## 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.

### Recent Posts

#### 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](https://substack.com/profile/41856304-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](https://thestrategiclinguist.substack.com/)  
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](https://substack.com/profile/453333022-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](https://thestrategiclinguist.substack.com/p/the-linguistic-hierarchy-of-substack)