Marcus Barrett

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

It's been a while... So, what 100 words 'should' we know? Comment in if you agree or have additions... https://t.co/L2HKcrWuFS

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

@CamillaTominey @GBNEWS @DailyTPodcast Our thoughts are with you.

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@MattChorley Richard Huish would be a proud man if he knew. Following in his footsteps, in some ways, Chorley.

[Matt Chorley @MattChorley]

Another defection…

After eight incredible years at The Times, including four years having the time of my life on Times Radio, I’m slightly stunned to be joining the amazing team at BBC Radio 5Live to launch a brand new daily politics show in the autumn.

It’s exactly 20 years since this Somerset boy arrived in London with his three A levels, 100 words per minute shorthand, vast collection of Elton John records and a dream. But I could never have dreamt that one day I’d make it to the actual BBC, and in a huge general election year too.

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

@MyszorJacob Would you be able to get a message to Frank from me? I'm hoping you are Frank's son...? With best wishes, Marcus Barrett

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

Former Volvo CEO remarked the language of his company was “bad English”. How do you feel about BELF? Colonial baggage? Future of the Anglosphere? Comment-in if you've seen International English where you least expected. https://t.co/93ojfibQ8X via @ConversationUK

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

Congrats - if you can read this you are one of 1.75bn people in a special club! ...English is picking up brilliant new words from around the world – and that’s a gift | Danica Salazar https://t.co/yDiShbqdcO

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"Highfalutin language seems unnecessarily provocative." May I have a word about… the confusing language of councils | Jonathan Bouquet https://t.co/VKd5Yktj8e

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"<strong>Words from the land of the long white cloud: New Zealand English additions to the <a><em>OED</em></a></strong>" by @OED https://t.co/flrCUIayF4

[Tony Thorne @tonythorne007]

#Language #usage query...Is the phrase '(play) devil's advocate' familiar to you? Can I use it in a discussion with GenX/millennials? GenZ probably not without explaining it.

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

"'This guidance is trying to apply fashionable ideas about gender identity to people around the world who don't think like this." Agree or not? Oxfam's 92-page guide calls English 'language of a colonising nation' https://t.co/8rE2mPtLlp via @MailOnline

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"With AI tools – such as writing assistant Grammarly – and computers, we don’t need to learn grammar.? Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed https://t.co/MDUQ7VMqcq via @ConversationEDU

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“Not an endorsement, but rather a documentation of use in the real world.” https://t.co/u041TNp1Io Adds More Than 300 New Words https://t.co/u3zUq3uY1B

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How did our towns get their names, and what do they mean? https://t.co/hldYIjIXPO

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

Want to use language which sells? "Use a conversational tone and avoid using too much industry jargon or buzzwords." Says US Forbes magazine. 13 Guidelines For Convincing Sales Content via @forbes https://t.co/Zzysn7CoVh

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"As many as 35,000 Scandinavians may have relocated to England. Eventually, these newcomers settled across the country, marrying into local families." Viking Words: The Old Norse Influence on English https://t.co/ba4hCdRPs2 via @lifeinnorway

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

What word is your spelling nemesis?

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Should there be an 'Academy' to protect the English language? “Degradation must not be seen as inevitable” -France bans English gaming tech jargon in push to preserve language purity https://t.co/wMi58uxu7K

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Emoji language change? The Changing Online Language of Hearts https://t.co/mgCOuw8pFS

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Thanks to Lily E for sending me this article. I'm off to read some Dahl to The Chaps! 😃

[Marcus Barrett @CaptainDiction]

What changes would you make to your fave childhood read? Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive: https://t.co/LytCEM2FPN