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Technology is turning us into fast talkers

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Oct. 31, 2011 Hello-everybody-welcome-to-the-program-it’s-nice-to-see-you-today-I’m-your-boyfriend-George-Stroumboulopoulos-it’s-going-to-be-a-hell-of-a-program-I’m-excited! From Strombo to Jon Stewart, let’s agree that some broadcast hosts can ta… Continue reading →

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Are we trivializing the language of death?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

May 19, 2011 I recently discovered that an old friend, whom I hadn’t seen for several years, had passed away. It came as a shock. I didn’t know how to reach her family, so I did the only thing I could think of to connect: I looked her up on Facebo… Continue reading →

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The Business of Language

Posted on August 6, 2007 by

August 6, 2007 It’s a languid summer afternoon and I’m tasked with fashioning a light radio piece on what not to wear to work. Two stylish men lolling outside a Bay Street office tower are my first victims. One of them tells me that men wearing ly… Continue reading →

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Love’s Language Lost

Posted on July 12, 2007 by

July 12, 2007 Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there used to be a language of love. I mean a tactile language you could plunge into and swim around in, caressed by the largesse of words. I used to anguish over the right words to put in a… Continue reading →

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