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tumblr genuinely has some of the best memes out there solely because they’re so specific and situational, with the joke being carried in the topic instead of the format. like twitter memes are based on relatability, tiktok memes are so formulaic that it’s pretty much the same joke but with a different soundtrack every time, but here you can see a skateboarder and say “that’s my cousin throckmorton” and everyone will understand, even if it’s been months since we last saw throcky
Friends with benefits but you get free dental and general healthcare and sit in a bookcafé discussing literature and no one touches each other's parts.
Fuck it *outsucks the black hole*
HOLY SHIT, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE
MAKE A WISH
the first post ever on tumblr
I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE A REMAKE OF SOME SORT HOLY FUCK
WHO THE FUCK KEEPS BRINGING THIS BACK
World Heritage Post
like actually though. i’m in AWE of the notecount.
10 unusual language learning tips !
i see a lot of the same (sometimes unhelpful) tips being thrown around, so here’s my two cents:
1. write shopping lists/to do lists in your target language - often you don’t learn this vocab but it’s conversational & v useful! also writing yourself notes (lil pep talks on the bathroom mirror, for example) can work.
2. buy a small whiteboard and practice verb conjugation (esp. romantic languages) or script writing
3. talk to pets in target language if possible!
4. look for quotes in your target language - often the turns of phrase are more colloquial, and is a good opportunity to see how things are translated from your native language
5. find a fairly easy news headline (in target lang) and try to re-write it w/ vocab you already have. you’ll quickly find gaps - this is a good thing! (if you’re feeling extra spicy, try writing a small subheading or description about the article).
6. create an imaginary friend who you speak with on the shower, or on the train, doing the laundry etc. talk w/ them in your target lang (in your head, obvs) about your day, future plans, etc etc.
~for more advanced learners~
7. when you’re more advanced, and have some grasp of past/future tenses, buy a children’s/tween’s/YA book that you’ve already read. highlight and annotate the shit out of it. you’ll know the general gist already, which makes context clues easier to find.
8. change wikipedia settings into target language - same goes for any social media site. this can be a mega challenge, but is so good for vocab, plus you’re more likely to remember the info since you worked so hard for it.
9. write a review for a book/film/record/whatever you’ve most recently consumed. maybe start a diary of them, or just have an ongoing word doc.
10. find a bilingual edition of poetry/literature if possible. you might find you can spot translation differences, but you’re sure to find some new vocab.
Reblogging this for meself.
And you too, obviously :)
wish my hair grew little flowers on its own how neat would that be
A Brief Guide to Writing in a Shakespearean or “Old-Timey” Dialect
Sometimes when writing a character from the past, or even just when making memes about historical people, writers/creators use archaic words and phrases to emphasize their old-timey-ness. The problem is, lots of people just throw these words in willy-nilly, with little regard to grammar. Instead of making your character sound old-fashioned and sophisticated, they just sound like they don’t know what they’re talking about. For example:
So, instead of doing this:
Thou, thee, thy, and thine
‘Thou’ and its various forms are the informal second-person pronouns, and ‘you’ is the formal second-person pronoun. In English, the informal fell out of use and we started just calling everyone ‘you’, but if you’ve ever studied a Romance language like Spanish or French, you’ll be familiar with the formal/informal second-person split. Basically, if you’re addressing someone of your station or lower, you can call them ‘thou.’ If you’re addressing someone you speak to with respect, you should still call them ‘you’.
‘Thou’, ‘thee’, ‘thy’, and ‘thine’ are not interchangeable. They are comparable to the forms of ‘you’ or ‘I’ that still exist in English. If we make a chart of the different forms of modern pronouns, we can insert ‘thou’ in all its forms to compare:
If you’re struggling with which form to use, try swapping out the pronouns:
My friend will go with thou thee.
My friend will go with I me.
Some sample sentences:
Thou art a villain.
I want to be with thee.
Give me thy hand.
This book is thine.
Do it thyself.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Most people have noticed that archaic verbs sometimes have ‘-est’ or ‘-eth’ tacked onto the end. These aren’t just there for aesthetic; they have a grammatical purpose. ‘-est’ and ‘-eth’ are different verb conjugations. Again, if you’ve ever studied a foreign language, you’ll be familiar with conjugation charts, where you probably had to fill out different forms of verbs. ‘-est’ is the second-person verb suffix, and ‘-eth’ is the third-person verb suffix.
So for example, if we were to conjugate the verb ‘to run’ in its three singular forms:
I run
thou runnest
he/she/it runneth
Note that we cannot say “I runnest” or “thou runneth;” this is like saying “I runs” in modern English. The subject and verb need to agree. For some common verbs, the suffix can be contracted into the base verb, which is where you see things like:
thou do-est > thou doest > thou dost / she do-eth > she doeth > she doth
thou have-est > thou havest > thou hast / he have-eth > he haveth > he hath
So there you have it. Go forth and write your old-timey characters with joy and grammatical accuracy.
In German conjugation study, verbs for 'du'(you) end with 'st/est' which is the same as "Thou hast" as shown in the post. English and German turn out to have more similarities than I thought and I do nothing but appreciate and stand in awe.
Me, after realizing I’m a writer who doesn’t write, a reader who hates picking up a book, and a storyteller who can never come up with a plot:
hAlp
This post is for all you people who love theatre and musicals but don’t have any friends who do. That’s hard.
remember that you are the love of your own fucking life
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!
There's always hope that tomorrow will be a better day!
After tomorrow's inauguration lets all hope and work together towards a better tomorrow!
"Do You Hear The People Sing? " always gives me goosebumps, it's so perfect for a revolution.
Relying on school to teach you doesn't help either they're useless. It's better when you learn it yourself when you actually want to. Rant over.
But there are 2 things I love about this language.
Gloves are called "Handschuhe" which literally translates to "Handgloves" and that is very cute of them.
Birth control pills are literally called "Antibabypillen" which doesn't even translate to anything it just means "Anti baby pills" and that's pretty rad.
I can't set up my blog and and an article said Tumblr is a blogging website so I'm here.
Also cause I saw a post that said " *unvirgins your olive oil* " and I couldn't stop laughing.
Thank you.
