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Teacher, reader, writer, editor, hiker, history lover, music lover
Gift article from the Atlantic on the changing US Southern accent.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Last Days of the Southern Drawl
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/southern-accent-linguistics-speech/685350/?gift=w3ROYZgmVE4vh_9BcIgPN-MRekSflPuSaUTtW5GBoSQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Susie Dent on the real people behind our most popular expressions
Our columnist reveals the real-life stories of the people behind some of our most famous words and sayings.
https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/life/susie-dent-on-real-people-behind-expressions
about 1 month ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
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As a Philly native, I like this bit: Philadelphia has differences in its a sounds that are so specific and fine-grained, you will really learn the proper context for them only if youâre âborn in Philadelphia to parents from Philadelphia.â
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
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Why Taylor Swiftâs Accent Has Changed
And yours might too.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/12/accent-dialect-acquisition/685124/?gift=w3ROYZgmVE4vh_9BcIgPNysb37gCnD_ZD9H6GoRL3pg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
about 1 month ago
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Good piece. They actually talk to linguists. ;)
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Rage bait, goblin mode ⊠do words of the year have any real value?
Analysis shows obscure and barely used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of time
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/31/rage-bait-goblin-mode-do-words-of-the-year-have-any-real-value
about 1 month ago
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Haven't been here for a long time -- work has been busy. Catching up time. A brief history of language police.
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/history-of...
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Why people feel entitled to correct your grammar online
A natural history of the language police
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/history-of-the-language-police?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
about 1 month ago
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Been so busy working... But here's a recent story on an emoji study for more language links.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Text therapy: study finds couples who use emojis in text messages feel closer
Using emojis in text messages enhances connection and fun in close personal relationships, US study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/05/the-impact-of-emojis-on-relationship-satisfaction-study
7 months ago
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Watch out for those prescriptivists! đ
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How the use of a word in the Guardian has gotten some readers upset | Elisabeth Ribbans
âGotâ was changed during the editing of an opinion piece, leading to correspondence lamenting a slide into American English. But language isnât a fortress, says the Guardianâs global readersâ editor E...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/04/use-word-gotten-some-readers-upset
8 months ago
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New Bechdel!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Spent by Alison Bechdel review â the graphic novelist faces up to midlife
In this playfully fictionalised memoir, Alison runs a pygmy goat sanctuary while making a name for herself on stage and screen
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/28/spent-by-alison-bechdel-review-the-graphic-novelist-faces-up-to-midlife
9 months ago
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I'd miss semi-colons. :)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Semicolons! Do you know how to use one and would you even notice if they disappeared? | First Dog on the Moon
Semicolons are on notice!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/may/19/semicolons-do-you-know-how-to-use-one-and-would-you-even-notice-if-they-disappeared
9 months ago
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Language and immigration. :(
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Starmer accused of echoing far-right with âisland of strangersâ speech
Prime ministerâs immigration speech was likened by MPs to rhetoric of Enoch Powell
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/12/keir-starmer-defends-plans-to-curb-net-migration
9 months ago
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More independent school children have exam concessions because their parents are more apt to be able to afford to go private for diagnoses rather than rely on waitlists. :(
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?
Every year, more pupils are granted special âaccess arrangementsâ to give them a fairer chance in GCSEs, A-levels and other exams. But with more than 600,000 arrangements in England alone, can the sch...
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/apr/23/extra-exam-time-why-do-so-many-schoolkids-suddenly-need-it
10 months ago
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Interesting.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/23/shakespeare-did-not-leave-his-wife-anne-in-stratford-letter-fragment-suggests
10 months ago
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And money to try to save the Gullah culture and language.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ap...
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Georgia university receives $500,000 grant to preserve Gullah Geechee heritage
GSU will establish the Gullah Geechee Sacred Land Project to research and protect the community and its culture
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/22/georgia-state-university-grant-gullah-geechee-heritage
10 months ago
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Missed this language article when I was away on holiday earlier this month.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Patwa is not âbroken Englishâ: the African ties that bind US and Caribbean languages
Centuries later, Jamaican Patwa and US Gullah Creole retain many Africanisms adopted from enslaved people
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/05/patwa-is-not-broken-english-the-african-ties-that-bind-us-and-caribbean-languages
10 months ago
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Well, I said 'queue' in the US recently and everyone understood me. ;)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Bonkers for Britishisms: the UK terms Americans have embraced
Researchers have catalogued the British words and phrases most used in US conversation, sparking delight and frustration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/12/uk-british-terms-america-most-used
10 months ago
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New borrowed words added to the OED!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Gigil: word for âcute aggressionâ among new Oxford English Dictionary entries
Other foreign language additions include alamak, a cry of outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, and tapau, a Chinese word for takeaway
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/27/gigil-word-describing-cute-aggression-among-new-entries-to-oxford-english-dictionary
11 months ago
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Gift article -- and for A Level English Language. Censored words/US government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration (Gift Article)
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3U4.m2zP.BUvxcZbWfA7T&smid=url-share
11 months ago
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Well, I'm fine with broadening vocabulary. What bothers is using 'properly' as a word choice in the article Are they all speaking RP, for example? (I hope not!)
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Inside the London reception class where kids are taught to talk to help them stay out of gangs
A new initiative aims to improve communication, as as pupils lacking speech and language skills more likely to be excluded and caught up in violence
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/02/inside-the-london-reception-class-where-kids-are-taught-to-talk-to-help-them-stay-out-of-gangs
11 months ago
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Wow -- some of these records go back to the 16th century!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Researchers uncover stories of Black Londoners who escaped slavery
Findings in Tower Hamlets archives shed light on resistance to enslavement likened to Underground Railroad in US
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/26/black-londoners-who-escaped-slavery-tower-hamlets-research
12 months ago
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I'd be surprised if the author doesn't at least mention Chawton House Library, an "internationally respected research and learning centre for the study of early women's writing from 1600 to 1830, in Chawton, Hampshire. I've been there -- it's worth a visit!
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/b...
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The Forgotten Writers Who Influenced Jane Austen (Gift Article)
In âJane Austenâs Bookshelf,â a rare-book collector sets out to âinvestigateâ a group of overlooked female writers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/books/review/jane-austens-bookshelf-rebecca-romney.html?unlocked_article_code=1.z04.6AEA.sVpL8_LhxH1D&smid=url-share
12 months ago
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Free shared article. Columbia University linguist John McWhorter on the rapid pejoration of woke.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...
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Opinion | How âWokeâ Became the âWoke Rightâ (and Why It Shouldnât Surprise Anyone) (Gift Article)
From pejoration to semantic broadening, the word has done it all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/opinion/the-long-strange-trail-of-woke.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yk4.ZE9p.bO_YqdF9mTKG&smid=url-share
12 months ago
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DEI is the new N-word.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What Republicans really mean when they blame 'DEI' | Mehdi Hasan
Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/11/dei-trump-republicans-racism
12 months ago
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It's always about scapegoating.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Huntingdon's 1646 witchcraft trial ordeal re-enacted
The Witchfinder General used brutal methods to find
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0jr3nrkxjo
12 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
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Rediscovered, a young English novelistâs warning of the Nazi threat
Crooked Cross, Sally Carsonâs âelectrifying masterpieceâ from 1934, to be republished
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/08/rediscovered-a-young-english-novelists-warning-of-the-nazi-threat
12 months ago
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Back around 2003/2004, I started teaching Coraline to Year 7 English students. I only taught it for a couple of years because I switched to teaching FE. We didn't know all the details about Gaiman then.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Stage adaptation of Coraline cancelled after allegations against Neil Gaiman
