I write and edit pages about all sorts, depending on what catches my interest at any particular time. I also have good knowledge of the IPA and phonetics, so I fix bad pronunciations when I see them.

Originally from a village near Clitheroe in the United Kingdom, I now live in Berlin, Germany. I also spent some time in San Francisco, California and in Catania, Sicily.

Articles I’ve created or contributed much to edit

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Languages edit

See the Babel box to the right.

I also used to be able to speak passable French, and more recently could still read it quite well, but it's now been too long since I learned, with too much German crammed into my head since then.

Travels edit

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Userboxes edit

Biographical edit

30This user is 30 years old.
 This user is a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
 This user is a British Citizen.
 This user lives in Germany.

Education edit

 This user didn’t finish high school.
  This user considers herself self-educated.
 This user studies or studied at the Humboldt University of Berlin.


Current Studies edit

 This user is an undergraduate student minoring in English.

Former Work edit

progThis user is a programmer.
py-5This user is a professional Python programmer.
rb-5This user is a professional Ruby user.
 This user is an advanced Scheme programmer.

Interests edit

BLAHThis user is interested in linguistics and etymology.
 This user is interested in history.
Rel-2This user is at an intermediate level of Religious and/or Spiritual understanding. Depending on how it is expressed, this user might very well be considered a traditionalist.
 This user is a tenor.

Wikipedia edit

inclThis user is an inclusionist.
  This user knows that Wikipedia has become too bureaucratic.
IARThis user thinks the best rule on Wikipedia is Ignore All Rules.

Language edit

a lot alotThis user recognizes that linguistic change is a natural and desirable aspect of human language.
UKThis user uses British English.
OEDThis user uses Oxford spelling.
tough, though, through, thoughtThis user supports
English spelling reform.

Personal edit

 This user is a trans woman.
  This user is a submissive.
</label>This user does not choose to label their sexual orientation.