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Comment on Looks Can Be Deceiving: 10 Sentences with Heteronyms by Sean B Murray

Sean B Murray — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:24:03 +0000

Congratulations, Jonathan. Your heteronymn insights earned you a huge nod in the NY Times. The Sunday ACROSTIC featured you and your words

Comment on Does Spelling Matter? by SCOTT N LEATHERMAN

SCOTT N LEATHERMAN — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:23:54 +0000

In the world of AI production, technology has cleaned up many of my simple grammar mistakes. I remember, back in the day, correcting the typos in Hasso’s blog, and he got mad at me. It removed his authentic voice without changing the words or tone. I now allow for small grammar mistakes and subtle “poetic license” to prevent my content from being viewed as AI mass production, but that also requires the readers to be paying attention.

Comment on Does Spelling Matter? by KH

KH — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:14:32 +0000

Probably a personal matter. But I notice when I get a job application and the candidate has spelling errors in the letter or CV, I immediately think “doesn’t care about quality, doesn’t take this serious enough”, so probably for me it matters a lot. (and of course, being German, I ALWAYS go for the British spelling 🙂 )

Comment on That Sounds Wrong: 10 Sentences with Homophones by Does Spelling Matter? - Manage By Walking Around

Does Spelling Matter? - Manage By Walking Around — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:50:02 +0000

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Comment on Defending Learning Latin, almost ad nauseum by Words Matter, Joke Edition - Manage By Walking Around

Words Matter, Joke Edition - Manage By Walking Around — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:20:05 +0000

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Comment on Emotions Aren’t Hardwired by Jonathan Becher

Jonathan Becher — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:07:04 +0000

In reply to Mike.

I didn’t ask a question but perhaps I wrote it in a way that confused you.
Feldman Barrett claims “feelings are the result of three things: your body, your past, and your environment.” If you’ve ruled out your body and your environment, it’s likely your past.

Comment on Is Complex Better Than Complicated? by 러시아인들은 연필을 썼다 - SAP Korea 뉴스센터

러시아인들은 연필을 썼다 - SAP Korea 뉴스센터 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:23:32 +0000

[…] 결과적으로 복잡한 우주 펜이 단순한 연필보다 더 나은 해결책이었습니다. 여기서 제가 복잡하다고 썼지, 복잡하게 얽혀있다고 하지 않았다는 점을 주목하는 것이 중요합니다. 우주 펜을 만들면서 피셔는 몇 가지 복잡한 문제들을 우아한 방식으로 해결하여 결과물이 간소하고 단순해 보이게 만들었습니다. 복잡함이 복잡하게 얽힌 것보다 낫습니다. […]

Comment on Emotions Aren’t Hardwired by Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:03:23 +0000

You asked a confusing question in the 2nd to last paragraph, whether a current emotional response was coming from the body or the environment. If it’s not . . . If what’s not?

I think you’re a little over your head here. (Pun not intended but appropriate.)

Comment on Trust Your Fear Instinct by Emotions Aren’t Hardwired - Manage By Walking Around

Emotions Aren’t Hardwired - Manage By Walking Around — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:34:22 +0000

[…] your brain would cause your heart to race, your blood pressure to soar, and your face to form the universal expression of fear. Other emotions were thought to have similarly hardwired […]

Comment on Endowed Progress Effect: When Head Starts Are An Illusion by How to Design a Loyalty Program Using the Endowed Progress Effect

How to Design a Loyalty Program Using the Endowed Progress Effect — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:02:19 +0000

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