Schnitza Fars
@schnitzafars.bsky.social
pseudonym, here for the snark and the linguistics/philosophy dramaraderie. she/her
stumbled upon my absolute entire-ass mood on a school wall today
October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
stumbled upon my absolute entire-ass mood on a school wall today
one sign; zero pronouns; two anaphors
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September 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
one sign; zero pronouns; two anaphors
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an interesting fight on Reddit about the difference between English treating "visa" as a Latin verb morphologically and German treating it like a Latin noun. obviously everyone is right, but I'm curious if there are other examples of the German case (deverbalized loans)
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September 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
an interesting fight on Reddit about the difference between English treating "visa" as a Latin verb morphologically and German treating it like a Latin noun. obviously everyone is right, but I'm curious if there are other examples of the German case (deverbalized loans)
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got to give an impromptu morphology lesson after hanging out with an accomplished golfer who, to my utter mortification, pronounced the brand of his gear and balls [tɑitliɛst] (tightly-est)
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July 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
got to give an impromptu morphology lesson after hanging out with an accomplished golfer who, to my utter mortification, pronounced the brand of his gear and balls [tɑitliɛst] (tightly-est)
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while America burns, let me show you what fucking infrastructure looks like (at the South Melbourne market)
July 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
while America burns, let me show you what fucking infrastructure looks like (at the South Melbourne market)
H. Jon Benjamin's most controversial role yet
May 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
H. Jon Benjamin's most controversial role yet
my preorder of the year's most important book arrived!!
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
my preorder of the year's most important book arrived!!
@emilymbender.bsky.social
@emilymbender.bsky.social
been researching clusters of negation: when they're good, when they're weird, when they're spurious. came across the phrase "never fails to disappoint" and it made my head spin... AI obviously not helping.
can you tell me what you think this phrase means / comes from / is used for?
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can you tell me what you think this phrase means / comes from / is used for?
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May 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
been researching clusters of negation: when they're good, when they're weird, when they're spurious. came across the phrase "never fails to disappoint" and it made my head spin... AI obviously not helping.
can you tell me what you think this phrase means / comes from / is used for?
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can you tell me what you think this phrase means / comes from / is used for?
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best fieldwork sentence of the day, from Badiaranke (Niger-Congo), as reported in Corver 2015
April 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
best fieldwork sentence of the day, from Badiaranke (Niger-Congo), as reported in Corver 2015
I see what you're doing there
April 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I see what you're doing there
dear children's book "joke" writers:
if *I* am too exhausted to explain Russell's Ambiguity to my kids at bedtime, *everyone* is
if *I* am too exhausted to explain Russell's Ambiguity to my kids at bedtime, *everyone* is
March 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
dear children's book "joke" writers:
if *I* am too exhausted to explain Russell's Ambiguity to my kids at bedtime, *everyone* is
if *I* am too exhausted to explain Russell's Ambiguity to my kids at bedtime, *everyone* is
bleak shit from LA public schools today, just absolutely gutted thinking about the poor soul who had to cross this sentence off in both the English and Spanish side of ~450 pamphlets
January 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
bleak shit from LA public schools today, just absolutely gutted thinking about the poor soul who had to cross this sentence off in both the English and Spanish side of ~450 pamphlets
shout out to whoever put me on this mailing list, really cheered me up
tag yourself I'm Debbie Solaris
tag yourself I'm Debbie Solaris
January 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
shout out to whoever put me on this mailing list, really cheered me up
tag yourself I'm Debbie Solaris
tag yourself I'm Debbie Solaris
5yo: "You can have this. Otto made it for me at school. It's a Christmas tree."
December 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM
5yo: "You can have this. Otto made it for me at school. It's a Christmas tree."
oh my heart, look how my undergrad co-author responded to an R&R email
December 13, 2024 at 2:50 AM
oh my heart, look how my undergrad co-author responded to an R&R email
my kids made a Steven Pinker Lego figure and naturally put him in handcuffs
November 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
my kids made a Steven Pinker Lego figure and naturally put him in handcuffs
here's to all the dysfunction in your life 🥂
November 12, 2024 at 9:18 AM
here's to all the dysfunction in your life 🥂
HELP HELP IM BEING REPRESSED
October 25, 2024 at 2:08 AM
HELP HELP IM BEING REPRESSED
9yo sticking it to the man, so proud
prompt: "Write a sentence to explain your reasoning"
response: "My answer is reasonable because I used a lot of math"
prompt: "Write a sentence to explain your reasoning"
response: "My answer is reasonable because I used a lot of math"
October 16, 2024 at 3:54 AM
9yo sticking it to the man, so proud
prompt: "Write a sentence to explain your reasoning"
response: "My answer is reasonable because I used a lot of math"
prompt: "Write a sentence to explain your reasoning"
response: "My answer is reasonable because I used a lot of math"
*sighs in linguist*
October 4, 2024 at 9:02 PM
*sighs in linguist*
Kewpie depictional ambiguity: are the arrows pointing to the tab, or the pull direction?
if we were to find linguistic ambiguity in the same context -- and we do -- best not to model it as a property of the language
if we were to find linguistic ambiguity in the same context -- and we do -- best not to model it as a property of the language
October 1, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Kewpie depictional ambiguity: are the arrows pointing to the tab, or the pull direction?
if we were to find linguistic ambiguity in the same context -- and we do -- best not to model it as a property of the language
if we were to find linguistic ambiguity in the same context -- and we do -- best not to model it as a property of the language
ah we are somehow the opposite
September 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM
ah we are somehow the opposite
you guys this only just popped up and I'm not ashamed to admit its delay had catapulted me into existential crisis
September 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
you guys this only just popped up and I'm not ashamed to admit its delay had catapulted me into existential crisis