Social Media Policy- ANOC hosts social media webinar focussing on TikTok - Insidethegames.biz January 23, 2022
- How to Avoid Unwanted Photos on Social Media - The Wall Street Journal January 23, 2022
- Internal investigation of Annapolis police interviews posted on social media completed without clear conclusion - Capital Gazette January 23, 2022
- This media is history: Before motion pictures, TV, and social media, the stereoscope ruled - The Columbus Dispatch January 23, 2022
- Birju Maharaj, Michelle Obama's Birthday Jig, Tonga Volcano: This Week's Social Media Trends - BloombergQuint January 23, 2022
- social media Archives | RIFF Magazine - RIFF January 23, 2022
- Back to school: What to remember before posting pictures to social media - IOL January 23, 2022
- Niners fans celebrate dramatic win over Packers on social media - San Francisco Chronicle January 23, 2022
- Meet 3-year-old singing wonder kid who is social media star - Kalinga TV January 23, 2022
- Aaron Rodgers Gets Roasted on Social Media Following Packers’ Loss to 49ers - Sports Illustrated January 23, 2022
- Kwantlen
- Richmond experienced the second-lowest population growth in 20 years - Richmond News January 23, 2022
- Langley students can start trades training while in high school – Aldergrove Star - Aldergrove Star January 21, 2022
- Nominations Now Open For Annual Small Business BC Awards – FVN - Fraser Valley News January 20, 2022
- Penis-centric views of masculinity are linked to prejudiced attitudes toward women, according to a new study - PsyPost January 14, 2022
- Langley university classes mostly virtual due to Omicron – Aldergrove Star - Aldergrove Star January 12, 2022
- 'Canadians Shouldn't Forget About This' - TheTyee.ca January 12, 2022
- KPU Arts Speaker Series to address climate science, policy, and research - The Runner January 8, 2022
- Alliance of B.C. Students polling campuses for provincial lobbying priorities - The Runner January 7, 2022
- UBC
- Hartley's Sports Shorts; Sunday, January 23rd - My PG Now January 23, 2022
- Tumusiime-Mutebile, Africa's Longest-Serving Bank Governor, Dies - Bloomberg January 23, 2022
- Indian-origin professor at UBC creates world's first molecular-level analysis of Omicron - Republic World January 23, 2022
- 'Birds topple TRU for 13th consecutive victory - UBC Thunderbirds January 23, 2022
- 'Birds enter Sunday in third place - UBC Thunderbirds January 23, 2022
- Cannabis-impaired driving more than doubled since legalization, UBC study finds - Vancouver Sun January 23, 2022
- B.C. researchers uncover mechanism that keeps large whales from drowning while feeding on krill - CTV News Vancouver January 23, 2022
- Family, friends, co-workers remember Silas during services at Union Baptist Church - The State Journal-Register January 22, 2022
- Business Education
- In Nigeria, Not Much Makes Sense | Business Post Nigeria - Business Post Nigeria January 23, 2022
- Increasing MSMEs’ share in GDP to 40% by 2025 is a herculean task: AIMA - The Financial Express January 23, 2022
- 'This is the breaking point': Staffing struggles plague schools across Wisconsin - Madison.com January 23, 2022
- Boeing and Injaz Al Arab expand partnership towards a greater impact - Khaleej Times January 23, 2022
- Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s transition team lays out hundreds of suggestions for first 100 days - cleveland.com January 23, 2022
- Las Vegas Resident Enjoys a Three-week Adventure through Egypt - Africa.com January 23, 2022
- Traveling along Namibia's Skeleton Coast - Africa.com January 23, 2022
- Key Appointment in Promoting Conservation as an African Growth Sector - Africa.com January 23, 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