James Shepard
@jamesshepard3.bsky.social
(he/him) PhD candidate in Rhetoric, Writing, and Linguistics at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Musician | Vegan | Leftist
Please don’t use your phone at the movie theater but also please scan the QR code on this ad
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Please don’t use your phone at the movie theater but also please scan the QR code on this ad
If anyone can teach me to fall asleep before 8:00 am, I would be super grateful
April 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If anyone can teach me to fall asleep before 8:00 am, I would be super grateful
Indie band who writes sad songs about getting routine maintenance on their beater car: Brake Pads for Hooptie
March 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Indie band who writes sad songs about getting routine maintenance on their beater car: Brake Pads for Hooptie
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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This is a thing that fascist regimes always do, and it’s specially designed to terrorize brown people here. I spoke about it on TikTok www.tiktok.com/t/ZP821vydf/
March 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is a thing that fascist regimes always do, and it’s specially designed to terrorize brown people here. I spoke about it on TikTok www.tiktok.com/t/ZP821vydf/
Heard my own work cited in a conference talk today tor the first time ever, so that was pretty cool.
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Heard my own work cited in a conference talk today tor the first time ever, so that was pretty cool.
Any of my mutuals going to GURT this year?
February 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Any of my mutuals going to GURT this year?
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this is the thing not to lose sight of.
yes, the biology of sex is complex and fascinating, with nearly endless diversity.
but also we don't use biology to decide who gets human rights. like, historically speaking that has not led to good places!
yes, the biology of sex is complex and fascinating, with nearly endless diversity.
but also we don't use biology to decide who gets human rights. like, historically speaking that has not led to good places!
Yes, but... Remember that they don't care about truth, or science, or biology. Science alone won't win political battles. Being right doesn't mean we get to control the narrative. I recommend that scientists say things like "You're wrong about the biology, but also trans rights are human rights."
January 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
this is the thing not to lose sight of.
yes, the biology of sex is complex and fascinating, with nearly endless diversity.
but also we don't use biology to decide who gets human rights. like, historically speaking that has not led to good places!
yes, the biology of sex is complex and fascinating, with nearly endless diversity.
but also we don't use biology to decide who gets human rights. like, historically speaking that has not led to good places!
RIP Henry VIII you would have loved the absolute horror that is the Turducken
November 22, 2024 at 3:20 AM
RIP Henry VIII you would have loved the absolute horror that is the Turducken
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Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
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Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
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November 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
PSA for newbies:
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
Please include ALT text on your images.
This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people.
Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people.
Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered.
Thanks!
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The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
November 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
I guess people are following me here now. Maybe I’ll start posting more
November 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM
I guess people are following me here now. Maybe I’ll start posting more
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Now that bluesky is booming, I'm going to repost my study on TikTok language!
If you are over 18 and use TikTok, please take my survey on language use on TikTok! Link here: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#linguistics #langsky #tiktok #internetstudies #anthropology
If you are over 18 and use TikTok, please take my survey on language use on TikTok! Link here: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#linguistics #langsky #tiktok #internetstudies #anthropology
November 11, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Now that bluesky is booming, I'm going to repost my study on TikTok language!
If you are over 18 and use TikTok, please take my survey on language use on TikTok! Link here: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#linguistics #langsky #tiktok #internetstudies #anthropology
If you are over 18 and use TikTok, please take my survey on language use on TikTok! Link here: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#linguistics #langsky #tiktok #internetstudies #anthropology
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In this episode of @lingthusiasm we talk about EVERYTHING!
🌭🐝🌯🐶🥯🐸⌚️🎂🧅
🌭🐝🌯🐶🥯🐸⌚️🎂🧅
This episode is dedicated to linguists, who never saw an ambiguity joke and didn't smile
(In this episode, we scope out the scope of scope!)
(In this episode, we scope out the scope of scope!)
91: Scoping out the scope of scope
When you order a kebab and they ask you if you want everything on it, you might say yes. But you'd probably still be surprised if it came with say, chocolate, let alone a bicycle...even though chocola
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April 19, 2024 at 9:58 AM
In this episode of @lingthusiasm we talk about EVERYTHING!
🌭🐝🌯🐶🥯🐸⌚️🎂🧅
🌭🐝🌯🐶🥯🐸⌚️🎂🧅
If you are holding an animal captive and extracting resources from them they are not your pet.
April 20, 2024 at 3:52 AM
If you are holding an animal captive and extracting resources from them they are not your pet.
“He Lives In You” from The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride absolutely fucks.
April 13, 2024 at 6:51 AM
“He Lives In You” from The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride absolutely fucks.
Never thought I’d get in a fight with one of my TikTok heroes, but here we are.
March 24, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Never thought I’d get in a fight with one of my TikTok heroes, but here we are.
Who are the grown ass adults throwing paper towels into public toilets?
March 23, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Who are the grown ass adults throwing paper towels into public toilets?
Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel like 9:00 am on a weekday is maybe not the best time to run a chainsaw.
March 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel like 9:00 am on a weekday is maybe not the best time to run a chainsaw.
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Also if you want to make yourself a vowel plot from some audio of your voice, @bethanyhgardner.bsky.social has made a very detailed how-to guide on GitHub!
I'm not a phonetician but I am an #rstats and #ggplot stan, and it was really fun making some Lingthusiasm-themed vowel plots! The recording is a patreon bonus episode, but the vowel plot tutorial code is on GitHub:
bethanyhgardner.github.io/lingthusiasm...
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bethanyhgardner.github.io/lingthusiasm...
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It can be hard to hear subtle differences between vowels, so linguists also make visual versions of them
We talk with Dr Bethany Gardner about how they plotted 400 vowels from previous Lingthusiasm episodes onto a graph to show how our accents differ!
We talk with Dr Bethany Gardner about how they plotted 400 vowels from previous Lingthusiasm episodes onto a graph to show how our accents differ!
March 8, 2024 at 2:28 AM
Also if you want to make yourself a vowel plot from some audio of your voice, @bethanyhgardner.bsky.social has made a very detailed how-to guide on GitHub!
All these websites using cookies, but they still can’t remember that I already signed up for the GD email list.
March 10, 2024 at 8:17 PM
All these websites using cookies, but they still can’t remember that I already signed up for the GD email list.
Who tf is out here watching Young Sheldon?
March 8, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Who tf is out here watching Young Sheldon?
My nephew helped remind me that I’m about 80% done with a PhD by telling me that I “look like a nerd” and that I’m balding.
December 23, 2023 at 6:04 AM
My nephew helped remind me that I’m about 80% done with a PhD by telling me that I “look like a nerd” and that I’m balding.
Like the pomodoro method but you work for 4 hours straight and then have a panic attack for 30 minutes. Rinse and repeat.
December 18, 2023 at 5:41 AM
Like the pomodoro method but you work for 4 hours straight and then have a panic attack for 30 minutes. Rinse and repeat.
I stand all amazed at the fact that I can write over 10,000 words and say absolutely nothing.
December 17, 2023 at 10:02 AM
I stand all amazed at the fact that I can write over 10,000 words and say absolutely nothing.