I feel like students' writing is showing an awful lot of agreement attraction all of a sudden. (It's probably not sudden, I'm probably just noticing lots of examples...)

Aw, the local library has my second book face out on the shelf! ^_^ (Spot the first one 😂)

Helena Bibowa, the oldest and only surviving native speaker of a tiny language called Wymysiöeryś is turning 102 today.
In honor of that, let me take you along on the story of Wymysiöeryś.
It's of death and resurrection, and a hefty deal of random, but I promise it's a happy one.

I saw the title and was like, is that like islands of reliability? Is this about linguistics? But no, it's about the supercentenarian granny we might all wish we had.

Becker, Clemens, & Nevins 2017: '...the ubiquity of [aj] and the rarity of [uj]'

My brain: Aïe! Ouille!

So earlier this month I read that Swiss German has contrastive singleton and geminate consonants in word-initial position and like...what?!? How had I never heard this before?

Are you a native English speaker? Do our 10-minute online linguistics experiment about Pokémon names!

rb.gy/jv3qcr

No linguists, please :P RTs appreciated!

Periodic reminder that in addition to being a teacher, I am a *freelance copyeditor* specializing in indie novels & nonfiction, as well as academic manuscripts like dissertations. I have room in my schedule in the next couple of months! Please RT.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, is Arkady Martine *also* a shape note singer? Because how is A Desolation Called Peace the *second* 21st c. space opera to have an altered text from The Sacred Harp woven into the worldbuilding?

Are you a native English speaker? Do our 10-minute online linguistics experiment about Pokémon names!

rb.gy/jv3qcr

No linguists, please :P RTs appreciated!

Corn and celery stir-fry with peanuts—the celery is gone now! #GrinnellHermitCookery

Kimchi tuna salad! I needed to make major inroads into the celery languishing in the fridge. #GrinnellHermitCookery

Just ONE WEEK left in our Kickstarter! Help bring Year 4 of khōréō to life by backing us and spreading the word. We're at just 60% of our base goal—and our stretch goal includes translation and nonfiction! buff.ly/4bHU6N7

Corn wild rice salad #GrinnellHermitCookery

Black bean soup with coconut milk #GrinnellHermitCookery

Submissions are now open between Jan 15 - Feb 15! If you have story be sure to submit it. This time we are also open to translations! Visit our site for more details: khoreomag.com/submissions-fi…

A lovely way to start out the new year! 🍯

I had the opportunity to recommend my three favorites reads from 2023 for Shepherd.com 📚, and the post went up today!

shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/el…

The lobio I made today for my Georgian Field Methods students #GrinnellHermitCookery

Chickpea pumpkin curry with coconut milk #GrinnellHermitCookery