Name: "There's An Ersatz Hamster In My Rucksack!" : Fun Facts About the English Language- Melanie Branton
Start: 2025-10-11T14:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-11T15:45:00+01:00
Location: Clevedon Community Centre , Room 2, Clevedon, BS21 7SZ

"There's An Ersatz Hamster In My Rucksack!" : Fun Facts About the English Language- Melanie Branton

What is the surprising connection between badgers and broccoli? Why are umpires unparalleled? And when and why did we pass an extraordinarily large vowel movement? These are just some of the mysteries which Melanie Branton, a writer, performer and former English teacher with a lifelong obsession with historical linguistics, will be unravelling in an entertaining talk exploring the weird origins of the language we think we know, and how crucial a role People Getting Things Wrong have played in making it what it is today.
Tickets £3 available 1st Sept
Talented wordsmith Melanie Branton is a spoken word artist and former English lecturer from Bristol who has been obsessed by historical linguistics since she was 3. She has performed all over the UK, bringing you great insights into the weird and wonderful mongrel language we call English. She also favours strange hats (as you do)!