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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Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Nice little structural ambiguity for the #linguistics feed
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Nice little structural ambiguity for the #linguistics feed
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@lowriwilliams.bsky.social
Tour de France is going over both the Rhigos and Penrhys!
youtu.be/yJNz__zpNOo?...
Tour de France is going over both the Rhigos and Penrhys!
youtu.be/yJNz__zpNOo?...
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
@lowriwilliams.bsky.social
Tour de France is going over both the Rhigos and Penrhys!
youtu.be/yJNz__zpNOo?...
Tour de France is going over both the Rhigos and Penrhys!
youtu.be/yJNz__zpNOo?...
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If the valleys really do go Plaid, and I'm not completely convinced, but if they do, I am absolutely going to ugly cry.
January 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
If the valleys really do go Plaid, and I'm not completely convinced, but if they do, I am absolutely going to ugly cry.
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This one is even madder than the Senedd one in many ways.
Welsh Westminster Voting Intention:
PLC: 29% (+10)
RFM: 25% (-5)
LAB: 13% (-2)
GRN: 12% (-2)
CON: 12% (-1)
LDM: 6% (-2)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-12 Jan.
Changes w/ 28 Nov - 10 Dec.
My Seat Model:
PLC: 15 (+11)
RFM: 12 (+12)
GRN: 2 (+2)
CON: 2 (+2)
LDM: 1 (=)
LAB: 0 (-27)
PLC: 29% (+10)
RFM: 25% (-5)
LAB: 13% (-2)
GRN: 12% (-2)
CON: 12% (-1)
LDM: 6% (-2)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-12 Jan.
Changes w/ 28 Nov - 10 Dec.
My Seat Model:
PLC: 15 (+11)
RFM: 12 (+12)
GRN: 2 (+2)
CON: 2 (+2)
LDM: 1 (=)
LAB: 0 (-27)
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
This one is even madder than the Senedd one in many ways.
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Years ago, 957 people from Twitter contributed to my research on 'because X' and I promised I'd share the results with them. I can't, because twitter, but please share it with people here anyway: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Non-paywalled pre-print: kar.kent.ac.uk/105654/
#linguistics
Non-paywalled pre-print: kar.kent.ac.uk/105654/
#linguistics
8 A snapshot of the emerging because-X construction
8 A snapshot of the emerging because-X construction was published in English Sociosyntax on page 227.
www.degruyterbrill.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Years ago, 957 people from Twitter contributed to my research on 'because X' and I promised I'd share the results with them. I can't, because twitter, but please share it with people here anyway: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Non-paywalled pre-print: kar.kent.ac.uk/105654/
#linguistics
Non-paywalled pre-print: kar.kent.ac.uk/105654/
#linguistics
My phone just reminded me that this was 6 years ago. A month later Storm Dennis would descend and wreak havoc on the town, flooding the pub we sang at. COVID would follow a month after that. What a year.
Such a great night (and now I'm hideously homesick again...)
#MariLwyd #HenGalan #Pontypridd
Such a great night (and now I'm hideously homesick again...)
#MariLwyd #HenGalan #Pontypridd
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
My phone just reminded me that this was 6 years ago. A month later Storm Dennis would descend and wreak havoc on the town, flooding the pub we sang at. COVID would follow a month after that. What a year.
Such a great night (and now I'm hideously homesick again...)
#MariLwyd #HenGalan #Pontypridd
Such a great night (and now I'm hideously homesick again...)
#MariLwyd #HenGalan #Pontypridd
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The Welsh name for Greenland is Yr Ynys Las. There’s also a village in Wales called Ynyslas, near Aberystwyth.
The people of Ceredigion clearly have a very good sense of humour!
Trump is one of the worst humans ever to hold power. Vile.
Solidarity with the people of Greenland from Wales. ✊
🇬🇱❤️🏴
The people of Ceredigion clearly have a very good sense of humour!
Trump is one of the worst humans ever to hold power. Vile.
Solidarity with the people of Greenland from Wales. ✊
🇬🇱❤️🏴
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The Welsh name for Greenland is Yr Ynys Las. There’s also a village in Wales called Ynyslas, near Aberystwyth.
The people of Ceredigion clearly have a very good sense of humour!
Trump is one of the worst humans ever to hold power. Vile.
Solidarity with the people of Greenland from Wales. ✊
🇬🇱❤️🏴
The people of Ceredigion clearly have a very good sense of humour!
Trump is one of the worst humans ever to hold power. Vile.
Solidarity with the people of Greenland from Wales. ✊
🇬🇱❤️🏴
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The best time to quit X was two years ago, the second best time is now...
