Joey Stanley
@joeystanley.com
Sociolinguist at BYU. American English (Utah, Georgia, and Latter-day Saints), mostly vowels, some methods. Organist, bread maker, fan of succulents, beginning knitter.
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My thoughts on AI – Joey Stanley
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I have added a "/ai manifesto" to my website. I don't care if I come off as a an old curmudgeon to my students, I now expect zero AI use whatsoever in anything they turn in to me.
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My course syllabi now contain a link to this document, "why Professor Holliday Doesn't Use Generative AI". Feel free to share/repurpose or just check out the links for your own reference. It won't stop some of them, but I want students to know why. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI”
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI” This is a (very) incomplete list of journalistic and scholarly sources that provide information about limitations and documented drawbacks of variou...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My course syllabi now contain a link to this document, "why Professor Holliday Doesn't Use Generative AI". Feel free to share/repurpose or just check out the links for your own reference. It won't stop some of them, but I want students to know why. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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The program for GURT 2026 ("Futuring Linguistics") is live! Gonna be a good one
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
GURT 2026 Schedule at a glance
Schedule at a glance Friday, March 6, 2026 10:30 – 3:00 Registration | ICC Galleria 11:00 – 12:00 Pre-conference welcome & workshop for students | ICC 12:00 – 1:30 Lunch b...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The program for GURT 2026 ("Futuring Linguistics") is live! Gonna be a good one
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
My kid calls non flat-screen TVs “microwave TVs.” 🤣
January 21, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My kid calls non flat-screen TVs “microwave TVs.” 🤣
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The annual BYU Redd Center funding season is here and we have INCREASED the $$$ amounts!
PLEASE share this as broadly as possible.
We accept applications from ANY discipline for projects focused on the intermountain states of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, & WY.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
PLEASE share this as broadly as possible.
We accept applications from ANY discipline for projects focused on the intermountain states of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, & WY.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The annual BYU Redd Center funding season is here and we have INCREASED the $$$ amounts!
PLEASE share this as broadly as possible.
We accept applications from ANY discipline for projects focused on the intermountain states of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, & WY.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
PLEASE share this as broadly as possible.
We accept applications from ANY discipline for projects focused on the intermountain states of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, & WY.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
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HELP us publicize the annual BYU Redd Center awards/funding!
PLEASE apply for our funding and share this as widely as you can - repost on BlueSky, share on other social network platforms, emails colleagues and students, etc.
Applications are due on March 15.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
PLEASE apply for our funding and share this as widely as you can - repost on BlueSky, share on other social network platforms, emails colleagues and students, etc.
Applications are due on March 15.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
HELP us publicize the annual BYU Redd Center awards/funding!
PLEASE apply for our funding and share this as widely as you can - repost on BlueSky, share on other social network platforms, emails colleagues and students, etc.
Applications are due on March 15.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
PLEASE apply for our funding and share this as widely as you can - repost on BlueSky, share on other social network platforms, emails colleagues and students, etc.
Applications are due on March 15.
tinyurl.com/2026ReddAwards
I said “6-7” to my 9yo and she said flatly, “it’s 2026. That’s not a thing anymore.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I said “6-7” to my 9yo and she said flatly, “it’s 2026. That’s not a thing anymore.”
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The 2025 Word of the Year is "slop," both as a noun for low-quality AI-generated content and as a combining form for anything of little value. Read the full press release. #WOTY2025 #ADS2026 #LSA2026
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
2025 Word of the Year Is “Slop”
New Orleans Marriott–Jan. 9—The American Dialect Society, in its 36th annual words-of-the-year vote, selected slop as the Word of the Year for 2025. More than three hundred attendees took part in the…
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January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The 2025 Word of the Year is "slop," both as a noun for low-quality AI-generated content and as a combining form for anything of little value. Read the full press release. #WOTY2025 #ADS2026 #LSA2026
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
americandialect.org/2025-word-of...
Tomorrow I start teaching three courses and then immediately depart for #LSA2026/#ADS2026. That made today pretty stressful but I think I got it.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Tomorrow I start teaching three courses and then immediately depart for #LSA2026/#ADS2026. That made today pretty stressful but I think I got it.
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📚 Sociophonetics: Implications for Phonological and Phonetic Theory (co-edited by me and @lhlew.bsky.social) is now available online at Oxford Academic! (print copies coming end of January) academic.oup.com/book/61815
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
📚 Sociophonetics: Implications for Phonological and Phonetic Theory (co-edited by me and @lhlew.bsky.social) is now available online at Oxford Academic! (print copies coming end of January) academic.oup.com/book/61815
It's been long enough that I can probably remove the photo from my thesis defense in my get-to-know-me portion of my first-day lecture. 👨🏻🦳
January 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It's been long enough that I can probably remove the photo from my thesis defense in my get-to-know-me portion of my first-day lecture. 👨🏻🦳
I have added a "/ai manifesto" to my website. I don't care if I come off as a an old curmudgeon to my students, I now expect zero AI use whatsoever in anything they turn in to me.
joeystanley.com/ai.html
joeystanley.com/ai.html
My thoughts on AI – Joey Stanley
joeystanley.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I have added a "/ai manifesto" to my website. I don't care if I come off as a an old curmudgeon to my students, I now expect zero AI use whatsoever in anything they turn in to me.
joeystanley.com/ai.html
joeystanley.com/ai.html
New Danger of Death format just dropped.
