31As Suzanne Wertheim, linguistic anthropologist, notes: Our linguistic choices can amplify a message. Or they can muddy it, and lessen its impactMarch 26, 2020/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
32Especially taking into account research in support of early childhood education, I strongly support the ongoing strike efforts of Ontario’s public school teachersFebruary 21, 2020/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter, Stratford/by Jaan Pill
33Recent report, indicating half of Perth-Huron households earn less than a living wage, gives rise to reflections; I have shared a 2017 EKOS report about shifting meaning of middle classNovember 30, 2019/1 Comment/in Commentary, Newsletter, Southwestern Ontario, Stratford/by Jaan Pill
34Can rule of law address phenomena whereby power ‘speaks its own language’?October 11, 2019/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
35Documents from Toronto Pearson noise management forum meetings bring to mind November 2019 Atlantic article about noiseOctober 8, 2019/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill
36Shakespeare concerned himself with intersection of metaphor and materiality. Also at this post: Rezoning application for 457 Richmond Street West, Toronto, now at Divisional CourtSeptember 8, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter, Southwestern Ontario, Stratford, Toronto/by Jaan Pill
37In the early 1900s, Amsterdam conservationists helped preserve the city’s remaining canals; however, by then, its much-admired maritime vista had disappeared – thanks to a new railroad stationJuly 6, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill
38Evidence can (alas) be used as Iago uses it in OthelloMay 9, 2019/0 Comments/in Language usage, Newsletter, Stratford/by Jaan Pill
39To install a handrail, first locate the wall-studs; a YouTube video will show you howMay 8, 2019/0 Comments/in Language usage, Newsletter, Stratford/by Jaan Pill
40As a blogger and local history enthusiast, I have encountered sufficient personas to populate many works of fictionJanuary 23, 2019/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill