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I'm a linguistics student and very junior researcher. More specifically, I'm an MPhil student and my project (I can't bring myself to call it a thesis yet) is in corpus linguistics. I do write about this sometimes and sometimes I even write about it in a vaguely coherent manner, but most of it at the moment is being worried, woeful and confused about obtaining my data making my data usable. I have been assured that I will be worried, woeful and confused for the next four years, but I hope that the reasons for being so will change.

Sometimes I do editing stuff because I like to pretend a degree in English actually qualifies me for something. By "editing stuff" I don't mean that I get to sit at a desk and bark orders at people; I'm more the kind of person in whose direction is thrust a sheaf of papers and a request to make it make sense please.

I like reading (although perhaps don't read as much as I used to) and music (although perhaps don't listen to as much as I used to). I also like tea, although unlike the other two, I probably should drink it rather than collect it.

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There is a friending policy of sorts on this journal: while I may challenge racism, homophobia, sexism, classism and other forms of prejudice in other places, I am not interested in arguing whether or not these exist in my own journal.

If you would like to add me, there is a post here where you may introduce yourself and say how you found me. I don't add people who randomly add me. I don't add people back automatically - I'm busier than I used to be and I like being able to keep up with my friendslist. I read pretty much everything on there even if I might not comment much.

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