language | The Walrus

A girl lays on her back pointing up at clouds in the shapes of letters.

Language / October 2019

Why Language Is Cool

October 7, 2019February 6, 2020 - by Yann Martel

Words are as close to immortality as you’ll ever get

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Illustration by Brandon Celi

Language / March 2016

Snunkoople

December 18, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Michael Hingston

What makes a word funny?

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A woman sitting at a desk, petting her cat

September 2014 / Theatre

Finding the Words

September 9, 2014January 14, 2020 - by Eric Andrew-Gee

Linda Gaboriau’s struggle to translate a hit Quebec play

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Illustration of Rob Ford on the front page of the Toronto Star

Books / March 2014

Speaking in Tongues

February 17, 2014January 7, 2020 - by Emily M. Keeler

A bold first novel reshapes language for the surveillance era

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April/May 2004 / Language

For Want of a Comma

April 12, 2004December 23, 2019 - by Paul Wilson

Exploring the two sides of a punctuation debate

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