Have a [Merry/Happy] Christmas! Choosing a Christmas greeting can be a heated issue for many revellers around the western world at Christmastime. Whilst Americans battle between choosing a Christian ‘Merry Christmas’ and a more culturally-encompassing ‘Happy Holidays’, us British are at odds with two collocative phrases surrounding the noun Christmas: Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas….Continue Reading Language for Every Occasion: Christmas Linguistics by Ben Jones
Where Are They Now? Interview with Luke Walker
Twenty-One year old Luke Walker, from Exmouth, came to Swansea University to study a BA(Hons) in English Language in 2013 and graduated in 2016 with a first class degree. Here’s what he had to say about his time at Swansea, when I spoke to him: Tell me a little bit about yourself I live in…Continue Reading Where Are They Now? Interview with Luke Walker