Tag: language
The influence of pop culture on language
Up until a few months ago, if someone had said “Good soup” to me without any context, I would have stared at them in...
Stop policing women’s language
Women are often criticized for the way they speak. Teenage girls are lambasted for their vocal fry and reliance on filler words such as...
Canada: the official bilingual country with a near-monolingual population
Canada is a bilingual country with English and French being its two officially spoken languages.
Yet, according to the official Canada website, as of 2016,...
Year of Indigenous Languages ends, revitalization remains crucial
It is coming to the end of the year, a time which many people are sharing memories of the past months and reflecting on...