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[multi-mode-panda]

"Chimera" I feel like I have stagnated. This was something I did a while ago. Just got carried away with a new symmetry tool for photoshop. Had a plan for this, but I convinced myself it was a dumb idea. It was really fun to do at least. #art #digitalart #pattern #symmetry #wings https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9KNBjHrwV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n6otqo3x7qqv

[multi-mode-panda]

My second #inktober / #fantober, the Lindworm from #hildatheseries! #fanart #inktober2018 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bofe6paBIum/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uuvzk97csrux

[multi-mode-panda]

#inktober #fantober day one, Nott the Brave of #CriticalRole. I don't do a whole lot of fan art so I thought I'd give it a shot. #criticalrolefanart https://www.instagram.com/p/BoaXeEuh_eG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a9n5gom9gj9p

[shadowscapes-stephlaw]

Sketch in progress. #pencil #drawing #draw #sketch #sketching #art https://ift.tt/2w3Hzym www.shadowscapes.com

[great-tweets]

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[allthingslinguistic]

today i asked my class to come up with a pair of terms that share a denotative meaning but whose connotative meanings differ and one student offered BUTT DIAL and BOOTY CALL anyway that student’s the professor now

[showerthoughtsofficial]

New Years 2111 is going to be really difficult to make those party glasses for

[gifmethat]

So you know what I don’t get? Why people repeat words. (x)

[hyperboreanhapocanthosaurus]

Grammar time: it’s called “contrastive reduplication,” and it’s a form of intensification that is relatively common. Finnish does a very similar thing, and others use near-reduplication (rhyme-based) to intensify, like Hungarian (pici ‘tiny’, ici-pici ‘very tiny’).

Even the typologically-distant group of Bantu languages utilize reduplication in a strikingly similar fashion with nouns: Kinande oku-gulu ‘leg’, oku-gulu-gulu ‘a REAL leg’ (Downing 2001, includes more with verbal reduplication as well).

I suppose the difficult aspect of English reduplication is not through this particular type, but the fact that it utilizes many other types of reduplication: baby talk (choo-choo, no-no), rhyming (teeny-weeny, super-duper), and the ever-famous “shm” reduplication: fancy-schmancy (a way of denying the claim that something is fancy).

screams my professor was trying to find an example of reduplication so the next class he came back and said “I FOUND REDUPLICATION IN ENGLISH” and then he said “Milk milk” and everyone was just “what?” and he said “you know when you go to a coffee shop and they ask if you want soy milk and you say ‘no i want milk milk’” and everyone just had this collective sigh of understanding.

[allthingslinguistic]

Another name for this particular construction is contrastive focus reduplication, and there’s a famous linguistics paper about it which is commonly known as the Salad Salad Paper. You know, because if you want to make it clear that you’re not talking about pasta salad or potato salad, you might call it “salad salad”. The repetition indicates that you’re intending the most prototypical meaning of the word, like green salad or cow’s milk, even though other things can be considered types of salad or milk. 

[shadowscapes-stephlaw]

“Coda” from my Stag sonata cycle series of pieces. #watercolor #goldleaf #painting #art #arteveryday #stag #golden #fairytale #fairytales #enchantment #magical #myth #mythical .

Prints at www.shadowscapes.com .

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[theartofanimation]

Alexandra Petruk  -  https://www.artstation.com/artist/alexandra_petruk  -  https://www.facebook.com/alexandra.petruk.7  -  https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/alexandrapetrtuk  -  http://drawcrowd.com/alexpetruk494d  -  https://twitter.com/alexandrapetruk

[tinypaint]

pastry bunns

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[gaycism]

Murder at Disney

[neuroticgaymusings-deactivated2]

If Edna dissed me like that I’d have to throw my whole self in the trash out of shame.

[trainingfaith]

Fake Service Dogs?

You’re sitting at a cafe with your friend when suddenly a woman walks in with a toy poodle in her purse. The manager at the counter informs her “I’m sorry, but we do not allow dogs”. She replies with a heavy sigh and a “She’s a service dog. She can come with me”. Not knowing much about service dog law, and worrying about getting sued for asking further questions, he sits this woman down at a booth. There, she promptly unzips her purse and places the dog on the booth seat next to her. When the woman’s food comes out, the little dog begs and she feeds her bits off her plate. This dog is not public access trained, and proceeds to bark at those who walk by. This dog is a nuisance and causes many in the restaurant to complain. The manager cannot do anything but inform the unhappy customers that this is a service dog, so he can’t ask her to leave. In the end, it’s the customers who end up leaving.

Now I walk in with my highly trained service dog pressed against my leg in a perfect heel position, and I’m quickly bombarded by the manager telling me “No dogs! No dogs! We ALL know what happened last time”. Confused, I tell him “This is my medical alert and medical response service dog. Her right to accompany me is protected under federal law.” With a sigh, he seats me at a table far away from others where my dog promptly tucks under my feet, out of sight. When my food arrives my dog is still tucked tightly under the table because she knows she’s not supposed to eat when she’s on duty. She stays there ignoring those who walk past for the remainder of my meal. When we leave, a woman by the door exclaims “Woah, I didn’t know there was a dog here!”

See the difference?

Scenario number two occurs at a local grocery store when a man decides to bring his certified emotional support animal into the store with him. Upon entering he flashes a fancy ID card and certification papers. This dog is not as unruly as the first, but he still forges ahead of his handler, sniffs the food on display, and may seek attention from those who walk past. You find this dog adorable, and when he and his owner walk past you ask to pet him. The owner says yes and explains how all he had to do was go online, register his dog, and a few weeks later they sent him a vest, ID card, and certification papers.

Now I pull into the same grocery store. I’m in a rush to get an ingredient for a dish I’m making so I hurry into the store with my service dog next to me. I’m quickly stopped by a manager who demands to see my service dog’s certification card. Remember, this is NOT required by law, and most real service dog teams don’t have them. After 15 minutes of trying to educate, pulling up the ADA website on my phone, back and forth bickering, and drawing more of a crowd than I want to describe… I’m finally allowed in. I grab my ingredient, stand in line (where my service dog obediently moves between my legs to make space for those around me), and I get bombarded by people asking to pet my dog. I explain that she’s working, she has a very important job to do, and she’s not allowed to be pet while on duty. People walk away grumbling and complaining about how rude I was when other handlers like the man they met earlier allow their dog to be pet.

Moral of the story? Fake service dogs create real problems. The ones who are impacted the most are the true service dog handlers who rely on their dogs every day to help mitigate their disability. How would you feel if everywhere you went, you couldn’t make it 10 feet in the door because people were asking you questions? Imagine how much time that would take out of your already hectic day. Businesses lose customers because word gets out that there are unruly dogs in their store, customers become misinformed and start thinking some of these behaviors are okay, some people even start to believe the lies that anyone can just register their dog online and make him a service dog. The result? MORE fake service dogs. MORE real problems.

[alemicihan]

[oockitty]

The immortals are getting bold.

[mycroftrh]

One of those is… Weird Al…

[kryptonians]

If anyone is nigh immortal it’s Weird Al Yankovic

[missionfailure]

fuck hands… wip(dot)wtfamidoin  @thewishingcap

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[multimediapanda]

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[blueboyluca]

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