@englangblog.bsky.social
English Language & Linguistics for A-Level students and teachers.
One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5
EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/
English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/
He/him
@englangblog.bsky.socialHere we go...
@christianilbury.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialAlways love doing a session for the EMC and this time I get to talk about social media and language change, and why we need to stop uncritically embracing labels like 'TikTok Language' 👌
@englangblog.bsky.socialThere's still a bit of time to book your place on this course which will feature @christianilbury.bsky.social & me. We'll be looking at how & why language changes, technology & change, as well as media discourses around change. It will be a packed and fun day. No cap, as no one my age should say.
@jessaiston.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialSocial media is far from perfect, but it provides important community spaces for autistic young people. Rather than restricting young people's access, we argue that it's the platforms themselves that need to change. Read our new piece in the Conversation:
@englangblog.bsky.socialI will be taking the stage in leather trousers and asking the assembled crowds if they are, in fact, 'ready to rock', as I introduce the first speaker.
@engmediacentre.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialYesterday we announced that our emagazine AL English Literature conference was fully booked. Today we need to tell you that the emagazine AL English LANGUAGE conference is fully booked. That's nearly 2000 students + their teachers to welcome at these two events next month!
@englangblog.bsky.socialAnd it has sold out in about 24 hours. Blimey.
@englangblog.bsky.socialThis is coming soon from @engmediacentre.bsky.social ! Largely the work of the stylistics gurus @stockwell.bsky.social and @jessnorledge.bsky.social with some classroom tips (and 'can you make that even simpler for people like me' requests) from me, it should be an excellent resource. More soon.
@englangblog.bsky.socialOur A Level English Language conference in November is about to go live!
www.englishandmedia.co.uk/conferences/...
@englangblog.bsky.socialIs there an upper limit to how many you can do in a double lesson?
@bnerlich.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialIn this post I study 'going rogue' as a dominant/hegemonic metaphor and some counter- or polemic metaphors - contains blenders, Glocks, robot dogs and some serious metaphor debunking #AI #linguistics #metaphor makingsciencepublic.com/2026/10/02/r...
@alisongopnik.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialThis is an excellent article by Leif Wetherby - why AI is a cultural technology not a collection of human-like agents (citing our work on this). And why the anthropomorphism is a distraction from the very real risks and dangers and the way to deal with them.
@englangblog.bsky.socialSome semantic change here.
theconversation.com/from-equatio...
@englangblog.bsky.socialBBC News - 'Now in a minute' and 'twpsyn' added to Oxford English dictionary
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@englangblog.bsky.socialThis one actually breaks the mould by *not* quoting T*by Yo*ng or Alka Sehgal Cuthbert 🤯
@englangblog.bsky.socialEpisode 237 in the Daily Telegraph's 'You can't say anything anymore because of woke zealots' series.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
@fesshole.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialEvery time a coworker mentions using an LLM for work, I take the rest of the day off. Why should I do the work if they're not going to?
@englangblog.bsky.socialLots of good speakers at this conference (and me). You can book until Wednesday this week: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking...
@bnerlich.bsky.socialReposted by @englangblog.bsky.socialI think it's time to repost this blog post on #AI, ¢metaphors and 'control' (and 'going rogue') makingsciencepublic.com/2026/08/07/a...
@englangblog.bsky.socialThat is *well* AI...
