Category Archives: Language

Minor campaigns

Posted on 2024-10-22 by CKirkby

Sometimes I do minor freelance proofreading / shit-disturbing. Some recent examples: 1. Équiterre Équiterre posted a job listing recently that failed to disclose up front (1) salary range and (2) remote / in-office expectations. I told them this is a … Continue reading →

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A short chronology

Posted on 2024-04-02 by CKirkby

The outcome I wanted was for Voilà to uphold the fine print in their email and stop forcing expensive waste on customers, but it looks like at best I have annoyed them into deleting a sentence that could be used against them. Continue reading →

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Some good sentences

Posted on 2024-03-28 by CKirkby

I have written some good sentences in relation to ongoing projects. Continue reading →

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“Woman” v. “Person with a vagina”

Posted on 2024-03-17 by CKirkby

There is a bizarre scandal out of the Supreme Court of Canada, related to the language used in the sexual assault case R. v. Kruk, 2024 SCC 7. Like, condemned by l’Assemblée nationale and various (male) commentators for contributing to the invisibilization of women levels of bizarre. Continue reading →

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Langue

Posted on 2024-03-11 by CKirkby

Je le trouve beaucoup plus facile d’écrire en anglais, mais évidemment il y a question de pratique. Continue reading →

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