Paul Anthony Jones @paulanthjones
Words, books, and books about words. Things @HaggardHawks @Yes_or_BS. I have massive calves. Tweets are mine and so is that blueberry muffin, leave it alone. paulanthonyjones.com Newcastle, UK | He/him Joined March 2012-
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Where does a mansplainer get water? From a well, actually...
waking up early and still being late is a skill i can't teach you. it's a gift
My personal style can best be described as hoping I don’t run into anyone I know.
Looking for the toilets in a pub you’ve never been to before
Looking for the toilets in a pub you’ve never been to before
ROSEMARY’S ULTRASOUND (2024)
When I say I just need to take a “quick shower” what I mean is my regular length shower.
A dry wedding is just like a regular wedding but with no reason to be there
it’s so important to be at least a little bit gay
IN MY DEFENCE I have far better things to do with my time than visit football stadiums/have conversations with @GavHoward
IN MY DEFENCE I have far better things to do with my time than visit football stadiums/have conversations with @GavHoward
What is the charge? Eating a chair? A succulent society chair?
What is the charge? Eating a chair? A succulent society chair?
i wish other animals could smoke. smoking a cigarette with a raccoon or raven would fix me
social life after college is just texting people to “get coffee” a few times a month & then spending $600 to attend someone’s wedding
I love when Pauline Kael says stuff like “Shaggy and Velma are wretched. And the dog should be put down. But Freddy is a revelation” It’s like wtf are you talking about queen
Haggard Hawks 🦅�.. @HaggardHawks
95K Followers 3K Following Obscure words, etymological tales, language trivia | Books available here: https://t.co/5k8NBYQJW6 | Tweets by @PaulAnthJones | Artwork by @bread_and_inkDanny Bate @DannyBate4
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52K Followers 23K Following 1. Writer 2. Obsessed with lists 3. COMMON PEOPLE 4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS 5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD, out now! (https://t.co/xahvo4CqJT)SHANE REACTION @imshanereaction
23K Followers 3K Following Taller in no ways. He/him. [email protected]Lev Parikian @LevParikian
20K Followers 2K Following Words, birds, music. Guardian Country Diary | Wainwright Prize longlist 2021 | Royal Society Science Book Prize Shortlist 2023 https://t.co/q1DHJj5K22Graeme Peacock @GraemePeacock1
11K Followers 4K Following Masochistic stills photographer/publisher with a predilection for doing a job 100% right. Owned by spotted delinquents. ‘’All IMAGERY COPYRIGHTED!*James @james_j_bailey
10K Followers 6K Following Writer in Manchester (not on here much at the moment, what with all the writing in Manchester) Views are my own, and don't represent anyone else.Lynne Murphy @lynneguist
23K Followers 2K Following US immigrant in UK. @SussexLinguist Persona(l) acct. Newsletter: https://t.co/9aallZZLMfStephen Hopkins @phil_lol_ogist
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25K Followers 2K Following Lexicographer @MerriamWebster. TIME's Best Twitter Feeds. Public radio jazz host @nepublicmedia. Dictionary ambassador. Closet trumpet player. Podcast co-host.Rob @rob_heighton
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73 Followers 135 Following An international journal run by John Benjamins. Coming in 2024/25. Editors-in-Chief: Valentin Werner, Mie Hiramoto & @DrPaulFlanagan.1.Neu-Kelte 🌻💙�.. @NeuKelte
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0 Followers 26 FollowingLCC municipal @lccmunicipal
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2K Followers 4K Following I'm lovely, friendly, caring, loyal, honest, sincere, truthful, faithful and responsible looking for a good relationship not here for games.Haggard Hawks 🦅�.. @HaggardHawks
95K Followers 3K Following Obscure words, etymological tales, language trivia | Books available here: https://t.co/5k8NBYQJW6 | Tweets by @PaulAnthJones | Artwork by @bread_and_inkDanny Bate @DannyBate4
31K Followers 2K Following Linguist. 'That etymology guy'. PhD student in Edinburgh/Prague, working on syntax and really old languages. Purveyor and podcaster of language facts. He/his.SHANE REACTION @imshanereaction
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48K Followers 1K Following former blue tick | [email protected] | represented by @jounwin | buy me a coffee https://t.co/ohy98SjCxhJames @james_j_bailey
10K Followers 6K Following Writer in Manchester (not on here much at the moment, what with all the writing in Manchester) Views are my own, and don't represent anyone else.Yoïn van Spijk @yvanspijk
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23K Followers 2K Following US immigrant in UK. @SussexLinguist Persona(l) acct. Newsletter: https://t.co/9aallZZLMfStephen Hopkins @phil_lol_ogist
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7K Followers 4K Following Slang, new language, lifestyle innovations, cultural history. Writer and lexicographer. Language Consultant at King's College London.Peter Sokolowski @PeterSokolowski
25K Followers 2K Following Lexicographer @MerriamWebster. TIME's Best Twitter Feeds. Public radio jazz host @nepublicmedia. Dictionary ambassador. Closet trumpet player. Podcast co-host.Rob @rob_heighton
5K Followers 5K Following he/him • Master of Physics • Worldbuilder & Conlanger • Fan of Fantasy • Amateur Enthusiast of Linguistics, Archaeology, Classics, et al.Daniel Edison @DanEdisonComedy
13K Followers 8K Following One-liner comedian / writer of nonsense. I post original jokes. Jack of all trades, master of pun. Also on Instagram.Mitten d'Amour @MittenDAmour
21K Followers 483 Following I once bought a cold drink for a tramp on a hot day - turns out he wasn’t a secret millionaire; total fucking waste of 80p. (She/her)Nick Walker @nickw84
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Me: Are Medusa’s pubes snakes too? Accountant: I meant questions about your tax return.
would rather it create and deploy homes, food and adequate care for all but that’s just me
🚨 NEW: The UK shall create and deploy a hypersonic missile by 2030 [@Telegraph]
ur honor do you promise not to get mad if i tell you
do you think bus drivers get scared driving their bus at night when everyones gotten off. i would
Who is the character you're slowly turning into?
Who is the character you’re slowly turning into?
Truman really put his whole Capussy into this. A book so good it’s almost worth burning down your entire life for.
Why did I not know Pam was queer??? Let alone a founder of Stonewall???
It’s remarkable that in 1995, Ian McKellen paid tribute to fellow Stonewall founder Pam St Clements on This Is Your Life. He celebrated Pam ‘meeting the world as her self, openly’ without the 30 minute episode ever mentioning her sexuality or LGBT rights.
Where does a mansplainer get water? From a well, actually...
Yes!
As I wrapped my trip to China, found a few minutes to visit a record store, talk music, and pick up a few LPs (Chinese rock and Taylor Swift). It's what I love most about music — the way it lets you connect with people and cultures wherever you go.
Not to be controversial but I do think Stay For Something by @cmatbaby is the best song of the last year
waking up early and still being late is a skill i can't teach you. it's a gift
My favourite thing about this is that it’s a “Fancy Restaurant” but there’s no crockery and the meal is a burger.