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@crell@phpc.social
2026-05-05 15:32:59

The Oxford Comma is correct English. If you disagree, you're wrong.
#English #Writing

A screenshot of a post from @IAmOxfordComma It reads: Dear world, | am stylish, useful, and in some cases, absolutely necessary. Sincerely, Oxford Comma It includes an attached image, which contains the following example sentences: "Among those interviewed were Merle Haggard’s two ex-wives, Kris Kristofferson and Robert Duvall." "This book is dedicated to my parents, Ayn Rand and God," "Highlights of Peter Ustinov’s global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old d…
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
2026-07-05 05:47:17

#TIL that "geek" used to mean a carnival freak.
(by watching Nightmare Alley (1947))
#English

@ncoca@social.coop
2026-05-29 05:12:29

#Taiwan-based new outlet The News Lens just took down all their #English language-content - years of original #reporting - without any notice, and, apparently, without informing their contributors too.
So …

TNL The News Lens 關鍵評論網
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@joxean@mastodon.social
2026-04-13 23:20:14

Non english native speaker question: there is no real difference between "ass" and "asshole" when refering to a single person, right? Like, "he/she is an ass" and "he/she is an asshole" are synonyms in this context, right?
#english #engrish

@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-05-26 14:53:36

"Tightens" of the industry.
#homophones #English

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-09 03:52:58

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Monteverdi Choir, Francesco Cavalli, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen)
#MonteverdiChoir #FrancescoCavalli #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-08 07:39:45

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Orlande de Lassus & English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble:
🎵 In te Domine speravi (prima pars)
#OrlandedeLassus #EnglishCornettandSackbutEnsemble

@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-06-04 14:02:56

Wow. Pumpkins 🎃 are related to pumps ⛽? How? 😵
[kins to]
#absurd #English #joke #wordplay

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-07 18:18:44

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
André Messager, Sumi Jo, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge:
🎵 Le jour sous le soleil béni (Madame Chrysanthème)
#AndréMessager #SumiJo #EnglishChamberOrchestra #RichardBonynge

@dankeck@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-15 21:47:21

Fedle, noooooo 🙁
#Fedle #English #Quebec #Canada

Screenshot of the game Fedle, a word game played over Fediverse messages. This message is from Fedle in the English language to user Dan Keck, on June 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM. The message reads: "Poutine is not in the dictionary. Try again (4 remaining)"
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-07 06:52:00

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Gioachino Rossini, English National Opera Orchestra & Gabriele Bellini:
🎵 The Barber of Seville - overture
#GioachinoRossini #EnglishNationalOperaOrchestra #GabrieleBellini
open.spotify.com/track/3PGPfeQ

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-05 16:28:57

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Symphony No 30 in D major, K 202 (4th mvt)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate
open.spotify.com/track/3e0RSkn

@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-05-25 14:26:36

Guys, I think we dodged a bullet. 😰
#learning #time #English #words #vocabulary

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-05 19:02:35

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #WordsAndMusic
Grace Williams & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Sea sketches for string orchestra: no.5; Calm sea in summer
#GraceWilliams #EnglishChamberOrchestra
#Spotify

@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-10 23:25:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Benjamin Britten & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Simple Symphony, 2. Playful Pizzicato
#BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra
open.spotify.com/track/1pFtsRV

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-05 13:32:35

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMap
George Frideric Handel, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists:
🎵 And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah, Part 1)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists

@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-05-25 13:42:08

"This drive-thru coffee chain is pushing into undercaffeinated parts of America"
Headline from undervocabularied writers at CNN. 🙄
#writing #English #headline #CNN #sarcasm

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-06 05:36:36

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Luigi Boccherini, Jacqueline du Pré, English Chamber Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim:
🎵 Cello Concerto No 9 in B flat major (2nd mvt)
#LuigiBoccherini #JacquelineduPré #EnglishChamberOrchestra #DanielBarenboim

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-03 08:57:45

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Paul Daniel, English Northern Philharmonia & Sir William Walton:
🎵 Spitfire Prelude and Fugue - concert version
#PaulDaniel #EnglishNorthernPhilharmonia #SirWilliamWalton

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-02 08:42:11

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Simple Symphony Op.4 (Boisterous Bouree)
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #BenjaminBritten

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 17:07:29

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Yehudi Menuhin, Gustav Holst & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 St Paul's Suite, Op 29 (1st mvt, Jig)
#YehudiMenuhin #GustavHolst #EnglishChamberOrchestra
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-01 21:39:11

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Ralf Gothóni:
🎵 Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K.297b (2nd mvt)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #RalfGothóni

