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2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2177 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 9735 2
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 3847 3
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2326 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5045 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8596 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 4989 0
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1260 0
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 25804 2
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 739 0
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13320 4
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 19501 6
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3890 5
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 419 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2838 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 874 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 1033 7
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 569 2
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 35424 10
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3259 1
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 170 3
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10335 9
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 1986 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8024 1
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 13514 5
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 18671 2
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 13005 2
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7031 1
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5430 2
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 309 3
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 738 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2798 0
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2278 0
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 57 0
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 204804 8
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 414 4
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13722 3
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5500 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 19343 6
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 448 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 7134 4
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4050 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5410 2
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10096 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3927 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1922 0
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5647 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5375 2
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 711 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 8007 4
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 198 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1930 4
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 15928 3
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6769 1
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2234 4
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5393 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4533 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1804 2