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Is language a reflection of culture — or the other way around? In her online column, “The Language Lady,” Lanartco English instructor Louise Egan looks at word origins, language changes, and word trends – in English, as well as Spanish, French, German, or whatever country or native tongue happens to be the current target of linguistic inquiry. Past articles include: Gaelic Go Bragh! (a nearly dead language holds on for dear life); Going Green (carbon footprints anyone?); and Your Word Order, Please (from Starbucks menu strategy to why nobody ever has a “red, big balloon). For the grammar-minded, you can finally learn the difference between “lie” and “lay;” and find out just where The Endangered Semi-colon is hiding these days. Check it all out at:  http://thelanguagelady.blogspot.com/