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Author of WICKER PARK WISHES, a novel, published by Eckhartz Press "It's like 'Hi Fidelity' from a woman's perspective. A 90s book about relationships." - John Siuntres, WordBalloon. Language discussion and expression, a view from the city: "A fascinating and enlightening look at language and other important matters" - Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune "...definitely an interesting voice!" - Languagehat.com "...a great site!" - Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement

5.29.2010

DXing

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I was talking to a radio engineer, telling him that when I used to work early mornings for a show, I'd discover a lot of distant radio s...
5.27.2010

Rip off

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I hope people weren't duped into believing that paying Lulu $400 (literally $399, but it's only a dollar difference) to get their b...
5.25.2010

I'm still here

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Sorry--I usually post every other day but last week I started teaching ESL every day for a level I've never taught before, and I also ha...
5.21.2010

Interviewed

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I was interviewed for Outside the Loop Radio , which is a weekly radio show and podcast about Chicago. If you go to the site , you'll be...
5.17.2010

The anime convention descended upon the Japanese store

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I was at Mitsuwa , which is a Japanese supermarket that I usually go to, and there were a lot more people there than usual. Sprinkled among ...
5.14.2010

BBC language nerd angers Russell Crowe!

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I've been noticing accents for a while, and amazingly, someone from the BBC noticed one as well, except that he dared to question Russe...
5.11.2010

Still a good TV show intro

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I used to watch The Six Million Dollar Man and hadn't seen the intro of that show for years. Even though it's from the 70's, it...
5.08.2010

Tales of the Bogeyman and Spanish Bacon

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Words for items associated with warmer climates are full of interesting etymologies. Words describing palm trees, coconuts, and cantaloupes ...
5.04.2010

Bureau of Internal Revenue

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While I was watching The Honeymooners (a great show that doesn't seem dated), I noticed that Ralph was talking about the "Bureau ...
5.02.2010

The "Your Japanese Name" Facebook app is wrong

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If you're going to create an application for Facebook, then do it right, especially when it comes to other languages. I know someone who...
4.30.2010

I OD'd on Real Housewives of NYC

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I'm going to admit this in public: yesterday I spent *way* too much time watching several episodes of The Real Housewives of New York Ci...
4.27.2010

Translate the Chinese bios

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Sometimes I watch Taiwan Outlook , which is in English. I've never been to Taiwan, and unfortunately didn't take advantage of its cl...
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4.23.2010

Resuming fiction

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Since the beginning of this blog, I've been talking about writing , including fiction writing, because I've written a couple of nove...
4.20.2010

You can show off your jogging at the bowling if it's on your planning, but never play baby-foot in the pipi-room

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French is beautiful, rich, and highly influential and has a reputation as one of the world's most romantic languages. However, there...
4.18.2010

A successful, interesting nerd

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I met a very cool, interesting, passionate guy who's definitely made the most out of his nerdiness to the point where he has an incredib...
4.16.2010

Slag off

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I found a really good relationship advice site that is obviously written by a Brit, because there are various phrases that I never hear in ...
4.13.2010

Good music to chill out to

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When I want to unwind, like I do now, I listen to Groovera.com . There are three channels: Jet City Lounge , "A fine mix of chilled i...
4.10.2010

My condolences to Poland today

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I would like to offer my condolences to the people of Poland for the unbelievable tragedy that happened today: the tragic plane crash that ...
4.07.2010

Read some issues of Penny Magazine online

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This is really cool: you can read some issues of Britain's Penny Magazine online ! The first edition was published in 1832, where they s...
4.05.2010

When Right is Right

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As many left-handed people can verify, this is predominantly a right-handers' world, with the prejudice ranging from lefties who were en...
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