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Laurence Carignan

Laurence Carignan

A Life After Asbestos

How a town had to change its name to get away from its past

8 min readJan 7, 2021

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A Life After Asbestos

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Laurence Carignan

You Are Not Owed a Second Date

Sometimes when you know, you know.

6 min readJul 25, 2020

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You Are Not Owed a Second Date

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Laurence Carignan

3 Hobbies That Made Me Bilingual Faster

My hobbies may have had the greatest impact on my language skills.

7 min readJul 16, 2020

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3 Hobbies That Made Me Bilingual Faster

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Laurence Carignan

What We Do To Fathers Who Kill Their Children

There are crimes so horrific, they transcend the death penalty debate.

3 min readJul 14, 2020

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What We Do To Fathers Who Kill Their Children

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Laurence Carignan

The Monuments We’re Keeping

On what made French Canadian history and the meaning of what remains.

9 min readJul 2, 2020

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The Monuments We’re Keeping

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Laurence Carignan
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The Startup

4 Things You Should Not Say to a Translator

“Can’t computers do that for free?”

5 min readJun 26, 2020

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4 Things You Should Not Say to a Translator

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Laurence Carignan

Notice Me, America

I’m willing to take the bad with the good.

3 min readJun 20, 2020

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Notice Me, America

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Laurence Carignan

The Day Montreal Had No Police

On October 7, 1969, an illegal strike led to anarchy in Quebec’s largest city.

5 min readJun 10, 2020

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The Day Montreal Had No Police

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Laurence Carignan

See You Next Summer, America

I can only hope for the best in the meantime.

6 min readJun 5, 2020

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See You Next Summer, America

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Laurence Carignan
in
The Startup

Tips for Writing in English When It’s Not Your First Language

Writing in a different language is about expressing yourself in a different way.

5 min readMay 30, 2020

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Tips for Writing in English When It’s Not Your First Language

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Laurence Carignan

Laurence Carignan

Translator and writer. Aspiring polyglot and know-it-all. I write about languages, cultures and people. Based in Quebec, Canada.

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