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Aug
20

micro-08-20-2022

2moro, and 2moro, and 2moro, Creeps in this petty pace from day 2 day, 2 the last syllable of recorded time; Not sure why Shakespeare didn’t write like this.
Jul
25

micro-07-25-2022

How do people feel about seeing emojis in blog posts/newsletters? Seeing them more often and wondering if I need to adapt them more often. 💥
Apr
22

micro-04-22-2021

I appreciate this article from Napkin Math about the potential revenue generated from newsletters on the various platforms. Am I getting ripped off writing at Every?
Nov
02

micro-11-02-2020

Do you ever have one of those nights where things happen that you’d like to tell others about, but you don’t know how to properly put things down into words? Tonight was one of...
Aug
05

micro-08-05-2020

Does anyone else find it weird that it’s acceptable to start a business letter with “Dear”? Seems so personal to me.
May
12

micro-05-12-2020

A stupid FB debate from today: In the song, B-I-N-G-O, does Bingo refer to the dog or the farmer? Reference: "There was a farmer who had a dog, And Bingo was his name-o."
Mar
20

micro-03-20-2020

My new pet peeve: people who can’t distinguish between differing and deferring (related to mortgage payments.)
Sep
14

micro-09-14-2019

Is there a word that has more pairs of double letters in it than committee?
Nov
15

micro-11-15-2018

The trend of people not using question marks when asking questions is starting to lead to confusion. When I say, “Off to work,” some respond with, “No I’m not.”
Jul
16

Language

I look at an American English dialect quiz and reflect on growing up in Canada with American parents and mixed linguistic influences.
Jun
22

L| i` |3 / fj

I explain a new online identity inspired by Arabic calligraphy, language, design, and the search for a name that feels personal.
1 min read

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