Lowri
@lowriwilliams.bsky.social
Tonyrefailian in Aberystwyth. PhD student in #linguistics and #Cymraeg at Cardiff Uni.
Pattern-seeker. Carer. Cymraes swil.
/ˈlou̯ri/ (She/her) 🍉
Pattern-seeker. Carer. Cymraes swil.
/ˈlou̯ri/ (She/her) 🍉
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FYI details of a massive data breach are now public (though it happened in April). It includes 2 billion email addresses and passwords, so you might want to check haveibeenpwned.com to see if you're in the leak, plus you can check on your password too.
Full info:
haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Synth...
Full info:
haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Synth...
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
FYI details of a massive data breach are now public (though it happened in April). It includes 2 billion email addresses and passwords, so you might want to check haveibeenpwned.com to see if you're in the leak, plus you can check on your password too.
Full info:
haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Synth...
Full info:
haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/Synth...
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Have a vague inkling I’m gonna throw out there. I’m toying with trying to put together a comic anthology of ghost stories, for release around Christmas 2027. Sort of a comic book version of the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas, by different writers and artists.
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Have a vague inkling I’m gonna throw out there. I’m toying with trying to put together a comic anthology of ghost stories, for release around Christmas 2027. Sort of a comic book version of the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas, by different writers and artists.
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Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just got the best out-of-office message I've ever seen from a fellow academic:
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
"I am currently away on leave. If this is an emergency... well, I doubt it. What could possibly be an emergency in my line of work?"
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sometimes I just stare at Systemic Functional Linguistics models for a little bit (in Altayari et. al 2025) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
sometimes I just stare at Systemic Functional Linguistics models for a little bit (in Altayari et. al 2025) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Are you doing anything for World Linguistics Day on Nov 26th?
In our latest bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics-related celebrations, from International Mother Tongue Day to Talk Like A Pirate Day
In our latest bonus episode, we get enthusiastic about linguistics-related celebrations, from International Mother Tongue Day to Talk Like A Pirate Day
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
At this year's @lingcomm.bsky.social conference, we learned that the UK has been celebrating National Linguistics Day on November 26th, and everyone immediately went, hey, can't we make that World Linguistics Day?
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
Well, now it's only 20 days away, so time to get your celebration plans in order!
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Gair y dydd: tachwedd geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Mae'n fis Tachwedd, y mis du, ond a wyddoch am ystyron eraill y gair, megis 'lladdfa', 'diweddglo', 'drewdod', &c? Cymerwch olwg yn y Geiriadur.
November 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Gair y dydd: tachwedd geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Mae'n fis Tachwedd, y mis du, ond a wyddoch am ystyron eraill y gair, megis 'lladdfa', 'diweddglo', 'drewdod', &c? Cymerwch olwg yn y Geiriadur.
A film you've seen more than seven times as a gif.
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A film you've seen more than seven times as a gif.
I wonder if this is related - pun unintended - to the Welsh word 'sibrwd' (whisper) 🤔
You didn’t hear this from us, but the Old English word 'sibb' meant “related by blood.”
This is where we get the 'sibling.'
And 'godsibb' essentially meant “godparent.”
Over time, it came to mean "close friend."
Now it is something we share w/ close friends...
'gossip.'
This is where we get the 'sibling.'
And 'godsibb' essentially meant “godparent.”
Over time, it came to mean "close friend."
Now it is something we share w/ close friends...
'gossip.'
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I wonder if this is related - pun unintended - to the Welsh word 'sibrwd' (whisper) 🤔
Nope. Nope nope nope. Nuh uh. No thank you please.
When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there.
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Nope. Nope nope nope. Nuh uh. No thank you please.
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After three days spent with AI researchers from around the world, one thing is very clear to me: we need the humanities and social sciences more than ever.
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
After three days spent with AI researchers from around the world, one thing is very clear to me: we need the humanities and social sciences more than ever.
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
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It's not just Plaid beating the far right in Caerphilly - it is a small party beating a party with big money fossil fuel and tech backers .
It's beating the conspiracy nonsense that is so prevalent.
It's beating the conspiracy nonsense that is so prevalent.
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
It's not just Plaid beating the far right in Caerphilly - it is a small party beating a party with big money fossil fuel and tech backers .
It's beating the conspiracy nonsense that is so prevalent.
It's beating the conspiracy nonsense that is so prevalent.
October 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Here's one factor English commentators will miss: on the left is a map of Welsh speakers, on the right is voting intention
September 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Here's one factor English commentators will miss: on the left is a map of Welsh speakers, on the right is voting intention
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In the UK, Johnny Cash is known as Condom Allowance.
September 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
In the UK, Johnny Cash is known as Condom Allowance.
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I’m not
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
September 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m not
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
It isn’t.
It should be, but you’re working very hard to ensure it isn’t.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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We're starting small but we have big ambitions.
Because if there's anything that the last few years have shown us, it's that we desperately need diverse, fearless INDEPENDENT media.
www.thenerve.news
We're starting small but we have big ambitions.
Because if there's anything that the last few years have shown us, it's that we desperately need diverse, fearless INDEPENDENT media.
www.thenerve.news
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Sioe gynnar yn Treorci fory (Sadwrn) / early show tomorrow at the legendary Park and Dare theatre Treorchy.
Something like :
Elijah Lewis Thomas 7pm
Gruff Rhys 8pm
Something like :
Elijah Lewis Thomas 7pm
Gruff Rhys 8pm
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sioe gynnar yn Treorci fory (Sadwrn) / early show tomorrow at the legendary Park and Dare theatre Treorchy.
Something like :
Elijah Lewis Thomas 7pm
Gruff Rhys 8pm
Something like :
Elijah Lewis Thomas 7pm
Gruff Rhys 8pm
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your yearly reminder that #Mabon is a Welsh word plucked out of Y Mabinogi by an American Wiccan in the 1970s for some bullshit reason (maybe bc Welsh sounds all Elvish to non-speakers), it has fuck-all to do with the autumn equinox, & the Welsh witches I know refuse to use it #witchsky
September 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
If you see this, repost with a vampire that is not Dracula.
September 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If you see this, repost with a vampire that is not Dracula.
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Are you young, highly educated and driven, and want to contribute to our stagnant economy with its aging population and low productivity? Well out you go
September 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Are you young, highly educated and driven, and want to contribute to our stagnant economy with its aging population and low productivity? Well out you go
August 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM