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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.bsky.social Profile picture
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Aug 10, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
"design of complaint mechanisms" → "design of compliant mechanisms" #AmEditing
"expense clam" → "expense claim" #AmEditing
SURELY a peer reviewer should have noticed that the authors used *k* to represent both curvature and turbulent flow? And *t* to represent both time and thickness?

No? Neither peer reviewer picked up on that, huh? #AmEditing
"spray plum" → "spray plume" #AmEditing

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Judging by photos posted to social media, what Tim Hortons considers a smile varies wildly depending on location. #SmileCookie
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When I'm done dissertating I think I'll relaunch my editing business to focus exclusively on fixing indecipherable flowcharts, concept maps, and system charts. Zoidberg meme with caption
I imagine "fixing" would mean "getting rid of" about 90% of the time.
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Sep 13, 2018
#AmDissertating Please send dumplings
A'ight. Only 1,425 words today, but if I do that every day for a month straight I'll be done, right? RIGHT??
#AmDissertating (and a bit under the weather) Please send chicken soup.
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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.bsky.social Profile picture
Sep 1, 2018
*A thread about frequently asked questions that only my fellow language nerds are likely to care about*

I did a double-take when I read "Frequently asked questions for anglers." Screen shot from page about freshwater fishing licences. It reads:
I had to read on to confirm they meant [frequently asked questions] for (an audience of) anglers rather than questions that anglers are frequently asked.

I think it's interesting how this bit of ambiguity shows how we conceptualize "frequently asked questions" as a whole entity.
And, I mean, frequently asked questions aren't usually *actually* frequently asked questions, right? Most of the time they're questions that you anticipate your audience will have…
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Aug 15, 2018
Helllllllp—I fell down an etymological rabbit hole after wondering whether the diminutive "-kin" suffix on "pumpkin" meant there was a larger squash known as a "pump." @mashedradish ivacheung.com/2016/01/fact-c…
There was not. "Pumpkin" comes from "pumpion" (or "pompion") + "-kin". A pompion is just a regular squash or melon. It comes from the French "pompon."
Whether "pompom" and "pompion" are related is under dispute: some think "pompom" comes from "pomp" (of "…and circumstance" fame). littre.org/definition/pom…
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Aug 15, 2018
Who else will be at the #YVR community dialogue session on national pharmacare tonight? 🙋🏻
Two years ago I attended the public consultation for federal disability legislation. Even though it took a long-ass time for the Accessible Canada Act to be proposed afterward, the consultation itself was one of the most memorable and edifying events I've ever attended.
That consultation—and the one tonight—never would have happened under the Conservatives. Every day I'm grateful that Harper's not PM anymore. The prospect of being back under the Cons terrifies me, but it's a real possibility 'cause Trudeau didn't follow through on #ERRE.
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