Professor and author. Sociolinguistics.https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mrcxrjqezc2qI've got a new book coming out soon - Manchester Voices: Accents, Dialects and Identities - published by @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org. And right now @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off if you pre-order it! Use the code SUMMER26 today or tomorrow. #WPreorder #ManchesterVoices23 Jul 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcxrjqezc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mqeckfovt225Don't get me wrong, I like working there, but this is a bit much11 Jul 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeckfovt225https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mqdzrlqub225It’s generally true that certain linguistic fillers (like), or speakers of those fillers (young people especially women) get singled out for criticism more than others. So maybe it’s a good thing that John Humphrys gets pointlessly irritated by everything equally? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/the-hill-i-will-die-on-radio-4-today-programme-bbc-news11 Jul 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdzrlqub225https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3moq5ofmp2c2dInteresting article about the complex relationship between accent, perception and identity when speaking English in India https://indianexpress.com/article/fresh-take/accent-olympics-india-obsession-judging-english-language-class-bias-colonial-hangover-10746048/lite/20 Jun 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3moq5ofmp2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mondq76gqs2oJust been sent this by an English teacher (along with a postcard with the line “Keep upsetting the Daily Mail - this means you’re doing a great job!”) 😁 I can see who sent it, but have no way of saying thank you. If you see this, then thanks very much! (Very good) book by Simon Griffin.19 Jun 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mondq76gqs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mnupsw2tpk24just checking the index proofs for the Manchester Voices book, and bizarrely this isn't a typo 😀09 Jun 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnupsw2tpk24https://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/3maxslucpec2c