Nah

He/him. Over 18 & 21. Not American. Not a native english speaker.

[pilot-star]

Some kneading techniques that I have observed

[thedrawingduke]

I realized I never posted these here on tumblr! 2020 did unspeakable things to my mind and body…I staggered away from lockdown with a whole pitch of how I would make an animated Cats adaptation. I got the whole thing up here *taps skull*—it would be Very Good. I can’t think about it too much lest I awaken my sleeping obsession…still want to finish Old Deut and Macavity one of these days.

Fun fact: The term "Jellicle Cat" is actually the cats’ mishearing of the term "Dear Little Cat" (this gives me much joy)

@thedrawingduke on Instagram

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[kamek32]

swampwitch taking you to her second favourite spot in the swamp:

"yeah this is my sidebog"

[aestheticassonance]

points to a uncomposed dead body "and thats my mutual"

[evilwizard]

i hope she figures out tumblr someday

[mostlycatsmostly]

(via n1trog3n) 

[mostlycatsmostly]

Cheese

[catladychronicles]

He was after my cheese 🧀

[supermodelcats]

[awwcutefuzzyanimals]

Thinking about something

[centrumlumina]

[fluffielox]

[rayleearts]

Series of recreating classic artwork in my style (gay)

These are the illustrations of mine that get reposted the most without credit lmao so if you’ve seen these in the wild, it me

[ragemovement]

[ravensknowledge]

COMRADE POTHOLE

[behindnightmaresanddreams]

Hi so this phenomena is whats known as a sinkhole. For those of you that dont know let me lay it out for you.

So heres the general idea: A road is built, somehow, overtop a large cavern or cave. Doesn't really matter how. Now, the dirt is usually packed enough to support itself for a bit, because otherwise there wasnt a cave to begin with. Somehow, a pothole exists. That pothole gets deeper somehow, maybe erosion. Over time, it gets deep enough to start breaking in to the cave. Slowly, over time, the dirt stops supporting itself. Gets loose or whatever. And it all falls into that cave. So what was once a perfectly safe street with a Pig Factory above it is now a massive 30 foot hole in the ground with part of a Pig Factory in it.

[behindnightmaresanddreams]

Meant to include this

[ferrousferrule]

Sometimes the hole didn't exist before but a leaky pipe caused underground erosion or compaction that created a hole. That's more common in new cities that don't put much into maintaining infrastructure.

[hekeepsmeworm]

small pothole the size of a large pothole the size of a police department

[tinktoks]

[theapplepielifestyle]

#this is what it’s like trying to write fic for us-based fandoms#‘Is that a movie trope or do people actually do that?’ - via ellynneversweet

[elodieunderglass]

Dialect differences of interest:

“In hospital” -> Americans say “in the hospital.”

“Motorway” -> highway.

“Crisps” —> “chips” but he knew that haha a lot of this is jokes

“Shite” -> “shit” but I think he knew that, this is clearly jokes

But most tellingly there’s an interesting one:

“Slippy” (“the road was slippy”)

British, Irish, and Australian people have a part of the dialect where describing something, and they make it “verb-y”. Examples are “squirty cream” (aerosol whipped cream), or “wheelie bin” (the big trash can with wheels that you park outside). A viral picture of a door with a sign: “Caution: door is slammy.” Filtered honey that stays stable at room temp is “runny honey.” “Slippy” comes in quite naturally before “slippery.” However, most of the time it’s spontaneous: you apply the verb instantly in the situation and are understood even if it isn’t part of the normal lexicon. Doors are not commonly labelled “slammy” but everyone gets it.

It is only something you really notice when part of the dialect and I don’t really know what it’s called - I’m not a linguist - but it would be called something like “compulsive verb dimunitizing” or something. And Americans don’t do it. An American in this conversation might say “the road was icy/slippery”, but would be more likely to describe the situation: “he went into black ice!” “He took a pothole at 80!”

To Americans, “the road was slippy” in a conversation like this sounds borderline deranged and slightly disrespectful - absolute baby talk, like saying “the road was slippy-wippy and Chad got very silly! Now he’s deady-weady!”

Being American but also raised by gnomes, I personally love it. Let’s make verbs diminutive and use them as adjectives! Yeah! Let’s be little freaks!

Anyway, it’s that kind of thing that gets ya in dialects, and then people GET YOUR ASS

[undeadhousewife]

Wait back up. Squirty cream is a real actual term? And not something made up as a joke to fool idiot Americans??

[elodieunderglass]

I mean, it isn’t written on the packaging but it’s the colloquial term. For example, here is Tesco knowing what I’m asking for

Something linguistically interesting here about once again describing the verb of the item (it squirts/sprays) rather than the situation of the item (whipped cream)

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

See also:

Fizzy drinks (carbonated soft drinks)

Dippy egg (soft boiled egg served in an egg cup. Fun fact: the thin strips of toast that you dip into the egg are traditionally referred to as 'soldiers')

Eggy bread (what you guys apparently call 'French toast')

[krakensdottir]

I maintain that ‘eggy bread’ and ‘cheese toastie’ are the superior terms for those foods, and I’ve shamelessly appropriated them.

[melvinzd]

Mind blown 😂

[eryn-n-g]

So pure and adorable

[b00bconnoisseur]

I watched this like 6 the times I never tire of his reaction

[podfixx]

Absolutely pure.  What a trick, what a reaction!

[charlesoberonn]

The way his accent comes out heavy when he’s impressed is so pure.

[memorycycle]

alright i am readyto catch it

toss me the object and i will catch it because im peepared

[aofi-humananimalgirlfeet]

here you go little buddy

[jaubaius]

Time to go home

Source

[everythingfox]

From baby to full grown

[blackpyrefly]

dance that makes you bigger

[blankvhs]

tumblr doesn't need a tiktok clone what it needs is a dress up game

[jojostory]

Some people say that cats don't make expressions but you can see the thoughts in this boy's head plain as day

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