Yesterday I got an email from a member of a committee that I chaired, thanking me for my "horrific leadership." The person writing it is not a native English speaker, and the tone of the rest of the email, and the whole thread, was positive. I'm pretty sure the person meant "terrific." The more I think about it, how should anyone be able to remember that "terror" turns into a positive thing in one of its adjective forms, but "horror" doesn't? #AcademicChatter #Linguistics

Yesterday I got an email from a member of a committee that I chaired, thanking me for my "horrific leadership." The person writing it is not a native English speaker, and the tone of the rest of the email, and the whole thread, was positive. I'm pretty sure the person meant "terrific." The more I think about it, how should anyone be able to remember that "terror" turns into a positive thing in one of its adjective forms, but "horror" doesn't? #AcademicChatter #Linguistics

Second guessing myself bc Powerpoint is red-underlining the word "Linguistics" I mean thanks for digging into our known insecurities I guess? #lingusitics #linguistics #academicChatter

Second guessing myself bc Powerpoint is red-underlining the word "Linguistics" I mean thanks for digging into our known insecurities I guess? #lingusitics #linguistics #academicChatter

Pleased to announce that my book, Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media, is now available online, and will be out in print in a couple weeks!
https://moveslowlybuildbridges.com
That site has more stuff, too -- links to related articles, some notes about how I researched it, and a contact form in case you want to talk about the fediverse with me! (I'd be happy to chat with journalists about it!)
#academicChatter #bookstodon #fediverse #mastodon

A pleasant surprise in the office on my return from my holidays yesterday! 🎉 Check out the website for the Online Supplements and an #OpenAccess version: https://elenlefoll.github.io/TextbookMDA/ 🤓 #AcademicChatter #linguistics #LanguageTeaching #ELT