Michael Israel
@subcontrarian.bsky.social
Linguist trying to understand logic, emotion, identity and human cognition.
Semantics, pragmatics, syntax; Cognitive Grammar; English history and sociolinguistics.
Berkeley -> San Diego -> Leipzig -> Silver Spring, Maryland
Semantics, pragmatics, syntax; Cognitive Grammar; English history and sociolinguistics.
Berkeley -> San Diego -> Leipzig -> Silver Spring, Maryland
I think, actually, you can do that, some times. Is there a rule against it where you teach? Is anyone watching? Will your students report you for it, or just thank you? Tell them to just go rest and read quietly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think, actually, you can do that, some times. Is there a rule against it where you teach? Is anyone watching? Will your students report you for it, or just thank you? Tell them to just go rest and read quietly.
loose use is not abuse
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
loose use is not abuse
Yeah, that's pretty rich
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Yeah, that's pretty rich
Sorta depends on whom you practice with and where. But yeah, definitely a dangerous practice, not to be too lightly undertaken.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sorta depends on whom you practice with and where. But yeah, definitely a dangerous practice, not to be too lightly undertaken.
The Socratic method is not debate, it's dialectic. That is, it's a cooperative effort to arrive at an understanding. In principle at least.
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Socratic method is not debate, it's dialectic. That is, it's a cooperative effort to arrive at an understanding. In principle at least.
I love the idea of an accurate word: one that refers just to what it means.
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I love the idea of an accurate word: one that refers just to what it means.
just gesture in a direction and see who's there (non-awful people excepted, of course)
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
just gesture in a direction and see who's there (non-awful people excepted, of course)