Posts tagged: language

You Don’t Know a Language Unless You Know How to Swear

Warning: This post is not suitable for minors. There, I’ve done my duty – if you happen to be juvenile and read this anyways, hey, I don’t blame you. That warning is sure to make this more interesting to you. When I was in primary school, obviously I had classmates from all sorts of cultures [...]

Tuesday September 14th, 2010 in , | Comments Off

French is Not the Only Endangered Language in Canada

Distinct society! Distinct society! Oh, won’t those whiny Quebecois ever shut up? That is honestly what I had been thinking for years. Yet, like an experience out of the movie District 9, I find myself now eminently able to relate to their plight. I looked around and recently realized that my own culture and language are in [...]

Monday December 21st, 2009 in , , | 2 Comments »

It’s Not “an Ask” – It’s “a Request”

President Obama is a great speaker.  He has good stage presence.  He is eloquent.  He delivers with good pacing and emphasis.  But there is one thing that he does that really irks me.  As far as I can tell, it originated with him.  It is entirely possible, maybe even probable, that it began elsewhere, but [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in , , , | 1 Comment »