Archive - English in Progress

Lexicography is so slept on 😴, we are drowning in SLOP 🌊, very demure, very mindful 🎀

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Sep 29, 2024 •

August 2024

Hope this doesn't give you brainrot 🧠, weird rawdogging apostrophes ✍️, yay for tonic masculinity 👨

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Aug 15, 2024 •

July 2024

It altered my brain chemistry 🧪, teens are only anxious if they speak English? 🤔

The word 'selfie' isn't American! 🤳

Jul 5, 2024 •

March 2024

Just utterly carparked 🚗, Taylor Swift is knee-deep in linguistics 🎤, plenty of trendbait in this one 😎

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Mar 6, 2024 •

February 2024

English is my Roman Empire 🏛️, sweary parrots 🦜, if a robot uses a word, is it a word? 🤖

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Feb 1, 2024 •

January 2024

This newsletter slaps 🖐️, the Hull accent is sexy 💕, English speakers should be taxed 💰

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Jan 3, 2024 •

December 2023

This newsletter is WotY coded 📘, "TikTok accent" will take over the world 📱, How to win a spelling bee 🐝

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Dec 11, 2023 •

November 2023

It's a bones day! ☠️, mayonnaise tries to influence lexicography 🍟, so many ways to be pilled 💊

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Nov 22, 2023 •

Gen Alpha joins the chat 💀, the first Word of the Year for 2023 🤖, three new accents in southern England 💂

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Nov 4, 2023 •

October 2023

Ngl, the comic this month is grammable 💎, are vapes damaging teenagers' voices? 😮‍💨

Verbs are "wandering around like planets loosed from their orbit" 🪐

Oct 11, 2023 •

September 2023

It's almost cuffing season! 👩‍❤️‍👩 Vocal fry rules 🥓 What's a listless vessel? ⛵

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Sep 6, 2023 •

August 2023

Misunderstanding "I'll give you a ring"💍, linguistics professor looking TIGHT 😎, this newsletter takes a dub 🏆

Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language.

Aug 11, 2023 •

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