Word Stories - March 14, 2023

PIE Day

This Word Stories instalment digs deep into the history of common English words, to celebrate the legacy of Proto-Indo-European or PIE.

Language Matters - February 14, 2023

Romance is in the Air? Romance is in English!

Latin has given more than we assume to English. This month’s Language Matters covers all the bases: from the morphemes that pepper our speech to how to properly cite your favourite philosophers.

Tips and advice - January 3, 2023

Teaching English With Antidote: 5 Features for Improving a Text

Help your students revise their writing with the corrector’s filters in order to reach specific goals. These challenges will motivate them to write better!

Word Stories - January 2, 2023

Science Fiction Day

January is a forward-looking month, so it seems appropriate that sci-fi lovers have chosen this time of year to mark Science Fiction Day. It’s also a good time for word lovers to celebrate the way English has been enriched in recent centuries by science and science fiction.

News - December 12, 2022

Yoshua Bengio enters Antidote’s dictionary

On the occasion of the Montréal Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience conference, Druide informatique wishes to celebrate Professor Yoshua Bengio’s contributions to the field of artificial intelligence by giving Professor Bengio his own definition in Antidote’s dictionary.

Language Matters - December 5, 2022

Unwrapping the History of Yuletide Language

Have you ever heard anybody say, “Keep the Christ in Christmas”? They probably don’t know that “Xmas” is very Christian indeed, unlike many other words we use around Christmastime. Find out more in this festive edition of "Language Matters".

Tips and advice - December 1, 2022

Teaching English With Antidote: 5 Writing Exercises

Try these short writing activities that make use of Antidote’s features to help your students write with more creativity, vividness and precision.

News - November 30, 2022

Antidote Donated to 470 Educational Institutions in France

For the very first time in France, 470 educational institutions will receive a free license for Antidote 11, Druide’s flagship writing assistance software, allowing installation on ten computers. This represents a donation worth more than 300,000 euros.

News - November 30, 2022

More Than 1200 Schools Receive Antidote for Christmas

Just in time for Christmas, 1278 Canadian schools will receive a free license for Antidote 11, Druide’s flagship writing assistance software, allowing installation on ten computers. This represents a donation worth more than 1.1 million dollars.