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So happy for Liberty Lee! Nothing is standing in the way of her promotion to Command Center Lead anymore!

Thank you so much @midnitetech for your SimU mod!

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Gretchen: On the International Space Station, you have astronauts from the US and from other English speaking countries and you have cosmonauts from Russia. And obviously it’s very important to get your communication right if you’re on a tiny metal box circling the Earth or going somewhere. You don’t want to have a miscommunication there because you could end up floating in space in the wrong way. And so one of the things that they do on the ISS – so first of all every astronaut and cosmonaut needs to be bilingual in English and Russian because those are the languages of space. Lauren: Yep. Wait, the language of space are English and Russian? I’m sorry, I just said ‘yep’ and I didn’t really think about it, so that’s a fact is it? Gretchen: I mean, pretty much, yeah, if you go on astronaut training recruitment forums, which I have gone on to research this episode… Lauren: You’re got to have a backup job, Gretchen. Gretchen: I don’t think I’m going to become an astronaut, but I would like to do astronaut linguistics. And one of the things these forums say, is, you need to know stuff about math and engineering and, like, how to fly planes and so on. But they also say, you either have to arrive knowing English and Russian or they put you through an intensive language training course. But then when they’re up in space, one of the things that they do is have the English native speakers speak Russian and the Russian speakers speak English. Because the idea is, if you speak your native language, maybe you’re speaking too fast or maybe you’re not sure if the other person’s really understanding you. Whereas if you both speak the language you’re not as fluent in, then you arrive at a level where where people can be sure that the other person’s understanding. And by now, there’s kind of this hybrid English-Russian language that’s developed. Not a full-fledged language but kind of a- Lauren: Space Creole! Gretchen: Yeah, a Space Pidgin that the astronauts use to speak with each other! I don’t know if anyone’s written a grammar of it, but I really want to see a grammar of Space Pidgin.

Excerpt from Episode 1 of Lingthusiasm: Speaking a single language won’t bring about world peace. Listen to the full episode, read the transcript, or check out the show notes. (via lingthusiasm)

animal-factbook

Kittens sleep together in order to conserve body heat. Interestingly enough, most cat species only need to do cuddle for body heat in the first 4 days of their life since their bodies do not possess the capability to keep themselves heated. After the first 4 days, cuddling is seen more as a social activity used to express affection rather than for practical purposes.

chongoblog

Some loser: “Please don’t watch the history of japan video AGAIN! You’ve watched it 83 times already!

Me:

gungan

Holy shit you’re right.

permian-tropos

honestly this video is so good but the part that gets me every time is the fact that it’s so hectic and fast paced but there’s this long quite chilling pause after the atom bombs are dropped

just a moment of sobriety in the midst of the humor

dedalvs

Why? ;-; Clexa 💔

I’ve thought about this a long while now, but I really don’t think there’s any good answer. As a language creator whose role in a show is basically one step above “fan” (about the equivalent of an on set caterer without the on set privileges), it’s awesome to follow along with a show when people are enjoying it, and painful to ride through the valleys. Because in truth my role on the show is translator. I’m not responsible for anything—the stuff that people like, or the stuff that people hate. I just need to accurately (or faithfully) translate what’s written. My position also means that I can praise a show, but can’t really say anything else (see Kim Shumway’s comment about this in regards to a writer, noting that as a language creator, I am super expendable). I can talk about what I’ve done, though, so I’ll talk about that.

Due to the hectic nature of my life the past year, I’ve barely been keeping my head above water. I’ve been having fun live tweeting The 100 when it airs on the West Coast, for a couple reasons: (1) the fans have been great, and (2) I literally only remember the broad strokes for the plot this season (it’s not like I see these episodes before they air), so I’m pretty much in the same boat as the fans. As a result, I went into the last episode not remembering at all what happens (wasn’t even following along on social media before 9 PST because I was out all day), and some of my tweets early on were flippant when flippancy wasn’t called for (remembering that since this was the West Coast airing, a bunch of people had already seen the episode). In particular, after this tweet before the episode began, I was like, “Damn, why are people literally telling me to fuck off…? The hell happens this episode?” Then I went and pulled up the script and was like, “Oh…” So I feel very bad about that. I could easily have checked up on what was happening beforehand—and, given my role in the show, I’m sure a lot of people assumed I knew exactly what was going to happen, making a flippant tweet like that look pretty crass. That wasn’t the case, of course, but it should’ve been, and I’m extraordinarily sorry about that.

