Mouth: full

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  • Stop feeding the kids

    Stop feeding the kids

    The language we use for one of the most fundamental aspects of life­–providing food for our loved ones­–is weighted toward the role of the person giving the food. The word ‘feeding’ shapes our understanding of eating as primarily a one-directional process where the giver is agentic and the receiver is not. Read more

  • Talking with your mouth full

    Talking with your mouth full

    There are a whole range of sounds that lie at the edges of language, not quite words nor signs, but which are nevertheless an important part of how we make sense of what each other is saying. These sounds are crucial to understanding each other when we’re eating. Without them, we would not know that… Read more