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Kind of hilarious to me how poorly the title "Mob Psycho 100" localized to English-speaking areas. To someone whose first language is English, it scans as:

Mob (Yakuza, Mafia)

Psycho (violent person with "crazy" behaviors)

Thus: a particularly violent member of organized crime.

But in Japanese it scans as:

Mob (background characters in crowd scenes in manga or anime)

Psycho (short for psychic)

Thus: a psychic who looks/acts like someone you'd never pick out of a crowd scene in a comic.

#well TIL what モブ means apparently #languages #langblr #japanese langblr

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I unexpectedly found the archives of my deleted insta account from like 2020, and these two story posts were the best finds:

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@chouhatsumimi I'm pretty sure you're the person who's followed me for the longest time. even this blog in the pic only had about 50 followers iirc, so thanks for staying by my side for so long ^_^

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"not planning to learn lithuanian." oh man did I have another thing coming. I'm pretty sure this was from the first time I ever sat down and took a real look at lithuanian. my love for the language grew exponentially from that point onwards 😂

#I was a baby linguistics nerd in the second post and I had so much to learn. every little thing fascinated me. and I know a lot of the #things that sent me head over heels when I first wrote that are seemingly commonplace in my brain now. but the lithuanian hype is one of #the things that remained very strong #langblr #language

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Hochverehrtes, deutschsprachiges Tumblr:

Hier eine weitere Abstimmung. Nicht so hitzig, wie die ums Stoßlüften, aber trotzdem etwas, über das ich gerne Klarheit hätte:

(Again, all non-German-speakers: Please just wait for the results

#inch resting #german #language #langblr

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Friendship with genki has ended - pixiv novels is now my best friend 🤝

#oh my god op just reminded me of when I used to read pixiv fanfic :0 #language #langblr #japanese langblr

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θελκτήριος καὶ θερμός <3

#langblr #language #greek

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トキさんをフォローする理由はたくさんあります。日本語の勉強についての投稿が好きし、トキさんは心のいい人し、アバターを見るのを楽しむし, それに数年前からトキさんのブロッグをフォローしています^_^

メッセージありがとうございました ^.^

とても暖かくて優しい言葉いただいて本当にうれしいです。ヴァンスさんのブログもとても面白くて好きなので、これからもお互いいろいろ勉強しましょう！

ask game

#みんな、トキさんのブログを見てくださいね！ #langblr #language #japanese langblr

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Lithuanian language has quite tricky pronunciation. You'll never be able to speak it properly without listening.

For example, the simple word "gerai" is supposed to be pronounced the same way, right?("Ge" like in Gege Akutami, "rai" like in "rise" or "rye")

False! Actually, they pronounce it like "giarei" - "gia" like they scream "gyaaaa" in manga, "rei" like in "ray". Гярей in Cyrillic. There's a very high possibility of a Lithuanian word written with -e- as first vowel and with -ai ending being pronounced all the other way around.

Same with Neris -> the real pronunciation is Niaris. "Nia" like in "nya🐈‍⬛️🐾". Same with loooots of other words.

Lithuanians overall like such sounds as -gya-; -nya-; -ļa-. Latvians, however, usually write -ļ- when highlighting soft [L] sound - Lithuanians, on the other hand, believe that it's obvious where is soft L and where is hard L, they don't bother labeling Ļ at all. XD

Neither English nor Ukrainian have such a sound as -gya- which makes it quite difficult to learn new words (and that's why Ukrainians usually speak with Latvian accent when speaking Lithuanian, lol). Unless you have Belaruthian relatives. :D

#rambling tags at end #langblr #lithuanian langblr #lithuanian #language #learning this language has been the most fun and fascinating experience #they do love their palatalization lol. and the sounds can definitely be tricky to figure out at first but they're so fun to say actually #and I'm so thankful I incorporated listening and pitch accent notes into my studies even when I was learning the very basics #because I'd be fucked now if I hadn't lmao

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I was tagged by @nihongoseito to do the super cute animal crossing picrew and Nine People I'd like to Know Better tag game!

Thank you, Sasha! I had fun doing these, and I appreciate the tag. I've never played animal crossing before though, so I hope my design looks decent for that one haha;;

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super cute animal crossing picrew, include a personal achievement you unlocked recently

unlocked achievement! 🎊元気な生活🎊 - successfully discovered joy in the form of old hobbies

tagging: @corvid-language-library, @dejlige-dage, and @madam-of-lithuania

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Nine People I'd Like To Know Better tag game

Last Song I Listened To: Tag, You're It by Melanie Martinez

Currently Watching: ninjago, unsuprisingly

Sweet, Savoury, or Spicy?: my sweet tooth is unfortunately insatiable

Relationship Status: single / aromantic

Current Obsession: ninjago. oh my god, the obsession is so real. blorbo from my shows, save me :)))

Tagging: @acuityinnovations, @mini-cakes, @unhonestlymirror, @hindisoup, @mediocrelanguagelearner, @blumensprache, @captaindelilahbard and anyone else who'd like to do this

#my brain literally just rotates beween 3 media series and it has since I was like 12 #tagged

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Germans have two different names for dandelions btw:

In this form, it's "Löwenzahn" (-> "lion tooth")

And in this form, it's "Pusteblume" (-> "blow flower")

#ich wusste nur Löwenzahn #einmal habe ich in einer Italki-Lektion eine Tasse Tee getrunken und meine Professorin hatte gar keine Ahnung #wie meinen Tee auf Deutsch nennen sollte also mussten wir ein Wörterbuch konsultieren #german langblr #langblr

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if I'm looking up how to say or do something in a foreign language, and the site says, "learners may safely ignore this difference," I'm gonna assume the author is just fucking stupid

#like really. you're not gonna even encourage students to try? fuck off. #langblr #language

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I'm gonna reblog with some videos of people speaking various American Indian/indigenous American languages, because I think most people don't even know what they sound like. Not to be judgement of that—just, you know, I think people who want to be informed should know what they sound like!

