‘Normal’, ‘special’, and the art of marginalization
I have a warm fuzzy place in my heart for the engineers and other technical specialists with a penchant for …
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conversational implicature
The meanings of ‘animal’
Years ago I heard David Suzuki speak in Halifax. He was on book tour for his, then recent publication, The …
Fair trade, fairly traded
I drink a lot of coffee. And sometimes I like to have a well made coffee. And sometimes I’ll drink …
Bumper stickers
Bumper stickers and car magnets are an interesting window into human identities and human values. Generally people aren’t paid to …
Intention and responsibility
It is entirely possible for the meanings we create to be beyond our intent and within our responsibility. I’ve said …
Maximal and minimal meanings
One of the challenges of branding and marketing is working with and relying on the many subtle, implicit and subconscious …