Producers say it is âimpossible to continueâ with musical that was due to be staged at Leeds Playhouse from April
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/29/stage-adaptation-of-coraline-cancelled-after-allegations-against-neil-gaiman
about 1 year ago
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I'm up for a trip to France!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Rare manuscript from middle ages that inspired Disney castle to go on display for first time in 40 years
Les TrĂšs Riches Heures, a âbook of hoursâ made by artists felled by the Black Death, will be shown in France this summer
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/26/rare-manuscript-from-middle-ages-that-inspired-disney-castle-to-go-on-display-for-first-time-in-40-years?fbclid=IwY2xjawIC_UtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUphE4JABWfR97uEXKasZeiL6bVLYwfGMKVHyKSblnJIpD5TQqpYQHjGNg_aem_HbBjTQBg5jS6VyEIFLtHNA
about 1 year ago
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What Trump didnât say in his inauguration speech | Bernie Sanders
The simple truth is that Trump ignored almost every major issue facing this countryâs working families in his first speech
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/23/bernie-sanders-trump-inauguration-speech
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
For National Handwriting Day, a lovely handwritten index to Gerard's Herbal, via Folger Shakespeare Library. These can often be found in early books. Today indexing software collates, formats and organises index entries - but handwritten notes still support the process
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Elon Musk has shown his hand. If politicians like me wonât curb his malign powers, who will? | Ed Davey
Itâs the job of democracies around the world to stand strong together and hold oligarchs and their platforms to account, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/22/elon-musk-politicians-oligarchs-malign-powers
about 1 year ago
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Hmm. Some of this slang is getting old.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Skibidi, sigma and slay: the most popular kidsâ slang â and what it means
According to Oxford University Press, these three words are beloved of kids. Unfortunately, one makes no sense whatsoever
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/22/skibidi-sigma-and-slay-the-most-popular-kids-slang-and-what-it-means
about 1 year ago
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Only certain students may type their GCSEs and A Level; others still write their exams by hand. That means we tend to insist on them writing by hand in class. Everyone typing will depend on centres having enough equipment and being able to afford it.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
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Signature moves: are we losing the ability to write by hand?
We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience â and a connection to history
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jan/21/signature-moves-are-we-losing-the-ability-to-write-by-hand
about 1 year ago
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Interesting, says she who once had Anne Waldman speak to her classes in Boulder.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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âHis soulful bestâ: Jack Kerouacâs Buddhist writings to be published for the first time
Fifty years after his death, On the Road authorâs spiritual reflections show him in a whole new light
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/19/jack-kerouac-buddhist-writings-published?fbclid=IwY2xjawH8HqlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaF30s8uM1gKR1NIRPlt4K9-7ZNZuNYqYBUI5-269OHYDQlCNPYAZ72BJQ_aem_IBBuQHQF3rU4DJ-t1BbYbQ
about 1 year ago
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Warwickshire: Conservation work begins at Shakespeare family home
Anne Hathaway's Cottage is closed to visitors until the end of January.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp3xgxklgo
about 1 year ago
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More on accents.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'
Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and friends.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyjdyj729ro
about 1 year ago
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Intriguing.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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UK Ministry of Defence enlists sci-fi writers to prepare for dystopian futures
Imaginations of science fiction community used to help policymakers prepare for potential crises in Britain
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/19/ministry-of-defence-enlists-sci-fi-writers-to-prepare-for-dystopian-futures
about 1 year ago
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Frankenstein inspired by suicide of Mary Shelleyâs half-sister, book reveals
New collection of authorâs diary entries provides tragic insight
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/19/frankenstein-inspired-by-suicide-of-mary-shelley-half-sister-fanny-imlay-book-reveals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 year ago
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Accent prejudice for A Level Lang. But the BCC oversimplifies it a bit to say that SSBE is the same as RP. Sort of, but not 'traditional' RP.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Cambridge study raises concern about regional accents stereotypes - BBC News
Perceptions of accents could affect the way people are treated in the legal system, say researchers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpql98d1er9o.amp