July 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The best time to quit X was two years ago, the second best time is now...
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For any Titanic nerds out there, my colleagues in the UCL Marine safety group have just published an astonishingly detailed analysis and supercomputer simulation of how Titanic sank, linked to witness statements & the best available evidence. Full paper here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
For any Titanic nerds out there, my colleagues in the UCL Marine safety group have just published an astonishingly detailed analysis and supercomputer simulation of how Titanic sank, linked to witness statements & the best available evidence. Full paper here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
Darllen 'Babel' gan @ifanmj.bsky.social. Mae 'agerstawlm' fel cyfieithiad o 'Steampunk' yn *anhygoel* 🤩👌🏼
Reading 'Babel' by Ifan Morgan Jones, and 'agerstalwm' is hands down one of the best translations I've ever seen.
(Jolch @sionmun.bsky.social am yr argymhelliad!)
#Cymraeg #darllenda 📖
Reading 'Babel' by Ifan Morgan Jones, and 'agerstalwm' is hands down one of the best translations I've ever seen.
(Jolch @sionmun.bsky.social am yr argymhelliad!)
#Cymraeg #darllenda 📖
January 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Darllen 'Babel' gan @ifanmj.bsky.social. Mae 'agerstawlm' fel cyfieithiad o 'Steampunk' yn *anhygoel* 🤩👌🏼
Reading 'Babel' by Ifan Morgan Jones, and 'agerstalwm' is hands down one of the best translations I've ever seen.
(Jolch @sionmun.bsky.social am yr argymhelliad!)
#Cymraeg #darllenda 📖
Reading 'Babel' by Ifan Morgan Jones, and 'agerstalwm' is hands down one of the best translations I've ever seen.
(Jolch @sionmun.bsky.social am yr argymhelliad!)
#Cymraeg #darllenda 📖
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A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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🎄 Time to dust off the old Christmas syntax tree...
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎄 Time to dust off the old Christmas syntax tree...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Original post: mastodon.art/@welshpixie/...
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Original post: mastodon.art/@welshpixie/...
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This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
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Sometimes people are like "aren't you worried about the kids and their nonsensical new brainrot memes"
But like, the thing is, I can still spot a member of my internet generation by how they respond to "badger badger badger badger"
Playing with language and rhythm is fun, it'll be fine!
But like, the thing is, I can still spot a member of my internet generation by how they respond to "badger badger badger badger"
Playing with language and rhythm is fun, it'll be fine!
One of the things we've enjoyed the most about the six-seven phenomenon is the way it comes with a gesture, which we've also seen represented in emoji form as:
🫴 six-seven 🫳
🫴 six-seven 🫳
“6-7” belongs in the dictionary, actually
In defense of @dictionarycom.bsky.social's Word of the Year
Website: linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/67/
Substack: linguisticdiscovery.substack.com/p/67
In defense of @dictionarycom.bsky.social's Word of the Year
Website: linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/67/
Substack: linguisticdiscovery.substack.com/p/67
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sometimes people are like "aren't you worried about the kids and their nonsensical new brainrot memes"
But like, the thing is, I can still spot a member of my internet generation by how they respond to "badger badger badger badger"
Playing with language and rhythm is fun, it'll be fine!
But like, the thing is, I can still spot a member of my internet generation by how they respond to "badger badger badger badger"
Playing with language and rhythm is fun, it'll be fine!
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the real star of the new Jet Lag trailer
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
the real star of the new Jet Lag trailer
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In M&S buying jeans and wondering when they stopped selling old people clothes and started selling clothes for young hip people like myself
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In M&S buying jeans and wondering when they stopped selling old people clothes and started selling clothes for young hip people like myself
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many things - owl things, crow things, skull things - available in my shop. last posting date for most of them is a week tomorrow 👀 #art #printmaking shop.frankduffy.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
many things - owl things, crow things, skull things - available in my shop. last posting date for most of them is a week tomorrow 👀 #art #printmaking shop.frankduffy.co.uk
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Highly entertained at Russia putting Merthyr Tydfil on the hit list...
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Highly entertained at Russia putting Merthyr Tydfil on the hit list...
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
Ac mi glywaf grafangau Cymru'n
dirdynnu fy mron.
Duw a'm gwaredo, ni allaf ddianc rhag hon.
dirdynnu fy mron.
Duw a'm gwaredo, ni allaf ddianc rhag hon.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Ac mi glywaf grafangau Cymru'n
dirdynnu fy mron.
Duw a'm gwaredo, ni allaf ddianc rhag hon.
dirdynnu fy mron.
Duw a'm gwaredo, ni allaf ddianc rhag hon.