Archive : April 2011

Happenings on the May calendar

After the long Manitoba winter has finally departed, it figures that May would be merry. At last, the arrival of spring weather along with all its wonderful and long-awaited outdoor activities. In this climate of extremes, we really deserve t...

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Royal pomp and pageantry

During a chat with a female friend a couple of weeks ago, I was asked whether or not I would be watching the “royal wedding.” Not realizing it was a particularly important event, I paused before answering, baffled at being asked t...

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Off with their heads!

In March 1999, Twisty Tongue dealt with eponyms, words that grow from a personal name. I offered such examples as sadism, leotard, nicotine, maverick, volt, dunce, boycott, cardigan, quisling and shrapnel. In June, 2000, the verb &...

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Mixed-up and mangled metaphors

Think about it: • If a bus station is where a bus stops and a train station is where a train stops, what’s supposed to happen at a work station? • If Fed Ex and UPS merged would they call the new compan...

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The youth vote

If you want youth to pay attention, don’t turn to traditional media outlets — radio, newspapers and even television just don’t cut it anymore — they’re tuned into Facebook and Twitter. Social media is ...

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NIMBY affects multi-family development

It was a mere coincident that when WinnipegREALTORS® was nearing completion of a discussion paper on Manitoba’s acute rental shortage, one of the civic issues identified was on the city planner’s agenda for a  workshop f...

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