#and I went to that exam which was linguistics

[yuurei20]

Ruggie Info Compilation part 1: Animal Linguistics and Honorifics

Ruggie is a self-described “expert” in animal linguistics. Thanks to the various part-time jobs he has worked he also says that he “can say hello and goodbye and haggle prices in like ten different languages”, so he may be proficient in languages just in general.

Ruggie says that he excels in his animal linguistics courses because it “is a practical skill for the workforce, but knowledge of the past ain’t all that useful”, which is why he performs comparatively poorly in history of magic lessons.

Trein teaches both courses and, when he insists that Ruggie improve his performance in history of magic, Ruggie does so by utilizing his animal linguistics skills: he bribes Lucius into avoiding Trein long enough to make Trein worry, then returns Lucius to Trein himself, pretending to have found him.

Ruggie claims that he was studying history of magic in the library when he went to Lucius’ aid, and Trein rewards him with information about the upcoming history of magic exam. 

In the same vignette Trein again goes to Ruggie for help, asking Ruggie to retrieve escaped rats that are needed for his animal linguistics classes.

Ruggie is reluctant to assist without compensation for his efforts, and Trein offers to nominate him for a prestigious Animal Linguistics Speech Contest. Ruggie agrees, saying, “Just having competed in that could totally help me get a good job after I graduate”.

Ruggie struggles to retrieve the rats, at first, and resigns himself to having to chase each rat down individually.

Leona recommends that he tries viewing the situation “from a pack leader’s perspective” instead of trying to do everything alone, giving Ruggie the idea to once again employ Lucius (and all of Lucius’ ‘kitty friends’) into rounding up the rats on his behalf in exchange for tuna.

Ruggie refers to third-year students such as Leona, Lilia and Malleus with the “-san” honorific, while he uses “-kun” with younger students and those in his own year. Much like Cater, symbols like “~” and “♪” get removed from his dialogue on NA, as does the word “cute”.

There is a cute addition to NA-Ruggie in Book 2 where he quotes the hyaena Banzai’s “Toodles” line. His original lines are a very slang word for “You got it” and the English word “bye-bye ♪”.

(It is interesting when quotes from the movie are added to NA where they do not exist in JP, as the quotes from the movie that do exist in JP have all been removed from NA (“light of another day” / “be prepared” etc.)

#twstfacts #ruggiefacts #Ruggie Bucchi #twisted wonderland

[runninguplenorahills]

Lenora you’re back!!!!!💕💞💕💞

How have you been?

Heyyyy✨🌞

I’ve been doing pretty great honestly. I got through my finals and I actually did quite well :)). I didn’t take the biology exam though because holy fuck I can’t even do simple math and we were supposed to do crazy equations, no calculators allowed💀. So yeah, didn’t study at all and woke up in a cold sweat like three days before the exam and quickly set myself on inactive because I would’ve definitely fucking flunked it. But English went great, got one of the best grades out of the entire course for my presentation I was sweating buckets over beforehand, linguistics went well as well and the rest was just pass or fail and fortunately I passed but I’m still waiting on a feedback for my pedagogy portfolio. Speaking of waiting, I spent weeks in February working on my art portfolio and applied for art school and I’m waiting for a response to that, too.

I also finally read “The song of Achilles” but it sadly didn’t earn its place next to my favorites, like, it was actually only three stars for me if I’m really honest. Currently I’m reading “Persuasion” (I’m about half way through) and that books actually pretty great but the first like 80 pages are just like, set up lmao. But after that it quickly gets better!!! I haven’t continued reading in a couple of days though which I should absolutely do soon because the new semester starts in two weeks and then idk how much time I’ll have to read. I’m actually taking British and American literature classes in the new semester which I’m pretty excited about!!!!

