English Language & Linguistics for A-Level students and teachers. One of the Lexis podcast team https://tinyurl.com/yckh3vy5 EngLangBlog: https://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com/ English & Media Centre: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/ He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mu5ch47imc2aAlways on the look out for data, even on a quest for Yorkshire curd tarts.28 Aug 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ch47imc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mu356ujtlk2dNot watched this yet, but I quite like this guy and Algospeak was a fun read. Are we cooked? Algorithms have rewired our language : NPR https://share.google/61IyJyui7Kuly15iX27 Aug 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu356ujtlk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mtsluifj3s2uSome new polling on accent attitudes. Sure there will be more to come from this. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05q318501yo24 Aug 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsluifj3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mtnkgvyyec2eThis is all pretty technical stuff & probably not of interest to many people, but Powell isn't entirely wrong here. There is a de facto 'cap' on grades because the wiggle room for changing grade boundaries is tiny and the national reference tests are not transparent. https://share.google/K2fOG7zZ6SJcUhDaP22 Aug 2026 05:34 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnkgvyyec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mtggia2ppk2yNot a great surprise given that AI just embeds existing prejudices... BBC News - Rotherham patients say AI GP receptionist can't understand them - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c141dn3d26do?app-referrer=deep-link19 Aug 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtggia2ppk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mt7xdvwa7k2rAnd then... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7xdvwa7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mt6pzyg6bk26This is a good read: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/14/weather-forecasts-britain-safe-chat-climate-culture-wars?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other16 Aug 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6pzyg6bk26https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mstepkpimc2iConlangs and the brain https://theconversation.com/elvish-klingon-and-pig-latin-what-can-invented-languages-teach-us-about-the-human-brain-28862911 Aug 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstepkpimc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3msa4yjgskk22This is a disturbing article for all sorts of reasons, but the language dimensions to it raise questions about accent attitudes that we can address in the A-level. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/04/noticeable-rise-racist-abuse-nhs-radiographers-past-18-months?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other04 Aug 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msa4yjgskk22https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mr2rxxkgss2yThat well known 'British accent'. https://bsky.app/profile/paulgcornish.bsky.social/post/3mr2qjv4enc2n [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2rxxkgss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqqy5iwfg22eThere's more here, if you want to see what was debated and discussed in the UK parliament: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10957/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqy5iwfg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqqcqmeuik2ihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2d2mnmqg3o16 Jul 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqcqmeuik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqnuibrdxs2oHeadlines like this and reports of 'police-involved shootings' are well worth analysing as an introduction to critical discourse studies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnuibrdxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqlm5yzbpk2sThere's an idea for a good language investigation in this report. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/most-coverage-june-heatwave-did-not-mention-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other14 Jul 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlm5yzbpk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqj65qa7tk24This looks good. Thanks to Neil H for the link. https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260708-which-is-the-oldest-english-accent13 Jul 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqj65qa7tk24https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqfdokpwak2zHow did I know that Humphrys would be wanging on about language (amongst other things) in this tedious farago of peeving. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/the-hill-i-will-die-on-radio-4-today-programme-bbc-news?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other11 Jul 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfdokpwak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqeu5rfiw227At #LitDrive with other members of our crack @natelanguage.bsky.social team presenting on language study in secondary English.11 Jul 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeu5rfiw227https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mqc2cqcmpc23Plenty of productive (and silly) morphology here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/10/from-hobbitmaxxing-to-catholicmaxxing-how-well-do-you-know-your-maxxes10 Jul 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc2cqcmpc23https://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mpzzdr33b22kGoing to be at the @natecommunity.bsky.social conference in Manchester today presenting with Caroline Godfrey & Chris Walker on why it's important to have language study at the heart of the new English Language GCSE and what that could look like. Say hi if you're there!07 Jul 2026 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzzdr33b22khttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mptya7yehk2oInteresting reading. https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jul/04/future-of-fiction-next-great-novel-ai-language-chat-gpt?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other04 Jul 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptya7yehk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/englangblog.bsky.social/post/3mpqbzr47xk2fFeels like the kind of A-Level language investigation proposal that might give you pause for thought... followed by a firm 'NO!'. https://www.newsweek.com/music-has-got-nastier-since-60s-study-says-1211967503 Jul 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:sdv3a5so74xtv3dcgns2owx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqbzr47xk2f