What words have disappeared from the language recently.?

Every year a bunch of new words creep into the English language. Eg. blog, iPod, jihad, imam etc. What words were in use say 30 or 40 years ago but are now obsolete or gone?

Is English the only language that is butchered by the people speaking it?

There is so much slang and terrible butchering of the English language when spoken, and written, in the U.S. Does this exist in other languages such as Spanish or German, by the people who speak it all the time?

Any jobs which requires foreign language speaking with a particular accent?

I live in Brazil and I wanted to work with the English language down here, but there are already a lot of schools and teachers in Brazil teaching the american english.
The difference between them and me is that I am a british english speaker, and I can speak most of the UK accents. Maybe there [...]

What's the most popular Spanish-language tech blog?

I’m learning Spanish, and I need something interesting to help me practice reading. I’d prefer to read a blog about software development or open-source programming, but any technology topics would be good. I’d prefer an individual’s blog over an organization’s, and I’d like a native Spanish-language blog over an extension of an English-language tech blog [...]