Oh boy, I also finally watched s5 of Miraculous and the alternate universe Paris special and the movie and bro, s5 was an absolute dumpster fire…. Actually fucking insane. But the Paris special was kinda entertaining lol, and I can’t lie…. the movie was pretty good. Like… it was honestly great hahahah. I also watched Cars btw! I have watched the first part before but never the rest and then my sister wanted to watch Cars so we did and yeah, Cars is amazing ofc. I also finally watched But I’m a Cheerleader which was all over the okays but it was funny and I loved the ending. I’m trying to remember what else I watched but I don’t remember anything else… hmmm… Oh!! Omg, I watched Christopher Robin and I didn’t not except that movie to be as good as it was. I was in genuine tears over fucking everything and yeah, very enjoyable. I also watched The Sixth Sense which was good, did not see the plot twist coming though, Like, spoiler! I literally remember thinking “oh.. so he survived I guess” when it says “next fall” like a fucking idiot 😭. I don’t think I watched any other movies though.

Wait, I also read the entirety of Jackson’s diary on webtoon and it was a fucking roller coaster.

Other than that I’ve been hanging a lot with my friends, especially those who moved to another city for university. There’s this café we always and in the past two weeks we’ve gone three times and you can borough games to play and we usually play scrabble which is always sm fun!

Oh and holy shit, I turned fucking 20!?!?! Absolutely batshit insane, I cannot believe it.

Also, I just kinda left tumblr very like, impulsively because I had finals coming up and thought it’d be distracting, but also, tumblr tends to suck the life out of me sometimes so I thought taking a break would be worth it either way. After finals where over I then had to work on my art portfolio and I have a huge procrastination problem so I stayed off tumblr because I knew it would make it worse and so I just left and didn’t reply to anyone, which, I’m sorry, I missed you and the other mutuals so much but I also don’t think that many people even noticed that I took a break in the first place. Anyway,I’ll probably dip when Uni starts again as well but I thought it’d be nice to catch up with y’all before that happens.

How have you been doing :))💓💗💓💗💓

#mail to lenora hills #very long very ramble had to guve you all the updates #it’s almost 4 in the morning like… that’s why i took a break from tumblr 💀

[loving-n0t-heyting]

I think a lot about how my life might have gone differently if I hadn’t flubbed my math placement exam in hs. It really confused ppl who met me that i didn’t pass it, I remember being unusually dazed that day, it doesn’t fit with other standardised tests I’ve taken before/since, and others from my middle school who were clearly worse at math managed to pass their analogues to the test at their own schools, so it does feel like smth of a fluke (can you tell i have dedicated a lot of thought to this?)

It sort of destroyed my self-image and demoralised me out of my nascent love of science and computers, which might have been a big mistake; mostly in terms of fulfillment tho, idk if my level of mental illness was ever going to allow an ordinary career. It was also the first time I was actually suicidal, which eventually led to me getting into my soul-mincingly terrible abusive first relationship, which eventually caused a psych breakdown bad enough I was basically expelled (which was my first exposure to my long history of coercive meds); thus my choice of college was constrained both bc I had no hs diploma and bc my parents refused to let me out of their sight.

I learned the implicit lesson that I was only fit to do work in “the humanities”, only to find I had absolutely no patience or facility with literature or Art, which drove me into philosophy instead where ppl did not seem perversely addicted to obscuring the meaning of their words for its own sake. It’s hard to imagine anything besides philosophy ever actually being personally fulfilling tho (this includes branches of physics/math/linguistics/etc broad and foundational and abstract enough in scope to count as philosophy)

In some ways I bemoan the “good” consequences most of all. Getting forced out of hs early meant I went to a college full of weirdos (tho mostly slightly less weird than me) who were able to like. Socialise me irl bc they were neither as socially inept as me or so far above me as to be completely alien and inaccessible. Which was on the one hand good but otoh meant I didn’t get socialised by the internet the way I probably would have otherwise; sometimes I wonder if that would have enabled me to be less fucking… repressed and self-effacing. That is probably an insane line of thought; when I think of ppl raised by the collective consciousness of the internet, i don’t think of high confidence and low brainworms. But holy fuck I was so repressed and it fucked me up so bad

Given how much of my life trajectory has been shaped by head-fuckedness apparent to outside parties since age four (at the latest), and given the similar life trajectories of psychologically similar friends I’ve known without anything like my specific history of setbacks and fortuities, perhaps all this is not quite so path-dependent. But it is an enticing brain spiral

#faildaughters of the world unite #this would be a readmore but lately tumblr has been fucking with my posts any time i try that

[arkynwolf]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers (ू•‧̫•ू⑅)♡

oh! ask game time!!!!

i really like linguistics! learning anything about it makes me unreasonably happy! i once spent like 5 hours uninterrupted just figuring out phonotactics for one of my conlangs right before a big exam

this one's gonna be the weirdest probaly but Committing To The Bit. i absolutely love just randomly inventing a character on the spot and just fully committing to it no matter what. like yesterday i went to a picnic with a couple of friends and i just. randomly decided to eat a bunch of stuff i absolutely should not have. the bit ended when i ate a dandelion and continously coughed dandelion fluff for the next 10 minutes. i will probably do it again

my friends! they mean so much to me. i would legit not be in the relatively mentally healthy/stable place i am right now without them

playing video games! they've kept me sane for the majority of my life and they continue to do so! especially older games. i replay dragon age origins and the entire mass effect trilogy at least once per year

plushies! i may have a slight addiction, i love them so much. it's gotten to the point that my friends have started just sending me pics of any plushies they see which is quickly followed by me jumping in joy

#wolf.howl

[b-lessings]

Beh.. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..

I do not know where to start the storytelling session from, but here is the brief version, 8 years ago I got accepted in a master's degree, I was happy, proud, excited, you name it.. but I was in a different phase of my life where my priorities weren't straight, and I sorta did things for the wrong reasons, but that's not the point. After studying and passing the first 2 years it was time to work on my research and write the MA dissertation thesis.. which took me about 2 years of wasted time, and I missed all the deadlines and ended up quitting and leaving the program without graduating. It was one of the hardest times it in my life. I only have one description for it: Painful. When I was trying to work on my research I was utterly and completely lost. I struggled with crippling anxiety, I wasn't sleeping or living properly, I was way under rock bottom. I remember the nights where I tried to force myself to study or write something, my arms would hurt and freeze on me, I couldn't even move my fingers on the keyboard, and I would end up crying myself to sleep. I watched my days slip away, my classmates making progress and me falling behind.. I still remember the pages of " pros and cons " on my diary that I filled with reasons trying to ease my pain and convince myself that I didn't need to graduate and that a degree doesn't make you happy. Anyways, let me save you guys the ugly details, long story short, I gave up. It was too painful. I let the rope go. How did I live on with that feeling and with the circumstances? Obviously not healthily. Little did I know back then that it was all a part of Allah's plan and Allah's test for me. Alhamdulillah. That was mid 2018.

A year later, I picked up school again. I enrolled in the master's program all over again, I had already gotten a full time job and still, with Allah's blessings, managed to study and work, pass my exams, improve my grades, and a year and a half later I found myself face to face with the research and the dissertation again, aka, my nightmare. Obviously, my very unstable brain decided to bring back all the psychological damage from last time and live in it. The episode of severe anxiety had begun, I went on antidepressants, I took a leave from work on to focus on research but all I did was procrastinate and cry about it. I know I tend to whine a lot on tumblr but a few of you have been close enough to me to witness the struggle and to see my pain, I am beyond grateful to any one and everyone who ever helped me even with a simple word of encouragement, may Allah swt bless your hearts and grant you pure happiness. Anyways, it was painful as well, except that this time, I did things the right way, with a closer relationship to Allah swt than my 2018 self, and seeking therapy, I was making progress, and obviously when you see yourself making progress it gives you a sensation of reward, you get high on the dopamine and you find the energy to keep going, and to reach the finish line, Alhamdulillah!

And it happened, with Allah's blessings and mercy it happened, with Allah's kindness and generosity it happened, and today, I am a holder of a Master's degree in applied linguistics after a journey of eight whole years!

Now of course shaytan can't see you or let you put your effort in something and work hard on it without trying to shake your self-esteem and distracting you with negative thoughts, like what are you doing? Your friends graduated 4 or 5 years ago. Have you seen how old you are? You couldn't do it last time there is no point in doing it now! It is pointless and your work is very mediocre. You are only wasting your time, blah blah blah.. But the key to break this vicious circle of self-doubt and negative self-talk is to realize the following:

To each their path, to each they journey, according to their own right timing. There is no rule in life that holds us to reach a certain milestone at an exact age or timing. To each their own experiences, and each person blooms differently, which is beautiful. There are 7.7 billion people in the world, do you think they all have the same goal or the same definition of success? do you think they all graduated by the age of 22 or 25? How many people do you even think got to go to college? It is not a fixed template that we have to all adjust our lives to. Absolutely not. Do not compare your journey to anyone else's!!! Walk your own path, with your own steps, write your own story!

And remember, it is okay to try again. It is okay to start over. It is never too late. You are gonna make it, the way you are supposed to make it and not the way other people made it. Success looks different from one person to the other. What works well for you does not necessarily work out for others. And if you fail? That's okay! Trial and error is a part of the learning process. Making mistakes is what makes us human, and perseverance is what makes us superhuman.

Writing this with all the love in the world. May Allah swt bless your journey and grant you the strength and patience to keep going. May Allah swt grant you success in this duniyah and the akhirah.

- A.Z. 🍃

#THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK #looks like a new pinned post #chwaya positive energy #from the deepest depths of my heart wallah #words #text #motivation #Alhamdulillah #personal story

[imgloriaa]

hi, idk if you remember me, im the one who was major in Italian linguistics and im thinking of studying master in Italy. I was just wondering if you can tell me stuff about studying in Italy? like some headups? Im so excited. I think I may choose to study in the south Italy

hiiii omg i missed you 🥺

i’m not in university but i have plenty of friends that attend university (both south and north italy) and they told me to warn you because italian schools in general are very tough with both written and oral exams & essays. some exams are harder than others, and some exams might be split into two exams. we have sessione which is the period of time you’re going to have exams. there are the winter one, summer one and one in september and each sessione lasts one month.

but i think our programs are one of the bests in europe, it’s tough but you have a full knowledge in your field and also general knowledge. compared to the usa’s education you’re literally going to be a genius lmao

but remember it’s going to be hard. i warned you! i hope your experience in italy is going to be the best ever, i’m sure you’d have a lovely stay and will love our country and our culture 🩷 keep me updated! ��🏻

PS: i know it took me so long to answer but i really went and asked everyone i know to tell me something about their universities and gather a bit of information before answering 🩷

#ask #anon #italy

[mushibashiraas]

i'm still kinda?? sick?? and craving hugs and cuddles and gentle massages. *grabs jamil*

based off of one of my jamil headcanons ft. jamil studying in his room while kalim is being watched by another trusted student or whatever. idk. gonna change it a bit though for this drabble.

lastly, gonna use gn!yuu with migraines

With Grim avoiding his problems aka. exams scurrying off the second Trein released the first year class A, Yuu headed off to Scarabia to find Jamil. They've been staying up past their bedtime studying hard to memorize any and all recipes and formulas so as to not fail Crewel's alchemy exam. And with the stress of exams in general coming and the weather quickly changing from warm to cold, a full-blown migraine was inevitable.

Yuu cringed as they came to the Mirror Chamber and sluggishly went through Scarabia's mirror. Already they could hear the vice housewarden gently but sternly scolding them for not taking care of themself. "I did tell you to come to me if you needed help with Crewel's class. For a magic-less student in a world powered by magic to not rely on others is preposterous. How idiotic; I hope you at least ask for help from the professors if not me. Now come here and I'll go over the differences between unicorn horns and the ivory from elephant tusks."

All of those thoughts and more ran through their head as they came out on the other side. Shading their eyes and hissing in pain as the bright midday sun glared down upon them, Yuu made a rush for the cool indoors of the dorm.

"Oh! Yuu! What brings you here to Scarabia? I thought you'd be studying in the library." Kalim's voice normally cheered them up, no matter what. But today, the Asim boy's voice ringing loud and clear over the din of pop music and arguing on which theory was better for Crewel's Magical Analysis class thumped painfully against her head.

They smiled softly at him and sat next to him. "Actually, I came to see Jamil. I'm not feeling well, Ka—"

True enough, the second Kalim's retainer saw them, immediately tore into Yuu while also managing to scold Kalim and the nearby students.

"Turn that music down. Kalim, keep your voice down! Can't you see that they have a migraine. Come with me to Kalim's room, Yuu. Bring your latest History tests, Kalim, and meet us there. I'm taking them to the kitchens first and then I have to stop by my own room." He grabs their hand and gently tugs them along with them. "You look pale and your eyes have dark circles under them. Don't tell me you've been staying up again. Crewel's Alchemical Theory exam is the last one of the season. You excel in History and Animal Linguistics, yes? Focus on those for now and I will help you study for the rest. Now," before Yuu knew it, they were seated on his bed. Jamil was rummaging through his armoir a small bag of leftovers from Scarabia's last banquet hooked over his other arm. "Now then, Yuu, take this potion here. It should relieve the pain you're feeling for a few hours. Come back and see me if you need another dose. As for the nausea and dizziness. I have this broth from last night's banquet that Kalim threw. You can drink this while I help Kalim prepare for his own exams." Unplugging his phone from its charger, he turned for the door calling over his shoulder, "Let's go."

On the way to Kalim's room he asked Yuu, "Have you been taking the daily potions me and Crewel have concocted? Or do you need us to make more? Don't tell me Grim accidentally drank them again." He rubbed his head.

The whole time Jamil is softly interrogating them, Yuu couldn't help but crack a smile. "No, he hasn't gotten into them again. He's learned his lesson." The boy next to them breathed a sigh of relief. "I've missed a few of the nighttime doses due to studying too hard—" They winced at Jamil's steely glare. "But other than that, I've been pretty good." "You need to take more care of yourself, Yuu! I have enough on my plate with watching Kalim as it is. I don't need some magic-less human turning my hair gray too." "And yet you still personally make me my migraine potions when I run out with Crewel, regardless of how long the process is. Not to mention all the times when I've passed out due to my migraines, you'd be right there next to me in the infirmary when I finally come to. So keep telling yourself all that, Jamil Viper," Yuu quipped back cracking a small smile. He squinted his eyes at them. "You sure you have a migraine, Directing Student? Your comebacks seem to be awfully clever for someone who is nauseous and dizzy." As they came to Kalim's room and Jamil dimmed the lights and put on his specially compiled playlist for Yuu, the three of them settled into a quiet lull of pages flipping, pens scratching, and the mild slurping of Yuu drinking their broth.

#twst drabbles #twst #twisted wonderland #jamil viper #kali #kalim al asim #kalim #mushi's fics

[gaelic-symphony]

Matchmaker

Written for @cmbingo

Pairing: Alex Blake/Tara Lewis

Summary: College baristas Penelope and Derek lend a helping hand to two pining professors.

Bingo Square: Coffeeshop AU

Warnings: None

Read on AO3 or below the cut

            The little bell jingled as the front door of the campus coffee shop swung open, and Penelope looked up from the milk frother she was cleaning and immediately nudged her friend Derek.

            “Look!” she said, “It’s Dr. Blake.  Which means Dr. Lewis can’t be far behind.”

            “What are you talking about?” Derek laughed.

            “You haven’t noticed?” Penelope said teasingly, “Come on, I thought you were studying to be some sort of criminal profiler or something.  You gotta start noticing this stuff, Derek!  Look: On Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dr. Blake and Dr. Lewis both teach classes that let out at 2:30, and they always come here after class for their midday caffeine boost.  Dr. Blake always gets a dirty chai latte and sits on that side of the café.”  She pointed in one direction.  “And Dr. Lewis always gets a double espresso with two pumps of hazelnut and sits on that side of the café.”  She pointed in the other direction.  “And they both come with laptops and books and papers like they’re gonna get all this work done here while they drink their coffee, but they just spend the whole time staring at each other longingly.  It’s so obvious they’re in love, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them say two words to each other.”

            “Baby girl, I think you might be reading too much into it,” Derek said, “I mean, I know we like making up stories for our regular customers, but…Blake and Lewis?”

