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hades explaining that he’s the god of the dead, not the god of death

moonlitlillypop

Thanatos explaining that he’s the god of death, not hades

moonlitlillypop

Thanatos explaining that it applies to animals too

mando-lore

Poseidon explaining that he is the god of the seas and oceans

roomba-with-knives-taped-to-it

Zeus explaining why he can’t keep it in his pants

allthingslinguistic

This young girl uses “los,” “las” and the gender-neutral “les” — watch her explain why. —from REMEZCLA on twitter.

jumpingjacktrash

to all the cowards who whine “how will i explain it to my kids??” i say: how about you shut up and let your kids explain it to you.

dandan-theberserker

Guys, you don’t understand, this isn’t the same thing as people complaining about “they” in English! This is a huge deal in Spanish. Spanish-speakers are much less forgiving of new colloquialisms or loan words from other languages (god forbid you say “slide” for a slideshow instead of “diapositiva”; you’ll get burned at the stake). To explain, I have to give a bit of background:

There is a very old organisation called La Real Academia Española (the Spanish Royal Academy or RAE) whose sole job has been to maintain strict grammar and language rules for the entire Spanish-speaking world. Whenever someone is unsure of a word or rule, it is very common to consult la RAE, but it’s a much bigger deal than just Googling something on Dictionary.com or Webster’s in English-speaking countries. You know those old-people minion Facebook memes people like making fun of? There are some for RAE-approved grammar and language. I’m completely serious. I’ve had Spanish literature professors fucking email RAE officials when teaching some obscure grammar rule to make sure they’re up to date with RAE standards. I’ve had them scold students or dropping points for using a new or loan word in class because “it’s not RAE-recognised”. It’s the biggest deal.

Even if a word is widely understood and used, there are people who refuse to recognise it because “La RAE” doesn’t either. La RAE’s word is law for many Spanish-speakers, and it very rarely adds or changes words. They would never dream of adding “selfie” or “muggle” to the dictionary the way it has happened in English.

Spanish is a gendered language, so it’s hard to make things gender neutral without drastically changing centuries-old language rules. For example, the Spanish word for child is “niño” for masculine and “niña” for feminine. The correct gender-neutral way according to la RAE is “niño”, but lots of people use the “@“ symbol in the place of the gendered vowel to make it more inclusive, giving you “niñ@“. And RAE-thumpers get pissed about it. It’s impossible to make something widely recognised without RAE approval, which sucks because the people who manage RAE are a bunch of stubborn and elitist old people. To be fair, using “@“ is a bit cumbersome and only good for written works, and it’s always been a struggle to find a spoken gender-neutral equivalent. That’s where this sweet girl’s solution comes in.

Using a neutral vowel “e” instead of the gendered vowels “a” and “o” is an incredibly elegant solution to this problem! It’s easy to say and it’s easy to write. But for the average Spanish-speaker to accept “les” instead of “los” or “las” is a huge feat we’re undertaking. Standing up to her teacher, who most likely adheres to RAE rules and regulations, is a huge deal. These rules are centuries old and haven’t changed that much this whole time. What she’s suggesting is making a lot of people irrationally mad.

It’s not like in English where people whine about “they”, and yet you can pull up hundreds of examples of it in older literature. This has never been done in Spanish before. And it’s gonna take a lot more work to make this a thing in such a tightly-regulated language as Spanish.

yrfriendliz

http://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-LB-51793 This is honest to god one of the funniest things I think I have ever seen. The idea of giving a baby a theme party based on a local personal injury attorney is something i am so jealous of I dont know how to properly put it into words. Also the fact that the lawyer didn’t come to the party somehow makes it even funnier.

tinseltownturkey-deactivated202

this is the kind of content i came here for

positivedoodles

I’m progressing toward my goals on patreon. When I reach 300$ a month, I’ll start posting longer comics on Saturdays. If I reach 700$ a month, I can keep posting daily for the foreseeable future *and* expand the project. I could add tie-in projects like positive astrology, positive photography, and longer series that focus on specific topics like studying, writing, healing, etc. If these are things that interest you, you can pledge for just 1$ here.

catchymemes

David Schwimmer films himself in a New York supermarket with his arms full in spoof video after police issued plea for his lookalike in the UK

just-shower-thoughts

In Moana, her dad is played by Temeura Morrison. Moana is a Disney movie. Disney owns Star Wars. In Star Wars Temeura Morrison plays Jango Fett, the father of Boba Fett, meaning Moana and Boba Fett (and all the Clones) are siblings, which makes Moana a half-Clone Trooper!

dankest-of-lies

Reblog this or die.

hxtml

selfcare-bot

please take a break!!!!

please flex your fingers 💚💚💚

shencomix

just-shower-thoughts

Guys get erections every morning, the concept of morning varies depending where you live, so because of the time zones, humanity has been doing a “boner wave” around the earth since the dawn of humanity

dankmemeuniversity

nickelodeonhistory

a deleted scene from the 2001 spongebob episode “just one bite.” it was cut from future airings due to complaints that it was too violent.

doubletrouble7997

THIS ACTUALY HAPPENED! I THOUGHT I FUCKING MADE THIS SHIT UP IN A DREAM OR SOME FUCKING SHIT. MY LIFE IS COMPLETE NOW!!!

boy-and-girl-crazy123456

What if you were at a meeting at work and your boss suddenly stood up and said “tacos!!” then sat down and said “haha, sorry about that everyone. You know I just get so random sometimes”