This week, as I mentioned, I’m going to be in Poland, and the week after The 100 is on a mid-season break, I think? Then the week after that I’ll be in Connecticut and then Seattle, so I won’t be able to watch the live broadcast, and, of course, won’t be live tweeting. I’ll see after that how things are. Part of the reason I live tweeted The 100 and never really Game of Thrones is because it is fun. Game of Thrones is too brutal and dark most of the time; too stressful. Other shows there isn’t as much activity on Twitter (Defiance was great, though). The 100 really hit the sweet spot, so I hope it can continue, but that’s up to the fans (lot of season left).

Regarding the central question (why), Jason Rothenberg gave a spoiler-laden interview at IGN which I recommend fans check out. At one point, the following question is posed, with the first part of Jason’s answer quoted below:

IGN: Suffice to say that if Fear the Walking Dead wasn’t a factor, things might have played out differently?

Rothenberg: Yeah, again it’s hard to say could have, should have, would have, but the truth is I love her and I would have made her a series regular in a second. I tired [sic] but it was too late and that’s just what it was.

Having worked on a number of different television shows now, I believe this. It’s not a complete answer, because it leads to another question, which is why couldn’t she be a series regular, but the answer to that is something only those involved know, and it’s not really any of our business. I know that while the show runner plays a big role in determining how the budget is allotted, it’s the network that determines what the budget is. A lot of moving parts there, and having seen it before, it seems like every actor beyond number 4 on the call sheet is liable to get cut or have their episode count reduced. Every season, it seems like the budget demand of a show increases, while the network, whichever it is, wants to spend less. It’s why it’s not surprising that as a show continues you see more bottle episodes, more episodes that focus on three or four characters and feature none of the rest, even as the number of characters increases. (Think again about who we didn’t see in 307: Kane, Abby, Raven, Jasper, Monty, Pike, Jaha… That’s no accident.) Writing an entire season’s worth of content becomes rather like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

A tougher question for me to ponder is knowing that (quoting Jason) “Alycia had another show that she was a series regular on and that I only had the use of her as an actor for seven episodes, six really” (and probably only sporadically thereafter—if at all—were there to be future seasons), what could one have done? It could’ve ended the way the second season ended, with Lexa leaving Clarke at Mount Weather on the eve of battle and us never seeing her or the Grounders again. Or it could’ve ended with Clarke leaving because of the blockade, and Lexa sending someone else to oversee it, so that we know Lexa is back at Polis in command and her subcommanders are taking care of whatever happens thereafter. I don’t know. There are a number of ways to solve the problem of simply not having an actor for a season. Maybe they could’ve sent Lexa away on a mission to make contact with some other Grounders to see how Fear the Walking Dead panned out (maybe it would get canceled?), but it seems like it’s probably going to be successful (which is great for Alycia!). They could’ve even gone the Game of Thrones route and simply found a new actor to play Lexa (how many Daarios and Gregor Cleganes have there been now…?). Ultimately, Jason made a decision as show runner, and so that’s what we see on screen.

The separate questions that spiral out from this (the behavior of those involved with the show knowing what was coming; the specific way the scene was written; the aftermath; the factors that went into the decision making process, etc.) are beyond the scope of my experience. All honest questions are valid, but there are some that can only be answered by specific individuals. For myself, I do language, so I’m going to do my best to answer everyone’s requests for translations in memoriam of Lexa. I worked with Alycia over the phone a little bit last season, and I loved the way she spoke Trig. I loved watching her on screen. Lexa’s an awesome character, and Alycia’s amazing as her. Also, whoever did her costume design and makeup, man, awesome job. So if the most I can do is help fans pay tribute in Trigedasleng, that’s what I’ll do. You guys are the best, and you deserve the best. <3

#The 100 #The Hundred #no hard feelings #we should have known it was coming #totally pulled a Whedon though

