University Canada West- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- University Canada West - UCW Professor Dr. Jafar Heydari Named Among the World's Top 2% Scientists - Education News Canada September 23, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- Scenes From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Los Alamos Daily Post August 7, 2025
- University Canada West - University Canada West Announces New Interim Chairs for its Departments for 2025 - Education News Canada May 7, 2025
- The Best 8 Reasons to Study at University Canada West - vocal.media April 28, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- Social Media Reacts to ASU's New QB - Sports Illustrated January 7, 2026
- One month in, Australian teens react to social media ban | story | Kids News - CBC January 7, 2026
- Richmond City Council postpones vote to censure Mayor Eduardo Martinez over antisemitic social media posts - ABC7 San Francisco January 7, 2026
- Court appears skeptical of Meta, social media companies’ bid to cut off addiction suits - Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly January 7, 2026
- Texas teachers union claims 'wave of retaliation' over social media reactions to Charlie Kirk's death - Fortune January 7, 2026
- 'May you lose in such a manner...': Vivek-hater drafts letter after Ramaswamy says he is off social media - Times of India January 7, 2026
- Trump supports fired Ravens coach John Harbaugh on social media: ‘TOTAL WINNERS!!!’ - Baltimore Sun January 7, 2026
- Vivek Ramaswamy quits social media, says he’s seen surge in racist tweets | RISING - The Hill January 7, 2026
Monthly Archives: November 2015
More on Clichés …
From professor Jonathan Mayhew: One of Orwell’s sillier pieces of writing advice is “Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.” Orwell advises “scrapping of every word or idiom which … Continue reading
Clichés Used in Journalism
The Washington Post compiles a helpful list; it’s up to 200. I am guilty of using the following in speaking (and the first one listed here in writing, too – alas): Any “not-un” formulation (as in “not unsurprising that you’d … Continue reading
Writing and editing for the computer screen
Lawyer and language genius Bryan Garner over at LawProse.org spells out, in typically lucid fashion, how to compose documents when you know they will be read on a computer screen rather than on paper. 1.Summarize. It’s important to learn the … Continue reading
No Word
A friend in the media emailed me this morning: “Everyone keeps talking about hostages having been taken in Paris. Doesn’t the word ‘hostage’ imply a demand on the part of the terrorists? They made no demands; they intended all along … Continue reading
Ricotta / Ree-goat
In Fairport, New York, where I grew up, there were lots of Italian American families, and I had many Italian American friends (still do). I married an Italian American from Liverpool, New York, and have a son from this marriage … Continue reading
“Sedulous aping”
“Memory” – or memoria – is one of the five canons of classical rhetoric. Write Brett and Kate McKay in their excellent blog “The Art of Manliness”: Anciently, almost all rhetorical communication was done orally in the public forum. Ancient … Continue reading
“Epic translation success”
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