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Distending the grammatical Overton window🏴‍☠️ Profile picture
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Brett Reynolds: Linguist & teacher, EAP, TESL; categories, econ, ON poli; masculine, but not overly so; new CUP books: https://t.co/qIWtIkyRXG
Dec 22, 2019 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
I live in a duplex in Mississauga. Let's say I have the funds to install solar on my house, or replace my high-efficiency natural-gas furnace, or replace my 2105 Corolla with an EV. What would be the best carbon bang for my $? #ClimateChange #onpoli #economics #carbonfootprint Maybe @andrew_leach might have some idea?
Oct 4, 2019 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
A new English determinative is being born: "a couple" (e.g., a couple years, a couple things, a couple people). #linguistics #diachronic It's clearly evolving out of the NP frame "a couple of" + plural NP and may be influenced by the determinative "a few". Even if you don't accept "a couple people", you might find "a couple hundred" works like a gateway drug.