One of my top 100 fave linguistics facts.

A calque is a word made by translating word-by-word from a foreign language. A loan word just uses borrows a foreign word - as it says.

The word loanword is a calque of the German noun Lehnwort. In contrast, the term calque is a loanword, from the French noun calque ("tracing, imitation, close copy")

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I have greatly revised my introduction. Whilst you might not want to take a look, I think you'll like that I clearly state that I boost posts that announce authors' work and publications. I do this pretty much unconditionally, as I believe it's the right thing to do, but there is a caveat.

https://eldritch.cafe/@sfwrtr/110470545911654524

#boostingIsSharing

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Hey #getfedihired 🌿 My name is Mattie and I’m an artist looking for work! I primarily do illustrations but I also do graphic design on the side! If you’re interested, get in touch with me! Any and all boosts and likes are much appreciated 💜 #illustration #lookingforwork #fantasyart #fantasyillustration

I’m a 18‐year‐old transgirl from Eastern Germany. My parents are right‐wing extremists and have a problem with trans people. I am currently staying with my grandma, but she wants me out by 8 September latest.

I am going to stay with a friend from 9 to 10 September, but I still need a place to crash from 8 to 9 September, and also a more permanent solution for the time after. I am not bound to any particular place, but I would like to stay in Germany for now.

I am also looking for a job in IT, preferably in systems operations. I have been working with Linux in my free time for a few years now and I am really into NixOS. CV upon request.

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@BobWilliams Hope you get some sleep, Bob.

@AngelaPreston That sounds exciting. Hope you find it 🙂

I read a book and I liked it 🙂

It's been a while since I've compleed a book. I've picked up multiple books over the last few years and I generally couldn't finish them.

But then I started reading "Pink Tuxedo" this weekend and by the time I got to the middle of the book, I couldn't put it down.

Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6795088866

#Reading #ScienceFiction #Humour #Bookstodon #Fedibooks

@jefframes We weren't doing TIme Machine backups but were using CCC for backup and Synology worked very well for the two of us (me and the wife) for years.

I don't really like Time Machine since it caused way too many issues for our own needs 🙂

We've also just used rsync to backup stuff and that has worked very well and was much faster in some cases than CCC. But basically, CCC is really fast after the first backup but the first backup takes a long time. rsync was consistently fast but is slower than the secondary backups for CCC, if that makes sense 🙂

The only reason we switched away from Synology was because the Synology is too big to travel with.

LAST DAY!

In honor of Tales of Ardonna appearing in more markets, I've created my first Smashwords coupons! 🥳

From now until September 1, the first book in each timeline is half off.

The Mage Era is technically the beginning:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1605853

If you enjoy more classic fantasy tropes, you might prefer the Dragon Age:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1605851

Or jump right into the Modern Era, where people are losing their minds:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1605835

#Bookstodon #HopePunk #FantasyBook #IndieAuthor

@alexito4 Thanks 🙂 Wish you luck in all your endeavours too!

It's time for the job hunt again. If you've been enjoying my posts now's your chance to see how I work!

If anyone has NY-based or remote #UX or #ProductManagement roles at the Lead/Manager/Director level, please sent them my way!

And if not - I'd still appreciate the signal boost.

#FediHired #GetFediHired #Jobhunt

Due to the massive layoffs at Branch two weeks ago, I am currently in search of a new job opportunity.

I'm looking for something along the lines of customer support specialist, customer support manager, customer service manager, community management, social media management or similar. (cont...)

#FediHire #FediJobs #JobHunting #LookingForWork #LaidOff #FediWork

@AngelaPreston Thanks, Angela 🙂I think the overall reaction from most people so far has been that they like the left one (with my name in green) better.

But you're probably one of the few to articulat why 🙂And it's very interesting ot know why because it helps in figuring out what kind of cover might appeal to people generally.

I thought the reason that the orange sky one turned off people was because the orange was too strong. We were experimenting with a few other variations to see if softening the colour might help. But your explanation leads me to think that that isn't the issue at all ...

@crcollins Congratulations 🙂 🎉

@Nichelle I loved the Josh Kirby covers on Terry's books 🙂 The covers were the reason I got into Discworld in the first place.

I did consider something like that when I first started writing but the price that I was quoted (at that time) was astronomical. Still don't have the funds to pay for something like that 😛

But do appreciate the suggestions. The covered tray with a tail stickig out would work though I bet, I'm going to have some very cross people on my case after that too 😀

@Gords Thank you for taking a look 🙂When you do get around to reading it, I'd love to know what you think.

@icastico LOL. That does give me a very visual/tangible feel 🙂

@nlowell Yep, my head's spinning with all the information from coverdesign experts and gurus. I think general readers don't actually follow those guidelines at all when picking a book. When I go with a cover because I like it, it seems to work better 😛

@Nichelle Thank you for the feedback and details 🙂

I'm coming to the conclusion that I might need a different choice too. Just not sure how to convey the humour except by going for a more illustrated look. Just not sure that would work though.

@nlowell Thank you 🙂Really appreciate the detailed feedback since that tells me what you're thinking/feeling.