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The Strategic Linguist

Decoding the grammar of power. Applying business strategy with pragmatics & sociolinguistics to expose how authority is constructed across corporate & AI ecosystems. Views my own, not my employer’s.

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1h ago

I will have a video — unscripted — of me tomorrow to accompany my post about my logo.

Unfortunately, the video I recorded on Substack Studio didn’t process with the audio. I love using what the team have built for us but unfortunately, this didn’t work again, Substack Team

You’ll have two ways to understand why 3 dots and a spaceship is meaningful to my newsletter!

1h ago

If you've ever written something true and terrifying and published it anyway, this one is for you.

Not because it ends well. Because it's honest about what it costs.

The Strategic Linguist Podcast
The Linguistic Hierarchy of Substack: Linguistics Unfiltered
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1h ago

I am so grateful to my readers when they’re able to explain my work from the outside. Thank you so much Lucy Watson for your generous words!

A refreshing reflection on Substack growth.

Zero optimisation hacks.

Zero rule following.

Zero AEO.

Just “bumbling her way through”.

(Or rather - in my own words - sharing her brilliance with us all.)

The Linguistic Hierarchy of Substack