MegThomas

Forensic speech and audio specialist at @forensicvoice, language nerd, cheese enthusiast

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

Most exciting news 🥳

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

It’s a crime that @BoschGlobal’s tag line isn’t “bish, bash, Bosch”

[Will Hayward @WillHayCardiff]

There are no longer any Tory MPs in Wales.

They had 11 in 2019.

Now a total Conservative wipeout.

[CDT in Speech and Language Technologies @sltcdt]

Massive congratulations to @MegThomasLing on passing her #PhD #viva with corrections! Huge thanks to her supervisors Dr Traci Walker (@HCS_Sheffield) and @christensendkuk; her viva examiners @stucun (Sheffield) and Dr Leendert Plug (Leeds); and her sponsors @Apple!

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

Estate agents wanting 6 months rent upfront as I haven’t been “employed” for three months, apparently the fully funded PhD I’ve just finished doesn’t count? love that for me

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

The academic fantasy

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

@Diamondgeeza3 @SkyHelpTeam Also a problem in Durham!

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

Am I mad, or is this something that should NOT be celebrated? Madness

[Rutgers Graduate School of Education @RutgersGSE]

Congratulations to Rutgers GSE graduating student Dr. Tamiah Brevard-Rodriguez on the delivery of her baby boy Enzo and her dissertation defense—all on the same day!
https://t.co/V9Lg9YnIMx

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

This is FASCINATING

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

With the #StardewValley update due today, just two weeks before I need to submit my PhD, decisions will need to be made

[Nick Cummins @nickcummins41]

Submitting health-related work to @ISCAInterspeech? Remember to select Topic 14.05, "Speech and Language in Health: From Remote Monitoring to Medical Conversations (Special Session)", in the submission system!

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

“The PhD has honestly been fine”

- John, 24

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Editing tips:

1) Take a long break from your draft
2) Begin reading carefully
3) Question every life decision
4) Quietly sob
5) Take a long break from your draft

[Tim the Shitposting Linguist @LinguisticsShi1]

As a linguist I insist people find a different acronym for that beer

We ain’t renaming the International Phonetic Alphabet. Not for you. Not for anyone.

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Don't forgot, editing is part of writing. Reading is part of writing. Lying facedown on the floor, worrying those around you, is part of writing.

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Doing a PhD is a strange experience, because every non-academic thinks you're an overachiever while you live in fear of being exposed as a wastrel and fraud

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

@judedineley Just commenting so I don’t lose this thread!

[Happy Researchers @hapyresearchers]

Academia to women in academia......

[David Easson @DavidEasson]

Yes yes, you’re all out there looking for new Cilla Xmas videos, but have you considered next summer in Anglesey?

[MegThomas @MegThomasLing]

@carolscarton @__stvincent @zoodigitalgroup @nikaletras @alexandrabirch1 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