BrettC, Ph.D.
@brettc.bsky.social
http://en.pronouns.page/@brettcnelson
Linguisticking in Mohkinstsis (51° N, 114° W)
Born settler from Bulbancha (30° N, 90° W)
Latest publication: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/469 (Book chapter; Open Access)
Linguisticking in Mohkinstsis (51° N, 114° W)
Born settler from Bulbancha (30° N, 90° W)
Latest publication: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/469 (Book chapter; Open Access)
Advocacy is difficult for me to type. I so very much want to type avocado instead?
Avocadocy
Avocadocy
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Advocacy is difficult for me to type. I so very much want to type avocado instead?
Avocadocy
Avocadocy
Doing a ranked-choice poll to determine which topics we discuss first in class on Monday because
democracy?
I guess?
democracy?
I guess?
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Doing a ranked-choice poll to determine which topics we discuss first in class on Monday because
democracy?
I guess?
democracy?
I guess?
Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
My mom came across my middle school social studies teacher, who was my favourite teacher, and one of the few I didn't clash with. I think I last saw her in 2007? I had been meaning to reconnect with her for so long to update her on my career and my mom did that for me and im not crying ur crying
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My mom came across my middle school social studies teacher, who was my favourite teacher, and one of the few I didn't clash with. I think I last saw her in 2007? I had been meaning to reconnect with her for so long to update her on my career and my mom did that for me and im not crying ur crying
wowee it feels really good to show empathy and kindness to others and have it reciprocated and then we all feel better and do better and yippeeee
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
wowee it feels really good to show empathy and kindness to others and have it reciprocated and then we all feel better and do better and yippeeee
I think I've asked this before, but if so, the answer may have changed since then:
Is there a browser extension that detects whether a publisher has both epub and PDF versions of a book/document, and automatically switches the view to PDF.
Most publishers default to epub and I don't want
Is there a browser extension that detects whether a publisher has both epub and PDF versions of a book/document, and automatically switches the view to PDF.
Most publishers default to epub and I don't want
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I think I've asked this before, but if so, the answer may have changed since then:
Is there a browser extension that detects whether a publisher has both epub and PDF versions of a book/document, and automatically switches the view to PDF.
Most publishers default to epub and I don't want
Is there a browser extension that detects whether a publisher has both epub and PDF versions of a book/document, and automatically switches the view to PDF.
Most publishers default to epub and I don't want
Cy Young Award, more like Sky Skoung Skaward
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Cy Young Award, more like Sky Skoung Skaward
Issue resolved
Panic averted
(for now)
Panic averted
(for now)
Uhh I think the publisher removed one of my course textbooks from online access through our library? In the middle of the semester??
I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.
Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.
Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
Being Indigenous | Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Ide
This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture,
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Issue resolved
Panic averted
(for now)
Panic averted
(for now)
Don't call me a baker. I'm a dietary fibre artist
Baking is a fibre art same as crochet and knitting
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Don't call me a baker. I'm a dietary fibre artist
Are you the northern lights?
Because you're the only aurora boreal I see
Because you're the only aurora boreal I see
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Are you the northern lights?
Because you're the only aurora boreal I see
Because you're the only aurora boreal I see
Uhh I think the publisher removed one of my course textbooks from online access through our library? In the middle of the semester??
I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.
Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.
Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
Being Indigenous | Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Ide
This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture,
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Uhh I think the publisher removed one of my course textbooks from online access through our library? In the middle of the semester??
I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.
Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.
Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
Ooh today in BrettC's lesson planning: that excitement you get from citing your friend's work in class
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Ooh today in BrettC's lesson planning: that excitement you get from citing your friend's work in class
Language revitalization and maintenance is the topic of both of my courses next week!!!!
And then a whole course on it next semester!!!!!!
And then a whole course on it next semester!!!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Language revitalization and maintenance is the topic of both of my courses next week!!!!
And then a whole course on it next semester!!!!!!
And then a whole course on it next semester!!!!!!
Reposted by BrettC, Ph.D.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
BREAKING: SCOTUS strikes down the Preamble to the US Constitution, striking a huge blow to Schoolhouse Rock! fans across the country.
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
BREAKING: SCOTUS strikes down the Preamble to the US Constitution, striking a huge blow to Schoolhouse Rock! fans across the country.
Honestly one of my birds of all time. The pink spatula.
Oxford English Dictionary has a bit more on it, giving historical spelling variants of spartle, spartel, spattle, and spatyl(l), getting closer to spatula as you go back in time!
I also found on OED that the roseate spoonbill was once referred to as the rose-coloured spatula.
I also found on OED that the roseate spoonbill was once referred to as the rose-coloured spatula.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Honestly one of my birds of all time. The pink spatula.
Fun fact about BrettC: Technology Ethics was one of the first college/university courses I took. I hated it at the time, so much so that I stopped doing the work and got an F, but it's really guided a lot of my thinking ever since.
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Fun fact about BrettC: Technology Ethics was one of the first college/university courses I took. I hated it at the time, so much so that I stopped doing the work and got an F, but it's really guided a lot of my thinking ever since.
Reposted by BrettC, Ph.D.
If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you have a regional accent, please never try to get rid of it. Accents tell stories.
Reposted by BrettC, Ph.D.
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
I'm going back to reading student bibliographies
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'm going back to reading student bibliographies
If I have to write a whole ass series of documents in order to get ethical permission to ask people about what languages they used growing up , surely we can expect a sliver of ethical consideration from companies making robots who can say just about anything to anyone at any time, right?
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
If I have to write a whole ass series of documents in order to get ethical permission to ask people about what languages they used growing up , surely we can expect a sliver of ethical consideration from companies making robots who can say just about anything to anyone at any time, right?
Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
Reposted by BrettC, Ph.D.
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
Now I'm checking my students' bibliographies and each one feels like a gift to my reading list (selfish)
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Now I'm checking my students' bibliographies and each one feels like a gift to my reading list (selfish)
Ranted about museums resisting Indigenous repatriation claims in class today. That felt nice
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ranted about museums resisting Indigenous repatriation claims in class today. That felt nice