Search for posts published on the Our Languages blog

From: Translation Bureau

Search by keyword or consult the Our Language blog archives to quickly find posts that have been published on the Language Portal of Canada.

On this page

Enter one or more keywords in the search box below to get a list of posts published on the Our Languages blog that contain these words. Your search results will be displayed in Language Navigator.


Consult the Our Language blog archives

Consult our archives to find blog posts that have been published on the Language Portal of Canada. You can sort the posts by title, author, posting date, number of views or number of comments. You can also search by entering the author’s name or keywords from the post title in the “Filter items” box.

To read or comment on a blog post, click on the title in the first column of the table.

Post title Author Posting date Number of views Number of comments
10 interesting facts about the Guidelines for Inclusive Writing Ève Lyne Marchand 833 4
10 interesting facts on translation and translators Marc-André Descôteaux 67259 11
10 practical tips to enrich your French vocabulary Lorrayne G. Camper 22756 9
2018: An important year for the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions Debbie Beresford-Green and Stéphan Déry 6565 0
2SLGBTQI+ allyship in language: Words matter Giancarlo Cerquozzi 2375 3
3 stylistic differences between English and French Ève Lyne Marchand 10915 2
4 differences between English and French writing conventions Ève Lyne Marchand 5692 5
4 simple tips for writing an effective speech Stanley Igboanugo 4314 3
4 tips for simplifying your PowerPoint presentations Ève Lyne Marchand 3292 4
4 ways French has influenced the English language Chad Emery 87714 17
5 festive songs and their origins Ève Lyne Marchand 2547 4
5 places to visit to practise your second language Lucie Séguin 5112 0
5 reasons why reading aloud isn’t just for children Julia Sandford-Cooke 18044 8
5 tips to improve your email writing skills Catherine Haggerty 215414 66
5 tools to discover in the Language Portal Fatima Rizzo 12341 4
50 years of TERMIUM®: From index cards to international reference Terminology Standardization Division 335 0
6 smart habits for faster language learning Elena Kapshutar 721 0
7 careers for the literature major Fatima Rizzo 8751 0
7 proverbs and expressions that Granny used to use Ana Conan 5407 0
7 wonders of literary language Nadia Helal 8658 1
8 French words I miss in English: Untranslatable words chez les Anglais Lauren Shapiro 7927 7
A brief guide to inclusive writing resources Barbara McClintock 4423 1
A certain je ne sais quoi Annie-Josiane Sessou 1286 0
A conversation with Patrick Chan and Caroline Savoie, spokespersons for the 2019 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Marc-André Descôteaux 6300 1
A few of my favourite English words Claudia Rathjen 501 2
A few tips for using AI when writing Yann Fortier 990 6
A historical overview of the “grammar-translation” method for teaching foreign languages Alejandro Hernández Jaramillo 26530 2
A knack for languages and a nose for wine Alexandre Faster 1719 0
A question of etymology: The thread connecting fabric to text Florent Salembier 242 0
A simple “Bonjour” can change everything Pascale Bourque 7274 2
A tale of two translation-related residencies Lynne Bowker and Veronica Cappella 1208 0
Adapted books for persons with a disability: Copyright law terminology Barbara McClintock 2402 0
Add a little poetry to your life Nathalie Rondeau 805 0
Alexis Normand: Fransaskoise, and proud of it! Marie-Claude Picard 1164 1
An interview with Mehdi Cayenne: Reflecting on moments of Francophone joy Mélanie Guay 169 0
An ode to libraries Caroline Gadenne 1050 0
Anacoluthon: A stylistic error Ève Lyne Marchand 3540 4
Are you a multilingual speaker? Haiyi Yan 13545 4
Artificial intelligence: The better the prompt, the better the response! Yann Fortier 401 3
Australian English in a nutshell Line Lalande 20592 6
Award-winning titles for Asian Heritage Month Josephine Versace 3839 0
Back to the pen: Writing letters by hand Lina Peralta 3969 5
Be daring: Speak in your second language Caroline Bowden 6253 4
Behind the scenes at Parliamentary Debates Katey Thompson 5262 7
Being able to speak 4 languages: It’s great … but not always Sabrina Désir 841 1
Bend and build bilingual brain power: Add some yoga to your French-immersion classroom! Lisa Trout 163 0
