16/10/2026
Plot twist: the degree I kept second-guessing is the one I use the most now 🤭 Slide through!
Linguistics doesn’t usually come up when people talk about branding, but it shows up in my work almost every day. Whenever a founder tells me “it sounds off, but I don’t know why,” there’s usually a reason hiding in the language: the context, a word’s connotation, or who the words were really written for.
Here’s a tiny exercise you can try today ✍️
Pick one word from your bio or your last caption. Write down two other words that mean almost the same thing. Then ask yourself which one actually feels like your brand.
You’ll be surprised how often the technically correct word isn’t the one that fits.
And if you studied something people said you’d never use, tell me what it was and where it sneaks into your work now 👇💌