https://blog.rkempe.ca/posts/2022/06/ Recent content in 2022/06 on rkempe’s blog Hugo en-ca &copy; Copyright 2026 Rebecca Kempe Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:59:04 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/shorts/2022/06/my-favourite-thing-about-language/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:59:04 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/shorts/2022/06/my-favourite-thing-about-language/ <p>My favourite thing about language is how it can be used to express ambiguity with such delightful precision. I mean, I can&rsquo;t do it, but I&rsquo;m jealous of people who can.</p> https://blog.rkempe.ca/shorts/2022/06/maybe-i-should-be-patient-with-my-brain/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:32:57 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/shorts/2022/06/maybe-i-should-be-patient-with-my-brain/ <p>Sometimes I have to remind myself that if someone is able to do something super cool and I can&rsquo;t even begin to understand how they came up with it, it might be because they&rsquo;ve built up more layers of knowledge that have become automatic, which frees up their brain to handle more complexity than mine can with its limited context.</p> <p>Of course a toddler isn&rsquo;t going to try to write a novel, sentences might not even be automatic yet.</p>