Bronwyn
@bron.bsky.social
Linguist, reader, knitter, video gamer, Canadian (in no particular order). Thinks a lot about auxiliaries and pronouns, Stardew Valley, and books with magic and/or spaceships and/or kissing in them. Experimenting with context collapse. (she/her)
I'm not sure I use it really frequently, so it's very possible you've never heard me say it. I think for me it means something like "a chaotic mess with people trying to do things at cross-purposes".
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm not sure I use it really frequently, so it's very possible you've never heard me say it. I think for me it means something like "a chaotic mess with people trying to do things at cross-purposes".
This matches my impression. Maybe it's unreasonable, but I kind of expect a Canadian word of the year to be something that is indeed particularly Canadian. (Like, apparently, describing something as "a bit of a gong show")
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This matches my impression. Maybe it's unreasonable, but I kind of expect a Canadian word of the year to be something that is indeed particularly Canadian. (Like, apparently, describing something as "a bit of a gong show")
"Elbows up" gets a pass as hockey slang, even if I'd never heard it until Mike Meyers pointed at his elbow on SNL.
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Elbows up" gets a pass as hockey slang, even if I'd never heard it until Mike Meyers pointed at his elbow on SNL.
My recipe is somehow has brandy in it despite descending from the teetotalling Baptist arm of my family tree, but I definitely put WAY more brandy on it, over 4-6 weeks of aging, than my great great grandmother probably intended.
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
My recipe is somehow has brandy in it despite descending from the teetotalling Baptist arm of my family tree, but I definitely put WAY more brandy on it, over 4-6 weeks of aging, than my great great grandmother probably intended.
Good to know, thank you! I see my doctor regularly for other reasons, and I'll see if I can interest her in a broader set of tests.
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Good to know, thank you! I see my doctor regularly for other reasons, and I'll see if I can interest her in a broader set of tests.
So far it has blessedly been confined to my upper body, but yeah. Carrying heavy loads and bra bands/straps are so far the main triggers, I'm giving it a month before I try to get my doctor interested.
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
So far it has blessedly been confined to my upper body, but yeah. Carrying heavy loads and bra bands/straps are so far the main triggers, I'm giving it a month before I try to get my doctor interested.
I attribute this to the extremely Québécois pronunciation every single commentator has committed to. There is very much a diphthong on that second vowel. ([ʃãmpæʲɲ]? I'm not great at transcription.)
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I attribute this to the extremely Québécois pronunciation every single commentator has committed to. There is very much a diphthong on that second vowel. ([ʃãmpæʲɲ]? I'm not great at transcription.)
About 10 years ago I finally looked up what Toronto's latitude was, because I felt like winters were darker and summers brighter in my Vancouver youth. And they were! Canada's population corridor is astonishingly southerly.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
About 10 years ago I finally looked up what Toronto's latitude was, because I felt like winters were darker and summers brighter in my Vancouver youth. And they were! Canada's population corridor is astonishingly southerly.
(I am considering getting a blood pressure monitor, because my blood is apparently SURGING through my veins in a way that is not recommended. Possibly a medication side effect, which alas means I may soon have to go off the med that means I can fall asleep in <30 minutes sometimes.)
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
(I am considering getting a blood pressure monitor, because my blood is apparently SURGING through my veins in a way that is not recommended. Possibly a medication side effect, which alas means I may soon have to go off the med that means I can fall asleep in <30 minutes sometimes.)
This is an amazing concept for an office plant! I should look into something similar in mine.
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is an amazing concept for an office plant! I should look into something similar in mine.
That would be excellent! I will try not to literally forget the conference is happening!
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That would be excellent! I will try not to literally forget the conference is happening!
The LSA is expensive, so I get that not everyone can afford it. But if you're a student, consider asking your advisor/department if they can help with the cost.
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The LSA is expensive, so I get that not everyone can afford it. But if you're a student, consider asking your advisor/department if they can help with the cost.
(By "real hybrid option" I mean "I have faith in the people involved such that I don't think we'll be making satirical merch on Zazzle this time")
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
(By "real hybrid option" I mean "I have faith in the people involved such that I don't think we'll be making satirical merch on Zazzle this time")