Antoine Dion-Ortega is a Montreal freelance journalist. He specializes in covering the resource industry. Most of his work is written in French and has appeared in Le Devoir, Les Affaires, L’Actualité, Nouveau Projet and other magazines and newspapers in Quebec and in Europe.
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ADVICE FOR THE LIT-LORN Why doesn’t anyone in North America say barmy for balmy? According to my research, Barmy came first and still enjoys a jolly life. But most North American dictionaries don’t even mention the earlier Scots barmy. —Simon McGavin, Cyberspace |