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Can language apps teach you to speak a foreign language?

by Dennis Beaver | advertising, business, consumer, language, technology

March 29, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver “I was asked to look into Spanish-language-learning programs for our insurance brokerage sales staff. Your past articles are highly critical of Babbel and Rosetta Stone. Their commercials claim to have a method of teaching languages...

Can they kick you out of an AYCE restaurant for eating too much?

by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, language, management, restaurant

January 24, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all seen news stories where giant swarms of locusts descend on farmers’ fields and within minutes decimate their crops. But, did you know there is a human version? That’s right, human “locusts” devouring plate after plate,...

Own a Business? Beware of False Friends

by Dennis Beaver | advertising, consumer, language

June 11, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Our stories that discussed learning a foreign language and DEI led to several phone calls from call center and sales supervisors in the worlds of insurance and financial planning. One pointed out, “The market of people speaking an...

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