@MurrayLeeA

@leemurray.bsky.social Sociolinguist and ling anthropologist | Australian English variation and social meaning | Academic skills coach | 'By Lingo' @thebigissue

 Melbourne, Australia
leemurray.com.au
Joined May 2014
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headline reads: Former minor league pitcher who slapped a woman about F train sad because he can't wear his favourite 8-Ball jacket anymore

ALT headline reads: Former minor league pitcher who slapped a woman about F train sad because he can't wear his favourite 8-Ball jacket anymore

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Headline reads: Tiny sharpshooter insects produce so much urine, they have to twist their anus to catapult it out of their bodies in energy-efficient, high-speed droplets

ALT Headline reads: Tiny sharpshooter insects produce so much urine, they have to twist their anus to catapult it out of their bodies in energy-efficient, high-speed droplets

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Headline reads: Thai man who sold calendars with yellow ducks jailed for mocking the monarchy

ALT Headline reads: Thai man who sold calendars with yellow ducks jailed for mocking the monarchy

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headline reads: Man rescued by United States Coast Guard arrested for allegedly leaving a dead fish at the home featured in cult film The Goonies

ALT headline reads: Man rescued by United States Coast Guard arrested for allegedly leaving a dead fish at the home featured in cult film The Goonies

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headline reads: Custom Kafka Streaming metrics using Apache Spark Prometheus Sink

ALT headline reads: Custom Kafka Streaming metrics using Apache Spark Prometheus Sink

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headline reads: Drug-laced pee seeps into rivers near music festivals threatening rare eels

ALT headline reads: Drug-laced pee seeps into rivers near music festivals threatening rare eels

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Tweet by @rmccarthyjames: all of my pans for the future involve me waking up tomorrow with a sudden sense of discipline and adherence to routine that i have never once displayed even once in my life

ALT Tweet by @rmccarthyjames: all of my pans for the future involve me waking up tomorrow with a sudden sense of discipline and adherence to routine that i have never once displayed even once in my life

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text reads: Man eaten by piranhas after jumping into lake to escape bees

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headline reads: Ancient Trophy Head Child Was High On Psychedelic Cactus Before Ritual Sacrifice

ALT headline reads: Ancient Trophy Head Child Was High On Psychedelic Cactus Before Ritual Sacrifice

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Headline reads: Melbourne Cup staff roll out tarp for drunk woman who took a tumble in 5 inch heels

ALT Headline reads: Melbourne Cup staff roll out tarp for drunk woman who took a tumble in 5 inch heels

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Headline reads: Firefighters rescue embarrassed raccoon who broke into a home and couldn't find its way out

ALT Headline reads: Firefighters rescue embarrassed raccoon who broke into a home and couldn't find its way out

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Headline reads: Man lights firework on his head and it explodes into his skull, Texas cops say

ALT Headline reads: Man lights firework on his head and it explodes into his skull, Texas cops say

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headline reads: Australian Workers Say They Are Being Shafted By Chemist Warehouse Again

ALT headline reads: Australian Workers Say They Are Being Shafted By Chemist Warehouse Again

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text reads: Man being fired brings emotional support clown to meeting

ALT text reads: Man being fired brings emotional support clown to meeting

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text reads: Man who paid 2.9 million dollars for NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet set to lose almost 2.9 million dollars

ALT text reads: Man who paid 2.9 million dollars for NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet set to lose almost 2.9 million dollars

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text reads: I'm on a mission to make sure every new parent regularly measures their baby's head

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warlordfelwinter's tumblr post reads: There's a tortoise at work and he's 30 years old and I love that he's 30 years old because I can look at this animal that is 3 years older than me and go "does the man want his appy slices??" and he hustles over cause the man do want his appy slices

ALT warlordfelwinter's tumblr post reads: There's a tortoise at work and he's 30 years old and I love that he's 30 years old because I can look at this animal that is 3 years older than me and go "does the man want his appy slices??" and he hustles over cause the man do want his appy slices

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