Stan Carey

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Editor, writer, lapsed biologist in the west of Ireland

Copy-editing, writing 📝 https://stancarey.com
Language 🐦‍ https://stancarey.wordpress.com
Swearing 🤬 https://stronglang.wordpress.com
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Celebrated getting my brain back from Covid by writing 1,000 words about the word "fuckery"

What kind of "fuckery" is this? New post for @stronglang.bsky.social on a word for our times: stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/w... #langsky #swearsky

What kind of “fuckery” is this?stronglang.wordpress.com If there’s one place you’ll find fuckery, it’s in a fuckery. In fact, you’d probably find all sorts of fuckery in a fuckery, including: —treachery, ill treatment or behaviour —nonsense, foolishness, b...

Overview of current evidence on swearing for the reduction of pain: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... 🐦🐦

Frontiers | F@#$ pain! A mini-review of the hypoalgesic effects of swearingwww.frontiersin.org Swearing, or the use of taboo language, has been repeatedly shown to induce hypoalgesia. While reliable hypoalgesic effects have been observed across studies...

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My theory about the utility of "jawn" as a catchall noun is it's only helpful if you have a "cot"/"caught" distinction. No one is going to make a habit of saying things like "Hey can you hand me that Jon?"

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"That’s some polysemous fuckery."

What kind of "fuckery" is this? New post for @stronglang.bsky.social on a word for our times: stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/w... #langsky #swearsky

Years since I read Penelope Fitzgerald. Enjoying this one.

Climate: *changes* Earth: *blushes*

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Please don't make me read the phrase "mixed-weight relationship" another time as though it is a real concept that we are giving any credence to, fuck ME.

Celebrated getting my brain back from Covid by writing 1,000 words about the word "fuckery"

What kind of "fuckery" is this? New post for @stronglang.bsky.social on a word for our times: stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/w... #langsky #swearsky

Imagine if Chomsky the political analyst was taught like Chomsky the linguist is

I was talking to someone yesterday about how, if media literacy was taught in schools, we would have a far better chance of the electorate making informed decisions, which might be why media literacy isn’t taught in schools

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See, some might say it's NOT a John le Carré Novel, given John le Carré didn't write it.

"If you look at any favorite novelist, the best novels are often number four, five, six. After that it tends to go into slow decline." Interesting theory. Barry's first novel is my favourite of his so far, though short stories may suit him better. Looking forward to his new "western and love story"

“I was so pleased to finally get it out, I was seriously tempted to dedicate the book to myself.” I went to Kevin Barry's house for The Washington Post and saw his yoga mat:

With a western romance, Kevin Barry keeps himself from getting boredwww.washingtonpost.com “I’m wary of repeating myself,” the Irish writer says about his fourth novel, “The Heart in Winter,” set in 1890s America.

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Fuckery is afoot.

What kind of "fuckery" is this? New post for @stronglang.bsky.social on a word for our times: stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/w... #langsky #swearsky

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Look at all this fuckery from @stancarey.bsky.social stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/w...

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Outstanding deep dive into the history and nuances of _fuckery_:

What kind of "fuckery" is this? New post for @stronglang.bsky.social on a word for our times: stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/06/30/w... #langsky #swearsky

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June linkstack, with help from @lingthusiasm.bsky.social @misterslang.bsky.social @chaykak.bsky.social @stancarey.bsky.social and many more. fritinancy.substack.com/p/june-links...

June linkstackfritinancy.substack.com Surfing the internet, smooshing words, saying sayonara to the Doge dog, and more.

Always wondered if the Irish phrase "make a hames of" (="make a mess of") came directly from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Found support for that origin in Tom Phelan's memoir, and updated this old post: stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/11/07/m... #etymology

Making a hames of itstancarey.wordpress.com The word hame is usually found in the plural: hames are two curved wooden or metal pieces forming part of the collar of a draught animal’s harness; they fit around the neck and the traces are fastened...

I was, in the best possible way, not ready for this film archive.org/details/TheH... #filmsky

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Did a few days of vote counting in the European elections and came back with Covid. I'd avoided it for years but it finally found me. Think I'm over the worst now, though there are lingering symptoms. It seems to be rife in Ireland at the moment

Fun newt fact, or rather "newt" fact: "A newt" used to be "an ewte", but the "n" jumped across thanks to rebracketing (misdivision, reanalysis, etc.)* Its Old English etymon, "eft", now refers more narrowly to the juvenile terrestrial stage. * See also: adder, apron, nickname, umpire… #etymology

A smooth newt, Ireland's only newt species, and the first I've seen in an age. Encountered it in soil near Lough Corrib while planting hazel trees #nature #animals #gardening

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Why call yourself a 'psychogeographer' when you could be a 'liminal spacehopper'

'"Would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear?" is just another way of asking, "Are you afraid of men?" It's the same question I've been fielding for the entirety of my life as a solo female traveler.' Terrific essay by Laura Killingbeck: bikepacking.com/plog/man-or-... #travel

A Woman Who Left Society to Live With Bears Weighs in on “Man or Bear”bikepacking.com In this piece, long-term bicycle traveler Laura Killingbeck reflects on the "Man or Bear" debate and adds her unique perspective...

David Dunning (of the Dunning-Kruger effect) on the Dunning-Kruger effect and its popularization: www.openmindmag.org/articles/dav... #psychology

David Dunning: Overcoming Overconfidencewww.openmindmag.org Dunning, co-discoverer of the Dunning-Kruger effect, investigates the misinformation gap built into our brains: We don't know what we don't know.

On editing swear words: blog.editors.ca/talking-sht-... cc @stronglang.bsky.social

Talking Sh!t: Editing Swear Words - The Editors' Weeklyblog.editors.ca Cat London discusses trends in profanity usage and provides guidance on the nuances of editing swear words.

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Oh, this is lovely! An interactive, step by step vision of what happens when you let your lawn grow out even a little. Best seen scrolled on smartphone. GIFT TO YOU, NO PAYWALL

What actually happens within your lawn when you don’t mow itwww.washingtonpost.com An interactive step-by-step look at what happens when you let your lawn grow: flowering weeds bloom, feeding birds and bees.

I liked this playful use of "result" from Naomi Osaka after her (amazing) match against Iga Świątek at Roland-Garros: "It's tough, cos obviously the results aren't resulting right now, but I think like I'm growing [in] every tournament" #tennis #language

Mark Liberman on linguistic capture errors (I have a cameo): languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=64101

Language Log » Linguistic capture errorslanguagelog.ldc.upenn.edu

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So pleased to find a one shilling bus ticket in a second hand history book. It has become a link to history in itself