To: All speakers of the English language From: 42 Points on a Double Word Score Re: Your flagrant abuse of simple grammar You don’t need an apostrophe when making something plural. So stop doing it. Update: Yes, I see the irony in using a sentence fragment while imploring people to improve their grammar. But I… Continue reading Urgent Memo
Category: Rantin’
The Globe gets sloppy, Joe gets ranty
So I was cruising the ol’ interweb today at work (fear not, Canadian taxpayer, it was a designated break time) and decided to read the latest missive from Nero on the state of the fires in Rome Richard Peddie’s latest soothing words on the state of Leafs Nation. As I scanned the article I was… Continue reading The Globe gets sloppy, Joe gets ranty
This may be good for the media but it is bad for my smug sense of self satisfaction
Came across this in the Globe this morning. If you can’t be bothered, the story basically says that a court ruling in Ontario has created a “public interest principle” in cases of libel cases involving the news media. Before this ruling, Canadian libel law was fairly protective of people’s reputations. Unlike in the US, where… Continue reading This may be good for the media but it is bad for my smug sense of self satisfaction
Off-Topic: Wha-bam!
This isn’t so much about “communications” or “the media” but, as I’ve mentioned before, it’s my ego-domain and I’ll post what I want to. So, to all those Maple Leaf fans and other Alfie haters who read this site: Eat it.
Under the influence
Ok, I admit, this post would probably feel more at home over at The New PR or some other site where the ubiquitous notion of a “brand” is discussed on a regular basis but what the heck, it’s my blog and I’ll go off topic if I want to. First, some necessary background. By day… Continue reading Under the influence
Globe, Globe, Globe
Several weeks ago, Paul Wells noted on his popular blog “Inkless Wells” that the Globe and Mail was planning a massive design overhaul – a fact later confirmed by a dear friend of mine who toils as a copy editor for the aforementioned Globe. I was excited and somewhat wary – during my time as… Continue reading Globe, Globe, Globe
Faith in humanity? Check.
Much to the chagrin of my mother, I often find myself perilously close to the line dividing healthy skepticm and all-out cynicism. While I champion the application of critical thought in almost all areas of life, I, like many other intelligent and sophisticated 20-somethings in this day and age, too often cross the line into… Continue reading Faith in humanity? Check.
Perhaps the mountain imagery is a little too apt
Warning: This post will be long and of little interest to the broader community. But it’s about hockey, for what that’s worth. Last night, I attended a Hockey Canada Summit hosted by the Ottawa District Hockey Association. Essentially, Hockey Canada wants to engage the people involved in the grassroots of hockey in this country to… Continue reading Perhaps the mountain imagery is a little too apt