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DOESN’T ANYONE SPEAK ENGLISH AROUND HERE??

Ever wonder just how multilingual your state is? The Modern Language Association has an incredibly cool online application that lets you pick a state, pick a language, and map out the density of speakers in the region. Above is a map showing Spanish speakers in New York.

(Thanks to MemeFirst for this one!)


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I'm Clive Thompson, the author of Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better (Penguin Press). You can order the book now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Powells, Indiebound, or through your local bookstore! I'm also a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Wired magazine. Email is here or ping me via the antiquated form of AOL IM (pomeranian99).

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