Language usage, as I am using the term (others will have different ways of using it), is concerned with how we use language for specified purposes. My study of language usage includes an interest in how power at times distorts language, because it has the power to do so. Language usage also concerns itself with the distinction between rhetoric and reality. As well, the category is concerned with the formal, systematic study of rhetoric, and with humanity’s attempts to define reality.
Byung-Chul Han is author of In the Swarm: Digital Prospects (2017) among other recent books
/0 Comments/in Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan PillI have been reading In the Swarm: Digital Prospects (2017) in recent weeks. Today I need to return it to the Toronto Public Library. I look forward to placing a hold on again in future, so that I can read it further. The author is Byung-Chul Han; I look forward to reading other books by […]
Humber Bay Parks – Architectural Project Public Meeting Mon., Oct. 30, 2017 Mimico Library
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFollowing message is from CCFEW (an organization that would hugely benefit from having a shorter and catchier name): Humber Bay Parks – Architectural Project Public Meeting Monday, October 30 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. & 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Mimico Centennial Public Library 47 Station Road, Lower Floor Auditorium This meeting on Monday is to present […]
Hansard transcript of Oct. 17, 2017 hearing at Queen’s Park regarding OMB Reform is now available
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Language usage, Long Branch, Long Branch Character Guidelines, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe Hansard transcript of the Bill 139 (OMB Reform) hearing at Queen’s Park on Oct. 17, 2017 hearing is now available. A transcript of the hearing on the same legislative topic, held the previous day on Oct. 16, is also available. By way of introducing the contents of the Oct. 17 hearing, which I attended in person, I’ve […]
Oakville mayor, Mississauga deputy city solicitor, and former Toronto chief planner speak out at Oct. 17, 2017 OMB Review hearing
/0 Comments/in Language usage, Long Branch, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate A recent post is entitled: Hansard transcript of Oct. 17, 2017 hearing at Queen’s Park regarding OMB Reform is now available [End] I was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend a committee hearing at Queen’s Park on Oct. 17, 2017 regarding the Provincial government’s proposed OMB Reform legislation. I have sent in my own […]
Hansard transcript of Oct. 16, 2017 Bill 139 committee hearing at Queen’s Park regarding Bill 139 (proposed OMB Reform legislation)
/0 Comments/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Language usage, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillYou can access the transcript here: Committee Documents: Standing Committee on Social Policy – 2017-Oct-16 – Bill 139, Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 Previous posts about OMB and Bill 139 Click here for previous posts about Bill 139 > Click here for previous posts about the OMB >
Of stories & frames: Oct. 18, 2017 New York Times article highlights research by Amy Cuddy about body language & related topics
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan PillAn Oct. 18, 2017 New York Times Magazine article is entitled: “When the RevolutionCame for Amy Cuddy: As a young social psychologist, she played by the rules and won big: an influential study, a viral TED talk, a prestigious job at Harvard. Then, suddenly, the rules changed.” I found the article of interest, as I’ve had […]
Comments from Colleen O’Marra regarding next steps for the Preserved Stories website
/2 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe photo on the right of a small sample of artifacts from the 1984 dig at the Colonel Samuel Smith homestead site at 85 Forty First Street in Long Branch is from a blog post dated June 23, 2012. A previous post is entitled: Heads-up regarding next steps for the Preserved Stories website At that […]
Comments from Jaan Pill regarding August 2017 Long Branch Character Guidelines draft
/0 Comments/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Language usage, Long Branch, Long Branch Character Guidelines, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillMy previous comments, regarding an earlier, February 2017 version of the Long Branch Character Guidelines draft, are at a post entitled: Input from Jaan Pill of Preserved Stories regarding Feb. 7, 2017 Long Branch Guidelines Draft My current comments address the more recent, August 2017 version of the Guidelines draft. The latter draft, on which my […]
Plain Language Is for Everyone, Even Experts: Nielsen Norman Group, Oct. 8, 2017
/0 Comments/in Language usage, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn Oct. 8, 2017 Nielsen Norman Group article is entitled: Plain Language Is for Everyone, Even Experts.” The summary for the article reads: “Professionals want clear, concise information devoid of unnecessary jargon or complex terms. Plain language benefits both consumers and organizations.”