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Adam. 19. Northern Ireland. he/him/his. English/français/español/italiano Problematic for excessive use of music and DuoLingo as language learning tools. Available to chat in any language (that I know), any time!

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Un de mes professeurs français m'a dit que les enfants français trouvent très rigolo le passé simple du verbe pouvoir (to be able to) parce qu'il sonne comme le temps présent de puer (to stink) et de plus, on trouve vous pûtes (comme pute - whore) aussi !

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i’m from new england so the idea of a state that big just confuses and upsets me so sign my whitehouse.gov petition to have texas separated into four smaller texi

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Not to be nit-picky, but as a student of Latin, I have to point this out. Plural of Texas is NOT Texi; it would be Texantes.

Let me explain why: The whole convention of replacing the ending of a noun with -i to pluralize a noun applies to words that are Latin (alumnus-> alumni etc): more specifically, Latin second declension masculine nominative nouns (second declension neuter nouns are a different story), aka, the nouns that ends with -US.  

That, however, does not apply to any other words (for example, the plural of curriculum, a second declension neuter nominative noun, is curricula). Of course, Texas is not a Latin word, but we could certainly apply Latin rules. However, the rules should be applied correctly.

So, what would be the right way to put Texas in plural form according to Latin rules?

First, let us figure out in which declension the word Texas would belong. Texas, a word that has -AS ending, would certainly not be a second declension noun (masculine or neuter). In fact, it does not fit in with most of the nominative ending for most of the declensions (1st dec nominative ends with -a, 4th ends with -us, and 5th ends mostly in -es). That leaves us with 3rd declension, which is quite flexible on endings (ranging from -x to -is). What’s a 3rd declension noun that has a nominative ending of -as? You got it right: Pallas (Athena’s surname/ Latin name.)

So what is the plural nominative of Pallas? Pallantes (except for the nominative singular form, -nt is added in the place of -s).

Thus the plural nominative of Texas would be….. Texantes.

But, of course, this is only if you want to apply Latin rules to Texas. 

If you want to keep the -i ending, you could potentially apply Quenya grammar rules. Quenya (aka “High Elvish”) nouns that end with a consonant are pluralized by adding -i at the end. However, the -i is added to the word instead of replacing the ending of the word, so the correct form of pluralization in this case would be Texasi. 

Anyways, this has been a utterly useless scholarly linguistic discourse.

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I love my nerd followers

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Any chance anyone has a masterpost/recommendations for LGBT+ foreign language books/films/tv (namely French or german)??

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LGBT+ Foreign Language Films

FRENCH Laurence Anyways Les Chansons d'Amour Tomboy La Vie d'Adèle La Belle Saison Une Nouvelle Amie L'inconnu du lac Heartbeats J'ai tué ma mère Sœur Sourire Haute Tension 8 Femmes

GERMAN Das Zimmermädchen Lynn Free Fall

OTHERLANGS Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho Jongens Noordzee Texas Patrik Age 1,5 La Mala Educación

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Les Roseaux sauvages (French)

Fresa y chocolate (Spanish)

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the real all-star

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Italian angry mum's quotes

Torna qui! : come back here

Ripetilo se hai il coraggio! : say it again if you dare

Sei in punizione! : you’re grounded

A letto senza cena! : go to sleep without eating dinner

Non ricominciare! : don’t start again

Non farmi arrabbiare! : don’t make me angry

Non costringermi a venire lì : don’t make me come over there

BASTA!!! : stop!

Non usare quel tono con me! : don’t talk to me that way

Ma chi ti credi di essere? : who do you think you are?

Perché l'ho deciso io! : because i said so

Torna in camera tua! : go back to your room

Veni qui! : come here

Non ci provare nemmeno! : you don’t even try…

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trying to guess italian words

me: okay so i need to write "equality". in Spanish we say "igualdad", in French "egalité", in Catalan "igualtat" and in English "equality", so the Italian word must be "equalità"!

