bits and bobs

20210426 Monday

バスマティライス basmati rice

BIPOC Black, Indigenous, People of Color

https://twitter.com/nancywyuen/status/1386478248578613250?s=21

elongate ɪlˈɔːŋgeɪt to make longer 細長い

Binghamton University psychology professor Celia Klin says a period can inadvertently set a tone, because while text messaging may function like speech, it lacks many of the expressive features of face-to-face verbal communication, like “facial expressions, tone of voice, our ability to elongate words, to say some things louder, to pause.”

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/05/909969004/before-texting-your-kid-make-sure-to-double-check-your-punctuation