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I think modern day Duke Nukem would be a total chaser because he’d come out of whatever coma Randy ‘Greaseball’ Pitchford has him in and he’d hear about trans women and be like “Damn… they’re making new chicks… I gotta get a piece of that action.” And he’d pull his notepad (labeled ‘SHIT I GOTTA TRY’) and crayon out and write ‘TGIRL PUSSY’ directly under ‘NEW MCRIB’ and ‘CONCUSSION’
Gotta start treating english like monolinguistic english speakers treat other languages
Did you know English doesn't have a word for the Irish word 'mar'? Instead they have to say 'is the cause' of or 'because' for short
On this, i think its HILARIOUS that English lost the singular/plural you distinction and like, unanimously, almost every dialect re-evolved a plural you pronoun, be it ye, yall, yis, yous
[ID: tags reading #sure I'll hop on this #english doesn't even have 'tu' AND 'jūs' #imagine having only one 'you' which has to be used for one person and for multiple people]
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english doesn't make a distinction between ser and estar and have to make do with to be
eu sou feliz(i am happy) and eu estou feliz(i am happy) are so, so different
This proves that the native english speaker can't distinguish between permanent and transient states, forever stuck in a flow of existence where all states of being carry the same weight. This cognitive dysfunction explains not only the political but also socioeconomic turmoils in the lands where english speakers are native.
in western eurasia, where english originated, they do not write in characters. they have a fascinating writing system instead called the 'alphabet'. this approximately translates to 'strings of letters that represent sound'.
it is unique among the civilised world's writing systems for many reasons. most notably, it is based entirely on the sound of the language and doesn't reference in any way the meaning! this reflects the european state of mind, where the 'sound' is considered the primary unit of language, rather than the written word. this philosophy is reflected in the continent's long and storied history of small feudal kingdoms, oral transmission, isolated communities, and widespread illiteracy.
the alphabetic system of the european region is fascinating, and deserves our respect: it exemplifies the diversity and flexibility of the human mind, and has numerous implications for its impact on european thought. it is, however, undeniably impractical.
if a person speaks the english dialect and want to know what is written in the closely related german dialect, there is simply no way to communicate. whilst it is common to fail to understand a people's spoken dialect - consider mandarin and cantonese - this system is unique in the following disadvantage: the english speaker cannot understand the written german dialect at all, unless they have expressly learnt the letter strings of the german pronunciation.
this would seem to defeat the entire point of a writing system. its continued (and enthusiastic) usage in the distant european region is, therefore, a matter of much theorising and debate. most scholars of europe agree, however, on the alphabet's ritual, religious and traditional importance to the european mind.
english nouns don't inflect for case, meaning english speakers must rely exclusively on word order to understand a sentence. "the man gives the dog a steak" and "the dog gives the man a steak" are two different sentences to an english speaker, with distinct meanings, despite every single one of those words being written and pronounced exactly the same way.
this is pretty incredible, considering that there is class of words in english that do have case markings - pronouns! the english personal pronouns inflect for case much like in Comanche or Greek. unfortunately, the case markings are mostly irregular in english, and don't have easily recognizable patterns, so they must be memorized.
and yet, even with pronouns that inflect for case, word order is absolutely paramount, and must be strictly followed for an english sentence to make any sense at all. making sure all your words come in the correct order is key to fluency in english.
because they are incapable of fronting a word in order to mark the topic, english speakers must rely on what's called "emphasis" or "intonation" in order to distinguish the topic of a sentence. when a word is emphasized, english speakers will generally say that word more loudly, more slowly, and with more distinction than the other words in the sentence. it can take some practice to hear the difference if you're not used to it, but soon, you'll be spotting emphasized topics in english in no time!
English doesn't even have an equivalent word for אֶת
Formality levels in English can't be determined through honorifics! "Thank you for coming, Dr. Smith" and "Thank you for coming, Mrs. Jones" are both the same level of formal even though the honorifics are different. Meanwhile "Hey Dr. Smith, wanna come to the party?" and "The honor of your presence at our gala would be most appreciated, Dr. Jones" are two completely different formality levels in spite of the fact the honorific is the same.
it does more harm than good to prop up the myth of the ‘neurotypical’ who completes tasks cheerfully with no issues. this person is a capitalist fantasy. the more you define yourself in comparison to this myth the more you justify social structures staying the same with minor accommodations to the ‘exceptions’ and the continued pathologizing of discomfort under hostile conditions
strong contender for my new favorite tee k.o. shirt
a head empty thought that spiraled ;;
to my knowledge these are all of the existing examples. if you have more please add them to the post
ok i've been called a sex freak tranny too i get where you're coming from but like also please be more careful with extremely vague posts about Problematic Kinks
no. people's openness about what two consenting adults can do in private has no bearing on how likely they are to be child abusers or close ranks about child abusers & thinking there is some correlation is a sign that your stance on sexual abuse is mediated more by disgust reaction and aesthetic associations than by structural analysis. there is a pretty hard and obvious line between not condemming consensual sex acts between adults and being a pedophile and thinking that it's some sort of spectrum or slippery slope there imo speaks poorly to your conceptualization of why SA is a bad thing.
people love to say that X or Y kink Normalizes Abuse, but, like, actually think about communities where sexual abuse is 'normalized' in society. is the problem with the catholic church that it's too pro-kink? is the problem with US professional gymnastics that it's too pro-kink? is the problem with the amish that they're too pro-kink? was the problem with the british entertainment industry in the 1970s that it was too pro-kink? is the problem with the prison system that it's too pro-kink? &c. &c. &c.
sexual abuse doesn't happen because people are degenerate perverts and everyone is too accepting of that, sexual abuse happens because society is full of institutions that give adults structural power over children and men structural power over women. giving credence to the former, even in the form of thinking you have to be "super careful" about perverts, is a straightforwardly reactionary position.
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Two trucks having wrecks
two trucks having wrecks
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where tf you paying 2k rent lmao? i'm not even making that much
wait.why does it only have one head?
are you fucking with me
Chinese weighlifter Li Wenwen successfully defended her title, winning the gold medal in the women's over 81kg category at the Paris Olympics on Sunday!
In her private life, the Li is actually a fan of traditional Chinese Hanfa.
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(Saw this post on Facebook and loved it, and since Facebook always steals Tumblr posts, I figure I can do the reverse and steal this Facebook post)
I love this meme because I think humans 10,000 years ago or 100,000 years ago would also like it
the heat of the fire draws air straight up from the center over the fire. This draws the air in from the sides in a circle around the fire creating an air current, which means air is being blown toward the fire from all sides. When you sit on one side of the fire, it blocks some of the air moving toward the fire from that side. Now there is more air being blown toward the fire from the side opposite you. This pushes the smoke your direction. When you move to the other side, it just makes the same thing happen over there. The smoke actually literally does follow you around no matter where you sit. Because physics.
in other words what you actually need at the fire is other people sitting around the fire with you to balance it out ;~;
