Dictionary editor Susan Butler follows the changing language, documenting it as objectively as possible. There are those who want the dictionary to censor aspects of language that they deem to be unsavoury or undesirable. But language moves on. Today we strive to have every word that has currency fully recorded. When people look up a word in the dictionary, it tells them if their choice lines up with the choice of the general community. The dictionary has the power that springs from this kind of safety-in-numbers authority. More importantly it has the power to make the language variety visible to the community that uses it, which is why we all feel we have so much invested in it.
Meeting No 44 - 19 March 2016
Welcome to meeting No. 44 of
the Rotary eClub of Latitude 38
March is Rotary's Water and Sanitation Month
President's Message
Welcome to Meeting No. 44. This week's meeting material includes another Water and Sanitation piece, an interesting talk about dictionaries and language and an address by the Afghani ambassador to Spain about his country.
Enjoy the meeting and have a good week.
Yours in Rotary
Kerrie S.
This week's meeting material
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The Power of the Dictionary - Susan Butler - TEDxSydney 2015 · 21 May 2015
- The water and sanitation crisis | WaterAid - Published 15 October 2012 - A short film outlining the scale of the global water and sanitation crisis, and what WaterAid - with your support - is doing about it.
- Afghanistan at a glance: Masood Khalili - Published 18 February 2014
Brian Norris
Website Manager
Possible Projects on the table
- Alternate "Schoolies" program - This program is currently being developed by one of our members
- Development of a Crowdfunding scheme
- Micro-credit loans and projects
- Kits for kids
- Support of the Rotary Foundation
This officially ends meeting No.44
If you have an interesting topic, or project to share please contact me at eclublatitude38@mail.com
Thank you for joining us, we appreciate your feedback, hope you will return soon and invite a guest.
Thank you for joining us, we appreciate your feedback, hope you will return soon and invite a guest.
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