Peter Stockwell
@stockwell.bsky.social
Professor of Literary Linguistics
At: University of Nottingham
In: Sheffield
Of: the Boro
At: University of Nottingham
In: Sheffield
Of: the Boro
Well they are going to have to be, now!
(Is that a future aspect deontic modal passive in the wild?)
(Is that a future aspect deontic modal passive in the wild?)
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Well they are going to have to be, now!
(Is that a future aspect deontic modal passive in the wild?)
(Is that a future aspect deontic modal passive in the wild?)
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Also not even noticing the sentence ending on a preposition: not ungrammatical, but just gives a general air of sloppiness
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Also not even noticing the sentence ending on a preposition: not ungrammatical, but just gives a general air of sloppiness
Yes, it’s an imperfect pantoum. It was good enough for Baudelaire
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Yes, it’s an imperfect pantoum. It was good enough for Baudelaire
They’re really good for 2 people. There will also be one or two you won’t like - and always annoyed to find your favourite is not available in a big jar for the rest of the year!
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
They’re really good for 2 people. There will also be one or two you won’t like - and always annoyed to find your favourite is not available in a big jar for the rest of the year!
Yep, that’s it exactly
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yep, that’s it exactly