Italian: bitch you thought

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a big list of french adjectives 💐

🌻 Describing People:

1. Physical appearance

aguichant- enticing, alluring avachi- limp, sloppy, baggy baraqué- well-built bizarre- strange boursouflé- bloated bronzé- tanned chétif,-ive- weak, sickly débraillé- untidy, sloppy dépenaillé- unkempt douteux, -euse- doubtful, dubious, questionable élancé- slim frêle- frail, fragile grand- tall grassouillet, ette- plump gros, grosse- fat hâlé- tanned insolite- unusual, quirky maigre- skinny mignon- nice, sweet mince- slender musclé - brawny, muscular nerveux- nervous, upset pâle- pale potelé- plump (like a baby) rabougri- wizened, shrivelled séduisant - attractive, charming, seductive

2. Character

abruti- idiotic acariâtre- sour, bad-tempered antipathique- unfriendly anodin- harmless astucieux, euse- clever, astute, shrewd atone- lifeless, expressionless avisé- sensible, wise borné- narrow-minded (“bornez-vous!” limit yourself) braillard- describes someone who complains a lot brave- good, honest, brave candide- naive, ingenuous, innocent, trusting casanier,-iere- homebody, home lover compassé- starchy, stiff compliqué- complicated; fussy (e.g. about food) compréhensif,-ive-  understanding dépravé- perverted dévoyé- perverted difficile- difficult distrait- absent-minded, distracted drôle- funny ennuyeux,-euse- boring évolué- broad-minded, independent, progressive exigeant- demanding extraverti- extrovert faiblard- weak, feeble fainéant- lazy, idle falot- dreary, bland farfelu- eccentric, bizarre franc- candid futé- cunning, smart guindé- stiff, awkward imprévisible- unforeseeable juste- fair lunatique- temperamental maladroit- clumsy mal commode- bad-tempered malicieux,-euse- mischievous, naughty malin- cunning malveillant- malicious, malevolent, spiteful maniaque- finicky, fussy marrant- funny; odd maussade- gloomy, sullen méchant- malicious, nasty méfiant- distrustful, suspicious méprisant- contemptuous, disdainful névrosé- neurotic perspicace- perceptive, insightful primesautier-iere- impulsive rébarbatif -ive- hostile, off-putting renfrogné- sullen replié sur soi-meme- introverted, withdrawn rusé- cunning sage - well-behaved, good saugrenu - absurd sensé- sensible sensible- sensitive sérieux,-euse- serious, responsible susceptible- touchy, sensitive, delicate sympathique- nice, friendly terre-á-terre- down-to-earth tordu- warped, twisted travailleur-euse- hard-working

3. Mood

accablé- distressed admiratif, -ive- admiring affolé- in a panic amer, -ere -bitter assoupi- drowsy béat- blissfully happy; smug, complacent cafardeux,-euse- in the dumps débordé (de travail)- snowed under (with work) décontracté- relaxed détendu- relaxed découragé- disheartened, discouraged dépité- vexed désemparé- distraught, at a loss effaré (de)- alarmed (at) énergique- energetic enthousiaste- enthusiastic gai- cheerful bien ententionné- well-intentioned lointain- distant mélancolique- gloomy navré- sorry, apologetic, upset paumé- lost, at sea ravi -delighted surpris- surprised tendu- tense vanné- exhausted vexé- annoyed

🌿 Describing ideas or events

1. Positive alléchant - tempting, mouth-watering attendrissant- touching bénéfique- beneficial commode- convenient cocasse- funny, comical conforme (á)- conforming (with) convenable- fitting, acceptable, respectable déroutant - disconcerting détaillé - comprehensive, detailed distinct - separate, distinct équitable - fair excellent - excellent, first-rate formidable - fantastic fulgurant - dazzling, thundery grave - serious honnête - decent hors pair - exceptional impeccable - great, without flaws important - important marrant - funny merveilleux - marvellous parfait - perfect passionnant - exciting percutant - powerful, striking, forceful primordial - of prime importance propice - favorable, suitable raisonnable - reasonable rarissime - extremely rare recherché - much sought-after, studied réconfortant - comforting réjouissant - delightful rentable - profitable, financially viable réussi - successful, well-done sagace - sagacious sage - wise sensationnel - sensational spontané - spontaneous subtil - subtle surprenant - surprising véridique - truthful

