Asst professor of linguistics at Michigan State. Language change, sociolinguists, social justice, pets. All opinions my own.
Joined January 2012
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Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
The racist, Islamophobic tropes used by many Members of Congress are intended to suppress our voices and incite violence against us. It’s disgusting how many of my colleagues are silent when hate is directed like this against Arabs and Muslims.
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
something about books getting smaller to save the planet while endless AI swallows glaciers whole to "summarize" emails
Publishers try skinnier books to save money and emissions | @BBCNews buff.ly/4guNP9K
I very seriously don’t understand how the reaction to a coordinated attack exploding devices in public, injuring thousands of civilians, is not to be in outrage over the terrorism of it all.
Shout out to @focusfronting for giving me the pro tip about this super easy and pretty pattern. Made one for my baby (pictured) and a matching one in a different color for my sister in law who was due within a week of me
Oh my god I’m only realizing in this moment that that’s not just a blue tissue box emoji
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
Mid-interview Philly protester goes off on Philly Police after they violently shut down #FreePalestine rally during #Debate2024. The realest, most accurate post-protest debate analysis you won’t see on TV #StopCopCity
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
💫💫💫 YEAH BETSY!!!!! 💫💫💫
Really happy to finally announce this great news!
I was awarded an @NSF CAREER grant to support and expand the cool work that we’re doing with @mi_diaries over the next 5 years!
✅ undergrad & grad research
✅ partnerships w schools
✅ curriculum outreach w @WGVUPublicMedia
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
And finally, my book comes out today. Thank you to everyone who has bought the book already.
It's up to you now. Please send me a pic if/when you get it, but more importantly, please review on Amazon/Goodreads etc.
And if you still need to buy it...
amazon.com/dp/1032729961?ref…
Really happy to finally announce this great news!
I was awarded an @NSF CAREER grant to support and expand the cool work that we’re doing with @mi_diaries over the next 5 years!
✅ undergrad & grad research
✅ partnerships w schools
✅ curriculum outreach w @WGVUPublicMedia
.@michiganstateu researcher Betsy Sneller (@betsysneller) received a $650K grant from the @nsf to expand opportunities for students to participate in @MI_Diaries. This multi-year study documents changes in the lives and language of Michigan residents.
cal.msu.edu/news/msu-researc…
ALT A child watches while MSU researcher Betsy Sneller, squatting down to be at eye level, shows the child the screen of a mobile phone and the MI Diaries mobile app.
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
.@michiganstateu researcher Betsy Sneller (@betsysneller) received a $650K grant from the @nsf to expand opportunities for students to participate in @MI_Diaries. This multi-year study documents changes in the lives and language of Michigan residents.
cal.msu.edu/news/msu-researc…
ALT A child watches while MSU researcher Betsy Sneller, squatting down to be at eye level, shows the child the screen of a mobile phone and the MI Diaries mobile app.
Yeah honestly, nightmare scenario. I think this in every movie where it’s a plot point.
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
A good tip is that you don't necessarily have to make the whole thing a high-stakes out-of-the-blue surprise. (In fact that has real downsides.)
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
I appreciate folks taking up for Tim Walz's son, but be careful. It's not OK that he cried because "sure he's a guy but he's also neuro-atypical." It's OK that he cried bc it's OK for guys to cry, period. Normal people do it. Healthy people do it. Men who don't are the problem
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
So many replies to this tweet are like “oh so no Jews then huh?” And I just don’t see how these people arrive at the conclusion that the presence of Jews requires illegal occupation, annexation, settlement and racial segregation. I find it so problematic, even antisemitic
TIL that gabardine is a fabric
A word I only knew from Simon & Garfunkel
Betsy Sneller BLACK LIVES MATTER retweeted
"You can’t understand what is going on in Mississippi if you don’t understand what is going on in the Congo. And you can’t really be interested in what’s going on in Mississippi if you’re not also interested in what’s going on in the Congo. They’re both the same."
Malcolm X
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Missing the Olympics? We have two balance beams and fencing equipment available online.
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This is big news for Native Americans.
With Walz as the Democratic pick for VP, it means Peggy Flanagan would presumably become the next Governor of Minnesota. There has never been a Native female governor of a state.
Flanagan is Anishinaabe from the White Earth Nation. – at Phoenix, AZ
BREAKING: Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate as she looks to boost Democratic ticket in Midwest, AP sources say.
Follow AP's live updates. apnews.com/live/trump-harris…
