OMG this is *EPIC*, she's so smart

the US government effectively no longer funds research into languages, or language documentation or revitalization

stay tuned for the next installment of How to Make Sure Your Tween Doesn't Become a Philosopher

bullied 11yo into turning off a shitty reality TV competition because they had contestants pick a thing and gave them the option of switching their choice and I absolutely refused to stop talking about the Monty Hall Problem

"Probably read more of OP's comments" as a bouletic imperative, so natural! 🐦🐦🐦

NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.

this comes from my neverending search to find non-ableist words to express my outrage at bullshit

did you know that we get the word "cockamamie" from a bastardization of a term ("decalcomania") for a period in the 1930s after temporary tattoos were invented by the French and kids were running around putting them on fucking everything?! 🐦🐦🐦

the phenomenon of conference and journal spam never cease to be a source of glee in an otherwise dark world: "It would be an honor for us if you could shower your presence as speaker at our conference."

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Mambo No. ℵ₀

_boy playdates_ * surly greeting * nonsensical physical activity * injury * video games * poop break * snacks * bewildering physical activity * injury * very brief chit-chat * poop break * wrestling * farewells

reading syntax papers these days talking about "strong D" can we get an ounce of self-awareness people it's mortifying

here's my $.02 on the Nikole Hannah-Jones issue: every 👏 kid 👏 is a fucking 👏 experiment

wait are you accusing me of being the retired colleague?

it's a wonder Chomsky has any teeth left, what with all the bullet-biting

retired colleague: "He's in the Communications Dept so he's good at communicating." me: "But you could say the same thing about me in Linguistics!" them: "Well of course language isn't about communicating." I'd forgotten that this was an old generative trope! It's an absolutely unhinged take

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