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM
New Danger of Death format just dropped.
Ten years ago I was doing sociolinguistic interviews for my dissertation. One interviewee was a local historian and gave me some souvenirs, including this pristine 1998 calendar showing local historical places. Since calendars repeat every 28 years, I'm excited to be able to finally use it!
January 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Ten years ago I was doing sociolinguistic interviews for my dissertation. One interviewee was a local historian and gave me some souvenirs, including this pristine 1998 calendar showing local historical places. Since calendars repeat every 28 years, I'm excited to be able to finally use it!
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We survive difficult times by remembering to embrace the things that make us curious, the things that bring joy. There are amazing things happening beneath all the noise that has taken all the oxygen. Let the anaerobic joy of linguistics get some air.
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We survive difficult times by remembering to embrace the things that make us curious, the things that bring joy. There are amazing things happening beneath all the noise that has taken all the oxygen. Let the anaerobic joy of linguistics get some air.
Academics, who typically teach on nonadjacent days, could help push this movement!
“Following up from what we started ereyesterday…”
“Don’t forget the quiz at the end of class overmorrow!”
“Following up from what we started ereyesterday…”
“Don’t forget the quiz at the end of class overmorrow!”
all the other germanic languages in my replies being like yeah we're still using this 😙🎶
english, we could bring overmorrow back, it used to exist and it could come back!
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmor...
english, we could bring overmorrow back, it used to exist and it could come back!
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmor...
December 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Academics, who typically teach on nonadjacent days, could help push this movement!
“Following up from what we started ereyesterday…”
“Don’t forget the quiz at the end of class overmorrow!”
“Following up from what we started ereyesterday…”
“Don’t forget the quiz at the end of class overmorrow!”
Desk rejected. 😑
Seven months ago, I submitted a manuscript to a journal. No response yet, so I checked on it today.
TURNS OUT I DIDN'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON!
Please send me all your facepalm gifs.
TURNS OUT I DIDN'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON!
Please send me all your facepalm gifs.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
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December 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Desk rejected. 😑
If after 22 minutes, my brownies are still soup, you’ve given bad instructions. Don’t give me this “cooking times may vary due to oven temperatures” nonsense. It took 40 minutes for these to cook. That’s not because my oven might be off by a few degrees.
December 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If after 22 minutes, my brownies are still soup, you’ve given bad instructions. Don’t give me this “cooking times may vary due to oven temperatures” nonsense. It took 40 minutes for these to cook. That’s not because my oven might be off by a few degrees.
I heard a family at the park speaking with their kids in Portuguese. I also speak Portuguese. I don’t normally strike up conversations with other parents at the park and I don’t actually have anything to say. But I also support what they’re doing. What’s the etiquette in that situation?
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I heard a family at the park speaking with their kids in Portuguese. I also speak Portuguese. I don’t normally strike up conversations with other parents at the park and I don’t actually have anything to say. But I also support what they’re doing. What’s the etiquette in that situation?
I’ve got to stop assigning so many final papers during fall semesters. Between grading, prepping for LSA/ADS, and prepping three courses next semester, it’s looking like not much of a break for me. 🫠
December 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I’ve got to stop assigning so many final papers during fall semesters. Between grading, prepping for LSA/ADS, and prepping three courses next semester, it’s looking like not much of a break for me. 🫠
My acting CV now has two lines on it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
My acting CV now has two lines on it.
In my Varieties of English course, I asked students to produce a podcast episode that explains a variety in depth instead of turning in a final paper. Not sure how stressful it was for them, but they are certainly more interesting and quicker to grade!
December 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In my Varieties of English course, I asked students to produce a podcast episode that explains a variety in depth instead of turning in a final paper. Not sure how stressful it was for them, but they are certainly more interesting and quicker to grade!
Ohhh, in Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe, I think Mr Tunmus interpreted the phonetic r in “spare room” not as an onset r but as an intrusive r, which is why he thought Lucy said “Spare Oom.”
December 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Ohhh, in Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe, I think Mr Tunmus interpreted the phonetic r in “spare room” not as an onset r but as an intrusive r, which is why he thought Lucy said “Spare Oom.”
Seven months ago, I submitted a manuscript to a journal. No response yet, so I checked on it today.
TURNS OUT I DIDN'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON!
Please send me all your facepalm gifs.
TURNS OUT I DIDN'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON!
Please send me all your facepalm gifs.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Seven months ago, I submitted a manuscript to a journal. No response yet, so I checked on it today.
TURNS OUT I DIDN'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON!
Please send me all your facepalm gifs.
TURNS OUT I DIDN'T HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON!
Please send me all your facepalm gifs.
Not sure if it's because I'm getting old or if it's part of living in a desert, but when it snows now, my first thought is not "how pretty!" but rather, "oh, this'll be good for the snowpack."
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Not sure if it's because I'm getting old or if it's part of living in a desert, but when it snows now, my first thought is not "how pretty!" but rather, "oh, this'll be good for the snowpack."
Grading usually isn't fun, but sometimes it is.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Grading usually isn't fun, but sometimes it is.