Archive for category: Linguistics

Gayest voice in British podcasting attempts to pronounce ‘Dundas’    (2013.01.16)

Extremely supergay Moncole podcast host takes supergay stab at pronouncing “Dundas,” fails

The word is ‘expat’    (2012.05.09)

It is not ex-pat

Newfoundlanders do not get ‘disorientated’    (2012.05.04)

Kevin Rushby misquotes a Newfoundlander

Canadian Word of the Year 2011    (2012.04.11)

Two or three variants of the same word: orange and Ornge

How many times has English been used in the Quebec legislature?    (2011.11.30)

About 373 times since 1996

Interview with ‘Lingua Franca’ about Canadian English    (2011.11.21)

ABC Radio National’s Lingua Franca interviewed me about Canadian English and Organizing Our Marvellous Neighbours

David Crystal’s hundred words    (2011.10.20)

David Crystal tells the story of English in 100 words, here presented in a form you can actually read

Of course Siri will work in Canada    (2011.10.10)

Of course Siri will work in Canada. Spoken Canadian English is American English. Now, French becomes another issue

Pejorative of the year    (2011.09.26)

Namefags