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edmontonjournal.com > news > macewan-university-researcher-language-guides-study

MacEwan University prof rebuts 'harmful' langauge guides in new study

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (695+ words) "If there's measurable harm here, we should be able to find that." A new study, co-authored by a MacEwan University researcher, suggests a cluster of words academics and professionals have been told to avoid might not be that harmful after…...


smh.com.au > business > the-economy > my-accent-is-unremarkable-but-it-has-almost-certainly-helped-me-20260918-p60y6x.html

My accent is unremarkable. But it has almost certainly helped me

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1162+ words) September 18, 2026 — 5:00am One thing I’ve probably benefited from growing up is my accent. While my parents, who moved here 30 years ago, speak with noticeable Japanese accents, both my brother and I sound pretty Australian … so much so that I’m sometimes told…...