Assorted interesting things about linguistics by @GretchenAMcC. I also cohost a podcast @lingthusiasm and I'm the author of BECAUSE INTERNET
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ALT Cover of BECAUSE INTERNET by Gretchen McCulloch (black and light blue on yellow)
ALT Linguistics sign bunny saying, "internet writing uses subtle punctuation choices to convey sarcasm and other tone of voice nuances. It's not lazy."
ALT What if the International Phonetic Alphabet looked like weird nerd art? Get this design (arrow to abstract IPA demo: an abstract, minimalist* rendering of the International Phonetic Alphabet as a grid of white, sans-serif letters on a midnight blue background, with no row or column headings. Bright green is used as an accent colour, for solid green circles around the voiceless consonants; white circles with green font for the rounded vowels, and narrow green borders around the lateral sounds. There's a small lingthusiasm logo in the bottom corner and a translucent "demo" watermark splashed in the background.) on a handy-to-carry lens cloth (image of those microfibre cloths you clean glasses with; these are not the actual cloths but just to give you an idea of the genre). (Tiny abstract drawing of Lauren & Gretchen silhouettes from the website.) We're placing one bulk order for everyone who's a Lingthusiast patron or higher as of October 5, 2022. Sign up at patreon.com/lingthusiasm