@hcrichardson.bsky.social
Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS, Trump, LGBTQ, criminal justice, and other legal news. / Email: lawdorknews@gmail.com / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Buckeye. / He/him.
@taniel.bsky.social
Daniel Nichanian. Editor in chief of @boltsmag.org (follow us!). Elections, (local) politics, voting rights, criminal justice, and drag race.
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Raised on Coast Miwok land, longtime resident on Ramaytush Ohlone land, writer, climate person, feminist, wanderer. Just started a newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com.
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Bestsellers THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War & THE FAMILY, also a Netflix series. + THIS BRILLIANT DARKNESS; SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE & more. Words & pics Vanity Fair. Professing @ Dartmouth. He/Him. New writing: https://slowcivilwar.substack.com/
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜 I IGNORE ALL DMs!
@phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social
Asst Prof (Old English & Old Norse). Book on hell & apocrypha. Phil-lol-ogist, word-lover, pun-makar, collector of dictionaries, glamorer of grammar. He/his
@effinbirds.com
Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
@alexanderchee.bsky.social
Novelist and essayist, most recently author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Professor of Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He/him. Agent: Jin Auh, The Wylie Agency. alexanderchee.net
@godpod.bsky.social
Creator of the Universe. Daily free newsletter & animated podcast here: https://www.thegodpodcast.com
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@kenwhite.bsky.social
Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
@joe-pater.bsky.social
Linguist and musician https://blogs.umass.edu/pater/ http://www.derailleursmusic.com
@benzimmer.bsky.social
Linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, all-around word nut. Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/benzimmer
@fritinancy.bsky.social
Name developer, writer, lapsed journalist, bay swimmer. Born in Los Angeles, semi-rooted in Oakland, California. “Queen of retail rabbit holes.” https://fritinancy.substack.com/
@sesquiotic.bsky.social
Louche left-wing nerd. Words, food, music, beverage alcohol. MA linguistics, PhD theatre. jamesharbeck.com, sesquiotic.com
@mashedradish.bsky.social
I get to the bottom of words on the top of our minds. Mashedradish.com is etymology at the intersection of news, life, and everyday language. Previously headed up content at Dictionary.com.
@merriam-webster.com
noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
@americandialect.org
The American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of language in North America. Linguists, lexicographers, educators, students, enthusiasts, and more. https://americandialect.org/
@grammargirl.bsky.social
Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl #AmWriting The 5/13 GG podcast #AmReading The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Bannen)
@sjdictionary.bsky.social
Site features, announcements, vocabulary, observations-- from the team of the NEH-funded Johnson's Dictionary Online. RT does not imply endorsement. Also on 🧵. johnsonsdictionaryonline.com
@danziger.bsky.social
OED researcher. Professor, film and American Studies. Writer. I expect to die without seeing the Jets win the Super Bowl.
@misterslang.bsky.social
Slang Lexicographer. https://greensdictofslang.com https://thetimelinesofslang.tumblr.com https://jonathongreen.substack.com
@leagueofthelexicon.bsky.social
The quiz game for language fiends, word nerds and the incurably curious. Most-backed word game in Kickstarter history. Now at Waterstones and Barnes & Noble.
@waywordradio.org
Public radio's lively language show! On-air in US, free podcast worldwide. https://waywordradio.org words@waywordradio.org. Toll-free US/Canada 24/7 1-877-929-9673 or https://wa.me/16198004443 #linguistics #etymology #podcast #books #language
@grantbarrett.com
Linguist, lexicographer, broadcaster, editor, writer. Co-host of fun coast-to-coast US radio language show/podcast "A Way with Words." @waywordradio.org. +1 646 286 2260 grant@grantbarrett.com #linguistics #lexicography #etymology #podcasting #writing
@gretchenmcc.bsky.social
Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.bsky.social, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics. she/her 🌈 Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦 gretchenmcculloch.com
@korystamper.bsky.social
I write dictionaries and books about 'em. Fiber crafter, keyboard breaker, garden futzer, niila myaamia. Opinions, baked goods mine. www.korystamper.com
@karenyin.bsky.social
Writer by day, in bed by night. I am #ConsciousStyleGuide. Buy my books already! KarenYin.com/books LLF & CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | Represented by Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company 🌈 she/ta/they
@stronglang.bsky.social
Sweary stuff about swearing from a group of linguists, lexicographers, and language lovers. https://stronglang.wordpress.com Skeets by @sesquiotic.bsky.social
@xkcd.com
@archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
@joshuaraclaw.com
sociocultural linguist working in trans and queer linguistics and conversation analysis. posts about yiddish, cooking, adhd, cats, professor stuff. (they/זײ) [ˈɹæ.klɔ] מיר װעלן זײ איבערלעבן
@copycurmudgeon.bsky.social
Copy editor (ProPublica, FiveThirtyEight, ESPN), baker, cross stitcher, cat furniture. she/her
@ivacheung.com
Certified Professional Editor • cookbook indexer • plain language trainer • mental health researcher • contributor to Midlife and Midlife No. 2 (midlifebook.ca) • she/her • www.ivacheung.com • #LyricsPrompt prompter
@laymanslinguist.bsky.social
Fun facts, exhaustive etymologies, & informative infographics for both linguists & laypeople
@ebrenner.bsky.social
Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." 📘 2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆 Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪 Advocate for conscious language. 💬
@editormark.bsky.social
Life's focus: The free exchange of ideas. Editor, writer, ally. Advocate for plain language, journalism, free speech, diversity, inclusion, tolerance. Host, That Word Chat. President-elect, ACES: The Society for Editing.
@arrantpedantry.com
Editor • Writer • Linguist • Ironic meta-pedant • Villain • Cat person Blog: https://www.arrantpedantry.com Merch: https://arrantpedantry.myspreadshop.com
@skleinedler.bsky.social
Editor. Erstwhile lexicographer. Queer. Widowed. Loud, lives with their cat. Submissions Coordinator - Salem Horror Fest (Opinions are my own.) https://letterboxd.com/stevekl/
@superlinguo.bsky.social
Linguist Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm Podcast: @lingthusiasm Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz Blog: superlinguo.com She/her(/they)
@meganfigueroa.bsky.social
Chicana. Child language development expert. 🧪 Research Scientist👩🏽🔬First Gen. Linguist. Writer. Podcaster. she/her. The Vocal Fries 🍟 co-host. Tucson, AZ
@mixedlinguist.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof of Linguistics at Berkeley. Language, identity & prosody, especially in politics and human-computer interaction. Trivia person, marathoner, CF-L1 coach. LA & the Bay! https://nicolerholliday.wordpress.com
@haggardhawks.bsky.social
The bird with the words. // Obscure words, etymology & language facts // New book A WINTER DICTIONARY, a collection of obscure words for the festive season, is OUT NOW! // New look website haggardhawks.com launching soon...
@lingthusiasm.bsky.social
A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics! By @gretchenmcc.bsky.social and @superlinguo.bsky.social "Fascinating" -NYT "Joyously nerdy" -Buzzfeed lingthusiasm.com Not sure where to start? Try our silly personality quiz: bit.ly/lingthusiasmquiz
@jessesword.com
Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia.
@grammartable.bsky.social
Roving grammarian hooking up words and phrases and clauses, now in rollicking grammar road trip movie! https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/