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matt-lynch.bsky.social
13 Eng Lang Paper 1 exam papers:
✅ The Landlady
✅ The Silent Patient
✅ White Fang
✅ The Monkey’s Paw
✅ King of the Castle
✅ Enduring Love
✅ Dracula
✅ To Kill a Mockingbird
✅ Hound of Baskervilles
✅ War of the Worlds
✅ The Pearl
✅ Whole Town’s Sleeping
✅ The Birds

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October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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englangblog.bsky.social
Finally, a good article about 6-7 and about youth sociolect and social meaning in general.
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Slang terms like ‘six-seven’ have no definition. But they’re loaded with meaning | Matthew Cantor
Older generations are demanding explanations of the viral phrase – but slang doesn’t have to make logical sense
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October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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matt-lynch.bsky.social
*NEW* for 2026 onwards: updated and some brand new specimen AQA Lang P2s with accompanying PPT slide decks to support teaching. Help yourself 😊 #teamenglish

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July 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
englishteach.bsky.social
Languague and technology: a good text here for A Level language students looking at language discourses
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Once You Notice ChatGPT's Weird Way of Talking, You Start to See It Everywhere
As AI-generated text is becoming increasingly ubiquitous on the internet, some distinctive linguistic patterns are starting to emerge.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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languageonthemove.bsky.social
In the latest episode of the Language-on-the-Move podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, our host @brynnquick.bsky.social chats with @mixedlinguist.bsky.social about language and accent in US politics, with a focus on the speech of @kamalaharris.com

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Accents, complex identities, and politics
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Nicole Holliday. Dr. Holliday is a sociophonetician and Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cali…
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June 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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englangblog.bsky.social
New episode out. This could be a good one for anyone looking at language & occupation and/or language & power. Plus there are some potential language investigation ideas in here. Lots to think about!
June 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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NEW BLOG

Wise words from EMC's Dan Clayton about language change and social media, with details of a teacher conference at the end of September @englangblog.bsky.social

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Full stops probably are in decline, says linguist in qualified statement
Why tech-driven language change is a fascinating area for students to study at A Level
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June 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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englangblog.bsky.social
One for Eng Lang teachers here.
June 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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englangblog.bsky.social
It's AQA Paper 2 this afternoon, but this feels like it could be the sort of text that appears in section B for language discourses another year: especially because of this line: "However, it would be a mistake to regard language as a fortress."
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How the use of a word in the Guardian has gotten some readers upset | Elisabeth Ribbans
‘Got’ was changed during the editing of an opinion piece, leading to correspondence lamenting a slide into American English. But language isn’t a fortress, says the Guardian’s global readers’ editor E...
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June 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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matt-lynch.bsky.social
To reflect changes to AQA GCSE English Lang P2 for 2026 onwards, here’s a folder of 10 specimen papers. Help yourself and please re-post to reach a wider audience. Thanks 😊 #teamenglish

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January 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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dowise.bsky.social
Three mini mock papers for GCSE English Language Paper 2 (AQA) www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gcse-en... 📰 🖊️
February 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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ICYMI: A fiery episode with Dr Carmen Fought, in which we take apart the "official English" executive order in the USA.

Listen to the episode, or read the transcript:
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"Official English" with Carmen Fought
YouTube video by Because Language
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March 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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fhardison.bsky.social
Greeking Out is geeking out about Old English with @colingorrie.bsky.social about a certain bear. (Say that 5 times fast.)

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Interview 2 with Colin Gorrie by Greeking out
Interview #2 with Colin Gorrie. Links: Osweald Bera Website Substack Ancient Language Institute YouTube Intro/outro music is Funky Thanksgiving by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2022 Licensed under...
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November 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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muireadhaigh.bsky.social
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/hz42t.... 8 more here same as post above
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March 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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muireadhaigh.bsky.social
Aqa style paper One : 5 short extract , question succinct answers , longer answers : questions 2-5 : #TeamEnglish - Will add some more to it - as they are half done .

( we got 5 done in a lesson today but could be used independently ). www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/hz42t...

#TeamEnglish
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March 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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englangblog.bsky.social
A good read for everyone but especially useful if you are working on the Paper 2 2021 question 'Evaluate the idea that schools should ban the use of non-standard language'.
paulaalcbar.bsky.social Dr Paula A Barrowcliffe @paulaalcbar.bsky.social · Mar 4
Great blog post about language ideologies in British education.
iancushing.bsky.social Ian Cushing @iancushing.bsky.social · Mar 3
i was so honoured to be asked to contribute to the 10 years of the BERA blog series .. here i write about longstanding and contemporary efforts to dismantle language ideologies as part of broader struggles for linguistic justice www.bera.ac.uk?p=56193
March 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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iancushing.bsky.social
i was so honoured to be asked to contribute to the 10 years of the BERA blog series .. here i write about longstanding and contemporary efforts to dismantle language ideologies as part of broader struggles for linguistic justice www.bera.ac.uk?p=56193
Blog post Part of series: 10 years of the BERA Blog Documenting and dismantling language ideologies in education Ian Cushing, Senior Lecturer in Critical Applied Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University 3 Mar 2025 Picture of Ian
March 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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dowise.bsky.social
Six statements for discussion on An Inspector Calls that cover aspects of the play that students typically struggle with or form misconceptions about www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/stateme... 🔍
March 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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englangblog.bsky.social
Really interesting new blog from Deborah Cameron on 'linguistic engineering'. One for further discussion for the Language Discourses part of the A level
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Linguistic engineering
Since my last post was about the phrase “women of a certain age”, I was intrigued to see a report in the Mail Online last week which claimed that Bristol University wants to ban it, along with othe…
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February 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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englangblog.bsky.social
first they came 4 the full stops, then they came for the capital letters 😱
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February 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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englangblog.bsky.social
Lovely piece for a bit of A level language discourses analysis 😁
February 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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englangblog.bsky.social
Reading & Leeds festivals are announcing new camping areas and it's an amazing piece of marketing to construct different audience demographics. The linguistic dimensions to this are quite something...
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Reading & Leeds boss tells us about "world-first" shake-up to camping for 2025 and huge headline sets
Reading & Leeds have announced a "world-first" huge shake-up and improvement to their camping facilities for 2025. See plans here as Melvin Benn explains what to expect
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February 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
englishteach.bsky.social
Just happened upon this gem from @amy117.bsky.social - fascinating stuff.

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Sheila and Sybil: names and their meanings in An Inspector Calls
As soon as the characters are introduced in the opening stage directions of An Inspector Calls, it is clear that their names are symbolic of their characters in some way.* In particular, the names …
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February 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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englishgrammar.bsky.social
English Grammar Day is back for 2025!

We're happy to announce we'll be returning to the British Library on 7 July with another great roster of speakers.

The ticketing page will go live soon, so keep checking back for updates...

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February 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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brynnquick.bsky.social
“Language is more than grammar and vocabulary; it’s a bridge through time. Even when fractured and messy, it connects us to those who came before and to those yet to come.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My ‘Chinglish’ has a cringe-inducing ocker accent – but I’m determined to pass it on to my child | Monica Tan
As a second-generation parent, my Mandarin is more zombie than living language. But the language we pass down is more than grammar and vocabulary – it’s a bridge through time
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January 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM