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Post title Author Posting date Number of views Number of comments
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22073 9
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 80106 15
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7082 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4047 1
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2290 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 2927 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2076 1
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2830 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3510 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2680 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6073 1
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4254 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7141 0
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 154650 30
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 4969 8
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 69 2
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4461 0
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4105 0
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7135 1
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3070 2
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Natalie Ballard 159169 8
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 1508 6
The French invasion of English André Racicot 3954 1
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 52797 5
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5326 0
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 4875 0
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 374 5
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 167 0
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 817 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 15301 3
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4513 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7303 4