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The Linguistics MA class of 2023 has brought with it a serious amount of floof. Manchet is delighted to guide you through the wonderful world of these MAjestic animals. Omar, Jules, Josh and Ari are Liam’s flatmates. Below is Liam’s own account of what it’s like to be around those regal felines. Omar (black) is […]
November 11, 2022 by manling
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Manchet has a special Friday afternoon treat for you. Pets of LEL is back, featuring a very special guest, Frankie Bannard. Frankie has just turned two and he’s the goodest boy. He likes to chew jumpers. The more expensive and hard to replace the better. He loves tennis balls. Particularly if they squeak. And footballs. He […]
November 13, 2020 by manling
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A pet post to end all pet posts (though hopefully not) – enjoy these majestic animals submitted by the Session 1 PASS students, with their own commentary. If we were meeting in person our conversations—like typical students—would have consisted of food, go-to snacks and sharing best places to eat around Manchester. Snacks are the way […]
November 3, 2020 by manling
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Say hello to Remmie and Betsy, submitted by Neve a.k.a. Remy (nickname similarity not coincidental). Neve is a first year student in English Language with French, and the first year student rep. This is Remmie, the cheeky pony. Likes: food. Any food, pony-friendly or not (she once tried to eat a sausage butty, but her […]
October 29, 2020 by manling
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Pets of LEL is back! The first pet of the new cycle has been entered by Sam, who has just started his MA in Linguistics at Manchester. Here’s Sam’s account of his furry friend. This is Tiger. Tiger is three years old. He dislikes humans in general but likes me for some peculiar reasons of his […]
May 1, 2020 by manling
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This is Hiccup Cameron-Faulkner. He loves eating lettuce and locusts and watching nature movies with his best buddy Verity. Pictured below are the other Cameron-Faulkner pets. In case you have trouble identifying the species, Hiccup is a bearded dragon, and then we have chickens, worms and fish (minnows). Some of them are nameless – you […]
April 17, 2020 by manling
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This is a sad story with a happy ending, which is better than the other way round. Leon Hanink, presumed to be Canadian, got abandoned by his owner who moved abroad, but he’s found a safe home with Emily. Leon likes sunbathing on the windowsill, his faux chinchilla blanket, and cat lunch. He also likes […]
April 10, 2020 by manling
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It’s Easter, so here’s some bunnies for you. These are Begley buns, called Bowie (pictured below, joined the Begley household in 2016), and Daffodil, aka Daffy (featured), as in daft as a. They live in a hutch inside a big run under Mary’s kitchen window. They used to be house rabbits, but after two years […]
April 3, 2020 by manling
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Caira van Hattum is a cat who has seen many parts of the world, or at least Europe, but remains young in spirit. She is obsessed with boxes and feather toys, and loves nothing more than to cuddle up on her favourite human’s lap, with the favourite being whoever has the blanket. She is fluent […]
March 25, 2020 by manling
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Ellie Ulph (also known as Dogface) is an eight-year-old retired racing greyhound. As ‘Pebbles Millie’ she was unbeatable (at least a as far as she has told us) but now she lives a peaceful life, snoozin’, sniffin’ and fussin’. Her best-friend/nemesis is a pink octopus [pictured above, defeated]. Ellie will accept cuddles from anyone and […]
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November 23, 2022 by manling
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