2. Negative aberrant - absurd, nonsensical abominable - abominable affreux - dreadful, ghastly agaçant - irritating aléatoire - uncertain, random ardu - arduous chimérique - fanciful, imaginary, idealistic, utopic complexe - complex courant - common, current déchirant - heart-breaking, gut wrenching dégoûtant - disgusting déprimant - depressing déraisonnable - unreasonable discutable - questionable, arguable écoeurant - sickening, nauseating ennuyeux,-euse - boring épouvantable - horrendous, ghastly, atrocious éprouvant - strenuous, punishing étrange - strange fastidieux,-euse - tedious, dull, tiresome frustrant - frustrating, irritating gênant - annoying immonde - filthy, vile impensable - unthinkable, unimaginable impossible - difficult; impossible improbable - unlikely inadmissible - intolerable inattendu - unexpected loufoque - crazy, over the top lourd - heavy/annoying malaisé - difficult malencontreux-euse - unfortunate médiocre - mediocre minable - seedy, hopeless, pathetic pénible - difficult, tiresome; painful pitoyable - pathetic prosaïque - prosaic quelconque - ordinary, mediocre rebutant - off-putting, unappealing répugnant - disgusting ridicule - ridiculous

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Things French parents say to their kids

When we forget to turn off a light: C’est pas Versailles ici ! Hey, we’re not in Versailles !

When we stand between them and something they want to see: Et ton père, il est vitrier ? Is your father a glazier?

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When you are hungry but the dinner is not ready yet Ben mange ta main et garde l’autre pour demain ! Well, eat your hand and save the other one for tomorrow !

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What’s for dinner ? Des caillous. Pebbles.

When you lie too obviously : Et mon cul c’est du poulet. And my ass is made of chicken.

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When you are in a bad mood : Mange des carottes, ça rend aimable. Eat some carrots, you’ll be nicer

When you are throwing a tantrum : Pleure un coup, tu pisseras moins. Go on and cry, you’ll piss less.

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Me, liking and reblogging a ton a vocab lists: Yes these will help me so much in the future!

Me, feeling like actually studying the language: But FUCK where am I actually going to GET vocab to memorise? ??

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Una de mis palabras preferidas españolas es la “dictablanda” que es la dictadura cuando no sea tan dura!

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Amazing… I’ve posted four times in four days… my plan to wean this site out of my life is working…

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I have often forgotten that this website still exists as a procrastination option for me which is quite a character progression tbh

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I’m incredibly jealous of both of y’all 

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The trick (for me) is to switch to Twitter and then congratulate yourself for reduced Tumblr usage while scrolling through tweets for an equal amount of time

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Amazing… I’ve posted four times in four days… my plan to wean this site out of my life is working…

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I have often forgotten that this website still exists as a procrastination option for me which is quite a character progression tbh

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Top searched “how to spell”, by US state.

More Google search maps >>

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cryptic “2017 begins” message, in Coded French

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Je l'ai prononcé à haute voix, j'ai jamais aussi bien imité l'accent québécois

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EXPLIQUEZ-MOI ÇA, JE COMPRENDS PAS

BANANE ESPERLUETTE ?

BANANE ET ?

???

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peut-être c’est “bonne année” mais avec un accent québécois ?? c’est pas “banane et”… c’est “ban ane-et” ?

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Tu as raison, j’ai même écrit la bonne résponse avant ! Je comprends encore pas les jeux de mots en français sans un peu d’aide lol

Merci !

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Countries by first acquisition of sovereignty.

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cryptic “2017 begins” message, in Coded French

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Je l'ai prononcé à haute voix, j'ai jamais aussi bien imité l'accent québécois

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EXPLIQUEZ-MOI ÇA, JE COMPRENDS PAS

BANANE ESPERLUETTE ?

BANANE ET ?

???