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Some words to use when writing things:

winking

clenching

pulsing

fluttering

contracting

twitching

sucking

quivering

pulsating

throbbing

beating

thumping

thudding

pounding

humming

palpitate

vibrate

grinding

crushing

hammering

lashing

knocking

driving

thrusting

pushing

force

injecting

filling

dilate

stretching

lingering

expanding

bouncing

reaming

elongate

enlarge

unfolding

yielding

sternly

firmly

tightly

harshly

thoroughly

consistently

precision

accuracy

carefully

demanding

strictly

restriction

meticulously

scrupulously

rigorously

rim

edge

lip

circle

band

encircling

enclosing

surrounding

piercing

curl

lock

twist

coil

spiral

whorl

dip

wet

soak

madly

wildly

noisily

rowdily

rambunctiously

decadent

degenerate

immoral

indulgent

take

invite

nook

indentation

niche

depression

indent

depress

delay

tossing

writhing

flailing

squirming

rolling

wriggling

wiggling

thrashing

struggling

grappling

striving

straining

littlestsecret

Appetite - craving, demand, gluttony, greed, hunger, inclination, insatiable, longing, lust, passion, ravenousness, relish, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, ardor, dedication, desire, devotion, enthusiasm, excitement, fervor, horny, intensity, keenness, wholeheartedness, zeal

Arouse - agitate, awaken, electrify, enliven, excite, entice, foment, goad, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, provoke, rally, rouse, spark, stimulate, stir, thrill, waken, warm, whet, attract, charm, coax, fire up, fuel, heat up, lure, produce, stir up, tantalize, tease, tempt, thrum, torment, wind up, work up

