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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

7.12.2019

My favorite TV show is Japanese

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A long time ago, when I was still listed on Languagehat's blog list, someone complained that this blog wasn't totally language-orie...
7.09.2019

If you work with jerks, read this book!

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I read the excellent book The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt a while ago, but I was so afraid of b...
6.27.2019

Working alone is a luxury

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When I started this blog, I was working alone a lot at home, and I really started to hate it. I couldn't find many people online who we...
6.26.2019

It's harder to write when you're busy belonging

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I often do searches to find answers or information about how I'm feeling or issues that I'm interested in, and one day I came upon a...
6.05.2019

Not writing has made me feel very irritated

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I have been working a lot and have used my downtime to read books, go to the gym, go to Mitsuwa (where I went today), play tennis, socializ...
5.22.2019

It's ensure, not assure

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In my copy editing/proofreading gigs, and even in other jobs that don't primarily focus on text, people often use "assure" whe...
5.15.2019

the Sun or the sun?

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I was proofreading something that referred to "the Sun," but I wasn't sure if it should be capitalized. My hunch was that it s...
5.08.2019

The friendly French guy

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I took a couple of French classes online, and while I didn't ace the second class (probably because I was working a lot, plus successful...
4.21.2019

Still fake blogging

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It looks like I haven't been a productive writer because almost two months have passed since the last post, but I have been writing, jus...
2.24.2019

I already have exposure

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I have met people who fancied themselves as business people (meaning they're pretty much failing at it or are inept or are too cheap to ...
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2.10.2019

Wanting to know lots of languages has diluted my ability to get better

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I have a problem that a lot of people don't face because they're usually focused on one thing or just a few things, or they're b...
2.04.2019

People who have high-level jobs should be able to write

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I recently got a shocking email: it was actually well-written, had no grammatical errors, and seemed literate, as the person chose to write ...
12.31.2018

For the first time in several years, I've had a good holiday season

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I saw a great article about the #joinin community, which is when people share their struggles on Twitter during Christmas. I was going to p...
12.26.2018

Spam conversation

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A while ago (not too long ago but long enough that I don't remember the exact date...maybe a few months ago), I was at an event (I reme...
12.14.2018

I just had a school cafeteria experience

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I wasn't going to write about this publicly, and texted a few people about it, but since they haven't responded, I'll write abou...
12.05.2018

After more than a decade, I did Nanowrimo again

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I did Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) a few times, way back in 2002, 2004, 2005, and I think partly in 2006 (though I'm pretty...
10.31.2018

If you're in the people business, like people

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There are many jobs that don't involve people much, or at all, yet I see people who should be working in those industries working with p...
10.25.2018

Fiction and fake blogging

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Wow, I'm really into writing, though you wouldn't guess it if you looked at the time that has passed between my last post and now. S...
9.19.2018

I saw Jay Leno

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I was sitting in a hotel lobby in Springfield, Illinois, taking an air-conditioning break from the oppressively hot, humid, sunny weather. A...
9.05.2018

That vs which confusion

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I'm pretty clear about when to use "that" vs "which," but I often come across stuff (to be intentionally vague) that...
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