‘Shrill’ women in politics

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Nic Subtirelu — 2 Comments

The United States once again has the opportunity to elect the first woman as President, Hillary Clinton. Her chances of getting the Democratic nomination are quite strong. Not surprisingly then, there’s a lot of talk about women in politics.

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Trump fans aren’t spelling bee champions, but why do we care?

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Nic Subtirelu — 3 Comments

Grammarly is the worst. Seriously, it is. I don’t mean their silly little grammar and spelling checker thing. I’m sure that’s a perfectly adequate proofreading tool, doing its best to reinforce people’s deep-seated insecurities about writing every time they touch a keyboard.…

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‘Shrill’ women in politics

Trump fans aren’t spelling bee champions, but why do we care?