Linguists collecting regional swear words to map UK dialects Dr Chris Montgomery says the team is "interested in anything that's rude, that's a bit naughty".

Linguists launch appeal for regional swear words #BBC

But what would any of us know about hate speech? 🙄

Authoritarians hate science, facts, and truth.

Wrote about how and why everything is so 90s.

99% of news is just some man somewhere in the world making things worse for everybody.

How your email finds me

Two seals that look like they’re laughing hysterically, with the text, “And then he said he doesn’t have an accent!”

🦭 Everybody has an accent.

📸 Marti Phillips

#accent #linguistics #language

@ucddublin.bsky.social

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Don’t stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language Language experts say you should learn in the right order and shift to a growth mindset

Don’t stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language

OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit

Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here

Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse

Media and universities: AI is here to stay

Linguistic Foundations for Second Language Teaching and Learning by Kathy L. Sands, Marnie Jo Petray, Gaillynn D. Clements and Lynn Santelmann.

📚 https://cup.org/3MUDwSN

Breakfast - 14/04/2026 The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.

Our own Prof Claire Nance of @lancslinguistics.bsky.social was on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about changes to local accents, including here in Lancaster 🗣️💬

Watch the segment now from 1hr 50m, or look out for her on BBC North West Tonight this evening!

The Entire "Here Comes The Pizza" Affair YouTube video by Paul Kafasis

I can’t believe I’m writing this, but today is one of the greatest moments in baseball history history. It’s the 19th anniversary of the Fenway Pizza Throw featuring Don Orsillo and the late Jerry Remy with a guy who wasted a piece of cheese pizza.

If you want to understand why our economy is rigged for the super rich, look at this graph.

Most of my grudges are service-related.

That was fun. Especially nice to see @clrnance.bsky.social on screen while I was waiting to start 😁

US doctors defend Trump, “This is how we all dress now” Donald Trump has been defended by the US medical industry, with thousands of doctors insisting they all dress now like a deity who dispenses medicine like it’s all a magic trick.

NEWS! US doctors defend Trump, "This is how we all dress now" newsthump.com/2026/04/14/u...

Language shapes everything, from how we think to how we connect and innovate.

Linguists are essential to understanding communication, and to creating ethical, responsible AI. We need more linguists.

#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities

Can someone please tell Irish educators about this? Putting everything on laptops does not help pupils’ learning!

BREAKING: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian elections after 16 years in power - with opposition Tisza party on course for landslide victory.

But please, let’s make it easier for men to find work!

Oh boy, do I love economists. The fuck is a girly or manly job?

Gotta say, it’s pretty satisfying to see AI plagiarism called out on #TheApprentice. Let’s all try to be a bit more like Alan Sugar (except for the Spurs stuff, obviously).

Three weeks to go - send us your abstract if you work on language and trauma! Siena/Italy in March 2027

I am really lucky, and I get to recruit for a PhD position in the UCD School of Philosophy!
Deadline: April 15th

The School of Philosophy is an incredible place to work, full of incredible expertise and amazing kindness. Please share/forward! :)
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Noting a distinct but unsurprising difference in how the Gardaí react to dickheads in tractors and SUVs blockading Dublin city center to a few dozen protesters in an industrial estate beside an airport.

The world is gone mad….

Apple News alert that reads: “Why more Gen Z men are turning to Catholicism, a favorite design trend that makes homes harder to sell, and more popular reads.”

I do feel like a semicolon might’ve been helpful