Homophone Blogger Fired

Mann, Helen (journalist). Douglas, Jeff (journalist). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Journalist: Mann, Helen ; Journalist: Douglas, Jeff. (Cast).

Summary: If you know the difference between the words "homophobe" and "homophone," you're well ahead of one American English language school administrator who fired an employee last week for allegedly promoting "some kind of gay agenda" through a blog post about grammar. Timothy Torkildson was let go from his position as a social media specialist at the Nomen Global Language Center in Provo, Utah after writing an educational blog post called "Help with Homophones". (Hint: homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently — there, their, they're.)

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming audio file (06 min 07 sec)
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Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2014

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Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Participant or Performer Note:	Journalist: Mann, Helen ; Journalist: Douglas, Jeff.
Original Version Note:	Homophone Blogger
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/audio/homophone-blogger-fired-4266/
Language Note:	In English.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation