Glenn Hadikin
@glennhadikin.bsky.social
Linguist who recently arrived from Twitter.
Faculty Director of Postgraduate research.
Faculty Director of Postgraduate research.
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
Oops Aitch is spreading a folk etymology of 'scran' on I'm a Celebrity. The idea it was an acronym of 'Sultanas, Currants, Raisins And Nuts' is widely seen as false. Other ideas suggest it could be from Dutch 'schranzen' to consume or Old Norse 'skran' for rubbish. The origin is not clear.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Oops Aitch is spreading a folk etymology of 'scran' on I'm a Celebrity. The idea it was an acronym of 'Sultanas, Currants, Raisins And Nuts' is widely seen as false. Other ideas suggest it could be from Dutch 'schranzen' to consume or Old Norse 'skran' for rubbish. The origin is not clear.
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“These results show that current AI systems are not yet capable of supporting low-resource languages.”
www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/09...
www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/09...
Endangered languages AI tools developed by UH researchers | University of Hawaiʻi System News
UH researchers created the first AI benchmark for endangered Austronesian languages, paving the way for more inclusive language technology.
www.hawaii.edu
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“These results show that current AI systems are not yet capable of supporting low-resource languages.”
www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/09...
www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/09...
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Provides rich data on the sound systems and word structures of Australian Indigenous languages
The Phonology and Morphology of Australian Languages by Brett J. Baker (@unimelb.bsky.social) & Mark Harvey
#LangSky 🐦🐦 #Linguistics #Australia
https://cup.org/4oaht78
The Phonology and Morphology of Australian Languages by Brett J. Baker (@unimelb.bsky.social) & Mark Harvey
#LangSky 🐦🐦 #Linguistics #Australia
https://cup.org/4oaht78
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Provides rich data on the sound systems and word structures of Australian Indigenous languages
The Phonology and Morphology of Australian Languages by Brett J. Baker (@unimelb.bsky.social) & Mark Harvey
#LangSky 🐦🐦 #Linguistics #Australia
https://cup.org/4oaht78
The Phonology and Morphology of Australian Languages by Brett J. Baker (@unimelb.bsky.social) & Mark Harvey
#LangSky 🐦🐦 #Linguistics #Australia
https://cup.org/4oaht78
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The dudes who go “WhErE’s iNteRnaTioNaL MENS DaY??” every Women’s Day are REALLY quiet today
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
The dudes who go “WhErE’s iNteRnaTioNaL MENS DaY??” every Women’s Day are REALLY quiet today
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/tea... I was curious how 'T' or 'tea' came to mean gossip.
Let's Talk 'Tea'
Spill it, sip it: just make it hot.
www.merriam-webster.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/tea... I was curious how 'T' or 'tea' came to mean gossip.
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Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes come across news they think is inaccurate, but they are split over how easy it is to distinguish truth from fiction. www.pewresearch.org/...
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes come across news they think is inaccurate, but they are split over how easy it is to distinguish truth from fiction. www.pewresearch.org/...
Do you use TikTok for professional stuff? Is it good for research or academia?
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Do you use TikTok for professional stuff? Is it good for research or academia?
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There's a journal called "Linguistics", which is different from the journal "Journal of Linguistics". There's also the journal "Language" which is different from the journal "Languages". Obviously we need to establish the "Journal of Language" and "Journal of Languages" to finish this mess. 🐦🐦
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
There's a journal called "Linguistics", which is different from the journal "Journal of Linguistics". There's also the journal "Language" which is different from the journal "Languages". Obviously we need to establish the "Journal of Language" and "Journal of Languages" to finish this mess. 🐦🐦
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Are you, or someone you know, looking for a PhD, starting in Oct 2026?
Do you like bacteria, genomics & puzzles?🦠🧬🧩
Do you wanna work in a cutting edge of science, with some awesome people @quadraminstitute.bsky.social?
Please apply or share by 2 Dec 🗓️
#PhDposition #academicsky
Find out more ⬇️
Do you like bacteria, genomics & puzzles?🦠🧬🧩
Do you wanna work in a cutting edge of science, with some awesome people @quadraminstitute.bsky.social?
Please apply or share by 2 Dec 🗓️
#PhDposition #academicsky
Find out more ⬇️
PhD Out of order: investigating genetic and environmental drivers of genome rearrangement (LANGRIDGE_Q26DTP) 2026/27 | UEA
PhD Out of order: investigating genetic and environmental drivers of genome rearrangement (LANGRIDGE_Q26DTP) 2026/27 | UEA
www.uea.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Are you, or someone you know, looking for a PhD, starting in Oct 2026?
