Michael Gilson
@michaelgilson.bsky.social
Freelance translator / Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal / Fier/proud papa / Live music fan / Musicien amateur / Footy fan... Not necessarily dans cet ordre
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Nice rhyme. Too bad “meteorite” and “meteoroid” need to be reversed in this example.
August 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nice rhyme. Too bad “meteorite” and “meteoroid” need to be reversed in this example.
Happy birthday, Stanley Kubrick!
July 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Happy birthday, Stanley Kubrick!
Today is Stanley Kubrick’s birthday.
July 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Today is Stanley Kubrick’s birthday.
Started with bicycles and worked his way up!
May 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Started with bicycles and worked his way up!
That’s wonderful! Happy birthday to them both!
April 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
That’s wonderful! Happy birthday to them both!
Neo-prog band that began in the early to mid 80s. The original singer’s name was Fish, replaced by Steve Hogarth around 1994. Fish continued as a solo artist; coincidentally played his final show and retired just this week.
March 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Neo-prog band that began in the early to mid 80s. The original singer’s name was Fish, replaced by Steve Hogarth around 1994. Fish continued as a solo artist; coincidentally played his final show and retired just this week.
Something like “Vote totals as of now for the 2025 Rock Hall. Lots to analyze. But the only Phish I knew was the guy from Marillion.”
March 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Something like “Vote totals as of now for the 2025 Rock Hall. Lots to analyze. But the only Phish I knew was the guy from Marillion.”
Almost zero for me. I’ve done all the things except listen to music on “vynil.”
January 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Almost zero for me. I’ve done all the things except listen to music on “vynil.”
…until Daylight Saving Time is abolished :)
January 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
…until Daylight Saving Time is abolished :)
I have high hopes for Rachel Brosnahan’s portrayal!
December 19, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I have high hopes for Rachel Brosnahan’s portrayal!
“Mr. and Mrs. Everyone” in French. I’m curious about the Mandarin one; alas, Google brings no joy. Wáng (王) is among the most common Chinese surnames, so I assume “Number 5” is homonymous to a given name that includes wǔ (五, the number 5).
December 4, 2024 at 4:49 PM
“Mr. and Mrs. Everyone” in French. I’m curious about the Mandarin one; alas, Google brings no joy. Wáng (王) is among the most common Chinese surnames, so I assume “Number 5” is homonymous to a given name that includes wǔ (五, the number 5).
I confess to not having known. I thought you took particular glee in imagining us all scrolling down and back up:-D
November 23, 2024 at 4:20 PM
I confess to not having known. I thought you took particular glee in imagining us all scrolling down and back up:-D
Bateau-Mouche boat tour on the Seine. As someone mentioned, it’s touristy, but it’s a great way to see many landmarks from a unique perspective.
Musée d’Orsay.
Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur.
Jardin de Luxembourg.
Musée d’Orsay.
Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur.
Jardin de Luxembourg.
November 5, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Bateau-Mouche boat tour on the Seine. As someone mentioned, it’s touristy, but it’s a great way to see many landmarks from a unique perspective.
Musée d’Orsay.
Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur.
Jardin de Luxembourg.
Musée d’Orsay.
Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur.
Jardin de Luxembourg.
Curious to know where I Confess ranks.
August 29, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Curious to know where I Confess ranks.
I delight in applying the en-dash rule in compounds that contain open compounds. I’m less fond of explaining to clients why it must be so!
June 18, 2024 at 12:46 PM
I delight in applying the en-dash rule in compounds that contain open compounds. I’m less fond of explaining to clients why it must be so!
Looks more like a Pomeranian to me.
June 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Looks more like a Pomeranian to me.
Thank goodness everyone is Canada is fine, though!
June 18, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Thank goodness everyone is Canada is fine, though!
I read in the CMoS (IIRC) decades ago that the verb sense of “impact” was limited to “something being crushed between two other things” (e.g., a wisdom tooth) and stubbornly hewed to that “rule.” It’s taken me years to come around, but I’ve finally started using it.
June 9, 2024 at 12:49 PM
I read in the CMoS (IIRC) decades ago that the verb sense of “impact” was limited to “something being crushed between two other things” (e.g., a wisdom tooth) and stubbornly hewed to that “rule.” It’s taken me years to come around, but I’ve finally started using it.
“Pas dans le secret” is a common construction in French, so possible influence?
April 14, 2024 at 1:21 PM
“Pas dans le secret” is a common construction in French, so possible influence?
This is amazing. LOVE the JEMP truck!
February 16, 2024 at 1:31 PM
This is amazing. LOVE the JEMP truck!
Won’t miss Tela’s ascent this time?:)
January 9, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Won’t miss Tela’s ascent this time?:)
Anybody else search through it for a hidden-message acrostic à la Nabokov’s “The Vane Sisters” or that infamous headstone in a Montreal cemetery? :)
December 1, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Anybody else search through it for a hidden-message acrostic à la Nabokov’s “The Vane Sisters” or that infamous headstone in a Montreal cemetery? :)