Ibi Baxter-Webb
@ibibw.bsky.social
Linguist with opinions; mudlark & beachcomber, co-creator of games & language podcast 'Say It Like You Play It' https://shows.acast.com/games-and-language
Neighbourhood cat is NOT helping today
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Neighbourhood cat is NOT helping today
8am online presentation after about 3 hours of sleep made tolerable by emotional support and lap-warming neighbourhood cat
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
8am online presentation after about 3 hours of sleep made tolerable by emotional support and lap-warming neighbourhood cat
Neighbourhood cat is helping with a job application today.
July 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Neighbourhood cat is helping with a job application today.
Neighbourhood cat helping me clean and sort some of my recent finds #mudlarking
July 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Neighbourhood cat helping me clean and sort some of my recent finds #mudlarking
Today, the neighbourhood cat is acting as assistant of assistant managing editor for the journal of politeness research.
June 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Today, the neighbourhood cat is acting as assistant of assistant managing editor for the journal of politeness research.
Is this a little guy or am I imagining it? #fieldwalking #mudlarking
May 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Is this a little guy or am I imagining it? #fieldwalking #mudlarking
Afternoon sun magic ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
April 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Afternoon sun magic ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Chair fine, lap better?
April 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Chair fine, lap better?
Neighbourhood cat has their own office chair now.
April 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Neighbourhood cat has their own office chair now.
I decided it was too cold and windy after half an hour, but it was a good half hour! #fieldwalking #treasure
March 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I decided it was too cold and windy after half an hour, but it was a good half hour! #fieldwalking #treasure
What a beaut with a boot! #fieldwalking #treasure
March 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What a beaut with a boot! #fieldwalking #treasure
What a beaut with a boot! #fieldwalking #treasure
March 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
What a beaut with a boot! #fieldwalking #treasure
Looks like a mother of pearl buttons kinda day #fieldwalking #treasures
March 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Looks like a mother of pearl buttons kinda day #fieldwalking #treasures
Not much left of this little button #fieldwalking #treasure
March 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Not much left of this little button #fieldwalking #treasure
Have been ordered (by my partner) regular screen breaks to deal with eye strain. For that purpose, I have been ordered (also by my partner) to learn to play this thing. 1 week in. Eyes much better. Fingertips sore.
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Have been ordered (by my partner) regular screen breaks to deal with eye strain. For that purpose, I have been ordered (also by my partner) to learn to play this thing. 1 week in. Eyes much better. Fingertips sore.
Finally nice enough weather for a little beach walk. Found what may be a fossilised echinoid spine and some cowrie shells, which I don’t see very often.
February 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Finally nice enough weather for a little beach walk. Found what may be a fossilised echinoid spine and some cowrie shells, which I don’t see very often.
Neighbourhood cat has inspected and approved my new work setup. #academicwriting
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Neighbourhood cat has inspected and approved my new work setup. #academicwriting
New setup. Hopefully fewer eye issues now. This book will cost me at least one diopter 😔 #academicwriting
February 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New setup. Hopefully fewer eye issues now. This book will cost me at least one diopter 😔 #academicwriting
This week's favourite sentence, in Fraser, B. (1990). Perspectives on Politeness. Journal of Pragmatics, 14, 219-236.
#academicwriting
#academicwriting
February 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This week's favourite sentence, in Fraser, B. (1990). Perspectives on Politeness. Journal of Pragmatics, 14, 219-236.
#academicwriting
#academicwriting
Yeah, I've got this one.
February 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Yeah, I've got this one.
Listen to those little snores!!!
February 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Listen to those little snores!!!
Neighbourhood cat says to give my fingers a break from typing and stroke it instead. Can’t argue with that. #academicwriting
February 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Neighbourhood cat says to give my fingers a break from typing and stroke it instead. Can’t argue with that. #academicwriting
This week's fav sentence, because uncommon expression that tickles my brain.
In: Lempert, M. (2012). Indirectness. In C. B. Paulston, S. F. Kiesling, & E. S. Rangel (Eds.), The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication (pp. 180-204). Wiley-Blackwell.
#academicwriting
In: Lempert, M. (2012). Indirectness. In C. B. Paulston, S. F. Kiesling, & E. S. Rangel (Eds.), The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication (pp. 180-204). Wiley-Blackwell.
#academicwriting
![Screenshot of text reading: "Writes John Searle, speech-act theory’s systematizer: [...]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wc5oqhr4vqy2hmnycyncuq5i/bafkreieubezenzh64wmqxbaptdov4xe73slscplgmvntzwvd7dfzludhpe@jpeg)
January 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This week's fav sentence, because uncommon expression that tickles my brain.
In: Lempert, M. (2012). Indirectness. In C. B. Paulston, S. F. Kiesling, & E. S. Rangel (Eds.), The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication (pp. 180-204). Wiley-Blackwell.
#academicwriting
In: Lempert, M. (2012). Indirectness. In C. B. Paulston, S. F. Kiesling, & E. S. Rangel (Eds.), The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication (pp. 180-204). Wiley-Blackwell.
#academicwriting
This just arrived, and I can’t wait to play it! Will be covered in a future podcast episode.
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This just arrived, and I can’t wait to play it! Will be covered in a future podcast episode.
📢 1/3 New episode of Say It Like You Play It is out!
@indiegameclinic.bsky.social and I played the text-based adventure game 'The Gostak' for this one. It's written in gibberish English where nouns, verbs, and adjectives are made-up words but standard English syntax is used.
@indiegameclinic.bsky.social and I played the text-based adventure game 'The Gostak' for this one. It's written in gibberish English where nouns, verbs, and adjectives are made-up words but standard English syntax is used.
January 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
📢 1/3 New episode of Say It Like You Play It is out!
@indiegameclinic.bsky.social and I played the text-based adventure game 'The Gostak' for this one. It's written in gibberish English where nouns, verbs, and adjectives are made-up words but standard English syntax is used.
@indiegameclinic.bsky.social and I played the text-based adventure game 'The Gostak' for this one. It's written in gibberish English where nouns, verbs, and adjectives are made-up words but standard English syntax is used.