Do you like bacteria, genomics & puzzles?🦠🧬🧩
Do you wanna work in a cutting edge of science, with some awesome people @quadraminstitute.bsky.social?
Please apply or share by 2 Dec 🗓️
#PhDposition #academicsky
Find out more ⬇️
Do you like bacteria, genomics & puzzles?🦠🧬🧩
Do you wanna work in a cutting edge of science, with some awesome people @quadraminstitute.bsky.social?
Please apply or share by 2 Dec 🗓️
#PhDposition #academicsky
Find out more ⬇️
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Repetition builds mental habits. If you tell yourself ‘I’m terrible at this’ often enough, your brain strengthens that connection and recalls it faster each time. Replacing the phrase with something like ‘I’m still learning’ helps create a new, healthier pathway.
#linguistics #mindfulness
#linguistics #mindfulness
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Repetition builds mental habits. If you tell yourself ‘I’m terrible at this’ often enough, your brain strengthens that connection and recalls it faster each time. Replacing the phrase with something like ‘I’m still learning’ helps create a new, healthier pathway.
#linguistics #mindfulness
#linguistics #mindfulness
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We are looking for new committee members! If you would like to join the BAAL Corpus SIG as Meetings Secretary or as an Ordinary Member, please get in touch! You can learn more about the SIG at our website:
BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG
BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG
baal-clsig.weebly.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We are looking for new committee members! If you would like to join the BAAL Corpus SIG as Meetings Secretary or as an Ordinary Member, please get in touch! You can learn more about the SIG at our website:
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We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for next year’s PALA conference at Uppsala is now out: www.uu.se/en/departmen.... We look forward to receiving your abstract!
PALA 2026
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for next year’s PALA conference at Uppsala is now out: www.uu.se/en/departmen.... We look forward to receiving your abstract!
Where is a good place to start to find funding/bursaries for US undergrad programmes? Asking for my sister's friend.
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Where is a good place to start to find funding/bursaries for US undergrad programmes? Asking for my sister's friend.
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🧪 PhD opp on mental distress & opioid tapering via the Midlands MHN PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals! 🎓
✅ 3 yrs on NHS salary (backfill funded)
✅ Fees, research, training & travel
💡 Up to 0.2 FTE clinical work
#PhD #MentalHealth #Bigdata #Opioids
🔗 midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/2026...
✅ 3 yrs on NHS salary (backfill funded)
✅ Fees, research, training & travel
💡 Up to 0.2 FTE clinical work
#PhD #MentalHealth #Bigdata #Opioids
🔗 midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/2026...
2026 Nicole Tang - Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme
midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🧪 PhD opp on mental distress & opioid tapering via the Midlands MHN PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals! 🎓
✅ 3 yrs on NHS salary (backfill funded)
✅ Fees, research, training & travel
💡 Up to 0.2 FTE clinical work
#PhD #MentalHealth #Bigdata #Opioids
🔗 midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/2026...
✅ 3 yrs on NHS salary (backfill funded)
✅ Fees, research, training & travel
💡 Up to 0.2 FTE clinical work
#PhD #MentalHealth #Bigdata #Opioids
🔗 midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/2026...
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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Octopus in Yoruba is apparently "Ayéfófo" or more recently "ẹja ẹlẹsẹ mẹjọ." The latter literally means the eight-legged fish. When consumed as meat, it's called "fọ́ntọ́nfọ́ntọ́n", which I personally translate as "eww! yuck! Squishy!"
As today is World Octopus Day I’ll again mention that a Spanish equivalent to “like a fish out of water” is como un pulpo en un garaje. It means “like an octopus in a garage.”
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Octopus in Yoruba is apparently "Ayéfófo" or more recently "ẹja ẹlẹsẹ mẹjọ." The latter literally means the eight-legged fish. When consumed as meat, it's called "fọ́ntọ́nfọ́ntọ́n", which I personally translate as "eww! yuck! Squishy!"
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✍️ Babel Young Writers' Competition! Write on your specialist linguistic topic and you could win publication in Babel!
📖 Get inspired by previous winner Isabella Mandis: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u...
📖 Get inspired by previous winner Isabella Mandis: babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u...
October 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Mmm still confused - let me keep reading.
So can someone explain waffles?
October 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Mmm still confused - let me keep reading.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... Curious to see the effect of this.
Government to scrap target for 50% of young people to go to university
Sir Keir Starmer said he wants to promote a ‘gold-standard apprenticeship’.
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... Curious to see the effect of this.