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Perhaps of interest to some followers: Swann Galleries is auctioning a 1st U.S. edition (second issue) of the Savoy Cocktail Book. catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-l…

Absolutely outstanding performance from Gwenifer Raymond yesterday; wish she'd played a full set, not just as an opener. Also wish she had a gig in NYC proper so I could see her again!

I have a new hero

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My wife and I are doing research on some of the challenges writers are facing right now in their everyday work. If you’re a writer, or if your work involves a fair amount of daily writing, would you consider taking a 2-minute survey? Thanks all! surveymonkey.com/r/KMBYKJW

One in six writers secretly _______ (despises, despise) the semicolon.

Happy Corduroy Appreciation Day: 11/11, the date most resembling corduroy! Adherents, you know what to do!

Alexa define "sunk cost fallacy"

In the unlikely event that there are any mutuals still left who need an invite code for the better place, HMU.

Continuing a tradition for NYC-based conferences: I'm hosting a cocktail party at the American Dialect Society annual meeting, on Saturday 6 Jan at 7:00, at my home, just crosstown from the Sheraton. All ADS'ers, mutual follows, &c. are welcome. Email for address & please RT/forward.

We are devastated to learn of the death our colleague Dr Jenni Nuttall @Stylisticienne, Lecturer Exeter College, Oxford & member of Faculty of English. Jenni had been a much-loved member of our academic community over more than two decades. We shall miss her greatly. english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/dr-jen…

A great thing about historical lexicography is being able to highlight authors I like! Here are two quotes from Hank Green, from two new entries: interjectional _the fuck_, and interjectional _fuckballs_. x.com/jessesheidlowe…

F-Word update, celebrating authors I know and like! Today's episode features the great Emily Nussbaum, who appears twice, once as a reporter, quoting Fiona Apple using _fuck me_, and once as a critic, for _MILF_. The book is out today! Get your copy! x.com/jessesheidlowe…

(Some of) today's F-Word news: Literary Hub just published a long excerpt from the Introduction. lithub.com/a-brief-histor… x.com/jessesheidlowe…