Relating to language and its use
• For your consideration • [1 MIN READ] A Saturday SRC runner introduced me to Mario Fraioli, The Morning Shakeout podcaster. Rudder Bunny observed that one big thing of his is community in running. Well, hey, our Growlers Group Run thing is community in running! With one of his guests, he got into defining the … More Run Crew vs. Run Club (#279: 2024’10’23’W)
• But how to punctuate it? • [3 MIN READ] There’s a phrase that I like to use in speaking that hearkens to levity and relaxed speaking. But it poses a problem in writing because of the question of how to punctuate it. For this academic librarian, that—in turn—raises the question of acceptable information sources. … More One Particular Grammatical Contraction
• I don’t really buy it • [2 MIN READ] A few weeks ago, I used the word “usie” to reference a group selfie but was suspicious about the source that I found. Frankly, I’d never heard the word before I wrote that Cerebrun. My skepticism was justified. I orginally found “usie” by doing a … More What’s the Real Name for a Group Selfie? (#266: 2024’07’24’W)
• Including other attendance photographers • [1 MIN READ] An “Usie”* is one form of GGR attendance photo but a plain old group photos still exists, just pick your photographer wisely. Members of the public who see someone taking an usie might offer to take a group photo and do the group a service by … More Everyone’s a Comedian (#262: 2024’06’19’W)
• Rats • [<1 MIN READ] Runner 1 walked in after driving to the store for GGR, uninclined to actually brave the rain for a run. Runner 2 walked in with equal ambivalence and prepared promptly to go back home. Runner 3 entered having already braved the elements on their walk over and voiced the … More Dedication is Overrated (#252: 2024’04’10’W)
• Been a long while since the last bunch, but they do keep coming • [1 MIN READ] Another linguistic offering inspired over earlier days and years. See Fine Print for others. “Hey, how have you been doing these last months of coronavirus sheltering?” “Aw, it’s been rough.” “Oh, tell me about it!” “Are you … More Double Entendres III (#122: 3/4/23 RUN REPORT)
• Applying higher level thinking to lower level writing • [4 MIN READ] A definition of scholarship I like to use is ‘scholars writing for other scholars with scholarly intent’. As for the definition of scholar, I use ‘someone who contributes directly to schooling’, i.e., a teacher or an educator. Most of the time, suitable … More Common Knowledge and Relative Authority
• Surrounding one particular run • [1½ MIN READ] The standard Sunset 5K route (going the non-standard reverse direction) set the tone for last week’s run and this Cerebrun. Sadly, a significant portion of the conversation was about the unfortunate Jenkintown double murder that took place the night before at a residence right on the … More Pattern Recognition (#190: 2023’01’25’W)
• The names of Ruby H. Wang • [3 MIN READ] Ruby H. Wang was the name so many people identified with her. It was the name on her social security card, her driver’s license, and her other legal documents. It was the name she most consistently used to sign her paintings because she lived … More All for One
