Facebook pages to do with Language

Anyone on Facebook (to capitalise or not dilemma) could follow some useful pages. I have suggested Emagazine in the past and I came across Words, Words, Words today, which I shall provide the link for below. These must be taken with a pinch of salt - just read some of the comments to see the inferno of opinion on 'correct' usage - this will feed in directly to our study of Language Change (prescriptive attitudes) at A2.

If you find any other pages to follow, please comment on this post.

https://www.facebook.com/WordsWordsWordsAndMoreWords?fref=photo

Please comment on what interests you

Summery beautifuls!

Please make comments. That will generate more interest from others because what you think adds a new perspective and helps people pick up on interesting or controversial aspects of a post. It also means I can see what people are reading and finding interesting/shocking/curious and then I can choose my posts more carefuly based on that feedback. I will also know you have been doing your wider reading!

A comment can be a thought, a response, a link to something on the topic, a question, whatever you like, as long as it is 'work-safe'.

If someone asks a question, it is not for me to answer, although I might give my view, but for anyone to chip in - please be commenting as much as possible to make this wider reading experience (and all my hard work on my blog!) more accessible to Language students - my new AS class will be using it too.

Thank you - it was lovely to see some of you on results day and well done!

Comic strips on depression

Oxymoron? Not at all. Some are funny. Some resonate. Some are touching. Some are frightening. Many play on language familiar to those well versed in the topic. Worth reading.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/comics-that-capture-the-frustrations-of-depression?bffbuk

Gender - what can a man say to change harassment culture?

What do you think of this?

http://m.tickld.com/x/next-time-someone-says-women-arent-victims-of-harassment-show-them

Lang and tech article on Wiki edits

This article reveals how a few edits can alter the perspective a reader may have on an issue quite significantly. User-edited content is always unreliable but the agenda that might be behind malicious or manipulative edits should make us far more wary. It also shows why you should get your info from lots of sources and conflate them.

http://www.channel4.com/news/wikipedia-edit-changes-lee-rigby-charles-de-menezes-damilola

Robert Webb on not being an ****hole to women

The idea of relinquishing male privilege is gaining ground. Any thoughts on what he has to say?

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/08/robert-webb-roll-roll-see-man-talking-about-feminism-what-could-possibly-go-wrong

'Funny' article on Bristolian words

Some inaccuracies but relatively amusing and shows the national interest in dialects.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/you-should-probably-read-this-mind