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.).

Making Haste Slowly

Posted on 28 June 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Too soon old; too late smart. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication | Tagged | 10 Comments

IYKYK

Posted on 13 June 2025 by Isabel Gibson

As to where it goes from here, well that’s still anybody’s guess. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Rien d’absurde

Posted on 24 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Reflections on language acquisition. Continue reading →

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An Also Ran?

Posted on 24 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

A small infelicity in construction. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 10 Comments

Peaches No Ice

Posted on 10 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

An unexpected challenge in hospital food. Continue reading →

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Nuts!

Posted on 14 March 2025 by Isabel Gibson

No wonder English is so hard to learn. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes | Tagged , | 16 Comments

218 Frogs

Posted on 25 January 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Always take your wheelbarrow with you. Continue reading →

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The Gamut Gambit

Posted on 22 November 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Dagnabbed sound-alikes. Who planned this language? Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 6 Comments

Vow Wulls

Posted on 16 November 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Like Topsy, the language she just growed. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 5 Comments