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Do you know what a 'Butty'/'Buttie' is? Put your answer in the tags

Yes

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I think so?

WTF is wrong with you, that's not a word

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Had a dream someone on the Internet was looking for porn so they drew it like media to be found except it was just sex with no defining anything

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Tumblr Sexyman Contest 2026 Round 2 Part 47

Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale)

Howl Jenkins Pendragon (Howl’s Moving Castle)

Voting ended onJun 15

Cecil art is by @littleulvar

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she skimble on my shanks til i—OH FUCK, THE RAILWAY 💥🚂💥

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i fucking hated your shoelaces this entire time

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for the uninitiated

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inshallah he will be drank

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how do you draw wet hair

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okkay. i was going to make an actual tutorial thing to help u but i frogot what i was doing so i drew the most pathetic little wet cat beast imaginable. on accident. so sorry

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and the winner of superwholock is officially??? no one. we all lost. congrats team

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the thing about the formal/informal you distinction is that in some languages it's about social distance, and in other languages it's about hierarchy. and in most languages it's a unique combination of the two and won't correspond 1:1 to another language

like in a language which prioritises social distance, yeah, you'd formal-you the king or your boss because you're not close personal friends, but they'd probably formal-you you back. on the other hand you could informal-you the almighty and omnipotent god(s) because of your close and intimate devotion.

but if a language prioritises hierarchy, you'd still formal-you the king and your boss, but they might use informal-you back to you instead as their class or corporate "inferior". meanwhile children would still formal-you their parents and certainly their grandparents because respect your elders™, even if it's a close and loving relationship

some language classes and conlang presentations in particular will just be like in/formal you distinction exists. and then not actually delve into what that means.

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OK Afrikaanssprekendes op tumblr, hoe spreek jy die afkorting "me." (die Afrikaanse weergawe van "Ms" in Engels) uit?

"mevrou x"

"mejuffrou x"

"me x"

"juffrou x"

Iets anders

Ek's bles (I don't speak Afrikaans / see results)

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As jy onseker is: "Me." is 'n geskrewe titel vir 'n vrou wat nie haar huwelikstatus aandui nie (soortgelyk aan die Engelse "Ms").

Daar was onlangs 'n gewilde post oor hoe "Ms." in Engels as "Mizz" uitgespreek moet word, nie as "Miss" nie. So ek is nuuskierig oor wat mense in Afrikaans doen as hulle iemand met die titel "Me." moet aanspreek.

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#i've been wondering about this and my guess is that a) not many people use it and #b) most people will just say Mevrou if they're uncertain because I think Mejuffrou is (gradually) going out of style #except in specific contexts like 'Mejuffrou Suid-Afrika' #I think mevrou is kinda becoming the default for women (married or not) #but i don't think the same is happening for the abbreviation mev. #anyway #please feel free to tell me your thoughts!!

I say me., pronounced slightly long as /məˑ/, but I would agree that mevrou seems to be becoming the default (mejuffrou just always sounds condescending to me when used to address an adult). part of the problem, I think, is that me. only works if you're addressing the person with their surname,, but Afrikaans repeats titles to be polite throughout a conversation, instead of using 2nd person pronouns, and me. simply doesn't work in that context (English doesn't have this problem with ms). eg. :

hallo Tannie Marie, wil Tannie 'n koppie tee hê? hello Auntie Marie, would Auntie like a cup of tea?

goeiemôre mnr. Smit, kan ek vir Meneer 'n koppie tee aanbied? good morning mr. Smith, may I offer Mister a cup of tea?

welkom mev. Smit, die portier sal Mevrou se tas kamer toe neem. welcome mrs. Smith, the concierge will take *Madame's bag to the room.

but

goeiedag me. Smit, kan ek vir ____ met iets help? good day ms. Smith, could I assist ____ with anything?

you either have to resort to using a 2nd person pronoun, which to be fair is not wrong and we do have the formal option in u, or just throw a mevrou in there since it's kinda close enough ??

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An update on the future of Doctor Who | Doctor Who

Today we’re announcing an update on plans for the future of Doctor Who.

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supernatural reboot announcement is wild was thinking that show just ended a few years ago but it finished in 2020 so over half a decade but still . it got 15 seasons we dont need to do this again