The data collection is soon coming to an end and it is time to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has filled in the survey, shared it with friends and nagged their family about completing it. The feedback has been amazing! If you haven’t filled in the questionnaire yet, then do give it a go.

What I have learnt from my fieldwork trips so far is that administration can be an utterly annoying and terribly time-consuming necessary evil. In order to avoid the trouble, I would like to ask you (yes, you) for your help:

• Do you live in the Greater London Area, Cambridge or Oxford?
• Are you interested in an interview and perception tests dealing with English language usage?
• Do you know of any websites, fora or the like through which I could find possible informants?

In case you answered one or preferably all three of the above…