@mmmodernist.bsky.social @mmmodernist.bsky.social 
Joel Bass @crunchygods.bsky.social Book reader, art starter, dog snorfler
Chris K @chris-k.bsky.social Designer in Austin
@golazo.bsky.social @golazo.bsky.social 
Wordorigins.org @wordorigins.bsky.social Focusing on the origins of words and phrases and their cultural context since 1997, plus astrophotography and dog pics/videos. Run by Dave Wilton (he/him).
Rebecca Shapiro @rebeccashapiro.bsky.social Mieskeit; Historical Lexicography & the Emoluments Clause (CUP '25); lexicographer; linguist; Edgeworth; #18thc; #CUNY; #NJ; down the shore; serial commas
Geoffrey Staines @renardot.bsky.social 
Innovations in Linguistics Education @innovations-ling.bsky.social Innovations in Linguistics Education is a diamond open access journal dedicated to teaching and learning in linguistics. We're accepting submissions from January 2026.
@appealtoemulsion.bsky.social @appealtoemulsion.bsky.social cherish those who share new music with you | writer | film photographer | vintage #jrpg gamer | former auto journalist
Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social Writer, teacher, person in New Hampshire
Books from Black Lawrence, Bloomsbury Academic, punctum, Third Man, Lethe.
Horror fiction, modernism, pedagogy, Open Access, general weirdness...
https://matthewcheney.net
Ce EL @muffin-baker.bsky.social I plant flowers and bake muffins.
𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖞 𝕳𝖔𝖜𝖊𝖑𝖑 @coryhowell.bsky.social Outfitter at Fleet Feet Nashville
Occasional blogger
He/him, LGBTQ ally 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/WillyWigglestick
Laura Pearle @vennlibrarian.bsky.social Then: Director of Library Services
Now: Archivist
Always: Reader, researcher, tea-drinker, friend
Ozymandias Q. Jones XXXIII⅓® @void0reason.bsky.social Two vast and trunkless legs of stone and whatnot.
The views expressed are probably not those of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Terms for Trump @termsfortrump.bsky.social Old and rare words for our old and awful President.
Joanne Mason @jmasoneditor.bsky.social Freelance health content editor with interests in health literacy and plain language | New Englander | Fan of Alternative Oldies
Megan Zhou @offthegrass.bsky.social Deal Leadership: Lead strategic transactions and initiatives to drive growth and maximize impact. in Growth Strategy - Charles Schwab (SF Office)- W @westtantemala.bsky.social @westtantemala.bsky.social
Efrex @efrex.bsky.social Father of 4, Orthodox Jew, Liberal Zionist (probably doesn’t mean what you think it does), ADHD, straight musical theater queen, tired. Posting barbershop quartet content until the timeline improves…
Superhero Knitter Krysten Ritter @knitindustrie.bsky.social NO WAR. Enthusiastic—if middling—ice skater. Philosophy adjunct. he/him
Jon Harmon (he/him/his) @jonthegeek.com 🗣️#RStats #DataScience #Dogs
@dslc.io Executive Director
#TidyTuesday poster
🔗http://linkedin.com/in/jonthegeek
🔗http://github.com/jonthegeek
Neil Serven @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. 
American Dialect Society @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/
Mister Slang @misterslang.bsky.social Slang Lexicographer.
https://greensdictofslang.com
https://thetimelinesofslang.tumblr.com
https://jonathongreen.substack.com
Lingthusiasm @lingthusiasm.com A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics! By @gretchenmcculloch.com and @superlinguo.bsky.social
"Fascinating" -NYT
"Joyously nerdy" -Buzzfeed
lingthusiasm.com
Not sure where to start? Try our silly personality quiz: bit.ly/lingthusiasmquiz
Lauren Gawne @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)
Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social Writer of dictionaries and books about nerd fights at the dictionary factory (WORD BY WORD [2017]; TRUE COLOR [2026]; more TK). niila myaamia. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2106554/kory-stamper/
EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social Focus: the free exchange of ideas. Editor, writer, ally. Advocate for plain language, journalism, diversity, tolerance. Believes universities, corporations and other institutions should not be arms of the state (i.e., antifascist). Host, That Word Chat.
Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics.
she/her 🌈
Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦
gretchenmcculloch.com
Lynne Murphy @lynneguist.bsky.social US linguist in UK. University of Sussex.
Newsletter: https://substack.com/@lynneguist
Blog: http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lynneguist
Peter Sokolowski @petersokolowski.bsky.social Dictionary ambassador, Merriam-Webster.
Forthcoming book:
"By Definition: The Surprising History of the English Dictionary"
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250347589/bydefinition/
Mignon Fogarty @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 9/29 GG podcast
#AmReading Atmosphere (Jenkins Reid)
Stan Carey @stancarey.bsky.social Editor, writer, lapsed biologist in Ireland
Copy-editing, writing: https://stancarey.com
Language: https://stancarey.wordpress.com
Strong language: https://stronglang.wordpress.com
🎞 https://letterboxd.com/stancarey
🦣 @stancarey@mastodon.ie
Jessi Grieser @jessgrieser.com Sociolinguist, novelist, photographer, quilter, saxophonist and Boglehead. Associate Professor of Linguistics at UMich.
Jesse Sheidlower @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. "Appealingly obsessive" — NYT
Ben Zimmer @benzimmer.bsky.social Linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, all-around word nut.
https://linktr.ee/benzimmer
James Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social Louche left-wing nerd. Words, food, music, beverage alcohol. MA linguistics, PhD theatre. jamesharbeck.com, sesquiotic.com