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Writing a real out of office email would be: “I will be out of the office until Monday, November 29, but I will be constantly checking email on my phone and additionally will have my work computer nearby”

I have worked in Marketing for a long time & I just want to say the new Morrisons TV advert, the sung tag line 'more reasons to shop at Morrisons' DOESN'T FIT THE MELODY. I've been at home all week and it is driving me bananas How did that get approved?!

People’s common reaction when you start speaking their language

check out this crazy chart from a paper titled "object use in insects"

The USA with Between 3 and 500 Edges

Being "able bodied" is temporary, you will age, you will get injured, you will get sick and you will wish you fought more for the system to protect the vulnerable.

Also true for language. Every single generation has decried the sloppy slang of youth, imagining some prior linguistic purity before everything went awry.

Top tip if former students/employees often ask you for references: ask them to draft it & send you for checking/signing. It's entirely honest, you can verify details. Still it saves you a lot of time, & allows them to emphasise specific details for each job/study place. Win win!

Next up in the 2024-25 University of Jyväskylä English online seminar series! Tues 8 Oct 2024 at 17:00 EEST: Cecilia Gialdini: 'Language Policy Tools: The Multidimensional Linguistic Justice Index' Abstract and registration. 👇👇Go go go! r.jyu.fi/engseminars24-…

NEWSFLASH: It's ok to do research with normative goals, actually. Everyone who says otherwise is supporting status quo power imbalances and inequality, which is, drum-roll, also a normative position, just a terrible one. 🤷‍♀️ Paper under question here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Welcome welcome to the next University of Jyväskylä English seminar! 11 Nov 2024, 14:00 EET. Venla Hannuksela, 'Minority and majority language schools as arenas for promoting political engagement: A case study from Finland' Abstract & registration. 👇 Go go go! r.jyu.fi/engseminars24-…

Today I learnt the Baltic Sea is a crocodile eating Finland.

Halloween is coming. Do you wish the International Phonetic Alphabet was spoooOOOOooookier? I present... The INTERRED⚰️national FANG🧛etic AlphaBEAST 👹 r.jyu.fi/IPAspooky Free to use/adapt! Creative Commons Repost or I'll send zombies to eat your braaaaains. 🧟‍‍ 🧠🍽️

In English studies, 'Inner Circle' countries = English is mostly a 1st language (e.g. US, Aus); 'Outer Circle' = mostly 2nd lang (e.g. India, Ghana). I try to tell my students 'Inner Circle' happened by displacing/destroying whole populations. This passage helps that comparison.

I use a tie just because it restricts oxygen flow to the brain by up to 7 %, and I feel it would't be sporting for all the rest otherwise

New volume: Minority Language Learning for Adult Migrants in Europe. Grateful for the opportunity to discuss migrants learning Welsh! Thanks James Simpson & Sari Pöyhönen Routledge Books #wsol #multilingualism #cymraeg

New publication out in @JournalofSocio1: Language isn't just a data set. We explore why and suggest new directions for sociolinguistic research in the AI era #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Check out the full issue.

Language Problems & Language Planning launches a series of webinars! 19/12/2024 15:30 UTC “History of language policy and planning, and current and emerging trends” with David C. Johnson and J Darquennes. Free registration: tinyurl.com/mw8anzey, #languagepolicy, #weareUU

🌍 How can Wales promote the Welsh language without unintended consequences like inequality and social division? Dave Sayers proposes a "Doughnut Language Policy" to balance linguistic vitality with broader social wellbeing. 🧵👇lspjournal.com/post/doughnut-…