Colleen B
@colleenstress.bsky.social
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West Michigan, I hear you. We’ve had so many folks reach out with interest in our Grand Rapids town hall that we added another on the Lakeshore the next day.
We want to make sure we can hear from ALL of you. Your questions, stories, and experiences help me serve you better in Congress.
We want to make sure we can hear from ALL of you. Your questions, stories, and experiences help me serve you better in Congress.
March 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
West Michigan, I hear you. We’ve had so many folks reach out with interest in our Grand Rapids town hall that we added another on the Lakeshore the next day.
We want to make sure we can hear from ALL of you. Your questions, stories, and experiences help me serve you better in Congress.
We want to make sure we can hear from ALL of you. Your questions, stories, and experiences help me serve you better in Congress.
Total lunar eclipse, 2:26 am 3/14/25.
March 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Total lunar eclipse, 2:26 am 3/14/25.
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Tis the season to remind you of women’s unpaid labor.
December 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Tis the season to remind you of women’s unpaid labor.
Some holiday humor, brought to you by metathesis
December 12, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Some holiday humor, brought to you by metathesis
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A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
Colleges Warn International Students to Return Ahead of Trump Term
Harvard, Penn and U.S.C. were among the universities and colleges that issued advisories in anticipation of possible travel bans.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:31 AM
A number of colleges, including Harvard, USC and Cornell, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
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Hello, welcome, we're a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics!
Did you know that...
1. Everyone has an accent
2. The word for "nose" in many languages has a /n/ sound
3. Saying "um" helps people remember hard words
We're on all the podcast apps and have transcripts here: 🐦🐦
Did you know that...
1. Everyone has an accent
2. The word for "nose" in many languages has a /n/ sound
3. Saying "um" helps people remember hard words
We're on all the podcast apps and have transcripts here: 🐦🐦
Lingthusiasm
A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. Weird and deep conversations about the hidden language patterns that you didn't realize you were already making....
lingthusiasm.com
November 10, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Hello, welcome, we're a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics!
Did you know that...
1. Everyone has an accent
2. The word for "nose" in many languages has a /n/ sound
3. Saying "um" helps people remember hard words
We're on all the podcast apps and have transcripts here: 🐦🐦
Did you know that...
1. Everyone has an accent
2. The word for "nose" in many languages has a /n/ sound
3. Saying "um" helps people remember hard words
We're on all the podcast apps and have transcripts here: 🐦🐦
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Today (Thurs 12/12) Terry talks with Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie McGee Colbert about their new cookbook of family recipes from South Carolina. We'll also talk about Stephen's burst appendix in 2023, meeting the pope, and comfort food.
December 12, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Today (Thurs 12/12) Terry talks with Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie McGee Colbert about their new cookbook of family recipes from South Carolina. We'll also talk about Stephen's burst appendix in 2023, meeting the pope, and comfort food.
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💚 May 💚
Smooshing words together is a time-honoured linguistic process!
Smooshing words together is a time-honoured linguistic process!
Can you identify which two words each of these words comes from?
brunch
smog
mizzle
Kenergy
motel
wonut
fozzle
brinkles
This month: these portmanteaux and more linguistic smooshing!
brunch
smog
mizzle
Kenergy
motel
wonut
fozzle
brinkles
This month: these portmanteaux and more linguistic smooshing!
92: Brunch, gonna, and fozzle - The smooshing episode
Sometimes two words are smooshed together in a single act of creativity to fill a lexical gap, like making
soundcloud.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:51 AM
💚 May 💚
Smooshing words together is a time-honoured linguistic process!
Smooshing words together is a time-honoured linguistic process!
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💚 March 💚
Did you know that everyone produces their vowels slightly differently? This is one of the major factors in what makes your voice sound unique
In this episode we mapped out our personal vowel charts and talked about what they mean!
Did you know that everyone produces their vowels slightly differently? This is one of the major factors in what makes your voice sound unique
In this episode we mapped out our personal vowel charts and talked about what they mean!
We sometimes make assumptions about people based on their voices, but what information are we actually paying attention to in there?
In this episode, we looked at visuals of our own vowels to talk about regional accents, gender and sexuality, and more!
soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm...
In this episode, we looked at visuals of our own vowels to talk about regional accents, gender and sexuality, and more!
soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm...
December 3, 2024 at 12:47 AM
💚 March 💚
Did you know that everyone produces their vowels slightly differently? This is one of the major factors in what makes your voice sound unique
In this episode we mapped out our personal vowel charts and talked about what they mean!
Did you know that everyone produces their vowels slightly differently? This is one of the major factors in what makes your voice sound unique
In this episode we mapped out our personal vowel charts and talked about what they mean!
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**November 30**
Today, after just a week in Scorpio, the Sun crosses Ophiuchus, where it will visit for three weeks.
Sooo, if you thought you were Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) you’re actually a Scorpio, or more likely an Ophiuchan.
Read all about it…
neildegrassetyson.com/books/merlin...
Today, after just a week in Scorpio, the Sun crosses Ophiuchus, where it will visit for three weeks.
Sooo, if you thought you were Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) you’re actually a Scorpio, or more likely an Ophiuchan.
Read all about it…
neildegrassetyson.com/books/merlin...
November 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM
**November 30**
Today, after just a week in Scorpio, the Sun crosses Ophiuchus, where it will visit for three weeks.
Sooo, if you thought you were Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) you’re actually a Scorpio, or more likely an Ophiuchan.
Read all about it…
neildegrassetyson.com/books/merlin...
Today, after just a week in Scorpio, the Sun crosses Ophiuchus, where it will visit for three weeks.
Sooo, if you thought you were Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) you’re actually a Scorpio, or more likely an Ophiuchan.
Read all about it…
neildegrassetyson.com/books/merlin...
I think we all need some singing goatherds today. youtu.be/UmmOJx_Hxto?...
"The Lonely Goatherd" - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
YouTube video by Rodgers & Hammerstein
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 2:36 AM
I think we all need some singing goatherds today. youtu.be/UmmOJx_Hxto?...