Rob Drummond
@robdrummond.bsky.social
Professor and author.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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
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
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
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.
Good to see a classic Traitors ‘yourself’ last night. First of the series I believe.
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Good to see a classic Traitors ‘yourself’ last night. First of the series I believe.
A brilliant night in Manchester with @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social!
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A brilliant night in Manchester with @threebeansaladpod.bsky.social!
A very narrow view of the English language! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
September 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A very narrow view of the English language! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Manchester, from Bolton
September 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Manchester, from Bolton
“Westminster isn’t kind to people with accents”
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“Westminster isn’t kind to people with accents”
After a frantic few weeks pulling the last bits together, this book manuscript has just been submitted to the publisher 😅
August 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
After a frantic few weeks pulling the last bits together, this book manuscript has just been submitted to the publisher 😅
A perfect pun for those UK speakers who have [bu:k] for ‘book’ (it’s a hotel that is apparently themed around books and flowers)
July 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A perfect pun for those UK speakers who have [bu:k] for ‘book’ (it’s a hotel that is apparently themed around books and flowers)
Today I learned that ‘wig’ is short for ‘periwig’ 🧐
July 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Today I learned that ‘wig’ is short for ‘periwig’ 🧐
A penguin joke that relies on two phonetic features: th-fronting and non-rhoticity!
July 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A penguin joke that relies on two phonetic features: th-fronting and non-rhoticity!
Love this from @clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social - getting her (school) class to think like a linguist! #VoiceNE
July 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Love this from @clarefeeneyuk.bsky.social - getting her (school) class to think like a linguist! #VoiceNE