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.).

And Then It Hit Me

Posted on 20 October 2017 by Isabel Gibson

I dunno what hit me. Continue reading →

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Like a Maniac

Posted on 13 October 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Unconscious rules in word order? Bah! Continue reading →

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Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea

Posted on 06 October 2017 by Isabel Gibson

As we go into a weekend of spectacular overeating, my preoccupation is showing. Continue reading →

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Who Knew?

Posted on 29 September 2017 by Isabel Gibson

It’s just not Black and White. Surnames that are color/colour words, that is. Continue reading →

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Under a Tree

Posted on 24 September 2017 by Isabel Gibson

England’s greatest naval commander meets its silliest actor and singer. Continue reading →

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Help Wanted? I Guess So

Posted on 22 September 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Trepid and telligent, but ane and sipid; the case for and against in. Continue reading →

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Aye No Yew’ve Been Waiting

Posted on 08 September 2017 by Isabel Gibson

The typo-hound affliction. Continue reading →

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Vext (and Yet, Impresst)

Posted on 01 September 2017 by Isabel Gibson

The joys of irregular verbs. Continue reading →

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This Here Premise

Posted on 25 August 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Grammar, inflection, and syntax, oh my. Continue reading →

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