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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton

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Médéric Gasquet-Cyrus @medericgc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Nous avons donc vécu la journée la plus chaude jamais enregistrée en France. D’autres encore plus chaudes (et plus meurtrières) arrivent. Dès demain. La seule urgence politique est écologique. Tous ceux qui veulent relativiser, diviser, accuser sont des menteurs, des irresponsables, des assassins.

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Rick @rick-sco.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Lets stop pretending the hydration breaks are anything other than an add break for companies to insert more garbage into a sporting event. The actual fluids and cool down part, where required, could be handled much more efficiently and have less impact on how the game is played.

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David Willis @david1willis.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A reminder that the deadline for this 4-year Research Associate in Language Variation and Change in English at Oxford is approaching on Friday 26 June. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I agree, we now need to fight for democracy with a vigour we have not needed to employ for decades

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What a bizarre coincidence. I was taught by Max Sebald (42 years ago...), and my best mate lives in Poringland.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Stood on that platform in the winter way too many times 🤣

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I agree the small ones like Cromer and Wells still do, the bigger ones, Yarmouth, for example, less so 🤷‍♂️

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Two in one day! New publication: David Britain, Hannah Hedegard and Andrea Sudbury (2026). The English of the Falkland Islands. In R. Hickey (ed.), The New Cambridge History of the English Language, Volume 6, Part 1: Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. 604-635.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

New publication: David Britain and Kazuko Matsumoto (2026). English in Micronesia. In R. Hickey (ed.), The New Cambridge History of the English Language, Volume 6, Part 2: Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 474-499.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I see Farage often referred to as a Temu Trump. Apparently in Spanish they use the expression Ali Express with the same meaning.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It's compulsory reading for all of our BA English students.

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Thomas einfach Mensch 🍉 @thomaseinfach.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Banskys neue Statue mit dem Namen: "Blinder Patriotismus"

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 29/04/2026

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment has added a new question to test for early signs of mental impairment.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Fantastic event, really enjoyed it! Thank you!

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22/04/2026

I thought this felt relatable

Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"Doing a number 2" is a quite common expression in at least parts of the UK....where are you from? 🤣

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

A visit by Vance will *boost* his chances? 🤣🤣🤣

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I think the bottle of L&P in Paeroa is more impressive 😉

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I noticed exactly the same. The media are irritated their proReform narrative lost.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

And their spokesperson was given such an easy ride by the interviewer, in sharp contrast to the attacking way they interviewed Polanski. The media were creaming in their jeans at the prospect of Reform winning, and they seem subdued and disappointed this morning that they didn't get their way.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

So many groundbreaking linguists, of all persuasions, spent time at Essex at various points in their career: Michael Halliday, Andrew Radford, Peter Trudgill, Viv Cook, Keith Brown, Henry Widdowson, Harald Clahsen, Bob Borsley, Andrew Spencer, Louisa Sadler, Roger Hawkins.... So sad...

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

If you are a journalist and you don't know how to talk about the divide in access to education in the UK, start here:

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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

as a left-wing American, I feel the need to warn the British something they already know: if you have a choice between milquetoast centrist fucks everyone hates and literal Nazis, please don’t make the same mistake that we did

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Perhaps because they all have an excellent record of supervising and promoting young female and trans scholars and have contributed positively to producing the diversity in the field that you mention?

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Adrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Come work with us! 🌟 3 Postdoc & 5 PhD positions – deadline for applications: 20 February. www.curlew.info/jobs

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Adrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

New paper out w @davidbritain.bsky.social & T. Blaxter: Using data from 50K speakers, we show that many once-distinctive English regional terms have sharply declined. Even the northern backend for ‘autumn’ now survives only at low rates, mostly among older, less mobile speakers. tinyurl.com/39uy4x5e

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Et voila! Case proven. #solar

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

When I was doing my PhD, I propped up the Bulgarian economy drinking their cabernet sauvignon. £1.99 from the local bottle store.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Grüsse von Bern! Geniess deine Reise!

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Mein Schwager wohnte in Eastbourne! Typische traditionelle englische Seaside-Stadt. Er wohnt jetzt in der Nähe von Battle, der auch sehr besuchswürdig ist.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

That needs to be standard practice across all journals, but sadly isn't.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

But as a reviewer, you want to be confident that the Editor has prescreened the papers they are sending out to review, and not sending everything out to review...

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Aber das muss eine ausländische Übersetzung sein. In England findet man nie Rezepte mit 1.22 oder 2.14 ounces. Gram zu Ounce Umrechnungen würden gerundet werden.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Counterpoint: new Public First research shows every UK resident working adult (on a full time equivalent basis) is £466 a year better off on average as a result of international students. So let’s just publicise that instead of levying them www.publicfirst.co.uk/calculating-...