Anne Curzan on the English Language, Texting, and Going Grammando

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While I was watching the WordCamp Miami 2017 livestream and sharing highlights on Twitter, I watched a slew of tweets go by about language and texting.

The tweets caught my attention because they used the same hashtag.

And because the tweets reminded me of my conversation about language and words with Anne Curzan after her TEDxUofM talk a few years ago. Continue reading Anne Curzan on the English Language, Texting, and Going Grammando

Inspiring Stories for International Women’s Day

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Imagine a squatter community of 160,000+ people living in poverty outside of Karachi, Pakistan.

Unpaved streets, no sewage system, and water must be bought from private contractors.

Power is only available nine hours a day. Continue reading Inspiring Stories for International Women’s Day

Complex Doesn’t Equal Complicated [TED Video]

simplifying complexity

It’s the beginning of the week, and you’re trying to address a complex problem in one of your projects.

You’ve simplified the problem in order to find an answer.

But now you’re wondering if you overlooked aspects of the problem by simplifying what you think is important or has high priority.

Would you consider a different approach? Continue reading Complex Doesn’t Equal Complicated [TED Video]