‘Scandalous!’ she cried as she scanned the horizon. ‘Scandinavery if ever I saw it! These scandaroons are scantling me again. Scanscammers! Scobberlotchers! Scanderbegs! Concetta, give me a hand to check this invasion of scansionists’.
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Every now and then, a new word emerges with a clear and evocative meaning. It doesn’t happen often, I grant you. But if you read the business press these days, you may find it hard to avoid the term “Grexit.” It evokes the possibility that Greece might choose to abandon, or be forced to abandon, the euro as its currency. 623 more words
News this week that a Secondary V class in Châteauguay has been learning French as a second language from the Rosetta Stone program because a qualified French teacher could not be found prompted an incredulous reaction. 514 more words
The City of Ottawa’s bilingual policy is a “great deception” because it doesn’t provide francophones with recourse if they feel they have legitimate complaints, says Pierre Foucher, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. 311 more words