Linguine Linguistics

PLS//16//UK//Attempting: German/Welsh/Italian/Esperanto

[balioc]

The opposite of “bonfire” is, presumably, “malice.”

[linguine-linguistics]

AAhhHhHH

I’ve got an offer from York for Linguistics!!! 

[maptitude1]

Words for “tea” and the routes by which they spread

[linguine-linguistics]

Is your child texting about linguistics?

LOL: Language Or Life

OMG: Okay More Grammar

WTF: Whisper That Fricative

FFS: Fun, Fun Syntax

LMAO: Language Makes Arrival Outstanding

BTW: But That Whorfianism

[slumberfall-deactivated20201105]

The single most important advice that I can give to someone - learn a new language. It just opens up so many possibilities. You will discover new places, listen to new music, meet amazing people, taste new cuisine, and many more. It also gives you a very important skill that could help you in whatever career you choose/chose.

Letters to no one in particular (via ksalting)

[ycleptkyara]

[orriculum]

My boss’s first language isn’t English. However, she loves giving inspirational speeches to everyone. I think today she was trying to tell us “don’t just stand around looking pretty”, but what she actually said was “WE DONT HAVE TIME TO BE SEXY”.

[gentlechaosgoblin]

It reminds me of my Russian boss at the bakery. I didn’t wrap the bread correctly so she told me to “Snuggle like baby. Bread is your baby, Shelly. It’s sweet and gentle. Fragile, Italian.”

[dyzziiii]

My Chinese CEO is really hands-on regarding character designs in the art for our game. He thought our character’s father looked too sickly and too worn out when he’s actually supposed to have a nice, youthful spirit about him, but was having trouble explaining so resorted to grabbing a whiteboard marker and jotting down: “TALL SEXY DAD PLEASE!!!” and then printing up a screenshot of the game. He taped the paper to the board and drew arrows to it. It was…. great.

[lostlxmb]

2018 new years giveaway! and a thank you for 15k followers! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

hi guys!! this new year i wanted to give back for all the love i’ve received so far :’-) thank you to everyone who stuck with me even when i stopped updating for a while and to all my new followers too! 

this is what you get!

leuchtturm1917 dotted 90 x 150 mm

muji A5 lined notebook

muji 5 pack lined B5 bind notebooks

muji sticky notes 30 x 10 mm

rhodia graph paper pad 5 x 5

2 muji 0.5 gel ink pens

2 hi-tec-c 0.3 gel ink pens

2 pilot light frixion highlighters (in pink and blue)

#991 tombow dual brush pen

3 cute sticky tabs

3 daiso key ring memo pads

pack of pink envelopes

5 mint envelopes

1 roll of mt washi tape (that i have and love!)

2 rolls of floral washi tape (i threw this in b/c i got more from my purchase on aliexpress!)

i’ll throw in other cute gifts like makeup and stickers too!!

here are the rules!

must be following me since this is for my followers :’-)

must reblog this post at least once! but please do not spam your followers!

likes work as bookmarks, but don’t count as entries!

you can also get an extra entry on instagram by following the how to enter on the giveaway post :’-)

will ship internationally !!!!

must be 18+ or have parents’ permission!

giveaway ends on february 4 at 12am PST !

the winner will be chosed randomly!!

i wish everyone the best of luck! may 2018 be kind to you and may it be fruitful and joyous! thank you again for 15k!!

[lostlxmb]

2018 new years giveaway! and a thank you for 15k followers! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

hi guys!! this new year i wanted to give back for all the love i’ve received so far :’-) thank you to everyone who stuck with me even when i stopped updating for a while and to all my new followers too! 

this is what you get!

leuchtturm1917 dotted 90 x 150 mm

muji A5 lined notebook

muji 5 pack lined B5 bind notebooks

muji sticky notes 30 x 10 mm

rhodia graph paper pad 5 x 5

2 muji 0.5 gel ink pens

2 hi-tec-c 0.3 gel ink pens

2 pilot light frixion highlighters (in pink and blue)

#991 tombow dual brush pen

3 cute sticky tabs

3 daiso key ring memo pads

pack of pink envelopes

5 mint envelopes

1 roll of mt washi tape (that i have and love!)

2 rolls of floral washi tape (i threw this in b/c i got more from my purchase on aliexpress!)

i’ll throw in other cute gifts like makeup and stickers too!!

here are the rules!

must be following me since this is for my followers :’-)

must reblog this post at least once! but please do not spam your followers!

likes work as bookmarks, but don’t count as entries!

you can also get an extra entry on instagram by following the how to enter on the giveaway post :’-)

will ship internationally !!!!

must be 18+ or have parents’ permission!

giveaway ends on february 4 at 12am PST !

the winner will be chosed randomly!!

i wish everyone the best of luck! may 2018 be kind to you and may it be fruitful and joyous! thank you again for 15k!!

[dagenssvenska]

Sova räv

To “sleep fox” is to pretend to be asleep when you are in actuality fully awake.

[languageoclock]

hello fellow language learners!

this giveaway is something i’ve been wanting to hold for years and i’m so excited to finally have the chance to do it! i realise not all my followers are learning german, so i decided to organise two separate prize packs. the first is for beginner/intermediate german learners, the second is for everyone else (including advanced german learners).

prize pack 1

prize pack 1 contents: 📔 1x a5 30 page muji notebook with water resistant collaged cover. you could use this to record vocabulary, translate song lyrics, or as a journal to practise your writing skills 📕 1x teach yourself: german grammar you really need to know - jenny russ this is the course book i used when i first started learning german and i can’t recommend it enough. it teaches the language from a complete beginner level using example sentences and plenty of grammatical explanations that explain the rules of the language very logically and in great detail. pair this with a good dictionary and you’re set! 📗 1x an der arche um acht (meet at the ark at eight) - ulrich hub a short children’s novel about what happens to three penguins who try to board noah’s ark, the language used is simple and straightforward but this book is also full of vocabulary that you probably won’t learn from the teach yourself book 🖊 1x 10 pack stabilo point 88 coloured fineliners 💕 2x dasio sticker sheets 📝 1x 80 pack ruled index cards so you can make yourself some fancy colour coded flash cards 💋 1x the body shop strawberry lip butter because there’s nothing worse than practising speaking your target language when your lips are dry and chapped 🍫 2x 100g milka chocolate bar kuhflecken (cow spots) + erdbeer (strawberry)

prize pack 2

prize pack 2 contents: 📔 1x a5 30 page muji notebook with water resistant collaged cover. you could use this to record vocabulary, translate song lyrics, or as a journal to practise your writing skills 📘 1x fluent forever: how to learn any language fast and never forget it - gabriel wyner this book is jam packed with tips and tricks to help you best utilise the learning resources available to you and teach yourself to speak a foreign language without breaking the bank 🖊 1x 10 stabilo point 88 coloured fineliners 🍀 2x dasio sticker sheets 📝 1x 80 pack ruled index cards so you can make yourself some fancy colour coded flash cards 💋 1x the body shop shea lip butter because there’s nothing worse than practising speaking your target language when your lips are dry and chapped 🍫 1x 125g pack kinder chocolate 🍫 2x 100g milka chocolate bar kuhflecken (cow spots) + oreo

deadline and judging

the giveaway ends on the 14th of february 2018 (valentine’s day) at 11:59pm cet (central european time). i will select one winner from each category using a random number generator and the winners will be messaged on the following day (15th of february).

rules: 🕐 be following @languageoclock 🕑 reblog this post and tell me in 100 words or less about the best language learning experience you had in 2017. please include your entry in your reblog, i will not accept comments as entries 🕒 include either “prize pack 1” or “prize pack 2” in the tags so i know which category you’re entering. you can not enter both categories 🕓 if you’re reblogging to a side blog, include the url of your main blog in the tags so i can check that you’re following me 🕔 only one entry per user 🕕 you must be over the age of 18 or have the permission of a parent/guardian to give out your home address if you win 🕖 tumblr messaging must be activated on your blog so i can notify you if you win. if i go onto your blog and see you don’t allow messages, i will pick another winner 🕗 entries must be written in english 🕘 any winner who fails to respond to my message within 24 hours will be disqualified and a new winner will be chosen

good luck and have fun! 💛

[linguine-linguistics]

This is only a small thing but it really made me proud, I was buying paninis and I suddenly theorised that panini meant ‘little bread’ in Italian, thinking about it more I also guessed that the word was plural, later I looked it up to see if I was correct and I was, it really made me confident that I could study linguistics in uni because it made me aware that I was beginning to be able to put my knowledge of languages together and use them in a day to day situation.

[facts-i-just-made-up]

The word Queue was originally spelled “Queueueueue” and was pronounced, “Kyoooooo.” One had to say the “oooo”for 15 seconds to be correct.

[linguine-linguistics]

i love languages wow so interesting

[linguine-linguistics]

How do u write the present ‘are’ in Esperanto? I’m super new(started today) and I’m trying to write ‘the boys are back in town’ but only ‘to be’ shows up when I search

That would just be “estas” 

[fraktalafortreso]

I found these great images here.

[linguine-linguistics]

You know what I love

Esperanto

[langsandlit]

[sprachtraeume]

[quiet-turtle]

Why do people dislike Esperanto?

[heliodurus]

Yeah idk why people dislike it :/ could someone explain?

[jeparletoutesleslangues]

^ i seriously wanna know. Do you guys not appreciate its grammar, its simplicity while still being inclusive, or its mission for peace? Because langblr is all about being open to languages until it comes to Esperanto.

[theaspiringpolymath]

I fucking hate it because a language without virtually any grammar is not a language!!!!

Seriously, THREE tenses? Are you crazy? Why the fuck would i learn a language

[linguine-linguistics]

The main reason I love it is because of the concept and accessibility, it is simplistic because L.L Zamenhof wanted people to learn it, he wanted people from different cultures to speak, it makes international culture (admittedly it’s easier for European language speakers to mix than non-European language speakers to mix) more accessible and in my mind I can't see how that could be a bad thing. Also surely is the perfect time (speaking at a Brit) to unite Europe?

[linguine-linguistics]

You know what I love

Esperanto

[linguine-linguistics]

To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.

Frantz Fanon (via linguine-linguistics)