10 reasons to learn Auslan (BANZSL)

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Auslan or BANZSL (British, Australian, New Zealand Sign Language) is a sign language which originates from a deaf sign language used in Britain during the 19th Century. Contrary to a common belief, not all sign languages are the same. For example, ASL (American Sign Language) is very different to BSL (British Sign Language). Also, signed languages are not just word for word spoken language signed but they have their own syntax, grammar and word origins. Also, some countries actually have sign language as one of their official languages, for example: New Zealand. 

I'm going to give you ten reasons to learn Auslan (the sign language in Australia).

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Does K-Pop have ancient origins?

K-Pop for those who don't know is K(orean)-Pop (Music). It is based on American Pop music and American Hip-Hop. In Korea, boy bands and girl bands are more popular than solo artists. Bands are generally made up of more members than most western bands. Some bands have up to 13 members. Some popular bands are 2PM, Miss A, Super Junior and 2ne1. Please listen to a couple of their songs before watching this video below if you haven't heard of K-Pop before.

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Also Pop Quiz answers:
#1 Those nine languages are the nine most spoken languages in the world.
#2 Dutch is before Norwegian and Vietnamese is before Italian because there are more Dutch speakers than Norwegian and the same for Vietnamese and Italian. This also applies to all the languages on the list.