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Jeremy Kahn

@b0rk

this header inspired some linguistic rumination about how you are able to drop small words ("[the way] computers do math [is] weird") but couldn't sacrifice "do", despite being the smallest of small words

because one has to do some extra work to make "math" work out as a verb in "[computers NN] [math VB] [weird ADV]" and instead it reads as three substantives "[computers NN] [math NN] [weird ADJ]", which reads like a list of tags #computers #math #weird

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Jeremy Kahn

@b0rk

and also I love your helper cards; even when I think "oh I know that one" I always learn something new when I read them.

They are a gift.

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