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.).

The Week That Was #3

Posted on 10 December 2020 by Isabel Gibson

More fun from the news. Continue reading →

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And Another

Posted on 09 December 2020 by Isabel Gibson

Is this what it is to get old? Continue reading →

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Nothing Left to Take Away

Posted on 12 November 2020 by Isabel Gibson

A different kind of take away. Continue reading →

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Say What?

Posted on 24 October 2020 by Isabel Gibson

I think that word does not mean. Continue reading →

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

The Other Armageddon

Posted on 30 September 2020 by Isabel Gibson

“Spring cleaning is actually not just trite to eliminate dust as well as gunk.” It’s hard to argue with that. Continue reading →

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Return Back to Sender

Posted on 06 August 2020 by Isabel Gibson

“Return back to the Shadow.” Exactly what Gandalf didn’t say. Continue reading →

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Inconceivable

Posted on 24 July 2020 by Isabel Gibson

I do not think that word means what you think it means. Continue reading →

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In Movement Status

Posted on 04 July 2020 by Isabel Gibson

The real reason they read like that. Continue reading →

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I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes to the Molehills

Posted on 22 June 2020 by Isabel Gibson

New forms of industry. Continue reading →

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