Assault - attack, advancing, aggressive, assailing, charging, incursion, inundated, invasion, offensive, onset, onslaught, overwhelmed, ruinous, tempestuous, strike, violation, ambush, assail, barrage, bombard, bombardment, crackdown, wound Beautiful - admirable, alluring, angelic, appealing, bewitching, charming, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enticing, exquisite, fascinating, gorgeous, graceful, grand, magnificent, marvelous, pleasing, radiant, ravishing, resplendent, splendid, stunning, sublime, attractive, beguiling, captivating, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, eye-catching, fetching, fine, fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, inviting, lovely, mesmeric, mesmerizing, pretty, rakish, refined, striking, tantalizing, tempting Brutal - atrocious, barbarous, bloodthirsty, callous, cruel, feral, ferocious, hard, harsh, heartless, inhuman, merciless, murderous, pitiless, remorseless, rough, rude, ruthless, savage, severe, terrible, unmerciful, vicious, bestial, brute, brutish, cold-blooded, fierce, gory, nasty, rancorous, sadistic, uncompromising, unfeeling, unforgiving, unpitying, violent, wild Burly – able-bodied, athletic, beefy, big, brawny, broad-shouldered, bulky, dense, enormous, great, hard, hardy, hearty, heavily built, heavy, hefty, huge, husky, immense, large, massive, muscular, mighty, outsized, oversized, powerful, powerfully built, prodigious, robust, solid, stalwart, stocky, stout, strapping, strong, strongly built, sturdy, thick, thickset, tough, well-built, well-developed Carnal - animalistic, bodily, impure, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lustful, physical, prurient, salacious, sensuous, voluptuous, vulgar, wanton, , coarse, crude, dirty, raunchy, rough, unclean Dangerous - alarming, critical, fatal, formidable, impending, malignant, menacing, mortal, nasty, perilous, precarious, pressing, serious, terrible, threatening, treacherous, urgent, vulnerable, wicked, acute, damaging, deadly, death-defying, deathly, destructive, detrimental, explosive, grave, harmful, hazardous, injurious, lethal, life-threatening, noxious, poisonous, risky, severe, terrifying, toxic, unsafe, unstable, venomous Dark - atrocious, corrupt, forbidding, foul, infernal, midnight, morbid, ominous, sinful, sinister, somber, threatening, twilight, vile, wicked, abject, alarming, appalling, baleful, bizarre, bleak, bloodcurdling, boding evil, chilling, cold, condemned, creepy, damned, daunting, demented, desolate, dire, dismal, disturbing, doomed, dour, dread, dreary, dusk, eerie, fear, fearsome, frightening, ghastly, ghostly, ghoulish, gloom, gloomy, grave, grim, grisly, gruesome, hair-raising, haunted, hideous, hopeless, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, horror, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, inauspicious, inhospitable, looming, lost, macabre, malice, malignant, menacing, murky, mysterious, night, panic, pessimistic, petrifying, scary, shadows, shadowy, shade, shady, shocking, soul-destroying, sour, spine-chilling, spine-tingling, strange, terrifying, uncanny, unearthly, unlucky, unnatural, unnerving, weird, wretched Delicious - enticing, exquisite, luscious, lush, rich, savory, sweet, tasty, tempting, appetizing, delectable, flavorsome, full of flavor, juicy, lip-smacking, mouth-watering, piquant, relish, ripe, salty, spicy, scrummy, scrumptious, succulent, tangy, tart, tasty, yummy, zesty Ecstasy - delectation, delirium, elation, euphoria, fervor, frenzy, joy, rapture, transport, bliss, excitement, happiness, heaven, high, paradise, rhapsody, thrill, blissful, delighted, elated, extremely happy, in raptures (of delight), in seventh heaven, jubilant, on cloud nine, overexcited, overjoyed, rapturous, thrilled Ecstatic - delirious, enraptured, euphoric, fervent, frenzied, joyous, transported, wild Erotic - amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac, carnal, earthy, erogenous, fervid, filthy, hot, impassioned, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, raw, romantic, rousing, salacious, seductive, sensual, sexual, spicy, steamy, stimulating, suggestive, titillating, voluptuous, tantalizing Gasp - catch of breath, choke, gulp, heave, inhale, pant, puff, snort, wheeze, huff, rasp, sharp intake of air, short of breath, struggle for breath, swallow, winded Heated - ardent, avid, excited, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, frenzied, furious, impassioned, intense, passionate, raging, scalding, scorched, stormy, tempestuous, vehement, violent, ablaze, aflame, all-consuming, blazing, blistering, burning, crazed, explosive, febrile, feverish, fired up, flaming, flushed, frantic, hot, hot-blooded, impatient, incensed, maddening, obsessed, possessed, randy, searing, sizzling, smoldering, sweltering, torrid, turbulent, volatile, worked up, zealous Hunger - appetite, ache, craving, gluttony, greed, longing, lust, mania, mouth-watering, ravenous, voracious, want, yearning, thirst Hungry - avid, carnivorous, covetous, craving, eager, greedy, hungered, rapacious, ravenous, starved, unsatisfied, voracious, avaricious, desirous, famished, grasping, insatiable, keen, longing, predatory, ravening, starving, thirsty, wanting Intense - forceful, severe, passionate, acute, agonizing, ardent, anxious, biting, bitter, burning, close, consuming, cutting, deep, eager, earnest, excessive, exquisite, extreme, fervent, fervid, fierce, forcible, great, harsh, impassioned, keen, marked, piercing, powerful, profound, severe, sharp, strong, vehement, violent, vivid, vigorous Liquid - damp, cream, creamy, dripping, ichorous, juicy, moist, luscious, melted, moist, pulpy, sappy, soaking, solvent, sopping, succulent, viscous, wet / aqueous, broth, elixir, extract, flux, juice, liquor, nectar, sap, sauce, secretion, solution, vitae, awash, moisture, boggy, dewy, drenched, drip, drop, droplet, drowning, flood, flooded, flowing, fountain, jewel, leaky, milky, overflowing, saturated, slick, slippery, soaked, sodden, soggy, stream, swamp, tear, teardrop, torrent, waterlogged, watery, weeping Lithe - agile, lean, pliant, slight, spare, sinewy, slender, supple, deft, fit, flexible, lanky, leggy, limber, lissom, lissome, nimble, sinuous, skinny, sleek, slender, slim, svelte, trim, thin, willowy, wiry Moan - beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, lamentation, plaint, sob, wail, whine, bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, sigh, sob, wail, whine, mewl Moving - (exciting,) affecting, effective arousing, awakening, breathless, dynamic, eloquent, emotional, emotive, expressive, fecund, far-out, felt in gut, grabbed