Bilingual Service Centres: Serving Franco-Manitobans for 15 years Bilingual Service Centres of Manitoba 3769 0
Bilingualism: A gift from my father Michael Vandergrift 2051 1
Bonjour my friend!: Promoting Canada’s linguistic duality Marc-André Descôteaux 3164 1
Building bilingual brains: The importance of French second-language education in Canada Rianna Crawford 5479 0
Canadian authors who lull my children to sleep Marise Guay 1173 0
Canadian raising: A feature that differentiates Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 2106 3
Canadian, British and American: It’s all English, but the spelling is different Virginia St-Denis 38855 2
Celebrate Halloween with a twist! Marise Guay 863 0
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act: Personal testimonies Françoise Giboureau, Carole Melanson and Robert Beaumier 4465 2
Challenges Chinese students encounter when studying Shakespeare Haiyi Yan 2111 2
Changing times, changing vocabulary Charles Slowey 2169 1
Christmas: More than a holiday! Sophia Désir 845 2
Chuchotements d’éveil: A writing workshop like no other Nathalie Rondeau 2882 0
Cométique: Beyond the cosmetics of a street Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 909 0
Comic books and graphic novels: A primer Ève Lyne Marchand 3649 0
Comparative revision: An essential step Marie-Christine Payette 6268 0
Condo dreaming in Quebec Barbara McClintock 2799 0
Condo terminology for those who dream of buying a condo Barbara McClintock 6510 1
COVID-19 and learning a second language: Embracing the unknown Maria Kalsatos 1902 0
Creating a bilingual lexicon: A collaborative approach Christiane Arsenault 4350 0
Cree language facts for editors of English and French Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 6406 1
Cryptocurrency vocabulary: Genesis of a terminology project Xavier Darras 4444 1
Cultural revitalization: Drawing on the past for a better future Kevin Lewis 12740 7
Dictionaries and Indigenous languages Julia Fischer 7638 7
Discover the world of sign language interpretation Frank Folino and Mélanie Guay 3198 1
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 1 – Working with multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 350 0
Discovering multilingual translation: Part 2 – Learning multiple languages Ève Lyne Marchand 185 0
Discovering the Atikamekw language Ève Lyne Marchand 2266 0
Doubling down on the letter “w” Amanda Kenney 2703 7
Editing Indigenous writing: A nuanced partnership Suzanne Methot 389 0
Editing matters: Helping your text to shine Anne Louise Mahoney 11009 3
Elisapie: A woman who cherishes tradition Sophie Martin 2956 2
Embracing the singular “they” as a gender-neutral pronoun Christopher Tate 29344 24
English’s lexical siblings Ashley Barnes 1527 2
Esperanto: A fair international language Nicolas Viau 9298 5
Even in a headwind, never give up on your dream Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 1950 0
Even though I’m tiny, I’m mighty Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 2536 0
Explore and Destination Clic: Two language immersion programs Mélanie Roy 6042 0
Five new words for tech buffs Marc-André Descôteaux 7228 0
Five ways to achieve total immersion in a language without leaving your house Brandon DeRiggs 4516 1
Food for thought: Exploring the origins of culinary terms Marc-André Descôteaux 156123 30
Four tips for writing short, simple poetry Maria Magdeleina Lotfi 6574 4
Francization in Laval: The state of the issue Samuel d’Haese 6514 2
Franco-Ontarians: A formidable force to be reckoned with Arwa Ahmed 2428 0
Francophone identity and community support: Why they’re important! Marie Anich 1561 0
French in Canada: Some interesting facts you may not know Katharine Snider McNair 36654 10
From correction to connection: Rethinking how we nurture language confidence Lisa Trout 453 2
From input to output: How to turn passive exposure into speaking progress in 10 to 15 minutes a day Elena Kapshutar 690 0
From Vancouver to Jonquière Tolga Yalkin 3026 1
From “the three Rs” to machine translation: A new kind of literacy for the digital age Lynne Bowker 5183 3
Garihanna Jean-Louis: Cultivating her roots and spreading her wings! Sophia Désir 226 0
Gender-inclusive writing: A unifying force Language Portal of Canada team 607 0
Gender-inclusive, non-binary, and gender-neutral language in English writing Natalie Kouri-Towe and Danielle Bobker 6087 8
