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.).

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Posted on 24 August 2021 by Isabel Gibson

More fun with prefixes and stuff. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 2 Comments

Simple and Not-so-simple Sics

Posted on 21 August 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Calling all copy editors. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Wired | Tagged , | 6 Comments

A Small More than 10%

Posted on 26 June 2021 by Isabel Gibson

More clear communication in Blog Land. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Why We YELL

Posted on 11 June 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Leading by example: What a concept. Continue reading →

Posted in Day-to-Day Encounters, Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication, Management and Work, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

Oh, Happy Day

Posted on 09 May 2021 by Isabel Gibson

Happy Something Day Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication | Tagged , | 4 Comments

It’s the Principale of the Thing

Posted on 05 May 2021 by Isabel Gibson

What’s not to like? Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 10 Comments

Who Writes This Stuff?

Posted on 25 April 2021 by Isabel Gibson

The advertising geniuses strike again. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Language and Communication, Mortality | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

To Eat, Perchance to Dine

Posted on 05 April 2021 by Isabel Gibson

The collision of language, citizenship, and politics. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Politics and Policy, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Lies, Damned Lies, and Advertising

Posted on 04 April 2021 by Isabel Gibson

At least there are no statistics involved. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , | 9 Comments