‘Whatever,’ the princess has said. ‘I am now used to every pronunciation.’
Tag Archives: speech
The wonder of speech, according to a top neurolinguist
Andrea Moro’s commentary, combined with wonder and whimsy
Queen to Justin Trudeau: ‘Thank you for making me feel so old’
A tart response to a laudatory toast by the PM
Sah-ry, eh? We’re in the midst of the Canadian Vowel Shift
The old vowels are ‘oot’: Canadians are changing how we speak, though none of us are noticing. Linguists might know why.
Jim Flaherty: ‘Do it for your country’
The prepared text of a speech—an interesting, perhaps even charming, and apparently quite personal speech—delivered today by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to students at the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey School of Business.
What students can learn from Snooki
Maybe that $32,000 Rutgers bill wasn’t a (complete) waste of money
The king’s (totally crazy) speech: selections from Gadhafi’s address
‘Moammar Gadhafi is not a normal person that you can poison or lead a revolution against’
‘Canada is, and always has been, our country’
The prepared text for the Prime Minister’s remarks to supporters this afternoon to celebrate the fifth anniversary of his government.
Queen’s Remembrance Day soapbox
Why pay tribute to war veterans when you can make divisive political statements instead?