Category Archives: Language

Conrad Black

Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 by bt

I didn’t follow the trial closely enough to have a very well formed opinion of Conrad’s guilt or innocence. I did follow it closely enough to get an idea what I thought of the standard news coverage of it, and … Continue reading →

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Visual instructions

Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 by bt

Now I’m all in favour of easily understood instructions that can be read by speakers of any language or none, but when I got stranded in Fort St. John, I tried to make coffee by following the pictures on the … Continue reading →

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A good friend

Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2007 by bt

There’s a man in Fort Nelson General, (let’s call him Zechariah), who is slowly recovering from a stroke. Aside from the wheelchair, he is a comely gentleman, bald, with glittering eyes and a well-trimmed peppery moustache. He understands what is being spoken to him, … Continue reading →

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Patience

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2007 by bt

The liturgy is the primary way by which we come to know God. God is three Persons. So go ahead and adjust the language, music and symbolism of the Mass to make them totally understandable on the first go. But only if you have previous experience of coming to … Continue reading →

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Well that can’t be good

Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2007 by bt

From KOMO4′s evening news:  “Scottish police say they had no intelligence prior to the attack…”

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The Naval Prayer

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 by bt

Oh, Eternal Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens and rulest the raging of the seas, who has compassed the waters with bounds until day and night come to an end, be pleased to receive into thy almighty and … Continue reading →

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OSB…

Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 by bt

…stands for three things: 1. Ordo Sancti Benedicti 2. Oriented strand board 3. Okanagan Springs Brewery

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Poetry lives

Posted on Friday, January 5, 2007 by bt

Even official discussion of a horrifying crime can be an occasion of good writing. A condemnation written with mastery of the language and the ear carries so much more authority than a dry one. Although the severity of the crime prevents any rejoicing over the passage, this exerpt … Continue reading →

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Uh ohh…

Posted on Saturday, August 12, 2006 by bt

According to the morning news, “Investigators in Europe, Asia and North America are now involved in the alleged plot to blow up ten airliners over the Atlantic…”

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