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.).

As We Say These Days

Posted on 18 May 2024 by Isabel Gibson

This week? Tips for all the iced-coffee lovers out there. And all those advising us to speak our truth. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , | 12 Comments

This is Me, Staying Up

Posted on 09 March 2024 by Isabel Gibson

More fun with blog spam comments. #TakeYourFunWhereYouFindIt Continue reading →

Posted in Another Thing, Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Wired | Tagged , | 4 Comments

But First

Posted on 05 January 2024 by Isabel Gibson

Another rant on design/communication styles that disrespect the customer, from airport layouts to proposal writing and beyond, into our own conversational or (gasp) writing style. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Thinking Broadly | Tagged , | 8 Comments

An Advent Gift

Posted on 02 December 2023 by Isabel Gibson

A useful new word. Will there be more such gifts from the world this Advent season? We’ll see. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged | 8 Comments

A Slightly Improved Life

Posted on 18 November 2023 by Isabel Gibson

It’s all good (but it can be better). Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Relationships and Behaviour | Tagged , | 12 Comments

GoFundMe

Posted on 16 September 2023 by Isabel Gibson

Life is not grammar. Or semantics. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently, Wired | Tagged , | 18 Comments

Good Job, Buddy

Posted on 25 June 2023 by Isabel Gibson

She learned something; so did I. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Language and Communication | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Say Wut

Posted on 25 May 2023 by Isabel Gibson

A plea for a reinstatement, not a request for a repeat. Continue reading →

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

It’s Official

Posted on 06 May 2023 by Isabel Gibson

I have become my mother. Continue reading →

Posted in Language and Communication, Laughing Frequently | Tagged , , | 18 Comments