they were my first and second. I thought “Okay, LINGUA is borderline”, but I could not excuse LINGUAL.

I got like… one more word in before realising I was too hung up on LINGUAL to focus.

They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)

Secondary problem: one of the controls is “wiggle the stick left and right rapidly”, and I physically can’t do that unless I rest the controller against something that allows me to reposition my hand.

I used to do freelance audio transcription and notetaking work and one of my clients had a very specific style guide… And also recommended Grammarly, which was fundamentally incompatible with a) the fact that transcription is SUPPOSED TO BE VERBATIM, and b) their style guide’s specifics.

Preferences: No overcomplicated Notion templates, but if we can EASILY set it up to make a new shopping list each Wednesday with a basic set of staples pre-filled, that would be good. Must be usable without significant ongoing management.