Category Archives: Language and Communication

Playing with, and ranting about, language: miscommunication, badly worded signs and questions, and changing usage (Anyone heard from “take” lately? Didn’t think so.).

What’s the Mother of Peroration?

Posted on 03 July 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Miss Cleveland was, apparently, the sister of President Grover Cleveland. Trust me: This will be, if not important, then at least relevant in just a bit. Continue reading →

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Now You See It; Now I Don’t

Posted on 06 June 2026 by Isabel Gibson

And after lunch, world peace? Continue reading →

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As I was saying . . .

Posted on 04 June 2026 by Isabel Gibson

It’s a wonder we can speak at all. And, like, be understood. And not smacked. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , | 14 Comments

The Zen of Good Instructions

Posted on 12 May 2026 by Isabel Gibson

The verbal version of “the minimum force necessary”? Continue reading →

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Changed. Successfully? Hard to say.

Posted on 06 May 2026 by Isabel Gibson

The gentle art of communication. Successful and otherwise. Continue reading →

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RIPTYDZ

Posted on 28 March 2026 by Isabel Gibson

More fun with acronyms? Continue reading →

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FZDZ

Posted on 22 March 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Reports of spring in these here parts may have been exaggerated. Continue reading →

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Is this the Help Desk?

Posted on 21 March 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Spoiler alert: Not so much. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Nice Day if it Don’t Rain

Posted on 11 March 2026 by Isabel Gibson

Is it a good thing, to be surprised several times a day? It can be. Continue reading →

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