Rob Drummond
@robdrummond.bsky.social
Professor and author.
Sociolinguistics.
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Rob Drummond
@robdrummond.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Officially out today! The paperback edition of 'You're All Talk: Why we are what we speak'. Available in all the usual places.
scribepublications.co.uk/books-author...
With some kind words from @susiedent.com, @simonmayo.bsky.social, David Crystal, Chris Mason, Ian McMillan, and Gyles Brandreth😁
scribepublications.co.uk/books-author...
With some kind words from @susiedent.com, @simonmayo.bsky.social, David Crystal, Chris Mason, Ian McMillan, and Gyles Brandreth😁
“each time my university friends jokingly echoed my Leeds-accented “no” with a noise that is perhaps best approximated as “nerhhh”, I found myself undergoing elocution conditioning.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @robynvinter.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @robynvinter.bsky.social
It’s not easy being an English northerner surrounded by southerners. Here’s how we survive | Robyn Vinter
University undergraduates are forming northern societies, but in other circumstances we find different ways to be ourselves, says Guardian north of England correspondent Robyn Vinter
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
“each time my university friends jokingly echoed my Leeds-accented “no” with a noise that is perhaps best approximated as “nerhhh”, I found myself undergoing elocution conditioning.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @robynvinter.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... by @robynvinter.bsky.social
Good morning Manchester
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Good morning Manchester
An unnecessarily tricky consonant cluster
December 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
An unnecessarily tricky consonant cluster
A view of Manchester from Bolton on this morning’s dog walk
December 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A view of Manchester from Bolton on this morning’s dog walk
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I’ve written a long blog here that comes out of various things that I’ve worked on with other people this term. It’s about accents... again! Sorry, not sorry.
englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/pride-a...
englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/pride-a...
Survey of teachers and accents
EMC's Dan Clayton explores the implications of a survey looking at teachers and accents
englishandmedia.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I’ve written a long blog here that comes out of various things that I’ve worked on with other people this term. It’s about accents... again! Sorry, not sorry.
englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/pride-a...
englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/pride-a...
Quick walk between meetings*
(*my meetings, not Patty’s)
(*my meetings, not Patty’s)
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Quick walk between meetings*
(*my meetings, not Patty’s)
(*my meetings, not Patty’s)
What’s that? You’re stuck for gift ideas for a friend or relative who:
a) is intrigued by accents;
b) thinks some ways of speaking are better than others;
d) thinks Susie Dent, David Crystal, Ian McMillan, Chris Mason, and Simon Mayo know a good book when they see it?!
a) is intrigued by accents;
b) thinks some ways of speaking are better than others;
d) thinks Susie Dent, David Crystal, Ian McMillan, Chris Mason, and Simon Mayo know a good book when they see it?!
December 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
What’s that? You’re stuck for gift ideas for a friend or relative who:
a) is intrigued by accents;
b) thinks some ways of speaking are better than others;
d) thinks Susie Dent, David Crystal, Ian McMillan, Chris Mason, and Simon Mayo know a good book when they see it?!
a) is intrigued by accents;
b) thinks some ways of speaking are better than others;
d) thinks Susie Dent, David Crystal, Ian McMillan, Chris Mason, and Simon Mayo know a good book when they see it?!
Liking the updated announcement on my train from London to Manchester:
“If you see anything suspicious or dodgy looking…”
“If you see anything suspicious or dodgy looking…”
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Liking the updated announcement on my train from London to Manchester:
“If you see anything suspicious or dodgy looking…”
“If you see anything suspicious or dodgy looking…”
A fascinating book. Totally engaging #KillingThatcher
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A fascinating book. Totally engaging #KillingThatcher
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Did you know people who stammer can often sing without any difficulty?
Or that bilingual friends might use English when being funny but use their native language when discussing politics?
@robdrummond.bsky.social delights us with stories of "languaging" today!
