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Lee Murray

@leemurray.bsky.social

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Australian English sociolinguist in the wild -- resident word-nerd at By Lingo! @ thebigissue.org.au -- academic-skills coach -- send me your weird-to-tree sentences for #syntaxtreeoftheweek -- they/them

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Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 11d

I hereby name this symbol "the schwat".

I will be taking no questions.

#linguistics #phonetics #threads #schwa #schwat

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 1d

awkward

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 4d

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

Reposted by Lee Murray

𝔾𝖗𝖆𝕧𝖊 𝕊𝖑𝖆𝕪𝖊𝖗𝖘 💀🧟‍♂️👻🎃👹 @davesayers.bsky.social · 6d

Halloween is on the way!

Do you like the International Phonetic Alphabet but wish it was... spooOOOoookier?

I present...

The INTERRED⚰️national FANG🧛etic AlphaBEAST 👹
r.jyu.fi/IPAspooky

Free to use/adapt! (@creativecommons.bsky.social)

Repost or I will send zombies to eat your braaaaains. 🧟‍‍ 🧠🍽️

International Phonetic Alphabet, spooooky edition!

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 11d

I hereby name this symbol "the schwat".

I will be taking no questions.

#linguistics #phonetics #threads #schwa #schwat

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 13d

#syntaxtreeoftheweek

Headline reads "Are you missing underwear?"

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 13d

After [mumble] years of teaching linguistics, writing "ɐpdɔg" in the corner of the board has finally paid off

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 13d

So cute! With the buzz cut, I would absolutely not have thought that was the face shape of a poodle

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 23d

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.

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · 29d

I did not, and consider it yoinked

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today's #syntaxtreeoftheweek

(with thanks to @lauraskh.bsky.social)

PBS News @pbsnews.org · Aug 27

Are you a mother of young children who recently left the workforce?

We want to hear from you for an upcoming story: https://bit.ly/4lNu0MD

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Sep 5

YES

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Aug 21

#syntaxtreeoftheweek

Road sign reading: HITCHHIKERS MAY BE ESCAPING INMATES

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Aug 7

("it puts the lotion on its skin", etc.)

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Aug 7

it puts the lotion on its skin, etc.

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Aug 7

syntax tree of the week

Trump Demands Murdoch is Deposed in Epstein Suit

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Jul 25

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Jul 11

Post by @gayeddietruther reads "they call me the information withholder for reasons i won't get into"

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Jul 9

from the same article

Headline reads "Physicians Aroused Over Gland Theft"

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Jul 9

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.

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Jul 8

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.

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Protik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · May 25

14 years ago in med school we got this unforgettable lesson in the dangers of using both English and Swedish in the same PowerPoint presentation

Thank you for your attention

SLUT ("the end" in Swedish)

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · May 4

Yes (and thankyou)! Straight to the pool room.

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Apr 19

That's going straight to the pool room.

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Apr 12

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

Lee Murray @leemurray.bsky.social · Apr 12

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.