Lauren Gawne
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superlinguo.bsky.social
Lauren Gawne
@superlinguo.bsky.social
Linguist
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm
Podcast: @lingthusiasm
Masto: [email protected]
Blog: superlinguo.com
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Thinking of you all 💙
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 AM
There's a generic boot, but not rainproof ones - I think it would be difficult to make a case for what it brings to communication that the other wet weather emoji don't already ☔🌧️🌂😫😓
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
OK, so I ended up logging back into the journal website to redownload the specific version of the document that I submitted because I hit another "fix this quote that doesn't exist"

The missing reference was my typo, but there are two quotes I can't find and I hate this reality so much.
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This was already not a fun task and now I'm running in circles trying to correct quotes that don't exist!
January 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
there's plenty in there that seems... fine... like, I wish I didn't have to write this paper for a third time but it's not terrible advice - but then there's just enough that I'm second guessing everything now 🫠
January 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Dusting off a paper, picking yourself up and facing the feedback is never fun (this was a reject, but it's confronting it even when it goes well) - I just hate this new extra layer of second guessing
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Maybe they just did the review while tired and a little wonky, and look I'm not going to fault them if the thought they couldn't find a reference in the list - I just hate that the slop machines make me second guess these things
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
It's taken me 15 minutes of working on this to wonder if the reviewer has had an AI do some of the work of this review. It's not all bad suggestions, and most of the "this on this page" is correct, and look I agree we maybe through the word Habitus around a bit more than necessary
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Lol postage from Australia
December 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Look, I like finding a solid card each year and sending it to everyone - I'm glad I have a kindred spirit out there!
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ooh yeah, I think reckon I could get to 25 🤔 *scheming intensifies*
December 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If you'd rather chatty highlights, I've pulled together some of the interviews I've done around the book in 2025: www.superlinguo.com/post/7934340...

(And happy to chat gesture and my opinion of body language "analysis" with you any time!!)
Lauren talks about Gesture: podcast and media roundup
Since launching Gesture: A Slim Guide, one of the most delightful things has been getting to share all of my favourite bits of it on some of my favourite podcasts. As well as a whole episode of Lingth...
www.superlinguo.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM