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BrettC, Ph.D.
@brettc.bsky.social
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Linguisticking in Mohkinstsis (51° N, 114° W)
Born settler from Bulbancha (30° N, 90° W)
Latest publication: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/469 (Book chapter; Open Access)
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Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
One tabby calico cat, one orange cat, and one black kitten cuddling on a blue upholstered rocking chair. All the cats are sleepy but not sleeping. The chair has a red, black, grey, and white striped blanket draped over its back rest. A black kitten sitting on a black table next to a red candelabra with four tall white candles burning in it. The kitten is looking up at the flames. Behind the flames, the cover for the vinyl soundtrack of Barbarella is framed on the wall. The word "Barbarella" is just visible through the light. A calico tabby and a black kitten cuddled together on a blue upholstered rocking chair. Their paws as are slightly tangled together. A black kitten with wide yellow eyes lying in a purple cat carrier backpack with plastic bubble window. The photo is taken from above as the mesh top is opened.
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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My partner has a USAmerican coworker who sent her home with Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. We had stuffed cannelloni, mashed potatoes, garlic bread, and pumpkin tarts.

But my partner said no to the sweet potato casserole and I do not know how to tell her how badly she messed by doing that.
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
One tabby calico cat, one orange cat, and one black kitten cuddling on a blue upholstered rocking chair. All the cats are sleepy but not sleeping. The chair has a red, black, grey, and white striped blanket draped over its back rest. A black kitten sitting on a black table next to a red candelabra with four tall white candles burning in it. The kitten is looking up at the flames. Behind the flames, the cover for the vinyl soundtrack of Barbarella is framed on the wall. The word "Barbarella" is just visible through the light. A calico tabby and a black kitten cuddled together on a blue upholstered rocking chair. Their paws as are slightly tangled together. A black kitten with wide yellow eyes lying in a purple cat carrier backpack with plastic bubble window. The photo is taken from above as the mesh top is opened.
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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This (US) Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the opportunity to teach, learn, and share awesome and devastating stories and memories of Indigenous Peoples in my introductory Indigenous Studies (international perspectives) course, the last lecture meeting of which was this morning.
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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If I wear a sweater or cardigan over my overalls, does that turn the overalls into oversomes?
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Is it da weekend yet
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Guy who learns a bunch of languages exclusively through Ikea furniture care instruction slips
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
brettc.bsky.social
An appropriate reaction that all experts (and really just anyone) should consider doing going forward. It really can help!
kirbyconrod.bsky.social Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · 6d
pronouns expert here! this made me leave my desk and lie down on the floor
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
brettc.bsky.social
10 cm of snow doesn't sound like too much?? but man does this Canadian city completely collapse when it happens, especially early in winter!
brettc.bsky.social BrettC, Ph.D. @brettc.bsky.social · 6d
First massive snowstorm of the winter struck last night and into this morning.
Of course I have a 2.5 hour 8:30 am class on Mondays and I've already cancelled one meeting this term so I couldn't really cancel today.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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First massive snowstorm of the winter struck last night and into this morning.
Of course I have a 2.5 hour 8:30 am class on Mondays and I've already cancelled one meeting this term so I couldn't really cancel today.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
Two cats, one black and one calico tabby, lying together on a yellow upholstered chair with a striped red, black, white, and grey blanket draped over the back of the chair. Both cats are in the same position: slightly curled up with front right paw extended, while their heads are titled upward to look at the camera above them. An orange cat lying on a floral duvet cover on a bed with a bright light shining from the background. He head of a torbie cat is visible through a hole cut into the side of a cardboard box. A calico tabby cat and a black cat are relaxing in beige fabric baskets hanging from a beige and green cat tree.
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Just logged into Zoom for the first time in a while and their new AI tool thing doesn't have a quirky name?? It's just "AI Companion"? That's somehow worse, as it comes off to me as lazy? Couldn't think of a nice zoomy pun?
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Advocacy is difficult for me to type. I so very much want to type avocado instead?
Avocadocy
A gboard emoji mashup of the avocado emoji and the disappointed emoji. It's a green avocado sliced on half to expose the brown pit, which has the disappointed emoji face on it: closed/downward looking eyes and a flat mouth.
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Doing a ranked-choice poll to determine which topics we discuss first in class on Monday because

democracy?

I guess?
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Deydies and gentledem, da weekend!
A black kitten lying on their back in a beige fabric basket hanging from a green cat tree. Their yellow eyes are wide open staring at the camera, and their tail and one of their back paws is sticking up exposing the black paw pad and toes. An orange cat loafing on a green checkered blanket with paws tucked underneath and rail wrapped around their side. A tabby calico cat and a black cat cuddling on a yellow chair. The calico is on the left with front paws curled in front of them, while the black cat is on the right curled around the rear end of the calico. Both cats are looking expectantly at the camera. A black kitten lying on their back on a yellow chair, with head toward the front of the chair, closest to the camera. Their front legs are relaxed on their chest, while their back legs are splayed apart exposing many grey and white hairs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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My mom came across my middle school social studies teacher, who was my favourite teacher, and one of the few I didn't clash with. I think I last saw her in 2007? I had been meaning to reconnect with her for so long to update her on my career and my mom did that for me and im not crying ur crying
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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wowee it feels really good to show empathy and kindness to others and have it reciprocated and then we all feel better and do better and yippeeee
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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I think I've asked this before, but if so, the answer may have changed since then:
Is there a browser extension that detects whether a publisher has both epub and PDF versions of a book/document, and automatically switches the view to PDF.
Most publishers default to epub and I don't want
The botched restoration of the Renaissance fresco "Ecce homo" (originally by Elías García Martínez. restored by Cecilia Giménez) with the image of Jesus' face very distorted with a wry smile and turning away to the right of frame. Digitally added to this is a plate of beige food and a pair of hands holding a fork with some of that food trying to feed Jesus. Above this image is black text, in all capitals: I DON'T WANT
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Cy Young Award, more like Sky Skoung Skaward
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Issue resolved

Panic averted
(for now)
brettc.bsky.social BrettC, Ph.D. @brettc.bsky.social · 19d
Uhh I think the publisher removed one of my course textbooks from online access through our library? In the middle of the semester??

I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.

Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
Being Indigenous | Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Ide
This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture,
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Don't call me a baker. I'm a dietary fibre artist
brettc.bsky.social BrettC, Ph.D. @brettc.bsky.social · 19d
Baking is a fibre art same as crochet and knitting
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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Are you the northern lights?
Because you're the only aurora boreal I see
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
brettc.bsky.social
Uhh I think the publisher removed one of my course textbooks from online access through our library? In the middle of the semester??

I've requested help from a librarian to see if it is on our end.

Can anyone open: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
or any of its chapters?
Being Indigenous | Perspectives on Activism, Culture, Language and Ide
This volume gives voice to an impressive range of Indigenous authors who share their knowledge and perspectives on issues that pertain to activism, culture,
www.taylorfrancis.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Ooh today in BrettC's lesson planning: that excitement you get from citing your friend's work in class
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
brettc.bsky.social
Language revitalization and maintenance is the topic of both of my courses next week!!!!

And then a whole course on it next semester!!!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM