Bonus 107: Swifties, amorch, Melbin, and bloopers! - Deleted Scenes from Adam Aleksic, Miguel Sánchez Ibáñez, and the advice episode

We’ve interviewed lots of great people on Lingthusiasm, and sometimes there’s a story or two that we just don’t have space for in the main episode, so here’s a bonus episode with our favourite recent outtakes! Think of it as a special bonus edition DVD from the past year of Lingthusiasm with director’s commentary and deleted scenes.

In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about some of our favourite deleted bits from recent interviews that we didn’t quite have space to share with you. First, an excerpt from our interview with Adam Aleksic about tiktok and how different online platforms give rise to different kinds of communication styles. Second, a return to our interview with Miguel Sánchez Ibáñez for a bit about Spanish internet slang, -och, and why “McCulloch” looks like a perfect name for an author of a book about internet linguistics. Finally, deleted scenes from our advice episode, in which we reveal some Lingthusiasm lore about pronouncing “Melbourne” and imitating each other’s accents and answer questions about linguistics degrees and switching languages with people.

Plus, by popular request: bloopers!

Listen to this episode about some of our favourite deleted bits from recent episodes, and get access to many more bonus episodes by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon.

Bonus 100: Advice #2 - Fun linguistic experiments, linguistic etiquette, and language learning scenarios

Are there linguistics things in your life that you would like advice about? In honour of our 100th bonus episode of Lingthusiasm, and because our first advice episode was so popular, here’s another episode answering your advice questions, from the serious to the silly!

In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about your linguistics questions! We give advice about fun linguistics experiments you can do with your friends, aging out of the coolest slang demographic (it will happen to us all eventually!), and several etiquette questions, including how much to accommodate other people’s accents, asking about other people’s linguistic backgrounds, and getting people to stop correcting your grammar by rechanneling them into linguistic curiosity. Plus, many questions on learning languages in various scenarios: when you have mixed feelings about how they’re doing gender, when you want to connect with a heritage language, when you’re seeking opportunities to practise but don’t wanna be weird about it, and when you’re trying to learn a less popular language for your area. And finally: a lightning round of more questions!

Listen to this episode about your linguistics questions, and get access to many more bonus episodes by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon.

Linguistics grad school: what should you know if you’re thinking about going? Dylan asked us over on the community page about applying for grad school and it turned out that we have plenty to say on the topic. Gretchen and Lauren discuss why you might want to do a Masters or PhD, how to scope out a good program for your interests, and the differences between grad programs in different countries. 

We’ve also announced our artist for the ART GOAL that we hit a little while back! You can go check out Lucy’s portfolio and start getting excited. We will be sharing the process, including initial sketches, with patrons.

To listen to this episode and all previous bonuses, and help keep the show ad-free and sustainable, support Lingthusiasm on Patreon.