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*killed by who now?

Prof Rob Drummond's book 'You're all talk: why we are what we speak' is a great read for #Sociology students! scribepublications.co.uk/books-authors/…

‘The fading Welsh accent, and does it even matter?’ nation.cymru/opinion/the-fa…

Finally caught up with this incredibly informative episode of #WordOfMouth with Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 and an excellent guest in Laura Bailey! I presume WoM is required listening for English Language A Level students….? So much good stuff in there. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

“I have never worked anywhere that is as violent, frightening and unstable as Gaza.” Speaking to LBC, James Smith, a doctor who volunteered in Gaza, explains the dire conditions he witnessed in the war-torn strip.

Good morning 🇧🇪

Workplace racism often manifests in all of the self-presentation rules that racially minoritized jobseekers have to adopt such as - modifying their accents - changing their attire - "fixing" their hair - choosing a "white-sounding" name - controlling their emotions

This is pretty disappointing to me. So many representatives from MATs. And where are the subject representatives? Surely, in a CURRICULUM review, there should be subject expertise, to help evaluate the submissions from the many subject bodies that will want to submit evidence.

This is a great opportunity for young linguists! ManMetUni Languages English & Media Ctr

Assumptions accentism.org/2024/09/02/lee…

Reminder: What is framed as 'Gen Z' or 'TikTok' slang is mostly appropriated from AAVE/Queer communities... (In prep from Ilbury + Walcott)

Man, 80, on a mission to revive a 1,000-year-old British language | UK News | Metro News metro.co.uk/2024/09/01/man…

While it is true that AI has the potential to further erode language variation, the major reason is because people have been taught that language variation is dangerous leading them to assume any new technology must be used to further homogenize rather than diversify language.

Do you have a favourite family word or phrase? Author Michael Rosen has been sharing his favourites with Sally & Jon on #BBCBreakfast bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

Nothing wrong with this in spoken English. Totally fine. What’s more problematic is a post that begins with ‘not picking on her in particular’ and then follows up with classist/sexist insults a bit later (and encourages more of the same from others) based on how she speaks 🤷🏻‍♂️