I teach, lecture, public speak (small audiences), create educational and instructional videos, webinars, etc. So, in addition to live meetings from small workgroups to division-wide presentations, I have spent my fair share of time in front of people, live or asynchronous.

I love my Brother 2340DW. I think on special it was $70. Amazing. Great on BW and text printing, mediocre grayscale. The auto duplexing is very cool. And of course, wireless. My family prints to it from the iPad, iPhones, an iMac, and two MacBooks. Great value. Just be sure to buy the off-brand double capacity toner…

I love my Brother 2340DW. I think on special it was $70. Amazing. Great on BW and text printing, mediocre grayscale.…

I have had two, TWO Samsung 128 GB MicroSD cards just go stone dead on me within a year with minimal use in a Fire Tablet and a camera. I will never, ever buy Samsung media again. Ever.

I have had two, TWO Samsung 128 GB MicroSD cards just go stone dead on me within a year with minimal use in a Fire…

I’ve served as a director on my community’s HOA board for seven years and I cannot imagine that any of us would have entertained an idea like this. And if one director did dare to propose something this stupid, the others would laugh his ass under the table.

My goodness, such a cogent, considered response. You sound like and adult and someone I’d enjoy talking with.

Brilliant!

Pro-tip:

...how did he become popular? Who watches this crap?

Land of the Lustrous...here I come, baby!

Useful and fairly informative article, Patrick. I think this is a better space for you than those love and philosophy articles. Anyway...

Claire, what am I missing? I regularly do dishes, pots, and pans in the sink and when I do, I wear Playtex Living Gloves. Even under near-scalding water, hands stay dry and protected. Dishpan hands are not an issue.

Kittery, Maine! Sorry. My mixup.

Doh, you’re right. Kittery! I’m sorry. We went through that area on a clam-shack tour and did the NH, MA, and ME coast.

Ouch, that’s pretty rich. Here’s the test if you want to ascertain the quality of the broth: Make it with fresh ramen noodles. Even short-timing the pack noodles, you’ll never get the same gentle rubberyness that barely-dunked fresh ramen noodles has. That and the flat taste of reconstituted dried noodles is perhaps…

Thank you for that reference. I was not aware of that show but it seems like something I should look up...sort of like a dark-Dilbert kind of thing.

Thank you for that reference. I was not aware of that show but it seems like something I should look up...sort of…

Ahh, for sure. The context of the product itself steers one toward the intended pronunciation. If you’d just shown me the bare word with no pictures or other information, I’d have probably attempted to pronounce it in the same way as you.

Ahh, for sure. The context of the product itself steers one toward the intended pronunciation. If you’d just shown…

Because in this case, and most other similar applications, the “word” would be pronounced identically with or without vowels. Thus, you can effectively trademark and brand the spoken equivalent of an untrademarkable word. Here the word would be “turtle.”

Because in this case, and most other similar applications, the “word” would be pronounced identically with or…

Where should the blame lie?

Hubris.

There’s nothing to explain. It’s gibberish.