derekholly7.bsky.social
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@derekholly7.bsky.socialI am going on #strike tomorrow. In higher ed, state funding per student is about 30% lower than in 2008. The Government’s own acknowledged funding gap of roughly €300m a year is still unfilled; this means bigger classes and heavier workloads- e.g., I have 520 students in my first-year module.
Show PostIn Scots Gaelic... Faol/faol-chù - wolf Faoileag - seagull (wolf bird) Am Faoileach - January (Wolf Month) In Gaelic folklore, a werewolf was mostly a benevolent creature who protected stray children and lost travellers.
Show Post'Manglicised' is a superb neologism, for the Great British approach to place-names in other countries, whenever it originated. Chances are, it occurred to several people at different times.
Show PostIt appears in Translations? Well that’s super embarrassing as I played Hugh Mór in a school production!
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