speech

How you do you say Princess Eugenie’s name? (Hint, it’s not you-GEE-knee)

‘Whatever,’ the princess has said. ‘I am now used to every pronunciation.’

The wonder of speech, according to a top neurolinguist

Andrea Moro’s commentary, combined with wonder and whimsy

Queen to Justin Trudeau: ‘Thank you for making me feel so old’

A tart response to a laudatory toast by the PM

Sah-ry, eh? We’re in the midst of the Canadian Vowel Shift

The old vowels are ‘oot’: Canadians are changing how we speak, though none of us are noticing. Linguists might know why.

Prince Charles’ speech to mummy

And a rather large shout-out to dad from Buckingham Palace

Jim Flaherty: ‘Do it for your country’

The prepared text of a speech—an interesting, perhaps even charming, and apparently quite personal speech—delivered today by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to students at the University of Western Ontario’s Ivey School of Business.

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What students can learn from Snooki

Maybe that $32,000 Rutgers bill wasn’t a (complete) waste of money

The king’s (totally crazy) speech: selections from Gadhafi’s address

‘Moammar Gadhafi is not a normal person that you can poison or lead a revolution against’

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‘Canada is, and always has been, our country’

The prepared text for the Prime Minister’s remarks to supporters this afternoon to celebrate the fifth anniversary of his government.

Queen’s Remembrance Day soapbox

Why pay tribute to war veterans when you can make divisive political statements instead?

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Hey valedictorian, watch the soapbox

UWinnipeg valedictorian should have left her protest against an honourary degree for Vic Toews outside

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‘We will act with vigour’

The Prime Minister is in New York to address the United Nations and campaign for a seat on the security council. He addressed the general assembly a short while ago with the following.