Grant Barrett @grantbarrett.com Linguist, lexicographer, broadcaster, editor, writer. Co-host of fun coast-to-coast US radio language show/podcast "A Way with Words." @waywordradio.org. +1 646 286 2260 grant@grantbarrett.com #linguistics #lexicography #etymology #podcasting #writing
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.
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Montreal en/fr 🇨🇦
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Jessi Grieser @jessgrieser.com Sociolinguist, novelist, photographer, quilter, saxophonist and Boglehead. Associate Professor of Linguistics at UMich.
Josef Fruehwald @jofrhwld.bsky.social i’m a linguist. he/him https://jofrhwld.github.io/
Lauren Gawne @superlinguo.bsky.social Linguist
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
gesture/grammar/✨emoji/#lingcomm
Podcast: @lingthusiasm
Masto: superlinguo@scicomm.xyz
Blog: superlinguo.com
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Dennis Baron @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.
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
Joshua Raclaw @joshuaraclaw.com sociocultural linguist working in trans and queer linguistics and conversation analysis. posts about yiddish, cooking, adhd, cats, professor stuff. (they/זײ) [ˈɹæ.klɔ] מיר װעלן זײ איבערלעבן
Prof. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social Assoc. Prof of Linguistics at Berkeley. Language, identity & prosody, esp. in politics & human-computer interaction. Trivia person and marathoner. LA & the Bay. No one is illegal on stolen land. Views are my own.
https://nicolerholliday.wordpress.com
A Way with Words @waywordradio.org Public radio's lively language show! On-air in US, free podcast worldwide. https://waywordradio.org words@waywordradio.org. Toll-free US/Canada 24/7 1-877-929-9673 or https://wa.me/16198004443 #linguistics #etymology #podcast #books #language
Because Language (becauselangpod) @becauselanguage.com A show about linguistics, the science of language. Your hosts (in order of coolness): Hedvig Skirgård, Daniel Midgley, and Ben Ainslie (tie for 2nd). patreon.com/becauselangpod
The Layman's Linguist @laymanslinguist.bsky.social Fun facts, exhaustive etymologies, & informative infographics for both linguists & laypeople
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
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
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🦣 @stancarey@mastodon.ie
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).
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 9/8 GG podcast
#AmReading When We Were Real (Gregory)
Nancy Friedman @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/
Megan Figueroa @meganfigueroa.bsky.social Chicana. Child language development expert. 🧪 Forever a Scientist👩🏽🔬First Gen. Linguist. Writer. Podcaster. she/her. The Vocal Fries 🍟 co-host. Tucson, AZ
Joe Pater @joe-pater.bsky.social Linguist and musician
https://blogs.umass.edu/pater/
https://soundcloud.com/les-derailleurs
Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social Disseminating knowledge—through the publication of printed books, periodicals, and electronic files—beyond the confines of the University's campus.
The official account of Duke University is @duke-university.bsky.social.
Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social Sweary stuff about swearing from a group of linguists, lexicographers, and language lovers. Strong Language blog: https://stronglang.wordpress.com
Skeets by @sesquiotic.bsky.social & @stancarey.bsky.social & @fritinancy.bsky.social
James Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social Louche left-wing nerd. Words, food, music, beverage alcohol. MA linguistics, PhD theatre. jamesharbeck.com, sesquiotic.com
Dictionary.com @dictionarycom.bsky.social The official feed for Dictionary.com, the world's leading digital dictionary. Home to Word of the Day. Good at words, bad at Bluesky.
Jonathon Owen @arrantpedantry.com Editor • Writer • Linguist • Ironic meta-pedant • Villain • Cat person
Blog: https://www.arrantpedantry.com
Merch: https://arrantpedantry.myspreadshop.com
Linguistic Society of America @lingsocam.bsky.social The Linguistic Society of America supports the scientific study of language and shares interesting linguistic stories. Join the LSA today!
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.
Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." 📘
2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆
Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪
Advocate for conscious language. 💬
UMassLinguistics @umasslinguistics.bsky.social The University Of Massachusetts Boston Applied Linguistics Department. Account managed by @koutropoulos.bsky.social
Jesse Sheidlower @jessesheidlower.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Lexicographer. http://sfdictionary.com. The F-Word. Ex-OED. Past President, American Dialect Society. Adjunct at Columbia. Coder. Barbells. Threesome […]
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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
Mister Slang @misterslang.bsky.social Slang Lexicographer.
https://greensdictofslang.com
https://thetimelinesofslang.tumblr.com
https://jonathongreen.substack.com
Sonja Lanehart @slanehart.bsky.social Black woman Professor of Sociolinguistics. Whovian. 
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
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/
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/
Emily St. John Mandel @emilymandel.bsky.social Six books including Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, and Station Eleven. St. John is just my middle name; the books go under M.
Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social Official account of the world’s largest library. Explore collections & plan a visit. All Library accounts: https://loc.gov/connect
Traci Nagle @traciatlarge.bsky.social Research Development @ Stanford. Posting & re-posting about Science, Language, Writing, Food, & things Clever & Funny
Encyclopedia Briannica @e-briannica.bsky.social technical editor, historical linguist, 2D cartoon person
http://www.encyclopediabriannica.com/
https://bit.ly/briannica
Ammon Shea @ammonshea.bsky.social bog-standard middle-aged dictionary-enjoyer
Ben Zimmer @benzimmer.bsky.social Linguist, lexicographer, language commentator, all-around word nut.
https://linktr.ee/benzimmer
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/
June Casagrande @junecasagrande.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Best-selling author, copy editor, grammar columnist, comedy fan. I expect my posts will be mostly about preserving #democracy, #writing, #editing and […]
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