Geographical names and the mysteries they hold: The case of the Lairet River Steeves Gourgues 3350 1
Grammatical gender in the Cree language Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 9553 3
He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina (A coral reef grows into an island): Building our Indigenous language capacity Candace Galla 4360 2
Here’s to 15 years of promoting Canada’s official languages! Language Portal of Canada team 236 2
How birdsong changed my life Ted Cheskey 374 4
How my love of words shaped my life Ana Conan 10116 4
How reading became my gateway to language, community and belonging Daniela Faillace 306 0
How to capitalize holiday greetings Josephine Versace 33713 2
How to deliver bad news Sheila Ethier 10563 10
How to evaluate using the sandwich method Anvita Saxena 31623 10
How to pronounce the French “u” and “r” sounds Emily Power 10087 1
How word origins can help you keep “-onym” words straight Natalie Ballard 4573 0
I dance with words Annie-Josiane Sessou 2058 2
I speak, therefore I am Pascale Bourque 8077 1
Improve your English or French skills with the Language Portal of Canada Amanda Kenney 258 0
Improving the way you learn a language Valdiceia de Oliveira 4021 3
In praise of old-fashioned language classes Caroline Gadenne 2874 4
Inclusion and exclusion: A risk in bilingual education in Canada Monica Tang 4021 0
Indigenous geographical names and the power they hold Jean-Luc Fournier 8599 1
Indigenous language resources: My treasure chest Mélanie Guay 5255 2
Indigenous languages: The road ahead Gina Wilson 6190 11
Innu: A rapidly transforming language Jérémie Ambroise and Mélanie Guay 5852 0
Interlingua: An international language Martin Lavallée 16025 5
Intervening in the House: A usage unique to Canada’s Parliament? Desmond Fisher 748 3
Introducing the improved Language Navigator! Mélanie Guay 1350 0
Jessica Coon: Linguistic superstar Julie Morin and Denise Ramsankar 8342 2
jimchab and his passion for the Francophone culture Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 10514 0
Katherine Plouffe: Forging connections through French as a second language Amanda Kenney 209 1
Kicking the em dash habit Line Lalande 19259 9
La Francophonie is about tourism, too! Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité 2479 1
Language as inspiration Joanne Leclair 1218 0
Language creates connection Caroline Xavier 272 0
Language exchange: How conversation promotes language acquisition Alyson Boone 323 1
Language learning made (almost) effortless Guest blogger 751 3
Language proficiency: An essential skill for anyone immigrating to Canada Daniela Faillace 567 2
Language: A bridge between people Yvette-Monique Gray 3567 14
Language: A window into seeing and appreciating the world Samson Young 2712 11
Latin: The not-so-dead language you use every day Mary van Amelsvoort 14773 6
Laugh and learn with holiday songs Marise Guay 4260 0
Learning a language takes attitude: The right attitude! Vidya ShankarNarayan 808 2
Learning a language with joy, gratitude and persistence Min Ji Kim 6489 1
Learning a second language: Being deaf won’t stop me Maryse Allain 4461 0
Learning French changed my life in all the best ways Patrick McKenna 417 2
Learning French without “dropping the potato” Patrick McKenna 2571 7
Learning to write: It’s child’s play! Marise Guay 2076 1
LeFLOFRANCO: The art of juggling with languages Sophia Désir 1742 0
Let’s celebrate our passion for languages this summer Nicolas Viau 2784 0
Let’s take a butcher’s at cockney rhyming slang Line Lalande 21140 2
Let’s talk Agile Ève Lyne Marchand 3304 6
Let’s talk noun strings! Lindsay Bach 1240 11
Linguistic duality according to Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages Mélanie Guay and Julie Morin 5766 0
Linguistic insecurity: My brilliant friend Isabelle Mondou 2948 3
Literacy connections through food storytelling Lisa Trout 1645 2
Live, laugh and learn in French Laetitia Walbert 3219 4
Living and working in French in the National Capital Region Catherine Larose 5985 1
Long live the passive voice Geoff McGuire 4763 2
Machine translation and AI in legal translation: The pros and cons Ann Marie Boulanger 460 0
Machine translation literacy and an ethics of collective care Lynne Bowker 3466 4
Make an impression with stylistic devices Ève Lyne Marchand 7411 1
Making letters and emails gender-inclusive Josephine Versace 278622 33
Maritime-isms Natalie Ballard 15618 4
