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.).

Togod

Posted on 07 August 2024 by Isabel Gibson

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when . . but for now I’ll say goodbye. Continue reading →

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Napples and Naranjas

Posted on 05 July 2024 by Isabel Gibson

How does anyone learn to speak or read and write this language? Continue reading →

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Great for Grignotage

Posted on 08 June 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Which is weirder: taglines or different languages? Continue reading →

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You Can Use a Letter Again

Posted on 30 May 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Life isn’t always a highway; sometimes it’s a word game. Continue reading →

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As We Say These Days

Posted on 18 May 2024 by Isabel Gibson

This week? Tips for all the iced-coffee lovers out there. And all those advising us to speak our truth. Continue reading →

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This is Me, Staying Up

Posted on 09 March 2024 by Isabel Gibson

More fun with blog spam comments. #TakeYourFunWhereYouFindIt Continue reading →

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But First

Posted on 05 January 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Another rant on design/communication styles that disrespect the customer, from airport layouts to proposal writing and beyond, into our own conversational or (gasp) writing style. Continue reading →

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An Advent Gift

Posted on 02 December 2023 by Isabel Gibson

A useful new word. Will there be more such gifts from the world this Advent season? We’ll see. Continue reading →

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A Slightly Improved Life

Posted on 18 November 2023 by Isabel Gibson

It’s all good (but it can be better). Continue reading →

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