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.).

Look Again

Posted on 15 January 2022 by Isabel Gibson

Three bridges and a snowy egret along a body of water. And a fine point of grammar, specified if not clarified. Continue reading →

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Sprezzatura

Posted on 01 January 2022 by Isabel Gibson

Language fun. Yes, really. Continue reading →

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Whom dat?

Posted on 15 December 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Who dat who say or write whom? Continue reading →

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Heater Face: Office-Alone Variant

Posted on 11 December 2021 by Isabel Gibson

As I wait for inexplicably late printing (because COVID, I presume), I see a heater face way behind the counter to join the one in the banner. This one evokes the Home Alone face, which makes me wonder . . … Continue reading →

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God Rest Ye

Posted on 02 December 2021 by Isabel Gibson

“We’ll discover how the commas shape the prose.” Continue reading →

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It’s Not Special Delively

Posted on 01 December 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Hearing isn’t always believing. Continue reading →

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You Know What I Mean

Posted on 21 November 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Tenses? Schmenses! Continue reading →

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In-Depth Coverage, Oh Hurray

Posted on 20 October 2021 by Isabel Gibson

“Contrary to what one expects; often amusing as a result.” Hahaha. Or not. Continue reading →

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The Lower 46

Posted on 27 August 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Maybe a purchase is in order, strictly in the interests of science of course. Continue reading →

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