I love simplicity and silence. I enjoy taking photos of birds. I live at Waikawa Beach in New Zealand, and strive to be an actively decent human being. In August 2025 I expect to move to Ruakākā near Whangārei. Apparently the bizarre is normal now. Now 70, I'm super happy to be getting old — it means I'm not dead yet! Proudly a Free Being, eschewing the arbitrary. Practitioner of Positive Solitude. 100% human (she / her). I joined the MB community on 05 January 2018. Follow me on Micro.Blog at https://micro.blog/miraz .
So worth reading! Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words. 📚
Early on the author explains two key concepts:
Grammando: … One who constantly corrects others’ linguistic mistakes. …
wordie describes someone who delights in language’s shifting landscape.
I found this book because I enjoy the podcast That's What They Say : NPR — 5 minutes each week on a language curiosity.
