**Angela Smith *is Professor of Language and Culture at the University of Sunderland, UK. She has published extensively in the areas of gender studies, media discourse, and politeness theory.Sylvia Toppis the author of Eileen: The Making of George Orwell * (2020).

**Angela Smith *is Professor of Language and Culture at the University of Sunderland, UK. She has published extensively in the areas of gender studies, media discourse, and politeness theory.Sylvia Toppis the author of Eileen: The Making of George Orwell * (2020).