Social Media Policy- Delhi: Man uses fake social media account to meet girls, held - Devdiscourse December 6, 2022
- Partha Kar: In praise of social media for doctors - The BMJ December 6, 2022
- Analysis | The UK Could Finally Make Social Media a Safer Place - The Washington Post December 6, 2022
- Public scholar Angel Jones uses social media to provide access to education - The Alestle December 6, 2022
- Social media reactions to Jordan Travis’ return to Florida State in 2023 - Tomahawk Nation December 6, 2022
- Twitter was a pandemic haven for people with disabilities. Elon Musk’s purchase has them worried. - The Philadelphia Inquirer December 6, 2022
- How To Create A Social Media Content Plan - Search Engine Journal December 6, 2022
- Mitchell Chapman: What should the standards be for social media companies? - Berkshire Eagle December 6, 2022
- Fake social media narratives common challenge for most poll bodies: CEC - Telangana Today December 6, 2022
- 'Just mention BNP-Jamaat's misdeeds under their propaganda posts on social media' - United News of Bangladesh - UNB December 6, 2022
- Global Survey: Travelers Want More Inclusive, Authentic Content On Social Media - Hospitality Net December 6, 2022
- Perry World House event to explore social media as a tool to expose human rights violations - The Daily Pennsylvanian December 6, 2022
- Indian govt building a panel to increase social media oversight - Times Now December 6, 2022
- Congress suspends councillor over social media post - ThePrint December 6, 2022
- Kirstie Alley's death prompts social media users to Tweet 'you had a good go at it' - Daily Mail December 6, 2022
- Experts warn social media users about catfishing and cyber stalking - KATC News December 6, 2022
- Social media now required to have reporting mechanism for hate speech in NY - WRGB December 6, 2022
- Tom Brady’s Monday Night Football tirade causes social media stir as Bucs fall behind Saints. Watch it here - PennLive December 6, 2022
- Social media reacts to Kirby Smart not winning AP SEC Coach of the Year - DawgNation December 6, 2022
- Minnesota boy sharpens 'a million' pencils, builds social media following - KARE11.com December 6, 2022
- Kwantlen
- News Brief: New VP Student Life appointed, 2023 budget draft approved at KSA council meeting - The Runner December 5, 2022
- Harold Steves Has Left Richmond City Hall. And a Heck of a Legacy - TheTyee.ca December 5, 2022
- Accessible changing station opens at KPU Surrey - The Runner December 3, 2022
- Douglas Todd: Civic pride can overcome our fixation on problems - Vancouver Sun December 3, 2022
- The Lind Prize 2022 exhibition captures the ingenuity of contemporary image-making — Stir - Stir December 3, 2022
- KPU announces Molly Cross-Blanchard as the Indigenous writer-in-residence - The Runner December 1, 2022
- Vancouver snow storm recap: Alex Fraser Bridge closure strands drivers - Vancouver Sun December 1, 2022
- Surrey schools remain open while neighbouring cities’ students enjoy a snow day - Peace Arch News November 30, 2022
- Snow-related crashes leave some commuters trapped for 8 hours | CTV News - CTV News Vancouver November 30, 2022
- KPU hosts their 13th annual International Focus Week - The Runner November 28, 2022
- Surrey, Langley and East Van among development hotspots in Metro Vancouver - Vancouver Sun November 28, 2022
- International students are now able to work full time. What that means for B.C.'s economy - CBC.ca November 26, 2022
- B.C.'s post-secondary student enrolment numbers stable - Business News - Castanet.net November 25, 2022
- Ride-hailing, food-delivery workers, have your say | BC Gov News - BC Gov News November 24, 2022
- Canada's Drag Race: Kendall Gender's Age, Career & Instagram - Screen Rant November 24, 2022
- UBC
- Flexible workspace operator invests in City of London based Inigo business centres - Bdaily News December 6, 2022
- Court hears appeal from former UBC staff member on mostly-refused anti-SLAPP application against Proctorio - Ubyssey Online December 6, 2022
- Faculty of medicine learners receive 2022 Vanier scholarships - UBC Faculty of Medicine December 5, 2022
- Homesick Cooking: Curry on - Ubyssey Online December 5, 2022
- UBC In The News - UBC News December 5, 2022
- How Radioactive Materials Get Transported By Underground Tubes - Digg December 5, 2022
