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.).

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 →

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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 →

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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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Wonton Disregard

Posted on 10 October 2025 by Isabel Gibson

Gyozas, anyone? Continue reading →

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