By Jason Menard
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. And while that may be true, who decided that we needed to have a special designation for each and every grain?
I’m all for a good celebration, but perhaps we’ve gone a little too far. I know, in our modern culture, everyone is special and everyone should be recognized – but aren’t we setting the bar a little low in terms of what counts as a holiday, festival, or celebration? Continue reading
By Jason Menard
Today is National Grammar Day and while there appears to be increasingly little to celebrate if you survey the linguistic landscape, perhaps it’s time to reassess where the actual blame lies.
We all know about the challenges to the language that are our youth. Schools have increasingly abdicated their obligation to teach, instead settling for the lowered bar that is comprehension. Text and on-line messaging have also conspired to diminish the language as the next generation’s current form of communication is actively impeding their ability to express themselves.
So we could blame the kids – after all, that’s the easy way to do. Continue reading
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So who’s it gonna be?
I mean, Britney was way out in the lead for a while there. Lindsay’s been putting in solid performances for a while, and even Christina has stepped up her game as of late. Would we be surprised if any of the cast of the Jersey Shore came off the bench to do it? Although, right now, our money’s on Charlie Sheen, right?
You know what I’m talking about. Who’s going to be next to kick that final field goal? Continue reading
By Jason Menard
If you build it, they will come.
No, it’s not the premise of a hokey, corn-fed baseball film. It’s the divining principle behind various levels of government willing to bet big on a prospect that is only guaranteed of doing one thing – taxing an already taxed province. Continue reading
By Jason Menard
Social media is still in its infancy – and like all infants, the various components of social media are growing and developing at varying rates. While adoption amongst the masses seems to be fairly well advanced, social media’s language skills are woefully underdeveloped.
Now this isn’t another tired old criticism of LOL-speak or the bastardization of the English language by textually active youth. What amazes me is that in today’s world – where people tend take offense to the slightest perceived insult – one social networking term has been allowed to stand without question:
Follower. Continue reading
The M-Dash by Jason Menard 