Why do I do what I do?

Choosing a career in academia, and specifically a career of linguistic research, doesn’t have an immediately obvious benefit for the world in the way that many other jobs do. We’re not discovering medical cures, feeding starving children, or fixing your car. Despite this, I think real-world value exists in linguistics research. In some ways, how [...]

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parallel parking, willy nilly

If there’s one thing that continues to puzzle me about Britain, it’s this: There seem to be no rules governing the direction a car faces when it’s parallel parked.  I’ve been noticing this ever since I got here; I see it all the time.  The other day I happened to be walking home, rather than [...]

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