Dr Ieithydd (Carys)
@yrieithydd.bsky.social
Christian, Tertiary (TSSF), Verger, ASNC PhD, linguist,
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I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
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An inclusive school does not have 💯 attendance policy
You can care about attendance and safeguarding without implementing rewards and policies that are illegal for the adult staff
You can care about attendance and safeguarding without implementing rewards and policies that are illegal for the adult staff
February 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
An inclusive school does not have 💯 attendance policy
You can care about attendance and safeguarding without implementing rewards and policies that are illegal for the adult staff
You can care about attendance and safeguarding without implementing rewards and policies that are illegal for the adult staff
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Every time someone talks about working from home/return to the office I need to know three things: 1) are they a landlord/are they sympathetic to the landlord class 2) are they a micro manager and 3) how nice is their house if they're PRO wfh
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Every time someone talks about working from home/return to the office I need to know three things: 1) are they a landlord/are they sympathetic to the landlord class 2) are they a micro manager and 3) how nice is their house if they're PRO wfh
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We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
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Nothing but sympathy for Beth Upton. Never did a thing wrong but had her life completely upended, her character assassinated and her bins publicly raked through to the point she's had to leave the country for the crime of simply existing. And still the bigots won't leave her alone.
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Nothing but sympathy for Beth Upton. Never did a thing wrong but had her life completely upended, her character assassinated and her bins publicly raked through to the point she's had to leave the country for the crime of simply existing. And still the bigots won't leave her alone.
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I was in the Watershed in Bristol the other day with my colleagues after our budget meeting and we got to talking about whether the Winter Olympics will be able to continue with global heating and I said (quite loudly), "really, as a party we should want the ice to stay... I'M PRO-ICE!"
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February 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I was in the Watershed in Bristol the other day with my colleagues after our budget meeting and we got to talking about whether the Winter Olympics will be able to continue with global heating and I said (quite loudly), "really, as a party we should want the ice to stay... I'M PRO-ICE!"
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every time some earnest fellow who is fully equipped to know better proclaims "ah, but *tech* will definitely fall to AI" forward them this skeet and also a "FELL FOR IT AGAIN" badge
I work in procurement and our vendors have been rolling out AI systems and... it has been a disaster. The AI gets everything wrong and I have to navigate a labyrinthian telephone menu to get to a human to fix it.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
This has big "We'll colonize the moon in 10 years!" Musk energy.
February 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
every time some earnest fellow who is fully equipped to know better proclaims "ah, but *tech* will definitely fall to AI" forward them this skeet and also a "FELL FOR IT AGAIN" badge
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Reminder for Gen X to check if they're vaxxed (many of us weren't) and get the MMR if you weren't.
Slow hand clap for all the conspiracy theorists.
Measles - a once eradicated disease that killed 95,000 people in 2024 - is back in the UK.
If you’d do anything to protect yours and other children, the best think you can do is to get them vaccinated.
Measles - a once eradicated disease that killed 95,000 people in 2024 - is back in the UK.
If you’d do anything to protect yours and other children, the best think you can do is to get them vaccinated.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
February 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Reminder for Gen X to check if they're vaxxed (many of us weren't) and get the MMR if you weren't.
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Ŵyn bach cyntaf imi eu gweld eleni. Gyda ni roedd fy chwegr, merch fferm sy'n cofio dros ganrif o ŵyn bach.
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Ŵyn bach cyntaf imi eu gweld eleni. Gyda ni roedd fy chwegr, merch fferm sy'n cofio dros ganrif o ŵyn bach.
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Wuthering Heights isn't a romance... looking at the history of adaptation tells us a lot about why it got that reputation!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
If you missed yesterday's interactive workshop on
'Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation'
it's running again on Sunday!
2pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980308808...
'Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation'
it's running again on Sunday!
2pm GMT
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980308808...
Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation with Dr Sam Hirst
This interactive workshop and discussion explores the history of Wuthering Heights adaptations and why on earth people think it's a romance
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Wuthering Heights isn't a romance... looking at the history of adaptation tells us a lot about why it got that reputation!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
This workshop looks at the history of adaptation internationally - films and tv - using a mix of history, adaptation theories, film studies and close reading!
Join us!
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Roses are red,
Metacommentary is textual
Remember today
We're not all allosexual
Metacommentary is textual
Remember today
We're not all allosexual
February 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Roses are red,
Metacommentary is textual
Remember today
We're not all allosexual
Metacommentary is textual
Remember today
We're not all allosexual
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Well done Scotland and Ireland, two out of three so far for the Celtic nations in the rugby. Am I allowed to hope against hope that it will be three out of three by tomorrow?
