Category Archives: language

Correctness and Coherence on Twitter

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Bill

Background Michael Harvey (@mtharveyrunner) recently raised the question about whether grammar, spelling, punctuation, and subject-verb agreement in tweets (that is, posts on Twitter) matter. It is not a new topic. We can summarize a few. But when dig a little … Continue reading →

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(Technical) Language and (Technical) Thought

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Bill

I had an interesting email exchange with my brother, Carl, about language and thought. He works for Cray as a programmer and is working on his doctorate. While our discussion did not relate directly to either his employment or school … Continue reading →

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