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The Parlance Resurfaces

The third installment of my language column

Sep 29, 2026
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Hello again, erudite and dashing paid supporter of Get Wit Quick!

For the third edition of The Parlance of Our Times, my biweekly language column in Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper, I wanted to zoom out from teenage vernacular a bit. Or as I told my editor:

“Decided to be a bit less skibidi toilet this time so the column isn’t dadsplaining.”

Enjoy!

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