Head of RedLine Language Services LLC. I tweet about language use, writing, blogging, foreign languages, translation, SEO, and digital marketing.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Joined March 2012
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Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Trump adviser tells me the campaign has “nothing concrete” in terms of voter fraud.
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Want to say again that it is insane that a margin of thousands in a few arbitrary geographic units was the difference between victory and defeat for a candidate who won the overall vote by millions (and counting).
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Journalists don’t sit down with senior officials to score political points. We do it in the service of asking tough questions, on behalf of our fellow citizens. And then sharing the answers—or lack thereof—with the world.
My take for @NYT: nyti.ms/36yRv5n
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
I think Jon Stewart should run for Congress.
Jon Stewart: "We can never repay all that the 9/11 community has done for our country, but we can stop penalizing them. And today is that day that they can exhale ...I'm hopeful that today begins the process of being able to heal without the burden of having to advocate." @tictoc
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
1. A truck of TVs is hijacked.
2. Your son meets with the hijackers.
3. Your campaign manager shares route information with them.
4. You are recorded on video saying, "I love truck hijacking."
5. The TVs are in your house.
Happy No Collusion Day.
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
People: it's "a novelist and painter, Joe Bloggs...". But if you use "the" or omit the article, it's NO COMMAS. "Novelist and painter Joe Bloggs" or "The novelist and painter Joe Bloggs". [Removes pebble from shoe.] Thank you.
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Mind blown by etymology, part 38: "magazine" is originally Arabic. ("makzan", storehouse, from "kazana", to store.) Via postclassical Latin, Italian, French, which is all normal, but I'd never have guessed Arabic. Cousins: Spanish almacén, Portuguese armazém. Dang.
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Last week, our editors made a conscious call that "whom" looked just too weird, even if strictly correct, on our cover. I wrote about it this week. economist.com/news/books-and…
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
I 100% want to find this guy and this escalator and try to do this! I think I could get on the podium! xitter.cf/dvnjr/status/963187657…
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
"The practical utility of Google Translate and similar technologies is undeniable, and probably it’s a good thing overall, but there is still something deeply lacking in the approach, which is conveyed by a single word: understanding." theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Clean coal! You can find it right next to the unicorns! #SOTU
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
60 years ago today (at this exact minute) a very special patent was signed, and the LEGO brick was born! Oh, how time flies when you’re having fun! 😊 #HappyBirthdayBrick ❤️ 🎉
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
"I know what I'm doing and why." A good writer ignores fake rules. xitter.cf/davemakes/status/95593…
Matthew Kushinka retweeted
Noticed that all the traditional virtues-as-names--Faith, Hope, Chastity, Prudence, Clemency--are female. There are also European ones like Irene ("peace"), Merced ("mercy"). Can anyone think of a (commonish) male counterexample? (Mostly thinking of English/European tradition.)
