- Mar 2023
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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The old saying "a bad penny always turns up" is a colloquial recognition of Gresham's Law.
The colloquialism "a bad penny always turns up" is recognition of Gresham's law because the bad (cheap) pennies will be in higher circulation compared with purer or more valuable copper pennies which will have been hoarded or left circulation.
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- Feb 2023
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www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
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Internet ‘algospeak’ is changing our language in real time, from ‘nip nops’ to ‘le dollar bean’ by [[Taylor Lorenz]]
shifts in language and meaning of words and symbols as the result of algorithmic content moderation
instead of slow semantic shifts, content moderation is actively pushing shifts of words and their meanings
article suggested by this week's Dan Allosso Book club on Pirate Enlightenment
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- Sep 2022
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theconversation.com theconversation.com
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The classic local greeting is “Fit like?”, the stereotypical answer being “Jist tyaavin awaa”, (“Just struggling along”).
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- May 2022
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%27s_your_uncle
I've been hearing this phrase more lately. Today was the third or fourth time in about two weeks.
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- Mar 2022
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2022.pressedconf.org 2022.pressedconf.org
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Grades were the only thing keeping me inside the LMS. I went gradeless, and embraced the freedom of the www outside the LMS, using a WordPress site as the main platform, with student blogs and many other digital tools integrated into an online or “mask-to-mask” course.
My first time seeing "mask-to-mask" in lieu of face to face.
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