The Strategic Linguist
The Strategic Linguist, TalkTime Croatian, Viktoria Verde, PhD, Ordinary TherapistRevealing how language shapes power, markets, and competitive advantage | linguistic analysis from workplace dynamics to global strategy
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 111 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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What My Gaslighting Series Cost Me
On slowness, gaslighting, and the linguistic awareness I wish I'd had in the room.
My work in this tier of my newsletter has always been deeply personal and provides a different lens to look at language.
Linguistics Lounge #3: Linguistics x Therapy
Welcome to the Linguistics Lounge 🛋️
The Linguistics Lounge is where I talk to other writers on Substack about how language works in their fields and areas of expertise.
From therapy to philosophy, billingualism to localisation—we’l...
A Field Guide: The Neutral Observation
HOW TO READ THIS FIELD GUIDE
A birdwatcher’s guide is for telling a warbler from a wren — for turning the blurred movement you half-saw out the corner of your eye in a hedgerow into something you can name and watch again. It doesn’t ex...
The Sentence That Works Twice: What Implicature Does to a Listener
Someone in the meeting says, “Interesting that this wasn’t flagged in the review.”
Nobody answers directly. There’s a quick second where the room invisibly recalibrates, and then it moves on to the next item on the agenda. Ask the person w...
The Compression Gap
Mental Model #9 From: The Rule That Never Was: What 7-38-55 Actually Means, Feb 24 2026
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Language is never neutral. I show you how power moves through professional language: who gets credited, who gets believed, whose words become the decision. Views my own, not my employer's.
I'm Tihana. University professor, linguist, founder of TalkTime Croatian. I write about Croatian, culture, and the science of learning. Freely, and with pleasure. I also teach — when you're ready, you'll know.
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