Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell and Subjectivity

This book is so good it made me mad.

5 Oct 2026

The Model of Acquired Gender

A satisfying model explaining the difference between internally felt identity and gender identity categories.

22 Apr 2026

The Philosophical Blobfish

Abstraction through language destroys pure thought. Translating our thoughts through language changes their meaning.

4 Sept 2024

Gendered Pronouns in Japanese vs English

English pronouns are not a universal representation of gender.

28 Aug 2024

Parallels Between Gender and Language

Some precursor thought that I expand on in later posts.

21 Aug 2024

Linguistic Shared Understanding

Precursor thoughts that led me to the Blobfish idea.

8 Aug 2024

The difference between あのー and えーっと

A difference native speakers aren't even consciously aware of.

6 Aug 2024

When is a star not a star?

Words are just inexact ways of grouping related concepts and objects, and you can see this plainly when looking at the differences between languages.

26 June 2024

Really good anime translation: コタローは一人暮らし

A great example of how anime should be translated.

17 May 2024

How long will the Japanese Wikipedia article for Goncharov last?

And how big is the internet, really?

20 Dec 2023

違う is the only い-adjective in Japanese that doesn’t end in い

The most interesting word in all of Japanese.

18 June 2023