February 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Well done Scotland and Ireland, two out of three so far for the Celtic nations in the rugby. Am I allowed to hope against hope that it will be three out of three by tomorrow?
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Roses are red
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Roses are red
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
I bet you'll agree
Which one is bouba
And which is kiki
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american’s are too polarized these days. it used to be that everyone believed some people deserved some rights. now one side believes everyone should die painfully and the other thinks most people should get to live. i am paid $500000 a year for my insights
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
american’s are too polarized these days. it used to be that everyone believed some people deserved some rights. now one side believes everyone should die painfully and the other thinks most people should get to live. i am paid $500000 a year for my insights
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Idea for the next Winter Olympics: all the cycling track disciplines but for speed skaters. The Madison! The Keirin!
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Idea for the next Winter Olympics: all the cycling track disciplines but for speed skaters. The Madison! The Keirin!
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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).
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Roses are red,
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Roses are red,
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
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A bit of Mary Daly, a bit of scratch art... Nobody could say that the resources I draw on for preaching are not eclectic! Looking forward to bringing these two together tomorrow to help us reflect on the Transfiguration.
(If anyone wants to hazard a guess at the link between the two, feel free!)
(If anyone wants to hazard a guess at the link between the two, feel free!)
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
A bit of Mary Daly, a bit of scratch art... Nobody could say that the resources I draw on for preaching are not eclectic! Looking forward to bringing these two together tomorrow to help us reflect on the Transfiguration.
(If anyone wants to hazard a guess at the link between the two, feel free!)
(If anyone wants to hazard a guess at the link between the two, feel free!)
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Re ‘Mortar and pestle’, the English language conventionally adheres to the rule of ‘ablaut reduplication’, where the ‘i’ or ‘e’ word comes first, the ‘a’ or ‘o’ word second: hip-hop, clip-clop, ping-pong, ding-dong, sing-song, riff-raff. ‘Mortar and pestle’ is an abomination unto the Lord.
A question for my American friends especially @bcdreyer.social:
Without coming over all Mildred Natwick - although, why not - may I discuss pestles? I just read a recipe in the NY Times which suggested using a mortar and pestle.
In the UK we always refer them as a pestle and mortar. Discuss.
Without coming over all Mildred Natwick - although, why not - may I discuss pestles? I just read a recipe in the NY Times which suggested using a mortar and pestle.
In the UK we always refer them as a pestle and mortar. Discuss.
February 14, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Re ‘Mortar and pestle’, the English language conventionally adheres to the rule of ‘ablaut reduplication’, where the ‘i’ or ‘e’ word comes first, the ‘a’ or ‘o’ word second: hip-hop, clip-clop, ping-pong, ding-dong, sing-song, riff-raff. ‘Mortar and pestle’ is an abomination unto the Lord.
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Roses are red,
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Roses are red,
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
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Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
'E-bike for your feet': How bionic sneakers could change human mobility
Nike's battery-powered footwear system, which propels wearers forward, is part of a broader push to help humans move farther and faster.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Yeah, hi, I’m a person with “mobility challenges” (excuse me while I hurl). What we want, by and large, are not expensive, heavy devices that will “help us walk again”, but ramps.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
I know, it’s not sexy, as technology invented before Christ, but it is overlooked in favor of…this. Repeatedly.
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You never know what the source of a rumour is, you never know what the reason for a dogpile is, but you CAN know that there's always SOMEONE on the other side of an account, no matter how big it is.
Perhaps... don't find joy in harassing them.
Perhaps... don't find joy in harassing them.
February 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
You never know what the source of a rumour is, you never know what the reason for a dogpile is, but you CAN know that there's always SOMEONE on the other side of an account, no matter how big it is.
Perhaps... don't find joy in harassing them.
Perhaps... don't find joy in harassing them.
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Also, as is tradition, happy St. Cyril and Methodius day! Let's hear it for the good folks who brought Christianity to the Slavs and invented the early Cyrillic alphabet!
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Also, as is tradition, happy St. Cyril and Methodius day! Let's hear it for the good folks who brought Christianity to the Slavs and invented the early Cyrillic alphabet!
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Roses are red
Violets are purple
Violet means purple
It's a synonym for purple
Violets are purple
Violet means purple
It's a synonym for purple
February 14, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Roses are red
Violets are purple
Violet means purple
It's a synonym for purple
Violets are purple
Violet means purple
It's a synonym for purple
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I know I know some people here who are in the garden / landscape design business. Do I know anyone doing that sort of work covering North Cornwall or can you recommend someone here?
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I know I know some people here who are in the garden / landscape design business. Do I know anyone doing that sort of work covering North Cornwall or can you recommend someone here?
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.
I need some rescue work (clearing & sorting out) but also longer term some design advice.