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February 2007
Gertrude Stein’s Radical Grammar
Gertrude Stein’s Radical Grammar
“Revolting” question marks, codependent commas, and the apostrophes that speak to our weakness
Language • by Kay Armatage
October 2006
Dictation-bound
Dictation-bound
Forget spelling bees - for a real challenge, try the Dictée des Amériques
Language • by Greg Gransden
October 2004
Eloquence Lost
Eloquence Lost
On Abraham Lincoln, The O.C., and the demise of the typographical mind
Language • by Charles Foran
April 2004
Idiom-proof
Idiom-proof
Why can’t the Canadian dialect match others for sparkle?
Language • by Charles Foran
February 2004
MSN Spoken Here
MSN Spoken Here
The lingo springing from the computer keyboard is the way we write
Language • by Charles Foran
November 2003
Lingua Franchise
Lingua Franchise
Mat saleh calling it English killer language. Wah. For chiak kantang, salary-men it a bit the different, lah?
Language • by Charles Foran
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