grammargirl

clive, 19 hours ago to random

Know any NYC students, or their parents?

The mayor closed the libraries on Sundays, and is set to close them Saturdays too -- citing budget constraints 📚

The budget's being debated right now!

So, if you live in NYC?

Here's a form that'll auto-send a letter to your city councillor telling them to vote to "keep the libraries open sundays": https://actionnetwork.org/letters/open-the-libraries-nyc/

Forward it to any students in NYC 🤘

Parents can use it too -- just rewrite the opening salutation to say "I'm a parent"

dsalo, 4 days ago to random

Johns Hopkins is doing a long-COVID survey and apparently is having trouble finding controls -- people who haven't had COVID. If this is you, consider giving them some clicks.

https://covid-long.com/

KOKEdit, 7 days ago to random

Helpful podcast from @grammargirl: “Efficiency Hacks for Writers and Editors with Erin Brenner,” author of new #book The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability. https://tinyurl.com/24u5y6td . #AmEditing

dmoren, 8 days ago to random

Congrats to my pal @lexfri who is releasing his Lex.Games app today! Play half a dozen word/logic games for free; paid subscribers unlock leaderboards and bonus games. I play most of these daily and they’re great, so you should absolutely go check them out. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lex-games/id6498941705

gladsdotter, 11 days ago to calligraphy

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning
#Handwriting

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/11/1250529661/handwriting-cursive-typing-schools-learning-brain

ernie, 14 days ago to random

Morning Brew has an opening for a “puzzle creator.” https://jobs.lever.co/morningbrew/e3e1be3d-d7e0-4684-8345-9ff5a1bd2f3c

Fritinancy, 14 days ago to random

My tribute to Ilon Specht, the copywriter and creative director who transformed a global beauty brand with a four-word slogan. She died last month at 81. https://open.substack.com/pub/fritinancy/p/because-im-worth-it

qmacro, 15 days ago to random

I enjoyed @grammargirl's ep. 980 "Exploring the 'Funnest' Parts of Language with Anne Curzan", esp. the conversation about how language use changes. https://music.youtube.com/podcast/5UpelGMOLb8

Many of the examples (e.g. "calendar" as a verb) add something to the language, whereas one peeve of mine - using "blog" for "blog post" removes something from the language, making it worse.

I'd love to know what you think.

My take: "Accuracy and precision in language" https://qmacro.org/blog/posts/2024/01/22/accuracy-and-precision-in-language/

ernie, 16 days ago to random

So, when I was growing up, students at my high school described the devil horns hand gesture—i.e. 🤟or 🤘, sometimes 🤙—using the word “boggs.” It was used essentially the entire time I was in school by most of the male student body, and I have no idea why they described it with this word. I have never heard it beyond my high school days.

Does anyone know why “boggs” was associated with this symbol?

18+ kate, 15 days ago to fediverse

Hello #fediverse I’m searching for something after a day of not finding it. Does anyone know of any research on the clinical use of the term “absconding” to describe mental health patients? I think I’m after language research. I can’t believe no one has looked into this stigmatising language, I just can’t find it.

I have found implied critique in the introduction of different terms for unsanctioned leaving for dementia patients and children. But absconding/absconsion seems taken for granted for adult mh patients.

@stancarey? @grammargirl? @bright_helpings?

Boosts really appreciated.

qmacro, 16 days ago to random

TIL, from @grammargirl 's "Grammar Girl" podcast, about the "Schreibkugel" ("writing ball") that Nietzsche used to write when his vision started to fail.

https://www.klassik-stiftung.de/en/home/digital/collection-highlights/friedrich-nietzsches-writing-ball

Podcast: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl/ - recommended!

OurLostArcade, 16 days ago to random

Who’s afraid of the jukebox?

The coin-op industry was incredibly reluctant to accept the term “juke box” when it first took root in the 1940s.