Meet the spokespersons for the 2018 Rendez-vous de la Francophonie Nicole Dugré 5178 0
Micheline Marchildon: A natural ally of the Francophonie Marise Guay 362 0
Misconceptions about multilingualism Raina Schnider 7154 1
More about plain language Elva Keip 1583 3
Moving? Changes to Quebec co-ownership rules Barbara McClintock 3231 2
Multicultural Book Club: An ambitious task Nazila Khalkhali 15710 2
My 2 hats, and false ideas about linguistics Raina Schnider 5497 2
My English language journey: Learning, improving and still having fun! Daniela Faillace 3051 18
My experience filming the French series KAPSUR Lydia Raddon 178 1
My love affair with English poetry Claudia Rathjen 1454 1
My love for translation, interpretation … and Acadia Sandy Harquail 7558 1
My relationship with sign language and Deaf culture Nadia Helal 398 1
My view on the main challenge in learning a new language Samson Young 263 0
Nourishing minds: The role of food education in second language classrooms Lisa Trout 350 1
Novice editors, reach up the value ladder Tom Vradenburg 3788 0
Now we’re talking Patrick Osborne 275 1
Obscurité totale Marie-Claude Hickey 913 4
Online vs. in-person language learning: Which works better? Nadia Helal 2659 2
Passing on a love for words Monya Doryani 884 1
Plain language: It’s not just for children Elva Keip 2171 1
Playing with the letter “c” Claudia Rathjen 461 3
Projects BY and FOR official language minority communities Arwa Ahmed 1664 0
Promoting real and active bilingualism Jean-Pierre Blais 4115 1
Readability formulas, programs and tools: Do they work for plain language? Gael Spivak 11357 10
Reading and writing: Festive fun Marise Guay 340 1
Reflections on an Anglo-Gatinois childhood Arwa Ahmed 1787 0
Reflections on flavours and words Annie-Josiane Sessou 793 0
Rethinking the word “stakeholder”: Should it be used in an Indigenous context? Terminology Standardization Division 4323 1
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in Canada Steeves Gourgues 7708 1
Roots nourished by the past yet firmly grounded in the present Marise Guay 269 0
Salutations and complimentary closes made simple Language Portal of Canada team 170267 11
Scots: Language or dialect? Ashley Barnes 1245 0
Second-language immersion: A year in Vancouver Mélanie Roy 4880 0
Serving up environmental studies (or history, or visual arts, or just about anything) with a side of language skills Lynne Bowker 2838 0
Speaking in a foreign language: How to encourage people to practise Valérie Amyot 532 2
Speech therapists, a.k.a. “word doctors” Sonia Routhier 2378 1
Standard spelling in Cree Arden Ogg and Dorothy Thunder 7536 1
Strengthening intergenerational ties through reading and writing Marise Guay 128 0
Taking the plunge into your second language Steven MacKinnon 2510 1
Teaching both English and French as a second language in Quebec Julie de Belle 3648 8
Téléfun: Case study of an informal language partners program Mélanie Rivet 2964 0
Ten good reasons to learn French Mélanie Roy 12689 7
The advantages and disadvantages of a global language Alexandre Chemla 217247 9
The advantages of artificial intelligence in the literary arts Bytchello Prévil 860 6
The art of writing effectively for the web Kimberley Bouchard 2567 0
The august origins of August: A month and so much more! Sophia Désir 3189 7
The benefits of being trilingual in Montreal Nadia Helal 13862 3
The call to volunteer Suzelle Lavallée 2173 0
The Canadian Francophonie: 21 years of celebration Philippe Daoust 5573 4
The CEGEP English Exit Exam: Know what to expect and how to succeed Nadia Helal 20717 7
The charm of language Zhang Hui 5071 12
The cot-caught distinction in Canadian and American English Rishi Gopinath 1520 1
The evolution of gender in the English language Sophie Martin 10128 4
The Francophone minority: Living in French in British Columbia is possible Jade Turcot-Plante 11132 1
The French invasion of English André Racicot 4208 1
The French legend of King Arthur Steffan Landry 5525 2
The French spoken in New France Steeves Gourgues 6264 3
The gift of bilingualism: Raising my kids with English and French Lindsay Bach 539 3
The gift of expressing myself in both languages Jill Barber 1721 0
The gift of language Shelina Adatia 10157 2
The good writer: Three tips to transform your writing style from good to great Charmaine Emanuel Ralph 3997 0
The importance of writing Clarisse Bondoma 1964 0
The ISO plain language standard: For most languages and cultures, and for all sectors Gael Spivak 4576 4
