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“Sending these to shareholders in the annual report isn’t quite what we meant by preparing a self-review.”
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...“Sending these to shareholders in the annual report isn’t quite what we meant by preparing a self-review.”
24.5.2025 16:56“Sending these to shareholders in the annual report isn’t quite what we meant by preparing a self-review.”https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
no, python, you go re.sub(r'(\{\s*"candidate_terms"\s*:\s*\[\s*\{[\s\S]*?\}\s*)\}(\s*)$', r'\1]}\2 yourself
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...no, python, you go re.sub(r'(\{\s*"candidate_terms"\s*:\s*\[\s*\{[\s\S]*?\}\s*)\}(\s*)$', r'\1]}\2 yourself
23.5.2025 18:32no, python, you go re.sub(r'(\{\s*"candidate_terms"\s*:\s*\[\s*\{[\s\S]*?\}\s*)\}(\s*)$', r'\1]}\2 yourselfhttps://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
What a fine time I had discussing changing US dialects with Maxx Fuller, Adam Llorens, and Paul Millgate, on Fox 9 in Eden Prairie, MN,...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...What a fine time I had discussing changing US dialects with Maxx Fuller, Adam Llorens, and Paul Millgate, on Fox 9 in Eden Prairie, MN, using this article filled with the linguists who did the actual work as a springboard. Video: https://www.fox9.com/video/1643884 Springboard: https://apnews.com/article/migration-southern-accent-georgia-louisiana-north-carolina-1f8bfc59f869ccccaed6a87cdaa83ee8 The academic papers: https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-11587907 https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-11587955 https://doi.org/10.1017/S095439452300011X https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954394520000022
20.5.2025 15:38What a fine time I had discussing changing US dialects with Maxx Fuller, Adam Llorens, and Paul Millgate, on Fox 9 in Eden Prairie, MN,...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
“Ice piracy” is when a glacier "steals" ice from a neighboring one, a multi-decade change. It is considered fast in the...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...“Ice piracy” is when a glacier "steals" ice from a neighboring one, a multi-decade change. It is considered fast in the context of ice sheets, which move at glacial speeds and geological scales, after all. https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/1725/2025/
14.5.2025 12:45“Ice piracy” is when a glacier "steals" ice from a neighboring one, a multi-decade change. It is considered fast in the...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
Somebody somewhere besides me should be delighted that my wordhunting scripts automatically picked up on the new but fake words invented by...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...Somebody somewhere besides me should be delighted that my wordhunting scripts automatically picked up on the new but fake words invented by researchers and then mentioned in this article. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-05-12-humans-chatgpt-favours-examples-and-memories-not-rules-generate-language
12.5.2025 13:18Somebody somewhere besides me should be delighted that my wordhunting scripts automatically picked up on the new but fake words invented by...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
My favorite programming term of the week is the walrus operator from Python. := It lets Python grab a value and give it a short‑term label...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...My favorite programming term of the week is the walrus operator from Python. := It lets Python grab a value and give it a short‑term label in one move, inside another action.
12.5.2025 12:42My favorite programming term of the week is the walrus operator from Python. := It lets Python grab a value and give it a short‑term label...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
In word-hunting this week, came across a Hindi idiom: उन्नीस‑बीस का फ़र्क़ (unnīs‑bīs kā farq),...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...In word-hunting this week, came across a Hindi idiom: उन्नीस‑बीस का फ़र्क़ (unnīs‑bīs kā farq), also expressed as उन्नीस‑बीस का अंतर होना, which literally means “the difference between nineteen and twenty.” It's a quick way to say “there’s hardly any difference” or “only a hair’s breadth separates the two.”
11.5.2025 02:56In word-hunting this week, came across a Hindi idiom: उन्नीस‑बीस का फ़र्क़ (unnīs‑bīs kā farq),...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/114...
It was lovely to sit down with Adam Greenfield of "The Written Scene" podcast and have his thoughtful questions lead us into an...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/113...It was lovely to sit down with Adam Greenfield of "The Written Scene" podcast and have his thoughtful questions lead us into an interesting conversation. Lots of languagey tidbits! https://thewrittenscene.transistor.fm/episodes/episode-75-grant-barrett
13.1.2025 21:09It was lovely to sit down with Adam Greenfield of "The Written Scene" podcast and have his thoughtful questions lead us into an...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/113...
Solved today's Wordle in one try. ;)
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/113...Solved today's Wordle in one try. ;)
16.10.2024 13:30Solved today's Wordle in one try. ;)https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/113...
San Diego High's student journalists want to fully re-establish their high school newspaper: https://lnkd.in/gnwzwcjn Help!
