The Honourable Husband
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Marty is a talkative Australian/American ad guy living in Germany. He and his Japanese husband regularly find new reasons to think the other odd.
The office doesn’t see much action. The kitchen, however…
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The office doesn’t see much action. The kitchen, however…
Indeed. Does one sleep in the sex room, or have sex in the bedroom? It’s all a matter of perspective, no?
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Indeed. Does one sleep in the sex room, or have sex in the bedroom? It’s all a matter of perspective, no?
Right, wrong, whatever. It’s a bummer that the subject has taken up space in the brains of three intelligent people, who should be filling their heads with stories of art, science, adventure, and the power of of passion in human affairs.
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Right, wrong, whatever. It’s a bummer that the subject has taken up space in the brains of three intelligent people, who should be filling their heads with stories of art, science, adventure, and the power of of passion in human affairs.
I believe that if you don’t have a room, but still work from home, you can deduct a modest flat sum. Like, around €6 per day.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I believe that if you don’t have a room, but still work from home, you can deduct a modest flat sum. Like, around €6 per day.
I’ll let the publishers know that prominent grammarians (Dreyer 2025) hate it. That’ll learn ‘em.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I’ll let the publishers know that prominent grammarians (Dreyer 2025) hate it. That’ll learn ‘em.
Oxford style uses a bibliography, and the author to refers to a work in parentheses. e.g. “Grammarians recommend fewer adverbs (Dreyer 2019, p. 650)…” Chicago style simply uses a note, either at the foot or the end, no? A note is still obtrusive, but not like constant parenthetical interruptions.
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Oxford style uses a bibliography, and the author to refers to a work in parentheses. e.g. “Grammarians recommend fewer adverbs (Dreyer 2019, p. 650)…” Chicago style simply uses a note, either at the foot or the end, no? A note is still obtrusive, but not like constant parenthetical interruptions.
Condescending? That doesn’t sound like vous.
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Condescending? That doesn’t sound like vous.
What’s your stance on Chicago style vs Oxford style? I recently contributed a chapter to a kinda academic book. Wrote it in Chicago style with discreet numbered notes at the end. The UK publisher asked for it to be rewritten in Oxford style, which IMHO felt clunkier and gunked up my prose.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
What’s your stance on Chicago style vs Oxford style? I recently contributed a chapter to a kinda academic book. Wrote it in Chicago style with discreet numbered notes at the end. The UK publisher asked for it to be rewritten in Oxford style, which IMHO felt clunkier and gunked up my prose.
Cat pics! The potato chips of the internet…
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Cat pics! The potato chips of the internet…
BTW, it’s on all week. Last day is Sunday the 26th.
October 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
BTW, it’s on all week. Last day is Sunday the 26th.
Let us know when you do. They have plenty of Flammkuchen there, if that helps make your case…
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Let us know when you do. They have plenty of Flammkuchen there, if that helps make your case…
To the extent I speak German AT ALL I speak it with an American-ish accent. My pronunciation likely reflects the heartland accents of my teachers at uni, and assume the same for most DaF speakers. So it surprised me a bit when the gent at the Döner shop spoke to me in Turkish accented Boarisch!
October 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
To the extent I speak German AT ALL I speak it with an American-ish accent. My pronunciation likely reflects the heartland accents of my teachers at uni, and assume the same for most DaF speakers. So it surprised me a bit when the gent at the Döner shop spoke to me in Turkish accented Boarisch!
4. Always interesting headgear. Along with those who insist on wearing their marksmanship medals. #Oktoberfest #Munich #München #Bayern #Bavaria #morningwalk #dailywalk
September 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
4. Always interesting headgear. Along with those who insist on wearing their marksmanship medals. #Oktoberfest #Munich #München #Bayern #Bavaria #morningwalk #dailywalk
3. Oktoberfest means beer for breakfast, with the inevitable result.
September 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
3. Oktoberfest means beer for breakfast, with the inevitable result.
2. Marchers must dress authentically to the first Oktoberfest in 1810. (Except for the eyeglasses, smartphones, rubber-soles shoes, and musical instruments labelled “Yamaha”, apparently). Note the circus performers and taxidermy…./3 #Munich #München #Bayern #Bavaria #morningwalk #dailywalk
September 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
2. Marchers must dress authentically to the first Oktoberfest in 1810. (Except for the eyeglasses, smartphones, rubber-soles shoes, and musical instruments labelled “Yamaha”, apparently). Note the circus performers and taxidermy…./3 #Munich #München #Bayern #Bavaria #morningwalk #dailywalk