The language (and art) of stand-up comedy Nadia Helal 5758 2
The language of climate change Francis Pedneault 2960 2
The language of music Pascale Bourque 5587 2
The language of tweets and hashtags: A bilingual mini-glossary of social media terms Chantal Potvin 53520 7
The odd case of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict: How an obscure form of legal French influenced Canadian legal terminology Frédérique Bertrand-Le Borgne 3403 3
The Official Languages Hub® makes its debut on the Portal Mélanie Guay 3744 0
The Our Languages blog turns 1 Karim Adam 2963 0
The role of French immersion programs in the vitality of British Columbia’s linguistic duality Alex Hughes 6063 4
The round ball and its double identity Marise Guay 5523 0
The singular “they” is gaining acceptance Gael Spivak 110439 8
The top 5 free terminology research 2.0 tools Olivier Doré 12199 3
The writing residency: An extraordinary experience Nathalie Rondeau 793 0
There’s poetry in the tiniest of details Nathalie Rondeau 57 0
To baby talk or not to baby talk Amy Warr 8202 4
Translation and technology: Into the deep (learning) Desmond Fisher 551 5
Translation and technology: Where things stand Desmond Fisher 6968 2
Translation: It’s not just for translators! Lynne Bowker 2996 3
Translation: Let’s trust the professionals Alexandra Martin-Roche 22713 5
Tricky-to-translate terms and expressions Barbara McClintock 7046 2
Troublesome verb pairs Josephine Versace 7786 0
Two students, one cause Zachary Blanchard-Séguin 3433 0
Unconventional ways to learn a language if you’re stuck at home and on a budget Courtney Anderson 2227 1
Update on the words “Inuk” and “Inuit” Language Portal of Canada team 8705 0
Using social media to improve your language skills Federica Minozzi 594 3
Using unbiased language: It’s not a slippery slope Gael Spivak 297 0
Using verbs with flair! Lina Scarpellini 1989 4
Valentine’s Day: Sweet nothings Sophia Désir 617 5
Views on bilingualism from 5 Canada 150 Ambassadors Marc-André Descôteaux 8655 2
Watch out for these irksome idioms Sheila Ethier 434 0
Wendat kwatatiahtah! (Let’s speak Wendat!): The resurgence of a language Steeves Gourgues 4070 1
What bilingualism means to me Stéphan Déry 22724 8
What do puffins, parrots and clowns have in common? Josée Marie-Lise Robillard 1014 2
What Gallicisms are and why we use them Fatima Rizzo 16658 4
What if French became your students’ greatest asset? French for the Future 195 0
What language do you dream in? Lina Peralta 6905 1
What’s my level of French? Caroline Gadenne 4433 0
What’s the easiest language to sing in? Ève Lyne Marchand 2987 4
What’s up with "you" Sheila Ethier 38225 5
Why Canada needs a language museum Katharine Snider McNair 5477 0
Why Canadian spelling is different Sheila Ethier 206749 90
Why I love learning French Jennifer S. 6862 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 1 Anne-Marie Tugwell 3531 4
Why we spell the way we do: Part 2 Anne-Marie Tugwell 2253 2
Words that seem interchangeable … but aren’t Elva Keip 679 0
Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? To cliché, or not to cliché: that is the question Desmond Fisher 4592 2
Writing a summary Elva Keip 4018 2
Writing about people with hearing loss: A primer on terminology Melanie Sexton 7186 2
Writing as an organizational communication tool Yasmina El Jamaï 1427 0
Writing in fragments: The art of language in flashes Nathalie Rondeau 266 0
Writing in your second language: Subordination and articulation in French Mary Varcoe and David Lacroix 750 2
Writing: Smothering the creative flame Hélène Massé 1862 3
Yes, you can be gender-inclusive and use plain language! Chantal Turcotte 530 2
“Hot” summer quizzes Fanny Vittecoq 7426 4
“I” before “e” except after “c” ... or maybe not Bethany Brown 2516 3
“Latinx”: What does it mean, and how is it pronounced? Zachary Currie 7279 1
“Packaging” your job application with a cover letter Julie Lachance 2485 2
“Proper French”: The origins of international pronunciation Stéphane Bélanger 237 2
“That” is a tricky one Josephine Versace 16815 6
Date modified:

Search with Language Navigator

Language Navigator searches through the Language Portal of Canada’s resources to help you quickly find answers to questions about language or writing, in English and French.

Our Languages blog archives

Consult the Our Languages blog archives.

Other resources on the Language Portal