Professor and author. Sociolinguistics.https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mk6uquaers2pI did some work with the British Council for English Language Day. The result is a really nice website exploring some of the diversity in English! https://www.britishcouncil.org/english-language-day23 Apr 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6uquaers2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mjgteeirfc2lThat was fun. Especially nice to see @clrnance.bsky.social on screen while I was waiting to start 😁 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgteeirfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mjgqz74i4c27I’ll be on BBC Breakfast in a bit, talking about accents!14 Apr 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgqz74i4c27https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mj2muflf3c2k‘That’s someone who knows how to use a thesaurus but not a dictionary’. Lovely comment from @mikewozniak.bsky.social on @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social about some marketing language09 Apr 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2muflf3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mivh5dkqmk2qA view from Bolton this morning07 Apr 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivh5dkqmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mi6ldva2zk2jhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/29/welsh-language-resurges-adult-learners-dysgu-cymraeg29 Mar 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6ldva2zk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mdfx6366222uHow do publisher style guides get made/decided? I'm writing something in which all the '%' symbols need to be changed to 'per cent'. I'm not complaining, I'm just intrigued as to how that choice was discussed and decided. Genuine question.27 Jan 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfx6366222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mcxpj2zcr226Incredibly sad news. Debbie was such a huge inspiration to so many of us. A brilliantly clever and supportive academic colleague, and just a fun person to spend time with [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxpj2zcr226https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mbqqa4ijvs2v“each time my university friends jokingly echoed my Leeds-accented “no” with a noise that is perhaps best approximated as “nerhhh”, I found myself undergoing elocution conditioning.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/british-northerner-southerner-university-undergraduates-societies by @robynvinter.bsky.social06 Jan 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqqa4ijvs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mbnxz3aqyk2jGood morning Manchester05 Jan 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbnxz3aqyk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mbcxole5xk27An unnecessarily tricky consonant cluster31 Dec 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcxole5xk27https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3maxslucpec2cA view of Manchester from Bolton on this morning’s dog walk27 Dec 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3maxslucpec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3ma4hqpbqss2fQuick walk between meetings* (*my meetings, not Patty’s)16 Dec 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4hqpbqss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3ma3o4lreek2aWhat’s that? You’re stuck for gift ideas for a friend or relative who: a) is intrigued by accents; b) thinks some ways of speaking are better than others; d) thinks Susie Dent, David Crystal, Ian McMillan, Chris Mason, and Simon Mayo know a good book when they see it?!16 Dec 2025 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3o4lreek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3m7s4av5cgk2mI’m listening12 Dec 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7s4av5cgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3m7pkh2akzc2zhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019016384/century-old-voices-reveal-evolution-of-new-zealand-accent11 Dec 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pkh2akzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3m6znywuqoc2kLiking the updated announcement on my train from London to Manchester: “If you see anything suspicious or dodgy looking…”02 Dec 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6znywuqoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3m6x6tmzd6c2jA fascinating book. Totally engaging #KillingThatcher01 Dec 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6x6tmzd6c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3m54lt7bixc2vLocal dialect advertising #Bolton #GreaterManchester #Lancashire08 Nov 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54lt7bixc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3m4lbfxo22c2oHuge improvement to the 100ml rule01 Nov 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lbfxo22c2o