THE GUARDIAN 'MIND YOUR LANGUAGE': BLOG REVIEW

http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language

This blog reviews many aspects of language and culture, meaning it has a wide target audience. The first blog post I came across was called 'How to sneeze in Japanese' and covers the differences in pronunciation of onomatopoeia such as 'ACHOO'. However, the next post I came across was regarding the migrant crisis and had a very formal register. As there's such a range in topics then it's likely you'll be able to find something you'd enjoy reading and it could lead you to expanding the types article you read. 

In comparison to other blogs such as Buzzfeed, this blog rarely uses colloquialisms. This is likely to be down to the fact that the blog covers some serious stories and therefore uses appropriate vocabulary. It could also be due to the fact that the Guardian has a mainly adult audience and the language used must be suitable for those readers. However the more informal posts feature puns and other play on words to illustrate a more fun side of the article.

As the blog is dedicated to language there are many posts devoted to grammar and how Standard English is used today. This means the blog features educational lexicon as it attempts to teach people how to correct the mistakes that are most commonly made with spelling and grammar.

Overall, this blog displays a range of vocabulary and sentence types to put across messages of varying seriousness but overall is a good platform for learning.