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quothalinguist.bsky.social
Jessie Peterson
@quothalinguist.bsky.social
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Conlanger, co-host of LangTime Studio, and co-creator of languages appearing in Shadow and Bone, Dune, Elemental, and more
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quothalinguist.bsky.social
Àsèvúfawepésáhe. "Mix the dry ingredients together."

For #Lexember 5, I created two new words in my #conlang Nómàk'óla: "sáhe" meaning "to mix" and "èvúfawe", which can be used to refer to dry ingredients in baking.

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/05/l...
A nisse mixing together a pile of dry ingredients on a small table.
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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dedalvs.bsky.social
Next up for #HighValyrian #Lexember: zākon “mint”. I like mint in savory things. It’s a fun little surprise. :) #conlang
December 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
quothalinguist.bsky.social
Konàháíttapippelèkòkánelipéþólsìŋóču'o. "And sprinkle allspice and cinnamon over the flour."

This is my entry for #Lexember 4 in my Nómàk'óla language, a #conlang for nisse speakers.

www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/04/l...
December 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
quothalinguist.bsky.social
My Nómàk'óla sentence for #Lexember 3 is "Àhópžèllíssuuppéþólsìŋóču'o" ("Sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar over the flour."). You can read more about the sentence and the words I created today for its translation at www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/03/l....

#conlang
A nisse sprinkling a teaspoon of sugar over a pile of flour on a small table with a sugar jar nearby.
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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dedalvs.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember #Valyrian glyph is bāne “hot”. It’s also used for dija, which also means “hot”, but hot inside, not to the touch. #conlang #hotd #houseofthedragon #language #orthography #highvalyrian
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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langtimestudio.bsky.social
Today’s #Lexember glyph from #Sovála is the #Tpaalha word for “opossum” uźih! #conlang #language
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
quothalinguist.bsky.social
My #Lexember entry for today: "Àséssetikèŋóčuppépóttiipàúho," which translates to "Pour two cups of flour onto a surface." I describe it in more detail on my website: www.quothalinguist.com/2025/12/02/l....

#conlang
A nisse pouring a large cup of flour onto a table top, with a bag of flour sitting nearby. Pieces of the image are labeled with vocabulary.
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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conlangery.com
For those following along with Lexember, here is a list of the first four prompts, provided by @quothalinguist.bsky.social, co-host of LangTime Studio and author of How to Create a Language.
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
quothalinguist.bsky.social
For #Lexember, I am writing out a recipe, one step at a time in Nómàk’óla, my #conlang for nisse.

“Àfóvànáþimpéfófike.”

The words I created today are “fóó” (“block, brick”), “náþime” (“butter”), and “fófike” (“to freeze.”
A drawing of a gnome putting a stick of butter into the freezer.
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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dedalvs.bsky.social
#Lexember has started! It’s the month where conlangers share a word they’ve coined in one of their conlangs. In my case, I share a new #HighValyrian glyph each day, and today’s glyph is associated with ñuragon which means “to grind”. #conlang #Valyrian #hotd #HouseOfTheDragon
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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dedalvs.bsky.social
Okay, Deadloch is a show everyone absolutely MUST watch.
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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tlacamazatl.bsky.social
If you're reading this, you matter. You have purpose and worth.
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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hopemullinax.bsky.social
BASEBALL IS REALLY BASEBALLING
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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fantasymlbnews.bsky.social
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE THE 2025 #WORLDSERIES CHAMPIONS! #CHAMPS
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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dedalvs.bsky.social
Jessie and I created a bunch of #conlang sketches for an album by Chronicles of the Residuum. That album is out today! You can check it out here (or on any streaming service):

youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Age of Destruction - Full Album - YouTube
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October 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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kamakru.bsky.social
Turn off Gemini in Google!
It's been turned on by default.

Go to your Drive, click the gear icon, click settings, go to "manage apps" and uncheck that nasty "use by default" box.

www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
How to turn off Gemini in your Gmail, Docs, Photos, and more - it's easy to opt out
It's a little hidden, but there is a way to remove Gemini from your favorite Google services.
www.zdnet.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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iheartfatapollo.bsky.social
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.

Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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dedalvs.bsky.social
Very cool resource created by Keras Saryan today to augment @quothalinguist.bsky.social's #GramBank #conlang resource. If you upload your GramBank spreadsheet to this site it will compare it to natlangs in the GramBank database to gauge their similarity!

keras-saryan.shinyapps.io/grambank-com...
Grambank Comparator – Keras Saryan
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October 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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tlacamazatl.bsky.social
@dedalvs.bsky.social and @quothalinguist.bsky.social on their way to ASU! #conlang
October 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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ijayas.bsky.social
🤖 If you use LinkedIn, please be aware that they automatically use your profile to train their GenAI. To turn off, go to Settings > Data Privacy > Data for Gen AI improvements.
Screenshot of LinkedIn’s menu: “How LinkedIn uses your data”. Near the bottom, is the option to turn off “Data for Generative AI improvement”, shown with a red arrow.
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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bullythelsb.bsky.social
you have a right to be angry
Drawing of Little My, a small girl in a red dress, sliding down a hill. She is drawn by Tove Jansson from the Moomin series. The text reads: "WHEN you're angry, then you're angry," thought Little My, peeling her potato with her teeth. "Sometimes you have to be angry. Every little creature has the right to get angry."
June 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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melodyfoxes.bsky.social
May be there are only two genders; being yourself and not being yourself.
October 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
quothalinguist.bsky.social
I received copies of my book, How to Create a Language, and couldn’t be happier! Thank you to the team at Cambridge University Press who made this dream a reality, and thank you to all my beautiful supporters! Especially thank you to @dedalvs.bsky.social for always encouraging me! #conlang
A photo of me holding a copy of my textbook. The title is How to Create a Language: The Conlang Guide.
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today.

h/t @tisserand.bsky.social
Scan of a typed letter from 1970, from Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, addressed to "Joel Lipton, 622 N. Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210" It reads: "Dear Joel: I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen than it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call "American Virtues" who lack this faith in our country. I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities. Sincerely yours, Charles M. Schulz" At bottom is an illustration of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a kite wrapped around the dog house.
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM