yikes!

UNC Chapel Hill Duolingo: @LarsonC 🏳️‍🌈

[bob-belcher]

[jaglarmigsvenska]

an update:

so i took off a semester of school and when i came back i took just 10 hours so im behind, and will be class of 2021 not 2020, which is something i have mixed feelings about.  my major is now linguistics, and ive decided to give up on med school for now, its just not the way my life is supposed to go right now but im ok with that im looking at speech therapy, education, continuing on in academia idk.  i also started learning german and i love it so fucking much, but ive had to stop with swedish for now.  overall schools going alright as far as academic stuff goes,

[iohdjfjgdflfdpkd-deactivated201]

Animals in German (advanced)

Based on @spraakhexe​ ‘s post, which I thought was v nice

der Büffel: buffalo das Eichhörnchen: squirrel  der Elefant: elephant der Adler: eagle der Löwe: lion der Luchs: lynx die Schlange: snake die Katze: cat der Hund: dog die Echse: lizard der Alligator: alligator der Papagei: parrot die Beutelratte: opossum der Dachs: badger der Biber: beaver das Schaf: sheep der Bison: bison der Bär: bear die Krähe: crow der Rabe: raven die Anakonda: anaconda die Waldschnepfe: woodcock die Gans: goose die Ameise: ant der Ameisenbär: anteater die Antilope: antelope die Ratte: rat der Fuchs: fox der Hase: hare das Gürteltier: armadillo die Fledermaus: bat die Schildkröte: tortoise, turtle der Drache: dragon der Schakal: jackal der Truthahn: turkey die Eule: owl der Pelikan: pelican der Pavian: baboon der Wal: whale der Nasenbeutler: bandicoot der Hirsch: deer der Vogel: bird das Geflügel: fowl der Gecko: gecko der Geier: vulture das Nashorn: rhinoceros der Affe: monkey der Schwan: swan das Känguru: kangaroo das Frettchen: ferret der Storch: stork der Kardinal: cardinal die Auster: oyster der Wels: catfish der Menschenaffe: ape (but we’d use “der Affe” here too tbh) die Ente: duck der Pfau: peacock der Hai: shark das Wildschwein: wild boar der Delfin/der Delphin: dolphin der Otter: otter die Hyäne: hyena der Lemur: lemur der Pelikan: pelican das Schwein: pig der Schmetterling: butterfly der Karakal: caracal das Chamäleon: chameleon der Gepard: cheetah der Leopard: leopard der Flamingo: flamingo der Schimpanse: chimpanzee der Kakadu: cockatoo der Leguan: iguana der Waschbär: raccoon der Seehund: seal der Wolf: wolf das Zebra: zebra der Panther/der Panter: panther die Kuh: cow der Kojote: coyote das Lamm: lamb die Krabbe: crab der Hummer: lobster die Spinne: spider das Krokodil: crocodile das Maultier, der Maulesel: mule die Taube: dove die Libelle: dragonfly die Klapperschlange: rattlesnake das Kaninchen: rabbit der Elch: elk, moose der Pinguin: penguin der Fisch: fish der Thunfisch: tuna der Lachs: salmon die Forelle: trout der Karpfen: carp der Hering: herring die Maus: mouse der Frosch: frog die Kaulquappe: tadpole die Kröte: toad die Wachtel: quail die Gazelle: gazelle die Giraffe: giraffe die Ziege: goat der Igel: hedgehog der Gorilla: gorilla die Henne: hen der Hahn: rooster das Nilpferd/ das Flusspferd: hippopotamus der Papageitaucher: puffin das Murmeltier: groundhog der Spatz: sparrow das Meerschweinchen: guinea pig das Stachelschwein: porcupine der Jaguar: jaguar der Koala: koala das Lama: llama das Alpaka: alpaca der Ochse: ox der Ozelot: ocelot der Strauß: ostrich der Sittich: parakeet das Schnabeltier: platypus der Eisbär: polar bear das Rentier: reindeer der Tiger: tiger der Tukan: toucan der Puma: puma, cougar der Yak: yak die Biene: bee

[lnnea]

Okay so Norway is like such an odd country cause like listen to this

Norwegians consume 9% of all Pepsi max produced

Norwegians eat the second most tacos in the world, just after Mexico

Norwegians drink the second most coffee in the world, just after USA

Norwegians read the second most comic books in the world, just after japan

There are only 5 million people in Norway

[strangebiology]

Beluga Whale learns to speak dolphin after moving in with them

This bulbous-headed animal had to learn to fit in with her sleeker cousins.

She just wanted to fit in.

[languageoclock]

i was in a nordic design store with my mum this arvo and when she went up to the counter to pay there were some towels labelled “handduk” and she looked at them and whispered to me “what is hand duck…?” i laughed and said “i think it’s swedish for hand towel, handduk” and the lady behind the counter looked at me in disbelief and went “ja, but how did you know how to pronounce that?!” and i was like “æh… jeg lærer meg norsk og jeg kan allerede snakke tysk asså…” so we ended up having a convo *in svorsk* abt the mutual intelligibility of the scandinavian languages and for those few minutes i felt on top of the world

[vronsk-aya]

The only way to start speaking a language is to start speaking it badly

[mofmans]

i don’t get why STEM and humanities people throw shade at each other when we should all be targeting the finance/business students

[forever-fluent]

Stop the idea that German and Russian are harsh and ugly languages

[consultantames]

I think the biggest german discussion is when you meet someone from a different area in Germany and they call things differently and you are just like “nooooo that is not what it’s name is!!!” But the other person just won’t see your point because they think the same you think. Friendship can break over this folks.

[whatahitson]

Story time: The other day my friend and I got into a discussion about gender pronouns for various german words, such as butter, nutella or schorle (a schorle is usually drink made of water mixed with juice or something). Anyhow, she is from NRW, I am from Ba-Wü. She wanted to convince me it’s die butter, die nutella und die schorle (all female). Where I come from, it’s der butter (male), das nutella (neutral) und das schorle (also neutral) however. It turned into a somewhat heated discussion in public, so  much so that even strangers that were walking past us had to chime in and put in their two cents. It turned into a huge ass discussion with like 3 strangers, so lemme tell ya, Germans are very passionate about dialects.

[icreaterainbows]

the worst one is definitely people from NRW saying “Sose” instead of “Soße”. i’m literally ready to kill whenever i hear Sose.

[achoolou]

Why you’re all coming for us in NRW like that especially when you say fucked up shit like der Butter and das Schorle?! That’s just so wrong! I never ever heard that in my life? Is it really what you say down there? Lmao 😂😂 That reminds me of the time I found out all of Germany calls Berliner Berliner except Berlins population. They’re called Pfannkuchen there! Why??

[adaemoniee]

“Der Butter” broke my heart and made me cry tbh. Please don’t do this!

[official-bielefeld]

Als ob Leute “das Schorle” sagen, wie kann man der Schorle das nur an tun.

[allthingsgerman]

It is obviously die Butter (feminine), das Nutella (neuter), und die Schorle (feminine).

Everyone else can go home and think about about they did wrong in life that led them to such great lapses in judgement.

[tracomalfoy]

okay FIRST of all, it’s not Berliner everywhere in Germany, because Bavarians are actually civilised and call them Krapfen so kindly fuck off. (and NO those tiny little fried dough thingies are NOT Krapfen, those are Schmalzkuchen, so jot that down. And also, really Berlin? we ALL know Pfannkuchen are pancakes, learn some manners please)

also ofc it’s das Nutella and die Schorle, you animals. I’m torn on butter because I say die, but parts of my family say der, so I’m okay with that as long as you don’t say das

and if we’re on the topic already, will the rest of Germany PLEASE finally accept that it’s die Breze (or Brez’n if you’re feeling fancy) and NOT BrezeL. We invented the damn things so we get to PICK THE FUCKING NAME jfc

also anyone who calls rolls anything but Semmel is a dumbass.

[memyselfandmystupidity]

I am with @tracomalfoy here

[not-the-real-norbert-hofer]

@the-real-heinz-christian-strache suling und oulfoan

[bookshelfdreams]

Why would you say “der Butter”, stop abusing our poor language like that, you heathen. It’s die Butter, die Schorle and DIE(!!!) Nutella. Also, Krapfen are little fried dough balls with powdered sugar, Pfannkuchen are bigger and filled with jam, and Eierkuchen are what you bake in a pan at home. And 11:45 is dreiviertel Zwölf.

[9thbutterfly]

I’ve never seen/heard Austrians arguing like that among ourselves - I think we, with all our dialects, are all united in the knowledge that The Germans Are Wrong.

Like … what are you even talking about here with your Berliner and Pfannkuchen and Schmalzkuchen and Krapfen and Eierkuchen and… what? There are Krapfen and there are Palatschinken, and those two things are nothing like each other, what is even going on in Germany?

And Schorle is a weird word, it’s a gspritzter [fruit of your choice]saft. (Not just a Gspritzter, that would be wine, not juice).

[jenroses]

I’m extremely amused that this entire conversation is happening in English. 

