Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc@xoxo.zone

Turns out that not even during staycation can I find time to catch up on all the podcasts I allegedly 'follow'.

Finally got an hour free, but how to choose‽

Luckily, #YouAreNotSoSmart recently interviewed half of #Lingthusiasm - a two-for-one!

Thanks @gretchenmcc and David McRaney, I could listen to yous chat all day.

https://youarenotsosmart.com/2020/12/15/yanss-194-how-memes-text-messaging-emojis-and-internet-culture-are-expanding-the-range-of-human-expression-and-ultimately-our-minds/

I've got another article up on Ars Technica! This one's a review of @gretchenmcc 's book Because Internet

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/11/because-internet-makes-a-linguists-case-for-l33t-speak-other-online-text-fads/

I wrote some of my thoughts about the decentralization of language on the web while reading 'Because Internet' by @gretchenmcc https://davidwolfpaw.com/decentralization-of-language-on-the-web/

It's here! @gretchenmcc

Guess what I just found in the mailbox. Excited to dig in!

/cc @gretchenmcc

@gretchenmcc wrote a cool thing about the Archive of Our Own tag system

https://www.wired.com/story/archive-of-our-own-fans-better-than-tech-organizing-information/

Just finished an advance copy of Because Internet by @gretchenmcc ! It’s all about Internet language and I understand so much more now about why some people use Wildly different styles online, and how the meaning varies depending on when you first started using the Internet . It’s really fascinating! Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540664/because-internet-by-gretchen-mcculloch/9780735210936/

@gretchenmcc asked on Twitter what people's favorite Unicode characters are. I couldn't decide between ampersand (&), lowercase esh (ʃ) and cup of tea emoji (🍵) .

What are your favorite #unicode characters?

You know how on they say that all publicity is good publicity, even when it's bad? Well, if you don't want to give a certain character or company the pleasure of knowing that you talk about them, #Voldemorting is the solution. Read @gretchenmcc for WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/voldemorting-ultimate-seo-diss-resident-linguist/

https://www.wired.com/story/voldemorting-ultimate-seo-diss-resident-linguist/

this article by @gretchenmcc is the best

#linguistics #fandom #MastoMeta

This bot wants to sing with you! @singalongbot

A post-XOXO project by @gretchenmcc , Kate Compton, and me.

RT @gretchenmcc Please provide your catchiest songs, for Science*

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejVvGtYMyUxYGfi2YUxKLiTkuLxN9gNb8RDK7LtYrZU7JVsg/viewform

*and by Science, I mean a late-night internet social experiment that we dreamed up at #xoxofest

i blame @gretchenmcc