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@study-dream-repeat
where do you want to be six months from now? the time is going to pass either way. there’s a version of you six months from now that already exists. there’s two versions of you ahead; there’s the version of you where nothing changes and there’s the version of you where everything changes. but the difference between which one you end up with is completely up to you. set your goals and intentions
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Me: I love learning languages, it’s fun and I feel like I’m really good at it
Also me: can’t even figure out her native language’s grammar
PSA: no name is impossible to pronounce. no name is too hard to learn, no name is justifiably butchered. kids with 'different' names should be taught again and again that being called by their name is a right, not a privilege
there are over 2000 unique phonemes (individual sounds) in the world’s languages, and each language has anywhere from around 20 to 60. you stop learning new phonemes it’s theorized at around age 12. this is where accents come from -- using your own language’s/region’s phonemes to speak
so no name is impossible to pronounce world-wide, but it is very easy to not have the linguistic archive necessary to pronounce a given name entirely correctly. it is a simple case of physically not knowing where to place your tongue, whether or not to vibrate your vocal chords, etc. the only one of the dictators of sound you could be shown is how to position your lips
that being said... obviously you should still try. saying a name as correctly as you physically can goes a long way for making someone feel respected and humanized, and dismissing a name entirely as too hard goes a long way to disrespect and dehumanize people. just also accept that someone’s accent interfering with their pronunciation isn’t a sign of lack of trying, but a sign of physical limits
I am Hispanic but I don’t have a Spanish name,
But I often hear other Hispanics having their names pronounced, during ceremonies, or what have you, by people who don’t speak Spanish but think that they can.
So I have to sit and cringe at every attempt at Spanish pronunciation which is usually so stereotypical that it verges on offensive, because people are afraid of upsetting people.
It’s not as if there aren’t perfectly common English pronunciations of most Spanish names or aproximations for the rest.
It’s always been a pet peeve of mine when people try to use foreign accents for status or legitimacy anyways.
I have a name I use for Spanish because people couldn’t pronounce my English name, when French people read my name they read it with a French accent. I told my Laotian friends my name and they instantly looked at each other in Panic and asked if could call me something else, and I said yes.
I really do understand that for a lot of people names can be very important and everyone absolutely deserves the respect of people trying to learn your name, but I wouldn’t be upset if someone said my name in their accent(especially in their own language) and that grace should extend to anglophones too.
stufig
GERMAN WORD OF THE DAY
stufig : stepped, layered
Können sie mir die Haare stufig schneiden?
Can you cut my hair in layers?
Your purpose in life is not to love yourself but to love being yourself.
If you goal is to love yourself, then your focus is directed inward toward yourself, and you end up constantly watching yourself from the outside, disconnected, trying to summon the “correct” feelings towards yourself or fashion yourself into something you can approve of.
If your goal is to love being yourself, then your focus is directed outward towards life, on living and making decisions based on what brings you pleasure and fulfillment.
Be the subject, not the object. It doesn’t matter what you think of yourself. You are experiencing life. Life is not experiencing you.
Thank you this is the first post about self love that hasn’t made me want to throw things
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Roberto Ferri: “L’amore, La Morte, e Il Sogno (Love, Death, and the Dream)”, Detail. Oil on Canvas, 2017
absolutely incredible how tumblr is arguably one of the most tolerable social media sites right now
i’ve figured out why: absence of celebrities and corporations trying to be relatable
rb with your major/degree, your sign and your favorite season
German dialects and where they are spoken
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Hi everyone, I´m new to the langblr community!
My mother tongue is Italian and my target languages are French (advanced) and German (getting started).
I’m looking for language blogs to follow (like/reblog/interact and I’ll check yours out!)
my specialty is reblogging language resources and never use them
Language learners 🗣
Do not apologize or say that you “speak badly” because you do not speak badly. To learn a language is admirable and intelligent no matter what your language level is. Do not be ashamed of your beginner or intermediate level because it is amazing that you have the ability to communicate to someone in a language that is not your native language. Think about it this way: There’s a million people who wish they were at your language level. Be proud and confident of yourself.
Hearing a non-native speak my L1 with an accent, making mistakes: Oh my gosh you’re so cute! I love it! You are so precious! Please never shut up you are so great and you’re doing such a good job!
Hearing myself speaking my TL with an accent, making mistakes: This is the worst thing that has ever happened. I am a terrible failure of a human being. I must never open my mouth again.
Okay you know what I made this ages ago and since then I’ve actually grown to almost like my accent? Sure, there’s a couple of things I’d like to improve, but it’s super cool that I can sort of replicate another language with my own little pronunciation quirks.
Learning a language is hard. Yes, it can come “naturally” to some people, but it’s still fricking hard. I’m proud of all of you.
I’m proud of the one who has high fluency in 3 languages and is learning another.
I’m proud of the one who has been studying the same language for years and is still not where they’d like to be in regards to their fluency level.
I’m so proud that you have been working at something you love or are interested in. I don’t care if you are slow to learn or fast. You are doing it, and you deserve a pat on the back!
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Got a 4.0 and made the President's list this term, even with 17 credits and a double major. I'm feeling pretty proud of myself!
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for."
—The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
