Mister Slang
Slang Lexicographer.
https://greensdictofslang.com
https://thetimelinesofslang.tumblr.com
https://jonathongreen.substack.com
@eggsbened.bsky.social
Cultural talk and typing. And singing. Biographer of Stephen Sondheim. Variety, London theatre critic. The Stage, Associate writer. Tristram Hawkshaw in The Archers. Somewhat gay.
@jenniferhurd.bsky.social
Editor and lexicographer at the OED. DPhil from Oxford: women's voices in Old Norse-Icelandic poetry. Sometimes stage manager, lighting designer, dancer, stage combatant. All views are my own. 🇨🇦in🇬🇧
@bethyoung.bsky.social
Inveterate reader and book-recommender, PI of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary Online project, mom of three, opinions my own, also on 🧵
@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
@hallierubenhold.bsky.social
Author of The Five, historian and a bit of TV. Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen’s Crime of the Century on bookshelves March 2025. https://linktr.ee/hallierubenhold
@drgrammar.bsky.social
I write about language and … language and law (free speech and regulation); gender (pronouns!); tech (how tech affects readers and writers); language reform; and language policing. All from a historical perspective.
@clareclarke.bsky.social
Lady Literature Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin. Belfast based. Cat person. Expert on Sherlock, crime fiction, true crime, Victorian literature, and 19th century newspapers. New book coming soon(ish) Rep: Aevitas Creative UK
@thechesilbeach.bsky.social
Love visiting Chesil Beach and reading books. In fact, I’ve probably got my head in a book while you’re reading this. ⬆️And yes, this is my Backlisted bookshelf. ⬆️
@rebeccaromney.com
Your bookish enabler. Rare book dealer, Type Punch Matrix. Author, JANE AUSTEN’S BOOKSHELF. Co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Pawn Stars, The Booksellers doc.
@krystolla.bsky.social
WARNING: may contain snark, science, feminism, gardening, cat pictures. she/her https://etsy.me/2Uozykk
@weltschmerz.bsky.social
Friendly pinko, Animal friend. Far too romantic. I like BG3 too much. Soft boi appreciator. Kind as possible but very pro-guillotine. Will choose the bear. super queer. That chick from NomadicMoonArts.etsy.com
@lowdudgeon.bsky.social
256 levels of dudgeon The Manhattan of top hats, endless rounds of martinis, and lorgnettes ⌈⁰⁰
@isaacfitzgerald.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts (plus others) who often talks books on the Today Show. Next up? American Dionysus. 🍎 I walk a lot.
@debbieeade.bsky.social
Recently retired journalist & translator, Andalucía. Travel, Nature, Cats, Politics, Languages, Wine (not necessarily in that order 😉). Activist in Spain's Historical Memory movement.
@drswissmiss.bsky.social
Multilingual, multicultural, multilovely. Professor of Sociolinguistics at Cardiff University 🇨🇭🏴🇺🇸 Currently studying varieties of Welsh English She/her
@charlielargent.bsky.social
Sometime illustrator, sometime writer, full time movie lover. https://charliehill.com/
@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 6/10 GG podcast #AmReading Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro)
@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/
@nigelwarburton.bsky.social
Philosopher, writer, podcaster. Co-founder of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Author of A Little History of Philosophy and many other books. Weekly column Everyday Philosophy in The New European. Consultant editor Aeon.co and Five Books.
@antiprofessor.bsky.social
Crabby, dopey, fussy, grumpy, lazy, messy, nosy, pesky, queasy, rusty, sneezy, teasy, wheezy
@anathanwest.bsky.social
@neilserven.bsky.social
Fiction & essays, novel in progress. Co-owner @federalstbooks.bsky.social . Candlepin bowler. Language stuff. A lot of crank air. Used to write the dictionary. Western Massachusetts.
@joannemason.bsky.social
Copy Editor | Proofreader | Language Enthusiast | I help businesses and nonprofits simplify, clarify, and polish their content.
@finebooks.bsky.social
A quarterly magazine and daily updated website about rare books and collecting
@georgeperetzkc.bsky.social
KC (E&W) BL (Irl): public/constitutional law, competition, subsidies, tax, trade. Chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers. Views mine and not those of Monckton Chambers.
@sathnam.bsky.social
Writer @thetimes. FRSL. FRHistS. WTF. Join me on my Empireworld tour in 2025. Pre-order my book on George Michael, Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, published by Picador in 2026. www.sathnam.com
@k8lister.bsky.social
Blonde Bombsite. Sex Historian. Author of A Curious History of Sex & Harlot, Whores, & Hackabouts. Host of Betwixt the Sheets Podcast. Consider this your fair dos warning.
@levistahl.bsky.social
Editor of The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany and The Daily Sherlock Holmes. Marketing Director at the University of Chicago Press. Board member of the Uptown People’s Law Center.
@edwardphilips.co.uk
Freelance designer & illustrator in UK. Birds, nature, music, books, vintage rail posters. Former poet & composer. Prices held for three years despite rising costs. Commissions welcome. All artworks can be bought from www.edwardphilips.co.uk. xx
@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.
@jacklynch000.bsky.social
Extinguished Perfesser of English at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric. C18 British lit, dictionaries & lexicography, book history, political smartassery. https://jacklynch.net
@ottoenglish.bsky.social
Professional irritant. Born Andrew Scott. Write books, journalism and far, far too many social media posts. Books https://linktr.ee/OttoEnglish
@languagewriter.bsky.social
Burger van Amersfoort, Nederland, EU; elders vreemdeling. Pessimist die z’n zeven zegeningen telt. Reizende huismus. Taaljournalist. Language writer. Travelling homebody. Pessimist forever counting his many blessings. Most posts in Dutch, some in English.
@rafletcher.bsky.social
Leiden University. Working on the reception of Old English in 19th-century Europe. Dictionary enthusiast.
@medericgc.bsky.social
Linguistique, langue française, Marseille, #Motchus & jeux de mots compulsifs. (et aussi MCF en sociolinguistique à Aix-Marseille Université, 🎙️chroniqueur radio 📚éditeur & linguiste atterré.
@benzimmer.bsky.social
Linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, all-around word nut. Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/benzimmer
@robertzara.bsky.social
Retired District Judge, now a trustee Centre for Justice Innovation; bridge player, crossword solver, allotment gardener and dog owner.
@rememberist.bsky.social
Owner/bookseller at Berkeley Books of Paris (2005-2019). Veteran of St. Mark's Bookshop and Posman's in NYC, and Serendipity Books in Berkeley.
@rebeccashapiro.bsky.social
Mieskeit; Historical Lexicography & the Emoluments Clause (CUP '25); lexicographer; linguist; Edgeworth; #18thc; #CUNY; #NJ; down the shore; serial commas
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@chelseagsummers.bsky.social
I like to write about terrible men, horrible things, and unlikeable women. Somehow my book is a bestseller. Repped by Kent D. Wolf at Neon Literary.
@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.