#English

(1/n) I spoke to yet another advanced CS+English double major at a DH-y uni who was thrilled but SHOCKED to hear that humanities data science (HDS) is a thing.Anecdotally, CS+HUMA
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Interesting points made on the discourse of compartmentalization regarding English Language & English Literature. Interesting points on the assumption of distraction of Language or Linguistics from the study of Literature.
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Working with a Japanese professor these days. He is not much proficient in English but that didn't stop him from becoming the best in his field. And research has shown
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1/If you think that Twitter is doing enough to clean up its platform, this thread is for you.You may want to consider what you find when you study the fake
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CLAT has deliberately excluded deserving & bright students from entering the National Law Universities (NLU's) since it's inception.Skyrocketing application fees, (it's Rs. 4000! No other national level entrance test comes
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A strange phenomenon is happening in my state #Uttarakhand If you understand this in context of the "mood of the nation" you will understand what I am talking about. A
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Here’s the pinned tweet!I like nintendo/fire emblem and a few animes. I love to learn new languages and read any books. I am german. My pronouns are she/her. I’ll go
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A thing I often think is missing from the uni discourse is that young people who aren't from a pretty wealthy (/academic/high cultural capital) background actually have no idea what
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Thread of people speaking different west African Creole Englishes1. Serria Leone Krio.Can you undertand what is being said? 2. Cameroonian pidgin english/ KamtokPlease note this is a news presenter and
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Based on popular demand, here’s a list of Canadian Universities that do not require English Language Test. So I find that majority of universities in Canada require an English Proficiency
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#linguistweets #lt2015 My presen-tweet-ion today is about the double plurals in English-Tagalog code-switching as you see in the image. I will avoid the use of jargons but feel free to
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A fun bit of historical linguistics as we think of relatives who can and can’t be with us in the holiday season: The Welsh for uncle is ewythr. Do you
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I joined SNP 1955. We were patronised, laughed at, insulted on a daily basis. I DO know difference between banter and dislike/hatred/racism - services taught me. Have been hearing same
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Once upon a time, I was a huge literary snob. I sincerely believed in canons and canonicity.I didn't recover until my PhD program, when I was forced to confront WHY
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When scientists measure belief in conspiracy theories, the way they ask participants to respond to questions is important (1/6) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/agreeing-to-disagree-reports-of-the-popul
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The Gaelic "uinneag" might look it's using the diminutive -ag suffix we see in lots of other words (like caileag, piseag, and lots of names), but it's not. It in
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