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Post title Author Posting date Number of views Number of comments
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2074 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 9029 2
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 3667 3
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2152 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5029 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8556 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 4706 0
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1254 0
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 25352 2
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 732 0
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13188 4
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 18828 5
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3864 5
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2831 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 866 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 695 6
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 34774 7
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3258 1
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 145 3
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10244 9
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 1981 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8007 1
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 12339 4
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 15953 2
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 12174 2
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 6939 1
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5419 2
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 735 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2791 0
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2267 0
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 51 0
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 192307 6
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13685 3
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5464 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 18880 4
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 4731 3
The French invasion of English André Racicot 3981 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5367 2
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10073 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3908 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1889 0
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5563 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5341 2
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 697 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 7965 4
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 152 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1922 4
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 15498 3
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6741 1
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 1980 4
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5371 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4519 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1798 2