#if you live here all I ask is that you try to care about the indigenous languages and a people trying to preserve their culture #actually watch these videos. even if it takes you a couple watches to get through them all #just sit down and listen and observe and empathize #because this is a great post and I want you all to give a shit #please #langblr #language #indigenous languages tag

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GUYS

So you know "bičiulis" in Lithuanian means "best friend"? and it is literally translated as "bee friend"?

Its English equivalent would be

Beestie.

🐝BEESTIE🐝

#I've heard this word before but I forgot that little fact :3 #langbr #lithuanian langbr #language

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#spanish

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#german language #german #german langblr #langblr #language

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うわー！すごく楽しそうな一日でしたよね。僕も可愛くて、もふもふのぬいぐるみを見ると、全然我慢できなくなって、買ってしまいます！文房具屋の旅も成功だったそうですね。僕は文房具を買いに行った前回は数年前でした。また行けるチャンスをワクワク期待してます。

そして写真をありがとうございます！ポケモンセンターで微笑んでる君は本当に嬉しそうに見えます (^_^)

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訂正は下に見つけます:

お腹がすきました

ずんだもちを初めて食べました

好きだと思います

昨日、友達と仙台に行きました。山形から電車で１時間20分ぐらいかかります。仙台駅に着いた時、お腹がすいましたので、牛タンやで食べました。ずんだもち初め食べました。よかったですが、チョコケーキの方が好きと思います！

それから、ポケモンセンターに行きました。ポケモンセンターに行く時、ぬいぐるみを買わずにはいられません。今回、ムンアとニャビのぬいぐるみを買いました。友達は私に新しい単語を教えました：もちもち！ムンアはすごくもちもちです！

後で、デパートに行きました。かわいい文房具と化粧品を買いました。化粧品を滅多に買いませんが、ほとんどの化粧品はイギリスに残してきましたので、新しいものを買いたかったです。そして、完璧な赤い口紅を見つけました。

色々買いました��😅 お金が使い過ぎてしまいました。それでも、とても嬉しいです！

Corrections welcome/wanted!

#I haven't written /shit/ in japanese for so long but this felt nice #in the future I might try to respond to more of your journal posts like this #anyways thanks for always trying to encourage me even in my absences my friend :) #langblr #japanese langblr

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I'm gonna vent for a second. I'll try to keep it language related, but this definitely a real life vent. heavy topics, but nothing explicit.

Long story short, life's been rough. I'm currently unemployed for the first time ever and I recently surrendered my cat along with a whole plethora of other Bad Things. I even had to give up on my pharmacy training. but even in the midst of all this... I've started engaging in hobbies for the first time since literally 2021. maybe 2022. and don't get me wrong, if you followed my original langblr (@/blunderinglangblr) before I deleted, I'm nowhere near the level of functional as I was back then. Not by a long shot. But I'm doing things I didn't think were even possible for me anymore. I didn't think I even had hobbies or interests anymore. and I don't mean I've recently had a one off "oh, I did a thing for two days in a row because I tried to push myself for once uwu." I mean I've done creative writing consistely for the past couple weeks. I tried drawing which I haven't done since I was a teenager. I've put together multiple meals for myself when I hadn't had a real meal for the past 3 months at least because I couldn't get myself to cook. I've been reading. all of this since becoming unemployed about 2 weeks ago.

and since becoming unemployed, I realized that I was wrong. I fucking do have interests and hobbies. all the same ones I had before. and I'm so mad. I'm furious. I can't explain how the idea has me almost in tears! I've been living on total burnout since october of 2021. probably even longer since I had an attempt at the end of october that year. my life has been a goddamn shakesperean tragedy, and it took losing everything for me to even feel like a shadow of a person again.

I'm studying linguistics and languages today for the first time. I drew yesterday, and I had a couple decent meals recently. I'm doing okay enough... and it's just so sad... I'm trying to apply for disability, but I'll have to find another job soon. I live alone and don't have family, so I need some source of income. I can't just wait to hear back about my application.

it's just... I have been given a glimpse of the person I used to be. someone I could be. and I feel like all of it has just been stolen away from me because I've been living on the edge for so long. I still am honestly. I'm still really suffering despite the good. but the fact that there's any good at all is something I didn't know was possible anymore.

#I was made to believe this wasn't possible and it's just heartbreaking to have The Realization #personal #vent #might delete later but I'm undecided. I think I want to leave this one here.

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Studying linguistics is actually so wonderful because when you explain youth slang to older professors, instead of complaining about how "your generation can't speak right/ you're butchering the language" they light up and go “really? That’s so wonderful! What an innovative construction! Isn't language wonderful?"

#langblr #language #linguistics