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David Britain

@davidbritain.bsky.social

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Sociolinguist. Dad, islomaniac, Kiwiphile, clubber, democrat, swimmer, dialectologist, Fenboy, East Anglian, European, immigrant. Views are my own.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · 21d

An accolade indeed

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Et voila! Case proven.
#solar

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Aug 26

When I was doing my PhD, I propped up the Bulgarian economy drinking their cabernet sauvignon. £1.99 from the local bottle store.

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 26

Grüsse von Bern! Geniess deine Reise!

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 26

Mein Schwager wohnte in Eastbourne! Typische traditionelle englische Seaside-Stadt. Er wohnt jetzt in der Nähe von Battle, der auch sehr besuchswürdig ist.

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 26

Sussex

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 19

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 17

That needs to be standard practice across all journals, but sadly isn't.

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 17

But as a reviewer, you want to be confident that the Editor has prescreened the papers they are sending out to review, and not sending everything out to review...

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jul 14

Aber das muss eine ausländische Übersetzung sein. In England findet man nie Rezepte mit 1.22 oder 2.14 ounces. Gram zu Ounce Umrechnungen würden gerundet werden.

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jun 24

And they actually look like they will taste nice too

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jun 24

Usually we get this stuff when there is no real news. However....lol

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jun 24

Sounds like journalistic fluff. I've never heard a Brit express this view either.

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jun 24

I've never ever heard a Brit get worked up about the word 'soccer'. Ever.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jun 24

Counterpoint: new Public First research shows every UK resident working adult (on a full time equivalent basis) is £466 a year better off on average as a result of international students. So let’s just publicise that instead of levying them
www.publicfirst.co.uk/calculating-...

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Jun 14

America, what has happened to you?

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · May 24

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · May 10

Also zero

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 9

Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?

Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · May 3

Well done Australia!

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · May 3

Dave!

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Apr 18

I think of the money wasted writing to me to tell me I'll get no money.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Apr 18

I get a statement every year, but I only get money when the amount due reaches €50. I've been waiting 8 years now.

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Simon Kirby @simonkirby.bsky.social · Mar 29

What is happening to US democracy is obviously very worrying and heartbreaking, but I’m concerned that the complacent attitude in the UK is that it wouldn’t happen here, when it very easily could. In some ways, from the “hostile environment” to limits on protest, it already has.

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Radek Šimík @radeksimik.bsky.social · Mar 24

A 3-year full-time post-doc position in Prague! I'll be grateful for reposts. Feel free to get in touch if you have questions. linguistlist.org/issues/36/10...

LINGUIST List 36.1018 Jobs: Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: Post-Doc in Empirical and Theoretical Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, Charles University

The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Mar 11

Early Feb. Feels like months ago! 😪

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Mar 10

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Mar 10

From Sevilla

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David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Mar 9

My kids like gelato, but they are more Swiss than British now

David Britain @davidbritain.bsky.social · Mar 9

That strikes me as very German. I've never seen it here, but I don't look hard. I'm not really a gelato fan. For me, I almost always go for really good vanilla, and best as an accompaniment to a good British warm dessert, apple pie, sticky toffee pudding etc.

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