Professor and author. Sociolinguistics.https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mvz6saxu2s2uManchester Voices on WoM with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social We spoke about: 🐝 How many people you can fit in the back of the Accent Van 🐝 happY, lettER, and SQUARE vowel sounds 🐝 Whether the 1990s Oasis-inspired Manchester accent is real or fake and lots more! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0031sy1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0031sy1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile21 Sep 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvz6saxu2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mvcipfoiv224Make a band edible Whitesnack [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcipfoiv224https://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mv3ujjetc22fA great chat with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social about the accents of Greater Manchester! Listen on 20th September here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0031sy1 For more info about the Manchester Voices project (and access to lots of videos, maps and project findings) visit manchestervoices.org09 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ujjetc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mv3epkg3ds2hOn my way to London to talk to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social on Word of Mouth about all things (Greater) Manchester Voices! *yes I am making notes from my own book on the train, and yes I do realise how that looks 😂😂09 Sep 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3epkg3ds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mua4hysfsc2qWhat an amazing book29 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua4hysfsc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3msnwusphas2sProduct names that work better in the north of England09 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnwusphas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mrp7u52pbk2pOne more. Definitely the last one! Going out with a bang28 Jul 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp7u52pbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mrp75xptyk2pLast one from that BBC documentary in 1985. This is about talking to machines28 Jul 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp75xptyk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mrp3tx2uvc2pAnother clip from that documentary. Peter Bowles on the effect on his sense of identity of losing his Nottingham accent at drama school28 Jul 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp3tx2uvc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robdrummond.bsky.social/post/3mrp26huvz22pJust came across this amazing documentary. Expect some more clips today!28 Jul 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:jq7bu7ertwpoby6ihya4xiu3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp26huvz22phttps://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/3mj2muflf3c2k