by, gripping, heartbreaking, heartrending, impelling, impressive, inspirational, meaningful, mind-bending, mind-blowing, motivating, persuasive, poignant, propelling, provoking, quickening, rallying, rousing, significant, stimulating, simulative, stirring, stunning, touching, awe-inspiring, energizing, exhilarating, fascinating, heart pounding, heart stopping, inspiring, riveting, thrilling Need - compulsion, demand, desperate, devoir, extremity, impatient longing, must, urge, urgency / desire, appetite, avid, burn, craving, eagerness, fascination, greed, hunger, insatiable, longing, lust, taste, thirst, voracious, want, yearning, ache, addiction, aspiration, desire, fever, fixation, hankering, hope, impulse, inclination, infatuation, itch, obsession, passion, pining, wish, yen Pain - ache, afflict, affliction, agony, agonize, anguish, bite, burn, chafe, distress, fever, grief, hurt, inflame, laceration, misery, pang, punish, sting, suffering, tenderness, throb, throe, torment, torture, smart Painful - aching, agonizing, arduous, awful, biting, burning, caustic, dire, distressing, dreadful, excruciating, extreme, grievous, inflamed, piercing, raw, sensitive, severe, sharp, tender, terrible, throbbing, tormenting, angry, bleeding, bloody, bruised, cutting, hurting, injured, irritated, prickly, skinned, smarting, sore, stinging, unbearable, uncomfortable, upsetting, wounded Perverted - aberrant, abnormal, corrupt, debased, debauched, defiling, depraved, deviant, monstrous, tainted, twisted, vicious, warped, wicked, abhorrent, base, decadent, degenerate, degrading, dirty, disgusting, dissipated, dissolute, distasteful, hedonistic, immodest, immoral, indecent, indulgent, licentious, nasty, profligate, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shameful, shameless, sickening, sinful, smutty, sordid, unscrupulous, vile Pleasurable - charming, gratifying, luscious, satisfying, savory, agreeable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, nice, pleasant, pleasing, soothing, succulent Pleasure - bliss, delight, gluttony, gratification, relish, satisfaction, thrill, adventure, amusement, buzz, contentment, delight, desire, ecstasy, enjoyment, excitement, fun, happiness, harmony, heaven, joy, kick, liking, paradise, seventh heaven Rapacious- avaricious, ferocious, furious, greedy, predatory, ravening, ravenous, savage, voracious, aggressive, gluttonous, grasping, insatiable, marauding, plundering Rapture - bliss, ecstasy, elation, exaltation, glory, gratification, passion, pleasure, floating, unbridled joy Rigid - adamant, austere, definite, determined, exact, firm, hard, rigorous, solid, stern, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, concrete, fixed, harsh, immovable, inflexible, obstinate, resolute, resolved, severe, steadfast, steady, stiff, strong, strict, stubborn, taut, tense, tight, tough, unbending, unchangeable, unwavering Sudden - abrupt, accelerated, acute, fast, flashing, fleeting, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, impetuous, impulsive, quick, quickening, rapid, rash, rushing, swift, brash, brisk, brusque, instant, instantaneous, out of the blue, reckless, rushed, sharp, spontaneous, urgent, without warning Thrust - (forward) advance, drive, forge, impetus, impulsion, lunge, momentum, onslaught, poke, pressure, prod, propulsion, punch, push, shove, power, proceed, progress, propel (push hard) assail, assault, attack, bear down, buck, drive, force, heave, impale, impel, jab, lunge, plunge, press, pound, prod, ram, shove, stab, transfix, urge, bang, burrow, cram, gouge, jam, pierce, punch, slam, spear, spike, stick Thunder-struck - amazed, astonished, aghast, astounded, awestruck, confounded, dazed, dazed, dismayed, overwhelmed, shocked, staggered, startled, stunned, gob-smacked, bewildered, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, horrified, incredulous, surprised, taken aback Torment - agony, anguish, hurt, misery, pain, punishment, suffering, afflict, angst, conflict, distress, grief, heartache, misfortune, nightmare, persecute, plague, sorrow, strife, tease, test, trial, tribulation, torture, turmoil, vex, woe Touch - (physical) - blow, brush, caress, collide, come together, contact, converge, crash, cuddle, embrace, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, glide, graze, grope, handle, hit, hug, impact, join, junction, kiss, lick, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, nudge, palm, partake, pat, paw, peck, pet, pinch, probe, push, reach, rub, scratch, skim, slide, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, touching, toy, bite, bump, burrow, buss, bury, circle, claw, clean, clutch, cover, creep, crush, cup, curl, delve, dig, drag, draw, ease, edge, fiddle with, flick, flit, fumble, grind, grip, grub, hold, huddle, knead, lap, lave, lay a hand on, maneuver, manhandle, mash, mold, muzzle, neck, nestle, nibble, nip, nuzzle, outline, play, polish, press, pull, rasp, ravish, ream, rim, run, scoop, scrabble, scrape, scrub, shave, shift, shunt, skate, slip, slither, smack, snake, snuggle, soothe, spank, splay, spread, squeeze, stretch, swipe, tangle, tease, thump, tongue, trace, trail, tunnel twiddle, twirl, twist, tug, work, wrap (mental) - communicate, examine, inspect, perception, scrutinize Wet - bathe, bleed, burst, cascade, course, cover, cream, damp, dampen, deluge, dip, douse, drench, dribble, drip, drizzle, drool, drop, drown, dunk, erupt, flood, flow, gush, immerse, issue, jet, leach, leak, moisten, ooze, overflow, permeate, plunge, pour, rain, rinse, run, salivate, saturate, secrete, seep, shower, shoot, slaver, slobber, slop, slosh, sluice, spill, soak, souse, spew, spit, splash, splatter, spout, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, steep, stream, submerge, surge, swab, swamp, swill, swim, trickle, wash, water Wicked - abominable, amoral, atrocious, awful, base, barbarous, dangerous, debased, depraved, distressing, dreadful, evil, fearful, fiendish, fierce, foul, heartless, hazardous, heinous, immoral, indecent, intense, mean, nasty, naughty, nefarious, offensive, profane, scandalous, severe, shameful, shameless, sinful, terrible, unholy, vicious, vile, villainous, wayward, bad, criminal, cruel, deplorable, despicable, devious, ill-intentioned, impious, impish, iniquitous, irreverent, loathsome, Machiavellian, mad, malevolent, malicious, merciless, mischievous, monstrous, perverse, ruthless, spiteful, uncaring, unkind, unscrupulous, vindictive, virulent, wretched Writhe - agonize, bend, jerk, recoil, lurch, plunge, slither, squirm, struggle, suffer, thrash, thresh, twist, wiggle, wriggle, angle, arc, bow, buck, coil, contort, convulse, curl, curve, fidget, fight, flex, go into spasm, grind, heave, jiggle, jolt, kick, rear, reel, ripple, resist, roll, lash, lash out, screw up, shake, shift, slide, spasm, stir, strain, stretch, surge, swell, swivel, thrust, turn violently, tussle, twitch, undulate, warp, worm, wrench, wrestle, yank

