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.).

An Also Ran?

Posted on 24 May 2025 by Isabel Gibson

A small infelicity in construction. Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Vow Wulls

Posted on 16 November 2024 by Isabel Gibson

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

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Ya Gotta Talk the Talk

Posted on 26 October 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Trying to stay up to date, idiom-wise. Continue reading →

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Bill

Posted on 19 October 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Read you loud and clear? If only. Continue reading →

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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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