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!

Diffusez en grand nombre! La linguistique québécoise vous intéresse? Venez travailler avez nous au @crifuq.bsky.social de l'@usherbrooke.bsky.social l'automne prochain! Deux bourses sont offertes, dont une pour une étudiante ou un étudiant hors Québec. Tous les détails👇

On Nov. 7th, I told my sociolinguistics students this was going to happen. They did an activity on language policy and one of the lessons was that repressive regimes always try to criminalize languages that are not ideologically associated with nationalism. I’m sorry I was right.

YourWrong.co.uk "The true grammar king of Westeros"

popbitch serving some "Your Wrong"-level goss this morning. Top Gear meets prescriptivism. YourWrong.co.uk

In our postface to the LSP journal special collection on languages in UK education, @cforsdick.bsky.social and I pull out some of the key threads and policy recommendations from the 11 policy papers. Read it here: www.lspjournal.com/post/languag...

Yourwrong.co.uk Paul's pre-death eulogy for Bob includes reference to Bob's use of 'would of' and a couple of judgements on top of that. Watch from 2:20 for the correction or watch the full four mins for some Mortimer and Whitehouse joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK3r...

Overheard on the train: Why would you do a GCSE in Welsh when you could do something like Spanish instead? This must be my closest equivalent to “Is there a doctor on board?”

Please help support our colleagues in languages at Cardiff by challenging the decision to exclude them from the category of ‘global humanities’ @ucflangs.bsky.social @artsandhums.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...

Introducing my new project… Your Wrong (yourwrong.co.uk). It’s all about the language rules and judgements that appear in different forms of popular culture. Films, series, podcasts, music, books, even graffiti! I’d love your help to find examples!