aghostnotaguardian-archive

//MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS - HERE IS THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM OF FINDING THAT RIGHT WORD!!!!!

shades-of-orange

I’ve reblogged it before, and I’ll reblog it again

mariesbookblog

someone please dear god write a fanfic that uses all of the first list of words

futurefrenchprof

The Subjunctive

Bonjour!

I know I haven’t covered the Subjunctive on this blog yet, but for some of you this is review. I hope I can make this as clear as I can (because anyone who studies French knows how murky the water can be).

The Subjunctive uses:

To express doubt

To express an attitude

To express and opinion

To imply a hypothesis

How to Conjugate the verbs:

Conjugate your verb for the 3rd person noun (Ils/Elles). For Nous and Vous, use their “Imparfait” endings

Take off the ending -ENT and add the following endings

Regular -ER verbs

Je parle

Tu parles

Il/Elle/On parle

Nous parlions

Vous parliez

Ils/Elles parlent

Regular -IR verbs

Je finisse

Tu finisses

Il/Elle/On finisse

Nous finissions

Vous finissiez

Ils/Elles finissent

Regular -RE verbs

J’attende

Tu attendes

Il/Elle/On attende

Nous attendions

Vous attendiez

Ils/Elles attendent

3. Enjoy the easiest part of the Subjunctive because it’s about to get real.

4. Cry because of all of the irregular verbs

Aller -> aille, ailles, aille, allions, alliez, aillent

Avoir -> aie, aies, ait, ayons, ayez, aient

Être -> sois, sois, soit, soyons, soyez, soient

Faire -> fasse, fasses, fasse, fassions, fassiez, fassent

Pouvoir -> puisse, puisses, puisse, puissions, puissiez, puissent

Savoir -> sache, saches, sache, sachions, sachiez, sachent

Vouloir -> veuille, veuilles, veuille, voulions, vouliez, veuillent

Now that we know how to conjugate the tense plus we know the irregular verbs, it’s time to make the uses clearer:

The Subjunctive follows by expressions. Here are some expressions to know:

Ce n’est pas le peine que… -> It’s not worth the effort…

Il est bon que… -> It’s good that…

Il est dommage que… -> It’s a shame that…

Il est essentiel que… -> It’s essential that….

