Tag Archives: Spanish

The Short List

Posted on June 12, 2017 by vanyieck

“I’m unplugging from technology,” declared Irwin. Grace winced. “What brought that on?” “I got dumped via text. Can you believe it? Text,” spat Irwin. “Mandy dumped you and you think technology’s to blame?” Irwin fumed. “A dump text is the … Continue reading →

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Linguistics and Other Nonverbal Communication

Posted on July 19, 2015 by vanyieck

Marvin and Julietta sat across from each other at El Burro restaurant. It was their first date. They nervously looked over the menus. “This all looks so good,” said Julietta. “Yeah,” said Marvin. “Uh huh,” said Julietta. The waitress approached … Continue reading →

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Language and communication

Posted on September 6, 2009 by vanyieck

This weekend we’ve had visitors who don’t speak any English. Their native tongue is Spanish. Since emigrating to Quebec, they’ve also become functional in French. It’s been an interesting weekend trying to communicate. We have had the benefit of an … Continue reading →

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