Assorted interesting things about linguistics by @GretchenAMcC. I also cohost a podcast @lingthusiasm and I'm the author of BECAUSE INTERNET

My book in defence of internet language can be in your hands now! Get BECAUSE INTERNET: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW RULES OF LANGUAGE wherever books are sold! Order it here: gretchenmcculloch.com/book Want an email for any future book-related events? bit.ly/InternetLanguageBookU…
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It's Randall Munroe of xkcd on Lingthusiasm!
What if...there were more absurd hypothetical questions about linguistics? In this episode, we're joined by @xkcd for a reverse interview: he asks us his weirdest linguistics questions in celebration of his new book, What If? 2 soundcloud.com/lingthusiasm/…
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AllThingsLinguistic retweeted
Neat thread by Gretchen digging into past versions of the IPA chart and some of the choices made therein
Replying to @lingthusiasm
One of my favourite things about reconceptualizing the International Phonetic Alphabet for this redesign was digging into the history of alternate IPA layouts from the International Phonetic Association internationalphoneticassocia…
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This is the @lingthusiasm merch that I'm most excited by since we did the very first IPA scarves in 2017 It's a practical physical object that I don't already have too many of, it's a useful reference item, and it makes you think about a common linguistics concept in new ways
🔤Announcement time!🔤 We've redesigned the layout of the International Phonetic Alphabet chart so it looks more like abstract nerd art 🎨 And we're printing it out on LENS CLOTHS 👓 so it's easy to carry around Get it here: patreon.com/lingthusiasm Read on for more about why:
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I’m tired of fictional linguists who know all the things about all the languages, give me more who are like "looks like Proto-Alpha-Centaurian, you definitely need to talk to my old friend from grad school" tmblr.co/ZuWOEvbutZU0iq00
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Linguistics Jobs: Interview with a Customer Success Manager - superlinguo: This month’s interview is with Nicole Yamamoto, who works remotely from Mexico City as a Customer Success Manager. In this interview, Nicole shares how her studies in... tmblr.co/ZuWOEvbjdrXGuq00
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