Il est étonnant… -> It’s surprise that…

Il faut que … -> It’s necessary that… (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT)

That’s a very, very brief list. Now, let’s put it all together!

Il est essentiel que je sois le meilleur. -> It’s essential that I am the best.

Je doute que tu aies beaucoup de argent. -> I doubt that you have a lot of money.

*Note* Espérer does NOT trigger the subjunctive: J’espère que le nouveau prof n’est pas trop strict. -> I hope the new prof isn’t too strict.

Il faut que nous sachions ton âge. -> It’s necessary that we know your age.

Vous souhaitez que j’apprenne plus de langue. -> You want me to learn more languages.

Practice! Conjugate these sentences with the verbs in parentheses!

Je pense que tu _____ (être) mignon!

Il faut qu’ils _____ (recevoir) la journal.

Vous doutez qu’il vous ____ (savoir).

J’espère que vous m’ _____ (aimer).

Answers!

Je pense que tu es mignon! (This is not the subjunctive so don’t conjugate as such. Sorry for the trick question!)

Il faut qu’ils reçoivent la journal.

Vous doutez qu’il vous sache. (Make sure you pay attention and you conjugate the verb for the subject and not the direct object!)

J’espère que vous m’aimez. (Not the subjunctive so don’t conjugate as such!)

I hope this was a big help!

À bientôt!

bonjourcynthia-blog

Great crash course on the subjunctive.

inaradh

Nice work but “savoir” (and “sache”) should be “connaître” (and “connaisse”).

Vous doutez qu’il vous ____ (connaître).

Vous doutez qu’il vous connaisse. (Make sure you pay attention and you conjugate the verb for the subject and not the direct object!)

#French #subjunctive #subjonctif #français

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things that still freak me out: those sinks americans have in their kitchens that you can destroy stuff with

newusernamepending

Honestly this post has been on my mind all day. Those weird destructosinks for people with too much money are apparently common in America. And Americans get defensive over them.

Well don’t come crying to me when your wean gets eaten by the fucking kitchen sink.

homophu-deactivated20180101

what on earth are you people doing with your sinks where that could ever possibly be an issue

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#GET YOUR DICK OUT OF THE SINK #EDIT: I’VE BEEN INFORMED THAT’S NOT WHAT WEAN MEANS

they still should prob keep their weans out of the sink tho whatever that means

galesofnovember

I love this discourse so much. This is my favorite discourse ever. I can’t believe the British are so afraid of our knife tornadoes that they are confessing to being a nation of a sink fuckers

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Wean means kids, guys, get your brains out of the gutter

inaradh

#Orphan Black #Aynsley #death by sink

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Remember those Orphan Black has lost.

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Look to your left. The first thing you see is what you would hoard as a dragon.

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*sigh* Directv remote controls…

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“gebingewatched” i hate german

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this is so beautiful

spanishskulduggery

I was laughing but then I remembered bingewatchear in Spanish

thatswhywelovegermany

I would say bingegewatched

inaradh

agreed

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ok. I made a long-form version of Jean Ralphio’s amazing tale of clubs, ladies, dancing, police, and more.

BB8 is technically homeless. Here is his tale.

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similarly, I also find it interesting how asking/saying just “ça va” (= “it’s going”) in French is a normal response which is read as positive, whereas if in German you reply with “es geht” (= “it’s going”) that’d be seen more negatively (I’m getting by, I’m managing, I can’t complain)

langsandlit

It’s the same in Italy! If someone replies “va” to “come va?” then that more or less means “I’m surviving”, “it’s going bad but let’s not talk about it”.. 😣

inaradh

“ça va” can also be negative, it really depends on how you say it.

Actually... If I asked you “comment ça va ?”, the “normal”, positive answer would be “bien”, and if I asked “ça va ?”, the “normal”, positive answer would be “oui”.

If you answered “ça va” to either question, I’d assume it wasn’t going very well, unless you said it with a (sincere) smile and in a cheery voice.

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It’s time for Geek Studio’s holiday giveaway!

This year we have the Happy New Year Giveaway where three lucky winners will get an awesome prize pack!

The Rules:

You must be following Geek Studio.

Each reblog is an entry so you can reblog as many times as you want. Don’t spam though. That’s mean to your followers :) Likes count as well.

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The giveaway ends on January 1st, 2016 @ 2pm EST

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