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-02 10:40:24

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
George Frideric Handel, Louise Alder, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Myself I shall adore (Semele)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #LouiseAlder #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-01 06:06:09

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Chaconne in G minor, Z 730
#HenryPurcell #BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-07-01 07:39:07

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Wynton Marsalis, Jeremiah Clarke & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Trumpet Voluntary 'The Prince of Denmark's March'
#WyntonMarsalis #JeremiahClarke #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-31 12:55:54

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMap
Charles Gounod, Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Faust - Act 3: Jewel Aria
#CharlesGounod #RenéeFleming #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-28 05:48:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Patrick Hawes, English Chamber Orchestra & Patrick Hawes:
🎵 Swan
#PatrickHawes #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-25 17:00:41

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony)
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #BenjaminBritten

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-26 11:56:58

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #PrivatePassions
Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro
#AntonioVivaldi #NigelKennedy #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-22 18:18:25

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
English Chamber Orchestra, John Barry & John Barry:
🎵 The Beyondness of Things
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #JohnBarry
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-21 07:06:18

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Arthur Sullivan & Sir Charles Mackerras:
🎵 The Yeoman of the Guard (overture)
#EnglishNationalOperaOrchestra #SirArthurSullivan
open.spotify.com/track/36qkZ6y

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-25 06:57:32

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mitsuko Uchida, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Rondo in D Major, K. 382
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #MitsukoUchida #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-18 06:56:19

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Simple Symphony Op.4 (Boisterous Bouree)
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #BenjaminBritten

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-18 06:59:19

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Simple symphony Op.4 (Playful pizzicato)
#BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-24 05:54:55

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (Cantata No 66)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-25 03:53:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Monteverdi Choir, Francesco Cavalli, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen)
#MonteverdiChoir #FrancescoCavalli #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-23 09:29:28

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Mass in B minor BWV.232 (Sanctus)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-21 09:17:40

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Symphony No 26 in E flat major, K 184
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate
open.spotify.com/track/004ZAF8

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-22 08:21:26

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Cantata No 180)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-20 18:08:55

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Arthur Sullivan, Lesley Garrett, English National Opera Orchestra & Peter Robinson:
🎵 The sun, whose rays are all ablaze (The Mikado)
#ArthurSullivan #LesleyGarrett #EnglishNationalOperaOrchestra #PeterRobinson

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-17 08:31:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (Magnificat anima mea)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-14 17:23:46

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Wynton Marsalis, Jeremiah Clarke & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Trumpet Voluntary 'The Prince of Denmark's March'
#WyntonMarsalis #JeremiahClarke #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-14 18:51:12

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #WordsAndMusic
Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Chaconne in G minor, Z 730
#HenryPurcell #BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-13 17:20:42

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Claudio Monteverdi, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 L'Orfeo (Toccata)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-20 11:16:20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EarlierWithJoolsHolland
Percy Grainger, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk, The Ambrosian Singers & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Shallow Brown
#PercyGrainger #BenjaminBritten #JohnShirleyQuirk #TheAmbrosianSingers #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-17 07:20:43

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Antonio Vivaldi, Vittorio Negri, John Alldis Choir & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Dixit Dominus, RV 595 (1st mvt)
#AntonioVivaldi #VittorioNegri #JohnAlldisChoir #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-17 11:43:04

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #PrivatePassions
Claudio Monteverdi, Mark Tucker, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 In questo lieto e fortunato giorno (L'Orfeo)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #MarkTucker #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-12 18:04:07

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Murray Perahia & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Concerto no. 4 in G major K.41 for piano and orchestra; 2nd movement; Andante
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #MurrayPerahia #EnglishChamberOrchestra

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-17 06:07:20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Joseph Canteloube, Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Baïlèro (Chants d'Auvergne, Set 1)
#JosephCanteloube #KiriTeKanawa #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-12 07:33:53

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Henry Purcell, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Abdelazer (Rondeau)
#HenryPurcell #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-14 17:06:31

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Wann soll es doch geschehen (Cantata no. 11, BWV.11)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-14 20:41:34

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3InConcert
George Frideric Handel, Louise Alder, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Myself I shall adore (Semele)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #LouiseAlder #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-12 16:04:04

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 The Magic Flute (Overture)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner
#Spotify

@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-14 09:24:50

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Gustav Holst, Jonathan Snowden, David Theodore, English Chamber Orchestra & Yehudi Menuhin:
🎵 A Fugal Concerto Op.40 No.2
#GustavHolst #JonathanSnowden #DavidTheodore #EnglishChamberOrchestra #YehudiMenuhin