PinnedJonathan Orr-StavThe Camel in the RoomIsrael’s real, hard-nut obstacle to peaceDec 23, 2023Dec 23, 2023
PinnedJonathan Orr-StavViewing the Israel-Gaza War from the Israelis’ Perspective is InstructiveNov 11, 2023Nov 11, 2023
Jonathan Orr-StavThe Problem with X—and Its Solution.The problem of changing the name Twitter to X is that you can no longer “tweet” your thoughts—only “X” them.Jul 19Jul 19
Jonathan Orr-StavThe Basic Unit of Meter is the FootA little-known hallmark of English may (once again) help determine the outcome of the next US presidential electionsJul 2Jul 2
Jonathan Orr-StavThe Nine Stages of Expatriate LifeExhiliration: When you arrive and go to a local eatery and order your first national drink and dish in the warm sunshine, and think to…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
Jonathan Orr-StavThings you learn from reading the Hebrew Bible every day: № 52The sheer number of expressions that are part of everyday speech and writing in modern Hebrew — many of which most native Hebrew speakers…Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023
Jonathan Orr-StavThe cyclical logic of the prepositions in-at-on in EnglishTo non-native English speakers, the proper preposition appears at times to be unpredictable, but in fact, it follows a certain cyclical…Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Jonathan Orr-StavWhen swearing helps national reconciliationAs a student in London many years ago, I shared a workspace for a while with a Syrian student by name of Mahmood.Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
Jonathan Orr-StavFurther spooky insights of dictation softwareHere is another set of ghost-in-the-machine-like insights of dictation software, which I first talked about in March 2021.Aug 8, 2023Aug 8, 2023
