There's a widely repeated claim in something I'm researching which is circulated everywhere with everyone citing the same source, which always gets my spidey senses tingling, so I tracked down the original German manuscript PDF, translated it, and disproved it

Delighted to share that I am part of this year's Remembrance Assembly on November 11th. It's a free resource aimed at ages 9-14 to explore what Remembrance means and how young people can connect with the Remembrance community. If you're an educator, please share! Link below 👇

People say that regional accents are disappearing, which is true to some extent, but I've also noticed a shift towards emphasising regionalism, perhaps as a result of broader national identities collapsing. The Scouse accent is thicker now than it ever was, and I've noticed some people stressing their accent more for comic effect. I sometimes deliberately emphasise my way of speaking because my idiolect is an important part of who I am, and differentiates me from everyone else. So as society progressively coagulates into the same bland beige, I think people are emphasising the parts of themselves which make them unique.