Express Yourself

Ok Toronto, I hear you: you hate the TTC. I understand; I too am a TTC-rider. Delayed trains, haphazardly-followed schedules, mechanical problems, fare hikes, napping employees … TTC is not always The Better Way. Slower, more frustrating way perhaps.
That said, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes while rading the article in today’s Toronto Star [...]

A recent article in the Metro newspaper (Feb 2 2010) reported complaints from university professors regarding today’s grammar. Apparently, technology like Facebook, Twitter, and text messaging are causing this generation of post-secondary students to fail spectacularly when it comes to academic writing. Let’s look at some common text/FB/Twitter/etc phrases for a moment:
K thx c u [...]

My parents brought me up with many values, but who stick out in my mind the most: there’s no need to be rude to people, and treat other people the way you’d like to be treated. I grew up learning to be polite (not to be confused with being a doormat; I stick up for [...]