Judging by photos posted to social media, what Tim Hortons considers a smile varies wildly depending on location. #SmileCookie

https://twitter.com/meekahmarie/status/1041744441193578496?s=19

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. I imagine "fixing" would mean "getting rid of" about 90% of the time.

#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??

*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." 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.

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."

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.

"design of complaint mechanisms" → "design of compliant mechanisms" #AmEditing "expense clam" → "expense claim" #AmEditing

The chairs we inherited after the in-laws got a new dining set are worn to the point where a slicey-pokey corner of wood juts out from the threadbare upholstery. This is how my attempt at adulting these chairs will go:
1. research local upholsterers and find one with good reviews 2. contact them with a description of the chairs
3. become outraged about reupholstering prices while grudgingly acknowledging that, yeah, I guess upholsterers have to make a living
4. search for, and watch, videos on YouTube about doing your own reupholstering

Oh, geez. Whenever I get a new crop of health-research followers I feel as though I have to explain myself…

👋 Hi! Welcome! I do tweet quite a bit about health, esp. mental health, but I also swear a ton & tweet a LOT of nonsense about cake & pubes & guinea pigs (not together). But while you're here, let me tell you about the Mental Health Act rights materials my fab patient-oriented research team created! We have a pamphlet, wallet card, posters, and a video to help involuntary patients better understand their rights: bcmentalhealthrights.ca

As a knowledge translation student I'm profoundly disheartened by the #StrawBan movement. We have organizations, institutions, politicians who purport to care about evidence & public consultation perpetuating a policy that disabled people have repeatedly says hurts them… If we're not able to institute inclusive, evidence-informed policies for something so basic, what chance to we have for progress on more complex health issues?

People with disabilities have been having to do so much (free) education, over and over and over.

To find fellow nerds who'd indulge my terrible, terrible puns. #WhyIJoinedTwitter Oh, I'm pretty sure they're all terrible.

https://twitter.com/CharlesTam/status/1024845957056421889

Hoo, boy…

Apologies, Mr. Mathiesen, for what is to follow, because you have triggered a Hill I'm Willing to Die On™. You may have meant more nuance than can fit in a single tweet, but I hope I can respectfully change your mind.

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My points here apply to some fields more than others, but I think we can safely begin with the assumption that a lot of academic writing—maybe most of it—is written in an unnecessarily complex way. THAT is what I think academics should learn to avoid.