about 1 year ago
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I love that young women are discovering (and loving!) Joan Baez due to the film A Complete Unknown.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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âIâm literally Joan Baez right nowâ: gen Z women relate to Bob Dylanâs toxic situationship
The film A Complete Unknown has sparked interest in the folk singersâ doomed romance, and with it the realization that a similar dynamic is âhappening to girls everywhereâ
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/15/joan-baez-bob-dylan-tiktok
about 1 year ago
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Well, this is depressing. I also am saddened that this group created a new word: remigration. Call me a prescriptivist, but I'm more upset about the sentiment and pure xenophobia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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German police investigate AfD flyers resembling plane tickets for immigrants
Karlsruhe police say they have opened inquiry into âpersons unknown on suspicion of incitement of racial hatredâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/14/german-police-investigate-afd-flyers-resembling-plane-tickets-for-immigrants
about 1 year ago
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What's in a name?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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They say a name like mine can hold you back in life, but I will never change it | Xaymaca Awoyungbo
An unusual name can have a detrimental impact on your life and finances â but in my experience, it also has advantages, says football writer Xaymaca Awoyungbo
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/13/names-identity-how-to-pronounce
about 1 year ago
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Forget hygge. The new word is hwyl.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Deep joy: Wales embraces âhwylâ in tourism campaign to rival Danish âhyggeâ
âHwyl can raise the heartbeat or relax the body; itâs your own particular form of happiness,â says Welsh psychologist
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/12/deep-joy-wales-embraces-hwyl-in-tourism-campaign-to-rival-danish-hygge
about 1 year ago
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Almost a year old, but I missed it last year.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/p...
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Is having a posh accent a new ick?
Prue Leith from âBake Offâ says she âhatesâ her posh accent. But speaking RP is rarely a hindrance, argues Katie Rosseinsky
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/posh-accent-prue-leith-uk-class-regional-speeh-b2496850.html
about 1 year ago
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Lichfield Cathedral has wall paintings (of course! :)), and it's also near Samuel Johnson's birthplace.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road
If you canât make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jan/09/where-tourists-seldom-tread-part-14-three-english-towns-form-the-unlikely-end-of-the-silk-road
about 1 year ago
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Only Paul is left. :(
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Peter Yarrow of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies aged 86
Known for his political songs as well as Puff, the Magic Dragon, the groupâs co-songwriter died of bladder cancer
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/07/peter-yarrow-of-folk-trio-peter-paul-and-mary-dies-aged-86
about 1 year ago
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Bit tongue in cheek here, folks. Some humour for Monday night.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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âFairy pornâ: is this booming erotica genre an insult to Wales?
Some of these raunchy fantasy novels borrow heavily from Welsh mythology - prompting concerns about misrepresentation
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/06/fairy-porn-is-this-booming-erotica-genre-an-insult-to-wales?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1OOiR54-KxkyhkIwJPDiLM9NVbP462kY5DYpO1GlqYj4u2D8QL5i1ZJu8_aem_avoTMi8NWca52ArVuoX_GA#Echobox=1736175018
about 1 year ago
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More on accents... Back to teaching today!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Cockney influences found in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, says expert
Linguistics professor says London dialect is most likely to be spoken in Essex, but aspects have traversed the globe
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/07/cockney-influences-found-in-scotland-australia-and-new-zealand-says-expert
about 1 year ago
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Shared free article.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/s...
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Quiz: Do You Speak 2024? (Gift Article)
A varied assortment of words entered (or re-entered) the lexicon this year. How well do you know them?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/style/quiz-2024-year-popular-words.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk4.pWKn.1WHDwUAJC622&smid=url-share
about 1 year ago
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File under folklore.
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whe...
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The Real-Life Origins of Taboo Fairy Romance
Long before "A Court of Thorns and Roses," 17th-century Swedish courts investigated supernatural love.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-does-fairy-romance-come-from
about 1 year ago
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