This was mostly due to the first part of that word – let’s have a little etymological discussion.

jeffjarvis, 17 days ago to random

Congratulations to Ken Doctor and the team at Lookout Santa Cruz for recognition of their pathbreaking journalism. He's investing in news while the competition (hedge fund Alden) is not. And it shows. Bravo. https://lookout.co/lookout-santa-cruz-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-breaking-news-reporting/

OEWordhord, 21 days ago to Podcasts

Or if you'd rather listen, you can hear @grammargirl's podcast here (or read the transcript). https://grammar-girl.simplecast.com/episodes/videen #podcasts #GrammarGirl #language #OldEnglish #medievodons

OEWordhord, 21 days ago to Korean

I got to chat with @grammargirl! Watch our chat about air worms and fire-breathing dragons and other medieval delights on her Youtube channel. https://youtu.be/25iQJbsGu5Y?si=7aZmI7zy8rxf3G5b #medievodons #language #words #TheWordhord #TheDeorhord

RedPenRabbit, 27 days ago to movies

The editing tip I submitted to the ACES Editors Corner was featured in today's email:

"If you come across a misspelling in a manuscript, do a search for that same misspelling. It could be a one-off typo, but there's a good chance the author misspelled that word elsewhere. Search for it as soon as you come across it. Or put it on a list of words to search later so you don’t forget."

#Editing #AmEditing #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritingTips @edibuddies #Spelling

Fritinancy, 27 days ago to random

April linkstack: A new look for Manischewitz, a new owner for The Onion, a nameless new hockey team in Utah, a century of crosswords, and more. ht @helenzaltzman @bgzimmer @grammargirl et al. https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/april-linkstack

karenyin, 1 month ago to random

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📘 Info: https://karenyin.com/books/csg-book/

"The best tool book of all. I absolutely love it." ―Paula Froke, editor of The Associated Press Stylebook

#StyleGuide #WritingTips #WritingCommunity #ConsciousLanguage #InclusiveLanguage #AmEditing #Nonfiction

shadychars, 1 month ago to random

A question for linguists, as I wrap up work on FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY (https://shadycharacters.co.uk/books/face-with-tears-of-joy/): what other linguistic phenomena should I be comparing to emoji?

GramrgednAngel, 1 month ago to edibuddies

Been doing quite a bit of research into Civil War–era foodstuffs and packaging today, all in the service of ensuring a list of goods provided to a party taking a wagon into the Appalachians on a mission is presented with the proper verisimilitude. Sacks. Casks. Cones. Bushels. Tins.

#AmEditing @edibuddies

suswatibasu, 1 month ago to ai

Society of Authors survey shows generative AI threatens a third of translators and a quarter of illustrators

"It is not too late to ensure that it is developed and used ethically," says SoA's CEO

#AI #tech #publishing #translation #illustrations

https://howtobe247.com/society-of-authors-survey-shows-generative-ai-threatens-translators-illustrators/

HowardTayler, 1 month ago to random

The Writing Excuses LIVE Q&A will be starting momentarily over on YouTube! We have some awesome questions, including a couple of potential stumpers...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDDzuw5Fe8

suswatibasu, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Spotify

A quarter of Spotify Premium users now engage with its audiobooks

"We’re continuing to see strong signs that Spotify’s Audiobooks offering is a value add that listeners want and care about," they told us.

#Spotify #audiobooks

https://howtobe247.com/a-quarter-of-spotify-premium-users-engages-with-its-audiobooks/

theverge, 1 month ago to random

Texas is replacing thousands of human exam graders with AI
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126206/texas-staar-exam-graders-ai-automated-scoring-engine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge on Artificial Intelligence @the

bgzimmer, 1 month ago to random

One hundred years ago, two Columbia grads named Simon and Schuster published a book of crossword puzzles that set off a national mania. Now the crossword craze has been reborn in the digital era. My latest for WSJ. https://on.wsj.com/3U3zMPk