Erin McKean

@emckean

Founder, Wordnik. Lexicographer. Lead Developer Evangelist, LoopBack @ IBM. Full Stack-Overflow Developer. TED talks:

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Joined April 2007
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  1. Jun 8

    I haven't been this interested in Parliament since my last read-through of the Palliser novels

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    Jun 6

    I dream of a feminist utopia in which women's clothing has pockets you can fit more than half your hand in.

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  3. Jun 6

    Have questions? Hit me up, if I can't answer I will find out!

    Applications are being accepted for diversity scholarships! Apply at
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  4. Jun 6

    Really excited to be a part of this year! Check out the full schedule here

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    Jun 5

    I'm looking for a job! Open to eng manager or lead roles in PDX or remote. Loads of backend exp & A+ Slack GIF game

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  6. Jun 5

    this is a good Patreon, 100% recommended, you should back it

    I've started a Patreon because I want to teach people how to make the internet a weirder place. (Please RT!)
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  7. Jun 4

    Watching a pickle-themed episode of Magic Schoolbus with my nephew & coveting Ms Frizzle's wardrobe as per usual

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    Jun 2
    Replying to

    found it! the clearest explanation I've ever read of how disability policy and poverty go hand in hand:

    15 replies 185 retweets 273 likes
  9. Jun 3

    This is true (thread)

    1 Words have the power we give them. When a word has been used to subjugate a whole community, that community owns the power of the word.
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  10. Jun 2

    Shoutout to the , who robocalled parents during Mills HS GRADUATION A+++

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  11. Jun 2
    Replying to

    anyone know? I'm frankly stumped.

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  12. Jun 2

    correspondent asks: what's the term for art where the art is words describing an image, e.g. "birds silhouetted against the sky"?

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  13. Jun 2

    omg there's a conference all about TESTING JAVASCRIPT: 😍

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    May 30

    Don't miss this Web Services & APIs track at w/

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  15. May 29

    Live in the EU? Use dictionaries? You may want to take this survey about dictionary use!

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    May 29

    Sobering "Above and Beyond" by Broderick & Stein, features dog tags of over 58,000 service men and women who gave their lives.

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  17. May 28

    this Dynamics of Lexical Innovation workshop looks pretty awesome (in Munich, in June)

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    May 27

    Heartbreaking. No one should have to endure this racist abuse. No one should have to give their life to stop it.

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  19. May 27

    Hatpin Panic/Petticoat Swashbucklers are my new band names

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  20. May 25

    alternate proposed title was "Crack Your Knuckles and Bang Your Keyboard, It’s Implementing Time!"

    The Open API Initiative Is Sending You a Save the Date Card
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