Archive - Beyond Words

UK rap, Homer's tongue and a sprinkle of Gaeilge

The latest language news + what to watch, read and listen to

May 9 •

Aisling O'Leary

March 2024

Spanglish, AI scams and whistling Greeks

The latest language news + what to watch, read and listen to

Mar 13 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

February 2024

Polycules, love languages and "foreign" language films go mainstream

The latest language news + what to watch, read and listen to

Feb 4 •

Aisling O'Leary

January 2024

Words of the year, BSL and Duolingo ditches Welsh

The latest language news + what to watch, read and listen to

Jan 12 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

September 2022

Accent neutralisation, "splooting" and Beyonce changes her lyrics

It’s the end of summer, and you know what that means here in the UK - free from the tyranny of Love Island. That’s a lot of evenings we lost. But the…

Sep 8, 2022 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

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Aisling O'Leary

July 2022

"Camping" after the end of Roe v Wade, Don Quixote in Sanskrit and beer fear

The latest language news + what to watch, read and listen to

Jul 25, 2022 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

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Aisling O'Leary

May 2022

Eurovision, English peasants and Irish in Brussels

A round-up of the latest language news from all over the internet + what we've been up to.

May 29, 2022 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

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Aisling O'Leary

April 2022

A round-up of the latest language-related news from all over the internet + some recommendations from us.

Apr 17, 2022 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

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Aisling O'Leary

June 2021

The language of dating, familects and linguistic supersizing

We’re back! As we hope you have noticed, this newsletter has had to take a break while we sorted out our lives (and yes, caught up with friends over…

Jun 10, 2021 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

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Aisling O'Leary

April 2021

Music in gibberish, femicide and beautiful leftovers

In 2002, I spent most of the summer dancing to Aserejé by Spanish pop group Las Ketchup, which will be forever remembered for its bizarre choreography…

Apr 6, 2021 •

Julia Webster Ayuso

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Aisling O'Leary

February 2021

Glottophobia, chestfeeding and a Danish pop song

Last year, a terrible crime. Shameful. Head-in-hands worthy. Jaws to the ground. “What in the name of holy bejaysus is this cowpat?” said one article…

Feb 21, 2021 •

Aisling O'Leary

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Julia Webster Ayuso

January 2021

Locktails, couvre-feu and panic-buying hamsters

A year of new words

Jan 17, 2021 •

Aisling O'Leary

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Julia Webster Ayuso

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