- Leiden University Centre for Linguistics Colloquium: on 2 November, Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade will present a paper on the topic of the Bridging the Unbridgeable project. Time 15.30-17.00. Room Lipsius 147. Topic to be announced.
- New Bridging the Unbridgeable Exhibition: from 19 September 2012 onwards, on Garner’s Modern American Usage. English Department, University of Leiden, 2nd floor
- 3rd Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture: Launch: A database of English usage guides and usage problems. Friday, 21 September 2012.Time: 12.15-1 pm. Room: Lipsius 148.
- 2nd Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture on working with social media in academic contexts. Wednesday 30 May 2012, 12.15-13.00 Room: Lipsius 148.
- 1st Bridging the Unbridgeable Lunch Lecture: “Working with WordSmith Tools”, 20 April 2012, 12.15-13.00, Lipsius 235c
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