- Inside the unionization battle at SFU and UBC - Terrace Standard December 5, 2022
- Applied Science staff recognized with 2022 Dean's Awards - News | UBC Applied Science - UBC Applied Science December 5, 2022
- UBC crowned Canadian University Men's Rugby Champs on home turf - University of British Columbia Athletics - UBC Thunderbirds December 5, 2022
- UBC Okanagan students claim gold for light bulb invention that uses photosynthesis instead of electricity | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source - iNFOnews December 4, 2022
- LSC Postseason Week 3 Recap - D2Football.com December 4, 2022
- Nepali biz behemoth Binod says investment in Union Bank shows commitment to SL - ft.lk December 4, 2022
- 'Birds Earn Dramatic 101-100 Overtime Victory At Home vs. Alberta - University of British Columbia Athletics - UBC Thunderbirds December 4, 2022
- Jake Lee's OT winner gives UBC weekend sweep in Regina - University of British Columbia Athletics - UBC Thunderbirds December 4, 2022
- Chinese students demand justice for Urumqi fire, call for international solidarity at Thursday vigil - Ubyssey Online December 3, 2022
- Business Education
- First business school of health accepting applicants for new Exec MBA Health degree - ResponseSource December 6, 2022
- Ascension's Lisa Lavigne named Louisiana Educational Diagnostician of the Year - The Advocate December 6, 2022
- EDHEC ranked 7th best business school in Europe by the Financial Times - India Education Diary December 6, 2022
- University of Gloucestershire Joins the Pixotope Education Program to Prepare Students for Virtual Production Jobs of the Future - Business Wire December 6, 2022
- Hybrid-work environment affects health, leisure time - Business in Vancouver December 6, 2022
- ASCII Edge MSP Event Series Announced – Fresh Business Content For Growing MSPs - VARinsights December 6, 2022
- Setting up business abroad, visa free travel, children's education key reasons for obtaining second passport - ZAWYA December 6, 2022
- Legal leaders for an era of change - Financial Times December 6, 2022
- New Mexico may overhaul high school graduation requirements - The Associated Press - en Español December 6, 2022
- University of South Florida commencement ceremonies set to take place Dec. 9-10 - University of South Florida December 5, 2022
- Bracken Bower Prize 2022: proposal for book on climate tech innovators - Financial Times December 5, 2022
- Building an AI Strategy, Step-by-Step – with Dr. Shane Zabel of Raytheon - Emerj December 5, 2022
- Merit America Awarded $10M Grant From Ascendium Education Group - Business Wire December 5, 2022
- UM Today | Extended Education | An evening to celebrate graduation - UM Today December 5, 2022
- 'Shark Tank' Pirates Pitch Awards Cash, Scholarships to High School Entrepreneurs - Seton Hall University December 5, 2022
Tag Archives: words
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I had long been puzzled by how many people don’t get the saying “That’s the exception that proves the rule.” This morning it occurred to me that the opacity is not in the minds of my friends but in the phrase’s … 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
Accent-removal class
Notes Mark Liberman at Language Log: “In a better world, the speakers of the ‘standard’ variety would take a prejudice elimination class instead.”
Damned, lying lawyers
On Twitter recently I noted that, oddly enough, no word rhymes with doggerel. My friend Jonathan Mayhew tweeted back, “pettifogger hell, though it would rime with doggerel only in doggerel.” I had never even heard the word “pettifogger” before, so … Continue reading
The Art of Scolding, cont’d.
“We have somehow not successfully received your professional-development documentation,” a Dean’s Office colleague wrote me in an email early in my career at Kwantlen. The sentence both charmed and alarmed me, especially the phrase somehow not successfully received, which seemed … Continue reading
On National Grammar Day: A love letter to language
It’s fitting that I should write this post on National Grammar Day. Choosing and arranging the right words with the right endings in the right order with the right punctuation isn’t even close to the most interesting thing I could … Continue reading