I really enjoyed reading this one, Julia. Your writing style is fun and practical. It’s breaking really technical linguistic stuff (at least for me) into something understandable. I feel i am going to come back to this when i am stuck with prompts. I would love an additional kind of next version of this post on how can you identify these issues or the situations when one can expect them!
Great piece Julia! Your breakdown of semantics vs. pragmatics really highlights why context is so crucial for effective AI prompts. It’s fascinating how linguistic principles can make our tech interactions better.
Awesome!! And funny. This is one of the most comprehensive, layered takes I’ve read on prompting as a linguistic craft. Resonates deeply with how I approach my own prompting.
Julia, you could absolutely make a series out of this. Each section feels like it could be expounded a lot more. This is exactly why I talk about prompting not as a trick, but as a reflective, intention-driven process. The real prompt isn’t just what you type, it’s your intention, how you communicate it, etc etc. Really great work.
I love this. It also reminds me of a tiktok I saw which said “tech bros invented the term ‘prompt engineering’ when in reality it’s just good communication”
As a philologist by training, this deeply resonates. You've captured what many of us have long known intuitively—that meaning isn't in words, it's in relationships. The way you connect classical linguistic insights (like deixis, speech acts, and Grice’s maxims) to modern prompt engineering is not only elegant but empowering. It makes me feel like our field has been quietly preparing us for this moment all along. Thank you for articulating it so clearly.
I really enjoyed reading this one, Julia. Your writing style is fun and practical. It’s breaking really technical linguistic stuff (at least for me) into something understandable. I feel i am going to come back to this when i am stuck with prompts. I would love an additional kind of next version of this post on how can you identify these issues or the situations when one can expect them!
Great piece Julia! Your breakdown of semantics vs. pragmatics really highlights why context is so crucial for effective AI prompts. It’s fascinating how linguistic principles can make our tech interactions better.
This is absolutely amazing decomposition of prompting!
it’s feels actionable. Can’t wait to revisit my common prompts.
Thank you a lot for preparing and sharing!
Awesome!! And funny. This is one of the most comprehensive, layered takes I’ve read on prompting as a linguistic craft. Resonates deeply with how I approach my own prompting.
Julia, you could absolutely make a series out of this. Each section feels like it could be expounded a lot more. This is exactly why I talk about prompting not as a trick, but as a reflective, intention-driven process. The real prompt isn’t just what you type, it’s your intention, how you communicate it, etc etc. Really great work.
This is so cool. I love words so much.
I love this. It also reminds me of a tiktok I saw which said “tech bros invented the term ‘prompt engineering’ when in reality it’s just good communication”
As a philologist by training, this deeply resonates. You've captured what many of us have long known intuitively—that meaning isn't in words, it's in relationships. The way you connect classical linguistic insights (like deixis, speech acts, and Grice’s maxims) to modern prompt engineering is not only elegant but empowering. It makes me feel like our field has been quietly preparing us for this moment all along. Thank you for articulating it so clearly.
My prompts need more work.