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The best summer of my life,,, so far?
I would love to say that I kept on top of blogging this summer and that this is just the next in a series of posts about the internship I...
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The Teeming Mass: Representation Matters: Jeremy Corbyn, The Establishment, and Bias in the Media
Current MP for Islington North and former leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn remains a contentious figure. Many accuse him of...
May 18, 20223 min read
The Teeming Mass: Lexis Podcast: A Different Way of Engaging with Linguistics
Podcasts about language are not new, from ‘Lingthusiasm, presented by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne, to The History of English...
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The Teeming Mass: Defending the Indefensible: Orwell, Political Language, and the State of Politics
From fighting for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War to his criticism of Stalin’s dictatorship through the allegorical novella...
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The Teeming Mass: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex: A Victim of the British Tabloid Scene
Love or loathe them, the Royal Family continue to be a source of interest in the U.K. and beyond. An estimated 300 million or more tuned...
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The Teeming Mass: Trump, Authoritarianism and the Dehumanisation of Marginalised Groups
Dystopian worlds extrapolate on the faults and fears of the writer’s contemporary society, one of many ways of contextualising a...
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The Teeming Mass: Prescriptivism in Education: Encouraging Biases Against Non-Standard Varieties?
Linguicism, language-based discrimination, remains a commonly accepted prejudice in society. Unfortunately, many experience it in their...
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The Teeming Mass: Michael Gove and the Value of Non-Standard Forms
Michael Gove, the current Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has been a prominent governmental figure for more than 10 years, having...
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The Teeming Mass: New Language in New Times: Language Change in Action
The Coronavirus Pandemic has massively impacted society, changing our lifestyles, our mindset, and even our language. Language has had an...
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The Teeming Mass: The War Metaphor: A Dangerous Trope In Our Current Times
Boris Johnson, in his declaration of war, has echoed the words of Churchill and Chamberlain, drawing direct comparisons between the...
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