#dftbastarkids

"Hey I had a question about German: I was reading in WALS about the T-V Distincion, and it says that the only time that either Sie or du would not be reciprocated (both call each other one or the other) is in the case of a parent and their child. Does this mean that in the classroom Sie is used both when the students address the teacher, and the teacher addresses a student? It could have just been a bit of a careless slip of course :P"

— dftbastarkids

Um hi I’m Sunny XD you followed my language blog because of the fb post of TIP Nation? I like your blog!

kissassa would mean “in a cat" so have fun with that :D

Minä olen kissassa nyt? 

Ei, minä olen kissa, ja sinä olet kissassa. 

:3

It just depends whom you’re addressing. I may call myself Coppellian, Dallasian, Texan, or American, depending on how close the other lives

I don't disagree that who you're addressing would have bearing on how you describe yourself, but even back home, I'd never have thought to identify myself with a demonym of my city, regardless of the proximity of the person with whom I was talking. I'd always say only that I was "from xxxxxxx". I can't think of a single city from my home state that has a demonym. Perhaps someone will prove me wrong, but nothing comes to mind at this time.

I actually contemplated the likelihood of the existence of "Dallasian", but disregarded it, as I'd never heard anyone use it, even when I visited a friend who lived there.

Wow! I’m flattered. Thank you!

Okay so this sounds really stupid, but I haven’t looked into the association method. I guess because I learned Spanish in class using lists and flash cards, I never thought about that. I think I will do that & Gaelic’ll move up in priority, just 4 U

Part of the reason some people struggle with new languages is that they learn word-to-word, so when they try to talk or write in the new language, they are translating in their head instead of just associating like they do with their mother tongue.

Yeah I’ve noticed haha, but guttural noises are so cool! From what I’ve heard/seen, it doesn’t seem all too easy. Did you learn it as a child? Because…well that has a lot to do with the ease haha