Andrew McKenzie
@padausyan.bsky.social
Okie now living in Kansas. Enrolled in the Kiowa Tribe. Francophile fluent in French.
Profession: Linguistics professor specializing in formal semantics and Native American languages, especially Kiowa. Also published on surgical communication.
Profession: Linguistics professor specializing in formal semantics and Native American languages, especially Kiowa. Also published on surgical communication.
So, eternally vigilant spy equipment without needing a rocket to space, thanks
August 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
So, eternally vigilant spy equipment without needing a rocket to space, thanks
"hey baby, take me back, I don't lie as much as I used to"
August 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"hey baby, take me back, I don't lie as much as I used to"
I haven't gotten a speeding ticket in 15 years. Right about the time I quit speeding.
Which was right after the time I calculated how little time it actually saved
Which was right after the time I calculated how little time it actually saved
August 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I haven't gotten a speeding ticket in 15 years. Right about the time I quit speeding.
Which was right after the time I calculated how little time it actually saved
Which was right after the time I calculated how little time it actually saved
"pulling people over helps us find people on warrants or transporting drugs, etc"
August 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"pulling people over helps us find people on warrants or transporting drugs, etc"
Yeah they're mainly just whining about not being able to get out of the ticket anymore
August 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yeah they're mainly just whining about not being able to get out of the ticket anymore
The whole MO of pseudoscience has always been to target knowledge that is so widely accepted we stopped fighting for it long ago.
August 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The whole MO of pseudoscience has always been to target knowledge that is so widely accepted we stopped fighting for it long ago.
Admettons que Hamas est libre de se rendre quand il veut
August 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Admettons que Hamas est libre de se rendre quand il veut
A 3rd grader could make this chart in an hour
August 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A 3rd grader could make this chart in an hour
I disagree about clarity. Lots of languages get by without marking plural on nouns at all, and not always on verbs either. Even in English there are contexts where the line between them is blurred, to the point that no one agrees even which of sg or pl is the semantically unmarked one.
August 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I disagree about clarity. Lots of languages get by without marking plural on nouns at all, and not always on verbs either. Even in English there are contexts where the line between them is blurred, to the point that no one agrees even which of sg or pl is the semantically unmarked one.
Nah, languages don't just come in like that. You generally have to replace the old population altogether, which the Germans never planned for the UK.
But thanks for playing
But thanks for playing
August 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Nah, languages don't just come in like that. You generally have to replace the old population altogether, which the Germans never planned for the UK.
But thanks for playing
But thanks for playing
People don't realize these are Greek borrowings, and don't know enough Greek to catch the -on/-a inflection.
We do the same for Latin plural words like alumni or data.
Then there's words like octopus, which people misanalogize as plural "octopi"
We do the same for Latin plural words like alumni or data.
Then there's words like octopus, which people misanalogize as plural "octopi"
August 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
People don't realize these are Greek borrowings, and don't know enough Greek to catch the -on/-a inflection.
We do the same for Latin plural words like alumni or data.
Then there's words like octopus, which people misanalogize as plural "octopi"
We do the same for Latin plural words like alumni or data.
Then there's words like octopus, which people misanalogize as plural "octopi"
N gram focuses on books, which have editors.
Criteria underwent the same treatment
Criteria underwent the same treatment
August 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
N gram focuses on books, which have editors.
Criteria underwent the same treatment
Criteria underwent the same treatment
It would be factual and ethical at this point to call them lying sacks of shit right there in the interview.
Abusers will do that. Blatantly lie and punish you if you don't play along. You're in a cycle of abuse and need to get out
Abusers will do that. Blatantly lie and punish you if you don't play along. You're in a cycle of abuse and need to get out
July 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It would be factual and ethical at this point to call them lying sacks of shit right there in the interview.
Abusers will do that. Blatantly lie and punish you if you don't play along. You're in a cycle of abuse and need to get out
Abusers will do that. Blatantly lie and punish you if you don't play along. You're in a cycle of abuse and need to get out
Corruption is less of an issue; if the host does not allow all the members to participate, these organizations will kick the host out altogether, much less move the event
July 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Corruption is less of an issue; if the host does not allow all the members to participate, these organizations will kick the host out altogether, much less move the event
In linguistics as in history, but it somehow connects with a lot of people as a deep notion
July 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In linguistics as in history, but it somehow connects with a lot of people as a deep notion
This is not a Gen X thing, it's the logical result of Republicans having no policies people want, and just relying on names-we-know
July 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is not a Gen X thing, it's the logical result of Republicans having no policies people want, and just relying on names-we-know
Republicans are allergic to responsibility.
July 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Republicans are allergic to responsibility.
My doc took over his dad's practice seamlessly. It happens
May 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My doc took over his dad's practice seamlessly. It happens
Don't worry, when Dems start back up the press will find their courage !
May 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Don't worry, when Dems start back up the press will find their courage !
And it affected incumbent parties all over the democratic world, not just the US
May 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And it affected incumbent parties all over the democratic world, not just the US
Also, some states have forbidden remote replacement coursework at public universities (out of reactionary ideology against COVID measures), without medical justification.
May 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Also, some states have forbidden remote replacement coursework at public universities (out of reactionary ideology against COVID measures), without medical justification.
About to? The entire "golden age" of television featured protagonists who leaned into supremacism and dominance delusions, season after season, and came to be badass rulers in their corner of society
May 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
About to? The entire "golden age" of television featured protagonists who leaned into supremacism and dominance delusions, season after season, and came to be badass rulers in their corner of society
Watched Dirty Dancing last night, and that's basically a liberal plotline right in our face. The villain even hands the protagonist an Ayn Rand novel and suggests she read it to get in touch with her superiority
May 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Watched Dirty Dancing last night, and that's basically a liberal plotline right in our face. The villain even hands the protagonist an Ayn Rand novel and suggests she read it to get in touch with her superiority