My name is Liz, and I work on the Internet.

I am interested in how people learn, communicate with each other, and create meaning. This means that I spend a lot of time considering questions like:

Why are humans so good at using language, but so bad at understanding how language works?

What is funny? Are there some types of funny that are "better" than others?

How is social media changing business, and can we talk about that without excessive hyperbole, and without calling ourselves experts, divas, gurus, mavens or rock stars?

I hope you will read, contribute, ask, and argue along with me as I try to create intelligent answers to questions like these.

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