Userboxes en-us -N This user is a native speaker of American English. it-1 Quest'utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano. ase-1 This user can communicate at a basic level in American Sign Language. SoE-4 This here user's got a near-native understandin' of Southern American English and I reckon' surely spent lots of time in the finest parts of Dixie. ipa ə This user has a native-like understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet. This user is a linguist. This user the University of Washington incl This user is an inclusionist. This user is a teacher.

I have a BA in linguistics from the University of Texas and an MA in linguistics from the University of Washington. Going into the PhD, my major concentration is in sociolinguistics and my minor concentration is in phonetics. Most of my research is on the Southern United States dialect.

I chose my user name after reading about cognitive dissonance.

• Cooking
• Photography, particularly toy cameras (My photos are here.)
• Tea
• Books by Tom Robbins

• Ina Garten
• Barefoot Contessa
• Gordon Elliott
• Mario Batali
• Rachael Ray
• Dirty Three
• Dick and Jane
• Emeril Live
• Sara Moulton
• The Surreal Gourmet
• Shannon Wright
• Crowsdell
• Irina Rodnina
• Neon Ballroom
• Unwrapped
• Austin music scene
• Western Keys
• Ruth Wallis
• Ian Moore (singer).