Bethan Tovey-Walsh has moved

I can now be found at Dr. Dr. Bethan Tovey-Walsh (npub1zec…7p6x)

Homepage: https://linguacelta.com/

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2025-08-28 09:48:09 UTC

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And I'm also aware that the people involved are *people*. There are no large corporations or institutions involved. It's a small community. So naming and shaming would involve shaming individuals, not companies, and I don't want to do that.

2025-08-28 09:47:53 UTC

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I don't *think* I've omitted anything relevant, though of course I may have. There's no question that I was sarcastic and possibly a bit derisive at the speaker's answer. But I believe that's the only part of the complaint that holds water.
I have lots of reasons not to give specific details. A major one is that I hope the community can talk about this and make some decisions about what kind of community we want to be. I don't think external pressure will contribute to that.

2025-08-27 18:15:45 UTC

I wrote something about harmful norms of interaction in tech communities. It may not make me many friends. But I wrote it.
https://linguacelta.com/blog/2025/08/Uncivil.html

2025-03-22 17:43:53 UTC

Hey, Mastodon! I need some help ... I want to collect the phrase "Hello, World!" in as many different natural languages as possible (i.e. things like Swahili, French, Hindi, etc. - not programming languages!)
If you speak languages other than English or Welsh and you're willing to give me a translation, I'll be extremely grateful. (Ideally you'll be a fluent speaker of any language(s) you contribute - it's important for my project that the examples are correct and idiomatic.)

2024-12-17 22:10:52 UTC

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Yep - it’s also the wrong surname! I just think it would be funny to complain about something other than the thing they would expect me to complain about :)

2024-12-17 13:05:41 UTC

Considering pointing out to older family members that it should be “Mr. and Dr. N. Walsh”, not “Mr. and Mrs.”, but somehow I don’t think it would go down well…

2024-08-18 00:20:23 UTC

Amongst the many hats Michael Sperberg-McQueen wore, I am fortunate that he was my wise, gentle, brilliant friend. How can so much be lost?
Olórin, namárië.
https://balisage.net/RememberingMSM.html
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2024-02-23 20:42:29 UTC

I have just heard that one in five mammals is a bat. This means there’s a 20% chance that *I* am a bat. You will not persuade me otherwise.

2023-11-28 14:13:53 UTC

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