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Corporate Microsoft systems, from Word and Outlook to SharePoint, are a frustrating horror.Their words
the frustrating horror of corporate microsoft systems, from word, to outlook, to the abyss of despair that is sharepoint
David Adger
Scottish linguist; professor of linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, working on the human capacity for syntax; president of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain from 2015 to 2020.
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Corporate Microsoft systems, from Word and Outlook to SharePoint, are a frustrating horror.
the frustrating horror of corporate microsoft systems, from word, to outlook, to the abyss of despair that is sharepoint
bsky.appSaid 8 Jan 2026This on korrents
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The UK government seems uninterested in the loss of languages from British universities.
the government seems uninterested in the loss of languages in UKHE
bsky.appSaid 27 Nov 2025This on korrents
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27 November 2025
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The UK government seems uninterested in the loss of languages from British universities.Their words
the government seems uninterested in the loss of languages in UKHE
25 November 2025
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where they removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in US history. I know they are in a difficult spot, but this is pure cowardice.
8 August 2025
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I'm not someone who's comfortable with having the higher education sector rely on overseas fees in the way it does, but this is even more stupid than a Trump style tariff as it actually taxes one of the country's major export businesses for, erm, exporting.
28 March 2025
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The Office for Students is pursuing a culture-war agenda without regard to the real complexities universities face.Their words
It's pretty clear that the OfS is pursuing a culture war style agenda without due regard to the actual complexities of the situation Universities find themselves in
23 February 2025
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It's ridiculous that developers of LLMs have free access to data that is central to their capacity to make money. They should pay for that data, if the author agrees to its use, and be transparent in where it comes from.
12 February 2025
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by moving rightwards like this, they'll lose a huge swathe of Labour voters, and gain not one Tory or Reform voter. It's both immoral and electorally stupid.
23 November 2024
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Phase Theory in syntax is on a hiding to nothing, and a geometrical constraint on mereological structure is better.Their words
why Phase Theory is on a hiding to nothing, & why a geometrical constraint on mereological structure is better
4 March 2024
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HPV vaccination is crucial, since HPV causes head and neck cancers as well as cervical ones.Their words
HPV vaccination has hugely reduced cervical cancers through vaccination for girls, but it also causes Head & Neck cancers. HPV-related cancer turned mine & Anson's life upside down. Vaccination is crucial!
11 November 2019
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The Resilience of LanguageTheir words
In The Resilience of Language she takes 20 or 30 years of her experimental work and shows her journey in exploring that.
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Language and ExperienceTheir words
Landau and Gleitman’s book, Language and Experience, I read first when I was a student, a long, long time ago.
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The Language of ThoughtTheir words
The Language of Thought is a really famous book in the philosophy of mind and it’s really important for linguistics as well.
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On Nature and LanguageTheir words
I chose On Nature and Language because it’s more modern.
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EmbassytownTheir words
I really enjoyed Embassytown because it wasn’t about Sapir-Whorf, but about the relationship between language and reality.
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Beliefs
Korrents What they believe 9 beliefs — each backed by an exact quote.
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Corporate Microsoft systems, from Word and Outlook to SharePoint, are a frustrating horror.
the frustrating horror of corporate microsoft systems, from word, to outlook, to the abyss of despair that is sharepoint
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 8 Jan 2026
The UK government seems uninterested in the loss of languages from British universities.
the government seems uninterested in the loss of languages in UKHE
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 27 Nov 2025
The BBC’s cutting of a line calling Trump the most openly corrupt US president from Rutger Bregman’s Reith Lecture was pure cowardice.
where they removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in US history. I know they are in a difficult spot, but this is pure cowardice.
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 25 Nov 2025
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Though UK universities lean too heavily on overseas fees, taxing those fees is worse than a Trump-style tariff because it taxes a major export business for exporting.
I'm not someone who's comfortable with having the higher education sector rely on overseas fees in the way it does, but this is even more stupid than a Trump style tariff as it actually taxes one of the country's major export businesses for, erm, exporting.
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 8 Aug 2025
The Office for Students is pursuing a culture-war agenda without regard to the real complexities universities face.
It's pretty clear that the OfS is pursuing a culture war style agenda without due regard to the actual complexities of the situation Universities find themselves in
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 28 Mar 2025
LLM developers should pay for the data they train on, with the author’s consent, and be transparent about where it comes from.
It's ridiculous that developers of LLMs have free access to data that is central to their capacity to make money. They should pay for that data, if the author agrees to its use, and be transparent in where it comes from.
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 23 Feb 2025
Labour moving rightwards will lose a swathe of its own voters, win no Tory or Reform ones, and is both immoral and electorally stupid.
by moving rightwards like this, they'll lose a huge swathe of Labour voters, and gain not one Tory or Reform voter. It's both immoral and electorally stupid.
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 12 Feb 2025
Phase Theory in syntax is on a hiding to nothing, and a geometrical constraint on mereological structure is better.
why Phase Theory is on a hiding to nothing, & why a geometrical constraint on mereological structure is better
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 23 Nov 2024
HPV vaccination is crucial, since HPV causes head and neck cancers as well as cervical ones.
HPV vaccination has hugely reduced cervical cancers through vaccination for girls, but it also causes Head & Neck cancers. HPV-related cancer turned mine & Anson's life upside down. Vaccination is crucial!
@davidadger.bsky.social on Bluesky Said 4 Mar 2024
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Recommends Embassytown
I really enjoyed Embassytown because it wasn’t about Sapir-Whorf, but about the relationship between language and reality.
fivebooks.com 11 Nov 2019
Recommends On Nature and Language
I chose On Nature and Language because it’s more modern.
fivebooks.com 11 Nov 2019
Recommends The Language of Thought
The Language of Thought is a really famous book in the philosophy of mind and it’s really important for linguistics as well.
fivebooks.com 11 Nov 2019
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Recommends Language and Experience
Landau and Gleitman’s book, Language and Experience, I read first when I was a student, a long, long time ago.
fivebooks.com 11 Nov 2019
Recommends The Resilience of Language
In The Resilience of Language she takes 20 or 30 years of her experimental work and shows her journey in exploring that.
fivebooks.com 11 Nov 2019
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