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Bronwyn

@bron.bsky.social

Linguist, reader, knitter, video gamer, Canadian (in no particular order). Thinks a lot about auxiliaries and pronouns, Stardew Valley, and books with magic and/or spaceships and/or kissing in them. Experimenting with context collapse. (she/her)

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This is such a good point! I mean, obviously one could hand wave magical space-appropriate "plascrete", but still. (Apparently Ep 10 was UofT Scarborough, which checks out brutalist architecture wise)

02.08.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There has never been a โ€œpublic-private partnershipโ€ that provided a higher quality service or cost less money than the public just doing the job in-house.

PPPโ€™s exist to transfer more public, taxpayer money to private entities. Itโ€™s welfare for the immortal, immoral, unaccountable corps.

31.07.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 726    ๐Ÿ” 236    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Toronto is the city where I got over the trauma inflicted by my Asshole Road Cyclist father (motto: "why would I ever do a single thing differently just because a child is with me?") and became a bike commuter, and so its cycling infrastructure will forever be near to my heart.

31.07.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cycle Toronto wins Charter challenge, saving bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor

Well, this is just FANTASTIC news.

โ€œCycle Toronto wins Charter challenge, saving bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor.โ€

Congratulations @cycletoronto.bsky.social, youโ€™ve done a huge service to Toronto. Safe bike-lanes are better for EVERYONE, no matter how they get around.

30.07.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 284    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

My sincere sympathy. I have medication that apparently is best taken 2 hours away from any food, which basically means I can only take it in the middle of the night when I wake up to pee. It's not going great, so far.

31.07.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am looking for a roommate or 3, primarily because I enjoy living with people, and for my own safety and that of the animals I'm caring for.

It's a farmette situation just outside of Rochester, MN. Lots of space and quiet. I'm working out the details still but plz RT.

30.07.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like Calendly, though I had to stop using it because it wouldn't integrate with my work calendar (not because of Calendly, because of annoying IT policies)

29.07.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Theta grids" or "theta roles" aren't represented in syntax.

29.07.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As someone whose office isn't air conditioned, but who also has a hard time getting stuff done at home, summer is a challenge.

28.07.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on board?

Me: Yes, but I'm not that kind of...

Flight attendant: It's 11:52 PM and the passenger in 37F has a conference abstract due in seven minutes. It's currently 50 words over the limit.

Me: Okay. I'm here.

Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on board? Me: Yes, but I'm not that kind of... Flight attendant: It's 11:52 PM and the passenger in 37F has a conference abstract due in seven minutes. It's currently 50 words over the limit. Me: Okay. I'm here.

#academicsky #episky #publichealth #socialepi #science

27.07.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 200    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Motherfucker I can barely access Microsoft teams from my computer

25.07.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1510    ๐Ÿ” 193    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

So this is happening! An initial trial group of language nerds will be gathering in early August (me, @sarahling.bsky.social, @ludling.bsky.social, and @gretchenmcc.bsky.social), stay tuned for news of various outputs (podcasts, academic articles, videos, etc)

25.07.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three shelves of brightly coloured books

Three shelves of brightly coloured books

Are you neurodivergent & have done, or considered, a PhD? Weโ€™re researching how doctoral study works (or doesnโ€™t) for neurodivergent people. Take our 30min survey & help make academia more inclusive forms.office.com/e/ft9jyWsPUW

Questions? Email lindsay.odell@open.ac.uk

#PhD #Neurodivergent

24.07.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe the real Ship of Theseus was the Ship of Theseus we made along the way

21.07.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2755    ๐Ÿ” 863    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

24. Ask culture and Guess/Offer culture are both totally valid, but Ask culture is the only real option if you're ever going to interact with people from different backgrounds/places/cultures. (Speaking as someone whose family is big time Guess culture.)

23.07.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

23. Cold contacting someone is occasionally the right move, but much less often than some people advise.

23.07.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was kind of enjoying the emojis, and then I realized they're both treating them as points on a continuous scale AND associating points on the scale with coloursโ€ฆ

23.07.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

22. Most surveys are very badly designed.

23.07.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, this would actually be my preference too

23.07.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

21. All calendar systems should have the ability to set multiple alarms for a single event.

23.07.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Caleb Scholars Program โ€“ Inuit-led conservation advocacy. A fellowship program focused on providing community and cultural connection, professional development, mentorship, and financial support to students in the arctic.

This is one of the reasons I am so passionate about the Caleb Scholars program. We give students funds to return home to learn from elders as they go to school, and we find undergrads though professional/PhD programs bc I know how hard it was to return home during grad school.

www.calebscholars.org

21.07.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 304    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

20. A PhD is a very poor measure of "intelligence" (whatever that is), but is a pretty good measure that someone can successfully navigate arbitrary and intricate institutional systems.

22.07.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

19. Niche linguistics content here, but: DO support does not arise due to anything like a Stray Affix Filter, and I will die on this hill.

22.07.2025 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great thread. Really shows how far Tesla is going.

22.07.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 238    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

18. For most people there is no good reason to check a bag when flying, BUT airlines should be strict about making sure carry-on suitcases will actually fit in overhead bins.

22.07.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

17. Signatures are a terrible security measure.

22.07.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am lucky that my mother took me to a real bra store as a teen, but I've definitely spent multiple years wearing the wrong size before realizing mine has gone up yet again.

22.07.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(Addendum: "DD" is not a cup size by itself, it only expresses a 5" difference between full bust and underbust)

22.07.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

16. Not enough people know how bra sizing actually works, and no DD is not a particularly large size

22.07.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I appreciate your and everyone else's enthusiasm for blueberries, and I am always happy to try "particularly good" blueberries. So far, I confess, the best they've been is "fine", never "good"

22.07.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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