Calls for Romanian to become an option for GCSE students buff.ly/ZyXXQWR #langsky #xl8

Did you🫵 procrastinate submitting your abstract for the Henry Sweet Society Colloquium 2026? There's still time until 1 March!⌛Papers on any topic in the history of linguistics welcome. Colloquium to be held on 2-4 September 2026 at the University of Nottingham. www.henrysweet.org/2026-annual-...

And another petition, sadly 😪 You might be aware that the Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS) at Heriot-Watt University is under threat. More information and to sign the petition: heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/2026/02/05/s...

A timely submission to YourWrong.co.uk "Have you noticed, Catherine, his frightful Yorkshire pronunciation?" (Brontë, Wuthering Heights) How "frightful" will the accents in the new film adaptation be? #WutheringHeights #JacobElordi #MargotRobbie

Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions! These summaries are impact-led and a great way to increase the visbility of your research.

What can a pop song teach us about grammar? Drawing on examples from different forms of popular culture, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @emhumps.bsky.social explores prescriptivism. Listen to her TED talk: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/ehumph... @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Call for LavLang32 now on Linguist List. Submit a paper here: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk

For more details about my project and to contribute your own examples of prescriptivism in popular culture, please visit YourWrong.co.uk

Linguistic racism on full display.

We're hiring! Come join Nelya & I on the Autism in Affinity Spaces project - we're looking for a postdoc with expertise in working with multimodal datasets. Autistic researchers are highly encouraged to apply. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQC919/p...

Is Sabrina Carpenter saving the English language? Find out in my TEDx talk! 🤯 m.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7J... @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #TEDx #TEDxQUB

Stephen Flynn criticises Nigel Farage from attacking children who speak more than one language #BBCQT "A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"

Coming soon 👀 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

Elphaba’s insistence on correctness speaks to a broader challenge facing anyone positioned as an outsider: having to work that much harder to be accepted.

A little something I wrote for @theconversation.com about Wicked and prescriptivism theconversation.com/wicked-for-g...

A festive YourWrong www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJm... #ThatsWhatMakesItChristmas

The latest threat to UK modern languages is yet another faux pas www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/late...

The effects of the proposed cull of languages provision at the University of Nottingham and the University of Leicester will be massive: for the wonderful staff, for current students, and for future budding linguists. Esp those who, like me, come from working-class backgrounds in the East Midlands.

The University of Nottingham is suspending all Modern Languages degrees. A short-sighted and terrifying decision from a 'global' university. Please sign the petition started by its wonderful students.

Modern Languages students at the University of Nottingham have started a petition to save languages degrees. Please sign and share www.change.org/p/stop-the-r...

I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social

Next month I'll be giving a TEDx talk at Queen's on my two favourite topics: prescriptivism and Sabrina Carpenter!

« Quand neuf Français sur dix font une ‘faute’ de prononciation, de vocabulaire ou de grammaire, c’est le dixième qui a tort, fût-il académicien. » – Jacques Cellard dans Le Monde.

Side eye, Traitors and language judgement www.tiktok.com/@loveofhuns/...

Have done this with @heymrshallahan.bsky.social and @teachertapp.bsky.social - there will be some more on the way soon in various forms - articles and podcasts - about what we've discovered from this survey. teachertapp.com/articles/how...

Are you teaching prescriptivism this year? If so, please consider introducing your students to YourWrong.co.uk. It could form part of a seminar activity or prep! I'd also be very happy to provide some corpus examples for a small analysis task. Just get in touch!

I'm still very much looking for submissions (in any language) to my crowdsourced corpus of prescriptivism in popular culture, YourWrong.co.uk. As the new academic year begins, I'd be hugely grateful if you'd keep an eye out for any examples of prescriptivism in any of the set texts you teach...

Taskmaster and Jason Mantzoukas providing some British vs American English YourWrong-isms! YourWrong.co.uk

Very grateful to everyone who has submitted to YourWrong.co.uk so far! Still very much open for submissions (in any language)!

✍️ Write a book review for Babel! Review opportunities: 📗 Tracy Darnton - My Brother Is an Avocado; My Sister Is a Treasure 📘 Emma Humphries - Linguistic Insecurities and Authorities 📕 Rupert Gavin - Amorous or Loving? 📧 Get in touch at [email protected]

At LSP, we value the chance to learn from the expertise & insights of excellent researchers & practitioners who contributed to this special collection. Their work enables us to identify & understand areas of best practice & persistent challenges with Languages Education in the UK. www.lspjournal.com

We are grateful to our Guest Editors @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social for their leadership of the collection and each valued contributor who took time to communicate their insights. Big thanks to LSP team Petre Breazu, Nina Haket & Marco Fioratti for work on publication & promotion.

YourWrong.co.uk Bill Bailey and the West Country accent www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5n...

🌍 What happens when international exchanges vanish from schools and universities? Vicky Gough and Philip Harding-Esch argue for restoring international experiences to the heart of language learning—for all learners, not just a privileged few. www.lspjournal.com/post/interna...

Episode 70, just a few weeks ago, was a great one for paper 2. We talked to @emhumps.bsky.social about prescriptivism and how people try (and usually fail) to control language use. This gives a great overview for a lot of issues on the paper: open.spotify.com/episode/6aoS...

Revising for Paper 2? I’ve gone back through a few dozen Lexis episodes to pick out the ones that I think could help you most. Here is a thread... 🧵

It's here! Linguistic Insecurities and Authorities, published by @johnbenjamins.bsky.social, written by me!

How do we meet the challenge of language teacher shortages? Read Lisa Panford's new thought-provoking piece in LSP on the recruitment of teachers of Colour: www.lspjournal.com/post/the-rec... @cforsdick.bsky.social @lspjournal.bsky.social

📘 New from Languages in UK Education series 👇 Can students keep learning languages after GCSE—without a full A-level? Neil Kenny proposes a practical, flexible Level 3 ‘Applied Languages’ certificate. Read more: www.lspjournal.com/post/time-fo...

Five year olds! More accent diversity and less prescriptivism in popular culture, please! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Launching the opinion articles in our LPS collection @cforsdick.bsky.social , a great piece by John Worne. He argues the UK’s national narrative needs to evolve: rather than focusing only on 'fluency', a more appropriate measure is proficiency and utility. www.lspjournal.com/post/the-uk-...

One from the Drag Race archives: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbvS... Thank you for all of your submissions so far! Please keep them coming at: YourWrong.co.uk

Six letters, beginning with P... YourWrong.co.uk

I’ll be introducing the 14th April 6pm showing of La Haine @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social noting developments in depictions of ethnicity, gender and police violence in the banlieues from 1995 until 2024’s stage retelling La Haine: jusqu’ici rien n’a changé queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-on/La-...

Last week I spoke to the lovely Raj and Dan from @lexispodcast.bsky.social about Your Wrong and all things prescriptivism. Link to listen below!