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Lee Murray
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Australian English sociolinguist in the wild
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resident word-nerd at By Lingo! @ thebigissue.org.au
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academic-skills coach
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send me your weird-to-tree sentences for #syntaxtreeoftheweek
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they/them
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This paragraph just gets better with every line
Black text on a white background reads: “Somewhere on the journey, the message that carrots are good for your eyes became disfigured into improving eyesight,” Stolarczyk said. His digital museum, full of surprising and obscure facts about carrots, investigates how the idea became so dominant, tracing its roots to propaganda shared by the British government during World War II.
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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syntax tree of the week: two trees for the price of one

#linguistics #syntaxtreeoftheweek
Woman slams selfish paragliders who 'made her think Hamas were invading Doncaster'. A woman panicked her village near Doncaster was under attack when she spotted a number of paragliders flying over her home and thought they were from Hamas
October 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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I hereby name this symbol "the schwat".

I will be taking no questions.

#linguistics #phonetics #threads #schwa #schwat
The logo for the social media platform Threads, in white on a solid black background. The logo looks like the "at" symbol with a schwa in the middle instead of a lowercase letter A.
October 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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#syntaxtreeoftheweek
Headline reads "Are you missing underwear?"
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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I have been informed that I and my lap are expected in the loungeroom, post-haste
Photo is an extreme close-up of a tuxedo cat who has his face inches away from the camera. He is so close to the camera that only one eye, one ear, and his nose are in frame. Behind the cat is a computer screen with multiple windows/programs open.
September 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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#syntaxtreeoftheweek
Road sign reading: HITCHHIKERS MAY BE ESCAPING INMATES
August 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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syntax tree of the week
Trump Demands Murdoch is Deposed in Epstein Suit
August 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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July 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Post by @gayeddietruther reads "they call me the information withholder for reasons i won't get into"
July 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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from the same article
Headline reads "Physicians Aroused Over Gland Theft"
July 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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I can't even be mad
Headline reads "Gland Larceny: testicle theft a real problem in 1922 Chicago". Author is Dale M. Brumfield, dated Dec 13th 2020.
July 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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fly, you fools
A black and white cat draped over the far edge of a rectangular cat bed. Most of his body sits below the edge of the bed and can not be seen. His face rests on the edge of the bed and one paw is stretched out on the bed with claws visible, resembling Gandalf in the Balrog scene of LOTR. He is looking directly into the camera.
July 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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syntax tree of the week
Post by @SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe reads: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government
April 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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This tissue box contains one _____.
A Kleenex tissue box photographed from above, opened by tearing away the perforated section of the box top. The cut-out section is shaped like the body of a wug. Two wug legs have been drawn on the box, at the bottom of the cut-out section.
April 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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This book was not at all what the title led me to expect. 0/5 stars.
April 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM