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Alison
@inkyali.bsky.social
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Both inky and in Kentucky. From Pittsburgh. French Medical interpreter. Bleeding heart. Currently procrastinating on revising a queer epistolary internet romance. she/her
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 7h
I haven’t used “gypped” or “spirit animal” in years, but TIL about “long time no see.” Guess what? I’m not upset about it. I’ll just say any number of other things that mean the same thing. (It’s actually really easy to adapt to new-to-you information, if you keep an open mind.)
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Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 18h
“Getting gyped” - referring to getting scammed or cheated. Used to refer to the Romani coming from the term “Gypsy” which I also don’t say

“Long time no see” - Chinese immigrant pidgin that was copied into American lexicon

“Spirit animal” - Americans bastardized from its original native meaning.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 9h
Hahaha, @marifromky.bsky.social, I thought you were responding to a different post! 😂
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 10h
Thank you!
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 11h
Jeopardy! contestant Evan Argyle is wearing an argyle sweater vest and I am here for it.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 12h
Y’all, I got really good feedback for interpreting in a new/different situation yesterday and I’m really proud of myself. 🙌🏼

“They were incredibly favorable of her accent and they made a personal connection with her. She frankly did a fantastic job and was both professional and personal with them.”
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 12h
🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m also past the Brimley/Cocoon Line.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 22h
Hard agree!
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 1d
One of my favorite things about the Lexington subreddit.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 2d
I am making a weird casserole that is sort of like lasagna, but really not. I’m not following a recipe and I’m just adding stuff all hodge-podge. But it’s got veggies, cheese, and sauce, so how bad could it be?
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 3d
His face! 😻
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 3d
That looks terrible and I would absolutely NOT want to go there. Ever.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 4d
Ah, yes, the famously inflammable, incombustible plywood.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 4d
Aww, I’m so sorry. What a good boy.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 4d
It’s like, don’t threaten me with a good time! 😂
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 4d
Oh, I understand. 🫂
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 4d
By the way, I bought a copy of this book after reading this thread…but I haven’t started it yet.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 4d
Obviously, I have no recollection of it, which is strange to me, because I was such a little sponge as a kid.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
I heard Madison mention this on Alt Nation this afternoon, and I was doing something else and wasn’t sure if I’d heard her correctly. WTAF.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
I love that for him. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
Oh, for sure. Last fall I read that a friend of mine—with whom I was with intermittent touch via text, but not close enough to have been notified—had died and I was even more affected. It was a car accident, which was utterly unfair, and I still get sad about it. Shew. Life, amirite? 💙💛
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
Excuse you, Merriam-Webster, but I don’t believe that Laura Ingalls Wilder mentioned that it was pronounced “PRIMM-er” in any of her books. 😂
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d
Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
Just donated a little bit. I wish I could have done more. Here’s to a speedy recovery for your brother!
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
I know the last four digits. I should probably know the rest!
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
Indeed. And as a fellow Gator, you can imagine I’ve been thinking about campus and my time there, too.
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Alison @inkyali.bsky.social · 5d
I found out that my first boyfriend in college died a couple of weeks ago and it’s making me feel something that is not quite sadness. He wasn’t a good boyfriend and he had issues that dogged him his entire adult life. It’s a “there but for the grace…” feeling, I think. Anyway. Hug your loved ones.
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