Andrea Balinson
@arbalinson.bsky.social
Brooklyn, NY, USA. Not sure I could pass a Turing test right now
I would also suggest adding "million" after "$1" (unless the range really starts at $1, which seems unlikely).
December 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I would also suggest adding "million" after "$1" (unless the range really starts at $1, which seems unlikely).
I don't think that "rule" holds for fiction. Here's a lengthy discussion of the subject that might help: theeditorsblog.net/2015/03/30/s...
Smiling or Laughing Dialogue—A Reader’s Question - The Editor's Blog
Is said the only acceptable dialogue tag? Can smile or laugh be used as dialogue tags? An exploration of reasons some verbs don't work as dialogue tags.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I don't think that "rule" holds for fiction. Here's a lengthy discussion of the subject that might help: theeditorsblog.net/2015/03/30/s...
"Remember: 'passive voice' does not mean 'any instance where you let someone off the hook.'" bsky.app/profile/sesq...
October 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Remember: 'passive voice' does not mean 'any instance where you let someone off the hook.'" bsky.app/profile/sesq...
I would be super annoyed if I had checked Merriam-Webster before using a word and then found out there was an apparently well-known slang definition it didn't include: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/86
May 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I would be super annoyed if I had checked Merriam-Webster before using a word and then found out there was an apparently well-known slang definition it didn't include: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/86
This is always what I think of when I read that phrase:
a man in a suit and red tie is looking up
Alt: Eddie Murphy (in the film Trading Places) turning to look directly at the camera. Randolph Duke has just explained to him that "commodities are agricultural products. Like coffee, that you had for breakfast; wheat, which is used to make bread; pork bellies, which is used to make bacon, which you might find in a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich!"
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April 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is always what I think of when I read that phrase:
Coogan or Cooper?
February 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Coogan or Cooper?
Cute! FYI, tabby is a coat pattern, not a breed (cats.com/tabby-cat-ma...). A lot of Maine Coons are tabbies.
Identifying the 5 Types of Tabby Cat Markings
Learn how to identify the five different types of tabby cat markings, including classic, mackerel, spotted, ticked, and patched.
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January 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Cute! FYI, tabby is a coat pattern, not a breed (cats.com/tabby-cat-ma...). A lot of Maine Coons are tabbies.
I found this one by searching for "hava nagilah."
a group of people are dancing in a circle with the words let 's rejoice
Alt: People dancing in concentric circles with subtitles saying "Hava nagilah" (in Hebrew) and "Let's rejoice" (in English)
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December 5, 2024 at 1:23 AM
I found this one by searching for "hava nagilah."
It depends which CUNY school you're talking about.
December 5, 2024 at 12:52 AM
It depends which CUNY school you're talking about.
"Sike" instead of "psych" makes me grind my teeth.
November 21, 2024 at 6:08 AM
"Sike" instead of "psych" makes me grind my teeth.
I recently got a programmable keyboard on which I assigned keys to en and em dashes, nonbreaking spaces, and nonbreaking hyphens. It's delightful!
November 10, 2024 at 4:08 PM
I recently got a programmable keyboard on which I assigned keys to en and em dashes, nonbreaking spaces, and nonbreaking hyphens. It's delightful!
Canis and Vulpes are genera, not families. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, and foxes all belong to the same family, Canidae.
October 7, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Canis and Vulpes are genera, not families. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, and foxes all belong to the same family, Canidae.
Really interesting! I just read that kingfisher nestlings can digest fish bones and scales, but they lose that ability by the time they leave the nest: www.naturebob.com/belted-kingf...
Belted Kingfisher Pellet-casting | Bob Armstrong's Nature Alaska
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October 2, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Really interesting! I just read that kingfisher nestlings can digest fish bones and scales, but they lose that ability by the time they leave the nest: www.naturebob.com/belted-kingf...