[thewholeearthcatalog]

don’t confuse accents and language barriers with lack of intelligence

[emmastudies]

Popular apps perfect for students

Staying on top of all your to-dos, errands, tasks and due dates can get complicated but luckily there is an app for everything! If you’re looking for app to wake you up in a morning, manage your priorities or soothe your anxiety, you’ve come to the right place. Here is a list of all the top apps that students are using:

Organisation

Wunderlist

Planner Pro

24me

Remember The Milk

Google Calendar

Pocket Schedule - Class Schedule, Homework Planner

AwesomeNote2 - All in One Organiser

AnyList

The Homework App - Your Class Assignment & Timetable Schedule Planner

My Study Life

Calendars by Readdle - Event and Task Manager

Class Timetable

Countdown+

Due - Reminders, Countdown Timers

Do! - The Best of Simple To Do Lists

Workflow: Powerful Automation Made Simple

Glass Planner

Day One Journal

iStudiez Pro

Awesome Note 2

Grammarly

Konmari

Productivity

RescueTime

Streaks

Forest

ToDoIst

Tide - Stay focused, be peaceful

Focus Keeper

Habitica

Productive habits and daily goal tracker

HabitBull (recommend by @ravn-studies)

BrainFocus (recommend by @ravn-studies)

Toggle Time Tracker (recommend by @ravn-studies)

Self Control

Jot - Notes Widget

Swipes - To Do List

ClearFocus: Productivity Timer

Noisli

Binaural beats

Lanes

Note taking

Microsoft OneNote

Evernote

Quizlet

Notability

Byword

Flashcards+

Goodnotes

Outline

Boximize - Structured notetaking, personal database, form builder, manager and organiser

INKredible (recommend by @lottestudiesphysics)

RefME - Referencing Made Easy

Bear (recommended by @revisionsandcoffee​)

InkFlow Visual Notebook

Studying

Quizlet

Flashcards+

Duolingo

Khan Academy

Xmind

Writer

Studyblue

Coffitivity

Prezi

MindMeister

Hemingway Editor

StudyStack

Crashcourse

Shmoop

Beelinguapp

Brightstorm

Coggle mindmaps

Mindly

Sleeping

Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

Sleep Genius

Rain Rain

Pillow: The sleep cycle alarm clock for sleep tracking

Sleepytime Sleep Scheduler

Mental health and self care

Headspace

Stop, Breathe & Think: Meditation and Mindfulness

Pacifica - Anxiety, Stress, & Depression relief

Centered

Buddhify

Calm: Meditation techniques for stress reduction

Moodnotes - Thought Journal/Mood Diary

Colorfy

7 Cups Anxiety, Stress & Depression Chat & Therapy

Companion 

Smiling Mind

Bsafe

Circle of 6

Health and fitness

Sweat with Kayla - Fitness & Bikini Body Workouts

Yoga Work Out

Freeletics

7-minutes workout

Waterlogged - Drink More Water, Daily Water Intake Tracker and Hydration Reminders

Sworkit (recommend by @leviosa-studies)

Medisafe pill reminder

Plant Nanny Water Reminder

Mealboard

Finance

UNiDAYS

Pocketbook Personal Finance Expense Tracker

Splitwise - Split bills and expenses the easy way

Pocket Expense - Personal Finance Assistant

Daily Budget Original Pro - Saving Is Fun!

Fudget: Budget planner and personal finance tracker

MoneyBrilliant - Personal Finance

Mvelopes

PocketGuard

Mint

The Coupons App

Groupon

Ebates

Hope this helps! x

[etymologies-i-just-made-up]

Language

The original spelling was “langwitch”, and then the unvoiced ‘ch’ /tʃ/ at the end began to be voiced into a ‘j’ /dʒ/ and the spelling was changed accordingly.

It was so called because people who could speak many languages were assumed to be magical creatures because such a feat must require witchcraft. Initially, “langwitch” was the name just for the practitioners of languages, at that time called simply “langs” (from the French “langue”), but eventually the meaning evolved to cover the languages themselves rather than just the speakers, and this is the meaning that stuck with us today.

[gekbarna]

It’s the National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration (NAIDOC) week in Australia. This year’s theme is language. There are a growing number of online resources for learning Australian languages. The Bininj Kunwok languages of Kakadu National Park and western Arnhem Land have their online resource home at bininjkunwok.org.au

[astrowhat-deactivated20190316]

I often wonder how many more scientists we’d have if we congratulated kids for working hard rather than praising them for being smart. We need to get rid of the myth that science is only accessible to an intellectual elite.

[sprachtraeume]

science side of tumblr why does every studyblr have the same handwriting, you know the one

[wtfduolingo]

[image transcription: “Jag hör dig inte eftersom jag har kanelbullar i öronen” which translates to “I can’t hear you because I have cinnamon buns in my ears”]