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Word of Mouth

The Shipping Forecast: Internet Fandom

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

Gretchen McCulloch, Internet Linguist, author of Because Internet and the host of the Lingthusiasm podcast, talks to Michael Rosen about what it is to "ship" and how fandoms and other subcommunities online are changing the English language.

Clip from 'Mans Not Nice' Michael Rosen remix credited to MisterLucca

Produced by Ellie Richold for BBC Audio in Bristol Show less

Source: BBC Online

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