Good news for fans of the New Oxford American: that's precisely the dictionary you get if you join Team Sony (though you can also go in for the good, old Oxford English Dictionary, or four other foreign language options, even).

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In other words, every foreign language film nominated for both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film lost the first award but won the second.

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He told the Guardian that almost every other advanced country teaches a foreign language from that age, and the UK should set itself the same target.

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Picking up a musical instrument, a foreign language or some other complex new skill poses a challenge for anyone.

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The French film about a literature teacher in inner-city Paris received glowing reviews and several other wins -- including an Independent Spirit Award for best foreign-language film -- though it came up short at the Oscars and at the Cesars (France's Oscar equivalent), taking home only a writing award at the latter.

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