[doublesslightpeppa-deactivated2]

@ all my girls with round faces do not be self conscious abt ur chubby cheeks u kno whats also round????? the moon!!! and she is the most beautiful celestial being 

[ithelpstodream]

the kids are alright.

[smartassjen]

This is kinda perfect.

[glowingangel]

if anyone ever tries to tell u that racism/sexism/ableism/etc. are “natural” just show them this video

[realityrainfall]

Those two that just could not come up with any differences! They were like “we both got glasses, both got these red sweaters, maybe we’re different heigh- nope we’re the same height… well shit we’re perfectly the same!”

[riotlion]

Those kids were perfect

[rae-redacted]

Whenever I see this video I’m always struck that the kids are so quick to say what their friends are GOOD AT or what their friends enjoy. They’re so quick to build each other up!

[naamahdarling]

I love this ad so much.  I watch it several times every time it comes over my dash.

“I used to not like lettuce but now I like lettuce.”  That’s ALWAYS the cutest thing I’ve heard in like a month.

What’s also really interesting to me is listening to the kids’ VERY adult thinking noises.

[thewholesomebean]

This is adorable

[screechingnightchild]

“Do you have anything else to say?”

“No.”

[badjokesbyjeff]

What’s the difference between the US Capitol and Mordor?

One does not simply walk into Mordor

[wizardofgaysex]

holy shit guys u have 2 check out this grandma

[lesbian-toddhoward]

ever since my friend sent this to me i havent known peace

[lesbian-toddhoward]

are you ok

[al-lamented]

help

[haelstorm]

my sexuality is that shot in the opening of xena: warrior princess of lucy lawless turning toward the light with wind flowing through her hair, looking more beautiful than any human being has a right to look

[haelstorm]

like what the fuck!!!!!!!!!

[lightsaroundyourvanity]

i knew exactly the moment you were describing in an instant but thank u for providing a pic anyway bc……. what radiance!? what splendour.

[haelstorm]

and the picture doesn’t even do it justice like……….. it doesn’t capture the movement, the way she turns, her face before she smiles, the music playing in the background……. lucy lawless is a gift

[lightsaroundyourvanity]

naaaa na naaa na NAAAAAA

[rachandroll]

[sunnysimone]

[goatrodeo72-deactivated20221113]

#goals. I too want to be strong like bitch who fights bears in the forest!

[headspace-hotel]

she has her priorities straight

[grootpoepjeplasjehoofd]

[thatbassistbitch]

funky dancer

[kerokerosenai-deactivated202009]

hold me closer,,,,, tiny dancer 🕺 

[tarrevizsla]

help me manifest blue pennsylvania

like to charge reblog to cast

[lizzibennet]

jane austen really just repeatedly said “the sexiest thing a man can be is kind, selfless, attentive and honest about his feelings” and, as always, she was correct every single time

[vilindeer]

She also said women should have financial autonomy and legal rights. :)

[lizzibennet]

jane austen: men should be softer and kinder and women should be allowed to be witty and funny and independent

me: fuckin superb u funky little regency ladie

[satanickpanick]

jane austen: soft masculinity! strong femininity! 

me, yearning: yes ma’am

[one-time-i-dreamt]

[snakesayer]

OH MY GOD

By @fake.disney.facts on tiktok

[nobie]

BRUH IM CACKLING why is this so damn accurate

[theclonewarsbrokeme]

WAIT- He really do be right 

[grantairezee]

[mamalazzer]

[twitchytyrant]

I can’t believe he killed Harrison Ford twice

[sandandglass]

John Lewis on The Daily Show

[sweetvictuuri]

[sweetpanda10]

Non-Benders!

[whiskeybeard]

I was waiting for this!!

[levourdalak]

Pride & Prejudice (2005), dir. Joe Wright “Dreaming” (1928), by Maxfield Parrish

[creatingaquietmind-deactivated2]

the speech impediment of the 21st century (by Marc Johns)

[lyctorgideon]

I’ll fuck you up buddy this is not a speech impediment it’s linguistic evolution!! the existence of the phrase “Aisha was like” allows the speaker to convey whatever Aisha said without making the listener assume they’re quoting Aisha directly while still maintaining the FEELING of what Aisha said.

ie, Aisha said she didn’t want to go out with me VERSUS Aisha was like, “I’d rather kiss a Wookie”.

the addition of “XYZ was like” lets the speaker be more expressive and efficient and it is a totally valid method of communicating information!!

[corvidaedream]

With the way language has evolved, this is one of the few ways I can even think of to express in casual conversation what someone said. 

“So I said to Aisha,” is certainly used, but if you remove the “so,” which implies casual tone (“and” can be used in the same way), you get

“I said to Aisha,” which is really formal in most English dialects/variations. I don’t know about all, but in New England dialects, you sound like you’re reading aloud from a novel.

“I told Aisha,” is really only used when you continue to describe, not tell, what you told her. Ex: “I told Aisha that James was too punk for her” works while, “I told Aisha, ‘James is too punk for you’” crosses the line back into formalness of the “I said.”

Things like “I asked” or “I answered [with]” are similar levels of casual and efficient to the “So, I said [or say, as many conversations about the past take place in present tense anyway, as if the speaker is giving a play-by-play in the moment]” but are specific to only certain situations. 

“I was like, ‘Marc Johns, what is your obsession with restoring archaic speech patterns and interfering with the natural progression of English from complex to efficient?’” envelopes all of these easily and is accessible and crisp, and allows for more variations on inflection than the others.

Of course, James is probably like, “I already fucking said that.” But eh, I tried adding on.

[axonsandsynapses]

#linguistics #a.k.a. how I learned to stop worrying and love the evolution of the English language without being a discriminatory elitist jerk (via crystalandrock)