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The latest Antisocial is all about linguistic impoliteness (& forensic linguistics)

Clause 20 of the Employment Rights Bill makes employers responsible for protecting staff from harassment by third parties (eg clients)
But what counts as harassment?
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Trump’s Win Has Tech Bros Delighted They Can Say Slurs Again Donald Trump has empowered them to be their worst selves.

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Do people who want to use slurs (like the man in the headline), really stop using slurs when they are considered impolite/uncivil, or do they restrict who they use them with?
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‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word The slur is rooted in the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. Its resurgence threatens the fragile progress we’ve made

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Slurs serve to offend and display in-group membership

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Trump makes English official language of US - BBC News It marks the first time the US has had an official language since the country was founded.

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The power & symbolic power of national languages

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An indirect #LanguageInTheNews because it's always about narratives and who has the best stories

The people who 'see' foreign languages: How synaesthesia can help language learning Synaesthesia is a neurological condition found to enhance memory and learning. Now, scientists say seeing in colour could help when it comes to learning a second language.

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Stares and ear-twitches: The linguist learning to speak the expressive language of cows Dutch scientist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?

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*Depending on your definition of language

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UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid' - BBC News Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and friends.

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Macron swears amid furious exchange with cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders French president makes remark when confronted by residents still without water after huge storm last week

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