London to…