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/113...San Diego High's student journalists want to fully re-establish their high school newspaper: https://lnkd.in/gnwzwcjn Help!
23.8.2024 00:01San Diego High's student journalists want to fully re-establish their high school newspaper: https://lnkd.in/gnwzwcjn Help!https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/113...
DNC needs to fix that lectern mic so it doesn't pick up the noise of speakers' hands hitting the surface.
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...DNC needs to fix that lectern mic so it doesn't pick up the noise of speakers' hands hitting the surface.
20.8.2024 16:24DNC needs to fix that lectern mic so it doesn't pick up the noise of speakers' hands hitting the surface.https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
The novel concept of the "key crush" in the world of esports....
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...The novel concept of the "key crush" in the world of esports. https://www.esports.net/news/industry/esports-world-cup-2024-keys-trophies-and-the-totem-explained/
20.8.2024 14:32The novel concept of the "key crush" in the world of esports....https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
Slang is a hot topic right now! I spoke with three more news outfits about it: Scripps News...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...Slang is a hot topic right now! I spoke with three more news outfits about it: Scripps News https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/as-teens-develop-slang-each-generation-parents-and-others-could-use-a-linguists-help Live Now FOx https://www.livenowfox.com/video/1499310 and the Hindustan Times https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/deleting-chat-history-the-strange-story-behind-short-lived-slang-101722084735240-amp.html
11.8.2024 23:13Slang is a hot topic right now! I spoke with three more news outfits about it: Scripps News...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
Make sure to buckle in your loved ones. Photo: a burrito run.
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...Make sure to buckle in your loved ones. Photo: a burrito run.
10.6.2024 14:28Make sure to buckle in your loved ones. Photo: a burrito run.https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
Weee! I had a fun time running off at the mouth talking about slang on the "Profoundly Pointless" podcast with Nick VinZant....
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...Weee! I had a fun time running off at the mouth talking about slang on the "Profoundly Pointless" podcast with Nick VinZant. https://player.fm/series/profoundly-pointless/slang-expert-and-lexicographer-grant-barrett https://profoundlypointless.com/
24.5.2024 13:17Weee! I had a fun time running off at the mouth talking about slang on the "Profoundly Pointless" podcast with Nick VinZant....https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
DELIGHTFUL. https://www.tumblr.com/stingrayextraordinaire/733189347428483072/another-year-another-group-of-my-delightful-ninth?source=share
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...21.5.2024 11:42DELIGHTFUL. https://www.tumblr.com/stingrayextraordinaire/733189347428483072/another-year-another-group-of-my-delightful-ninth?source=sharehttps://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
“No one is worried because Mom got out the yearbook.” My thoughts about "nostalgia" in this New York Times piece by Sarah...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...“No one is worried because Mom got out the yearbook.” My thoughts about "nostalgia" in this New York Times piece by Sarah Diamond. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/insider/nostalgia-word-origin.html
21.5.2024 00:34“No one is worried because Mom got out the yearbook.” My thoughts about "nostalgia" in this New York Times piece by Sarah...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
Who else is still holding out for three more seasons of Derry Girls? They work in a Spanish resort doing crap jobs and go to great lengths...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...Who else is still holding out for three more seasons of Derry Girls? They work in a Spanish resort doing crap jobs and go to great lengths to stop a non-existent heist? They have a plan to buy a flat together in a terrible part of London then lie to estate agents about their parents being wealthy British MPs, fooling nobody? Orla ends up running a shoddy amusement park because of her spirit of play and hires the rest to rope in customers at 100 pounds a person, which she can't pay?
11.5.2024 14:55Who else is still holding out for three more seasons of Derry Girls? They work in a Spanish resort doing crap jobs and go to great lengths...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
Quiz, one of those funny words we wish we knew the origin to, but don't. I had some thoughts and shared them with the New York Times:...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...Quiz, one of those funny words we wish we knew the origin to, but don't. I had some thoughts and shared them with the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/insider/do-you-know-the-origin-of-the-word-quiz.html
5.5.2024 12:15Quiz, one of those funny words we wish we knew the origin to, but don't. I had some thoughts and shared them with the New York Times:...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
Who was the editor who used international variants on the word "Lamb" as names in examples in that New York Times Style Guide?...
https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...Who was the editor who used international variants on the word "Lamb" as names in examples in that New York Times Style Guide? Examples attached. Was it Allan Siegal or William Connolly or someone else?
17.4.2024 00:07Who was the editor who used international variants on the word "Lamb" as names in examples in that New York Times Style Guide?...https://mas.to/@grantbarrett/112...
