#Speakers

Manish Singh

Manish_05Singh

A thread on #Erasmus - Erasmus participation needs to be looked at objectively- 3 of the top 5 destinations for UK students studying abroad - US, Australia, Canada are neither

モーリー・ロバートソン

gjmorley

Just in case it is newsworthy, I can attempt to tweet some explainers for English speakers regarding: why Japan's conservative/rightwing spectrum is in the grip of pro-Trump fever right now.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

andrewrsorkin

Here are the questions I'd ask at today's Big Tech hearing (included in today's @dealbook). Rather than ask them about their own companies -- which they will likely defend --

Jewish History

HistoricalJW

Today is the Hebrew Language Day!And here are some facts about this unique language: 1. The word “Hebrew” עברית is derived from the name “Eber” עבר, an ancestor of the

Matthew Green

mattngreen

I'm very excited to see @jbouie bring attention to the important expansion of the House Rules Committee in 1961, but it also suggests that Senate Dems can't easily or quickly

Your Daddy

ToyosiGodwin

Good communication skills are some of the most ignored by many people today. Some people look highly presentable, but when they open their mouths, you either feel dizzy, or wonder

Christian Lambino

jcmlambino12

Why the term "Filipinx" might problematic as a linguistics major from a sociolinguistic perspective; a threadhttps://twitter.com/PhilippineStar/status/1301731713979047936 The issue comes here: @Dictionarycom now thinks that Filipi

Lana Wood Johnson

muliebris

Lots of people are starting to write again, so here's my trick for faking "going to the coffeeshop".1) eat a baked good and drink a coffee (the sugar and caffeine

EngLangBlog

EngLangBlog

Having a bit of a binge session of online linguistics courses this week. Yesterday was Jane Setter, tonight it's three speakers from Lancaster University Starting off by looking at

Riccardo Fusaroli

fusaroli

The Puzzle of Danish: a thread on taking linguistic diversity seriously to highlight the flexibility of human cognition. 1/n TLDR: Danish has an unusual speech opacity (consonant reduction). Danish native

loni (they them)

singulathey

latinx is such a painful example of successful erasure. brazillian trans people coined this term, but many people believe the term was coined by academics in the united states. i

Women in Public Affairs

WomenInPA

Thanks to everyone who attended our event last week on pay and progression. For those of you who were unable to make it, we've outlined the key points from the

Joseph LR | 羅瑞哲

jlewr

Lots of discussion going on around the decline of #Gàidhlig, particularly in the Western Isles.I can’t speak on the topic much as a non-native speaker, but I can say on

#ReleaseTheKRAKEN BrunoBarking

Bruno062418

The Iran rockets are stamped “2016”. In ENGLISH. Likely funded by the US TAXPAYER? Via Obama’s pallets of cash sent to Iran in Aug, 2016? Thank God for President Trump!

David Leask

LeaskyHT

I feel the need to face check these exceptionalist claims. 1/the number of non-native English speakers is disputed. Depends what you mean by “speak”. English/Brit nationalists frequently over-estimate numbers of

Emilie

emiliemcswiggan

OK. There have been a bunch of replies to this along the lines of: "How can this be true?! But if it is true, why don't they challenge their employer??"Here's

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