For Quebec City’s tiny English-speaking community, a former jail turned library serves as an essential sanctuary in a metropolis where the domination of French is enshrined in law.

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A.I. and spell-check make choices for writers. With real, physical dictionaries, writers are empowered to decide how to express themselves.

Purists are freaking out over her informal locutions, but at least they’re taking notice.

Perhaps the biggest effect A.I. will have on our lives is in giving us a new way to entertain ourselves.

Why not just say what we mean?