APPLE: bit.ly/4ojU0Ac
Or that bilingual friends might use English when being funny but use their native language when discussing politics?
@robdrummond.bsky.social delights us with stories of "languaging" today!
APPLE: bit.ly/4ojU0Ac
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Did you know people who stammer can often sing without any difficulty?
Or that bilingual friends might use English when being funny but use their native language when discussing politics?
@robdrummond.bsky.social delights us with stories of "languaging" today!
APPLE: bit.ly/4ojU0Ac
Or that bilingual friends might use English when being funny but use their native language when discussing politics?
@robdrummond.bsky.social delights us with stories of "languaging" today!
APPLE: bit.ly/4ojU0Ac
Reposted by Rob Drummond
We still have places on this course which also features @robdrummond.bsky.social
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Language Diversity and Discourses for AQA
"The quality of the materials and delivery were outstanding. I couldn't have wished for a more informative, inspiring course!"
Book by: 8am on 28th November
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"The quality of the materials and delivery were outstanding. I couldn't have wished for a more informative, inspiring course!"
Book by: 8am on 28th November
buff.ly/wwmalmz
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We still have places on this course which also features @robdrummond.bsky.social
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It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It feels really, really good to finally hold the hard copy of this in my hands! Years of work in one shiny new book 😊 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-...
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Don’t worry. I spoke to BBC Newsround and said everything was fine 😁
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Don’t worry. I spoke to BBC Newsround and said everything was fine 😁
Huge improvement to the 100ml rule
November 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Huge improvement to the 100ml rule
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"Holliday...was running a marathon recently, some kids were holding a sign at 6.7-miles...she yelled “six, seven” to their delight. “For a brief moment” she says, “in our lonely, isolated, algorithm-driven world, I connected with those kids on something we shared" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Holliday...was running a marathon recently, some kids were holding a sign at 6.7-miles...she yelled “six, seven” to their delight. “For a brief moment” she says, “in our lonely, isolated, algorithm-driven world, I connected with those kids on something we shared" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A good thing, surely?
Nonce will always remain an awkward example of UK English homonymy
Nonce will always remain an awkward example of UK English homonymy
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A good thing, surely?
Nonce will always remain an awkward example of UK English homonymy
Nonce will always remain an awkward example of UK English homonymy
Reposted by Rob Drummond
In my latest blog post I delve into the implication of Trump's Compact on the field of educational linguistics--and it is not pretty.
Why Trump’s Compact Poses an Existential Threat to Educational Linguistics educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
Why Trump’s Compact Poses an Existential Threat to Educational Linguistics educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
Why Trump’s Compact Poses an Existential Threat to Educational Linguistics
Donald Trump’s so-called Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education is his latest attempt to impose a partisan political vision on the nation’s universities. Framed as a push for rigor and…
educationallinguist.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
In my latest blog post I delve into the implication of Trump's Compact on the field of educational linguistics--and it is not pretty.
Why Trump’s Compact Poses an Existential Threat to Educational Linguistics educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
Why Trump’s Compact Poses an Existential Threat to Educational Linguistics educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/w...
Manchester, from Bolton.
October 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Manchester, from Bolton.
Meet Patty, today’s editorial assistant
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Meet Patty, today’s editorial assistant
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
1998. Before singular 'they' came bursting onto the scene in.... oh... 14th C.
October 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
1998. Before singular 'they' came bursting onto the scene in.... oh... 14th C.
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📖 Happy World Novel Week 2025!
👀 Butteries and wagger-pagger-baggers - read Katie Wales on Charles Dickens and university cant: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u...
👀 Butteries and wagger-pagger-baggers - read Katie Wales on Charles Dickens and university cant: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u...
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
📖 Happy World Novel Week 2025!
👀 Butteries and wagger-pagger-baggers - read Katie Wales on Charles Dickens and university cant: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u...
👀 Butteries and wagger-pagger-baggers - read Katie Wales on Charles Dickens and university cant: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u...