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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 19h

I love going to a show during playoff baseball where people are screaming updates to each other from the bathroom stalls.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 19h

I’m so glad the cubs get to play baseball tomorrow and they respectfully ended the game before this concert starts. #flythew

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 6d

Oh, what am I up to? Just quickly recovering from one 3 hour barf fest before the next one gets super barfy. #flythew #gocubsgo #dirtywater

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 7d

📢 My department is hiring! University of Chicago is hiring an Assistant Professor in Phonology! (EOE/Vet/Disability) See the link for more information. 📢

jobs.chronicle.com/job/37894671...

Assistant Professor in Phonology - Chicago, Illinois (US) job with The University of Chicago | 37894671

The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Phonology with an expected start date of July...

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 7d

We are writing tomorrow!! Come join us in quiet camaraderie!

Heidi Harley @heidiharley.bsky.social · 7d

Linguists! Write TIme Friday tomorrow with LSA EC member (and AAAS Section Z chair!) Melissa Baese-Bork @m2b2.bsky.social at 10ET. Join Melissa and other linguists in a quiet zoom room and get some work done! @lingsocam.bsky.social
www.lsadc.org/ev_calendar_...

Write Time Friday with Melissa Baese-Berk

About Write Time Friday This is a chance to log into a Zoom room, (optionally) set an explicit writing goal for the session, and then spend a focused two hours writing in the supportive virtual prese...

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Red Sox @redsox.com · 8d

Game 1. Game Won.

🗒️ bit.ly/3IpeXLv

TEXT: Final: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1
IMAGE: Aroldis Chapman stands and shouts on the mound in celebration at Yankee Stadium following the final out.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 8d

I love playoff baseball so much, but I’d sort of forgotten the specific brand of nausea it induces for me. #flythew

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 11d

Good sports weekend! #scoducks #gocubsgo etc etc

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 11d

The Ducks game is on in a family friendly restaurant with my toddler. What could go wrong??

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 12d

Both my teams are in the playoffs and it’s a weekend of meaningful regular season games. What more could my baseball loving heart want?!

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · 25d

We had guests today so I’m just now catching up on the Rizzo retirement extravaganza and doing my best baseball crying.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 29

My kid (2;10): “I want the children to laugh. I want them think me funny.” Apparently, he’s channeling me before teaching.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s nights like tonight that I’m reminded the Cubs gave up Kyle Schwarber for literally nothing.

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨Postdoctoral fellowship in corpus phonetics / data science for speech with me and Ann Bradlow. Position is open immediately. Apply now! 🚨 Details: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 26

I have a very very good memory for names and faces and learned the names of the (10) kids in my kid’s preschool and their parents on the first day, which led to this from my husband:

“You’re so good at names, it’s a shame you don’t like people more”

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 16

Linguistics is the best! (And maybe also helpful!!)

Joe Salmons @joesalmons.bsky.social · Aug 16

theconversation.com/linguistics-...

Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils

A languages curriculum enriched with linguistics is appealing to students and teachers.

theconversation.com

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 10

Why are we watching so much of this child cosplaying as umpire?

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Wrigley organist playing Hamilton is the MOST in my wheelhouse thing ever.

Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Aug 5

Wrigley Field’s pregame hype video is unparalleled.

Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Jul 23

I was okay until the Ozzy fact and now I’m a mess.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Jul 23

Just discovered today my baseball obsessed kid will not be allowed to be a Paw Patrol fan because they have some sort of Aaron Judge/Yankees propaganda which he discovered today. This clearly cannot stand in our house.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Jul 18

Haven’t done great research, but I’m pretty sure he has championed easier name changes and easier birth certificate changes and has mandated that Illinois insurance coverage has to include gender affirming care. I can dig some more if that’s helpful for you!

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Jul 17

Yeah, Pritzker isn’t my dream politician by a long shot but he’s been MUCH better as governor and adversary to the current administration than I’d guessed he would be.

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Jul 17

For sure! That happens twice at my journal. I screen everything as editor in chief and then the associate editors also can (and should!) desk reject if they think the paper shouldn’t go out

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Melissa Baese-Berk @m2b2.bsky.social · Jul 17

The nicest thing you can do if asked to review a paper to say yes (and do the review). But a very very close second is to say no as quickly as possible and to suggest another person or two who might say yes.

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