            “Just watch!” Penelope urged him.

            Sure enough, the door swung open again, and in walked Dr. Tara Lewis.  She joined the line behind Dr. Blake, and sure enough, they both ordered their usual drinks and sat on opposite sides of the café, just as Penelope had predicted.  Tara pulled out her laptop, and Alex pulled out a stack of midterm exams to grade, and they both pretended to focus on the work in front of them.  But Tara’s laptop screen went dark from inactivity as her eyes lingered on Alex.  And Alex took four minutes to grade three multiple choice questions because she kept glancing over at Tara.  And Penelope was grinning smugly at Derek the whole time.

            “Alright, I can see it,” Derek admitted, “There is definitely something going on between those two.”

            “And wouldn’t they be sooooooo cute together if they just, you know, talked to each other?” Penelope said, “They probably just need a little push in the right direction, you know?  Like if we gave them a reason to talk to each other—”

            “You want me to set up my forensic psychology professor with the head of the linguistics department?”

            “Yes!” Penelope cried, and then looked around nervously when she realized she’d gotten a little too loud and excited.  “I already have the perfect plan,” she said more quietly, “Just trust me.  Next Tuesday, we’re gonna make a love connection.”  She stuck out her pinky.  “Promise me.”

            Derek shook his head and linked his finger with Penelope’s.  “Whatever you say, baby girl.”

            The following Tuesday, the little bell jingled at 2:34 PM as Tara Lewis walked into the coffee shop, followed by Alex Blake just two minutes later.  They ordered their usual drinks, and Derek and Penelope started making them, just like they always did.

            But then, “Alex?” Derek called out, handing over Tara’s hazelnut double espresso.

            And, “Tara?” Penelope called out, handing over Alex’s dirty chai latte.

            Penelope and Derek both watched as Alex and Tara took what they thought were their drinks and retreated to their respective corners of the café.  They watched as both women took a sip of their drinks, grimaced at the realization that it wasn’t what they’d ordered, and walked back up to the counter.

            “Um, this-this isn’t right,” Alex said, “I ordered a dirty chai latte.”

            “Well, I seem to have a dirty chai latte,” Tara said behind her, “But I ordered a double espresso with hazelnut.”

            “Oh my goodness, I am so, so sorry!” Penelope said as she took back both drinks, “I have no idea how those orders got mixed up!  That’s totally our fault; I’ll remake those for you right away.  It’ll just be a couple minutes…”

            “It’s alright, Penelope, really.  Thank you,” Alex said.  Then realizing she had a couple minutes of waiting by the counter, she nervously turned to Tara.  “Um, you’re-you’re Dr. Lewis, right?  You, uh, you teach criminal psychology?”

            “I am, and I do,” Tara replied, “And of course, you’re Alex Blake, the head of the linguistics department.  I can’t tell you how much your book has helped me in my research; you’d be amazed at some of the things that serial killers will subconsciously reveal if you can just recognize their linguistic tells.”  She saw the look of surprise on Alex’s face and said, “I’m sorry, I should explain: My research—”

            “Oh, I’m familiar with it,” Alex interjected, “It’s fascinating.  I’m just surprised that my little book would play a role in such brilliant research.”

            Tara smiled shyly and looked down at the ground.  “Well, it’s-it’s a very good book…”

            “Thank you,” Alex said, nervously tucking her hair behind her ear, “You know, I, um…I’m putting together a panel on psycholinguistics for an upcoming symposium.  Is that-is that something that might interest you?”

            “Oh, are you kidding me?  Absolutely!” Tara blurted out excitedly.

            “There you go, ladies,” Penelope said, placing two remade drinks on the counter, “Again, I am so sorry for the mix-up!”  She bit her lip and smiled to herself at how well her plan was playing out, but Alex and Tara were to focused on each other to notice.  In fact, they barely even looked at Penelope as they murmured their thanks and reached over for their new drinks.

            “Should we, um…discuss this over coffee, maybe?” Tara asked, tilting her head coyly towards Alex.

            Alex smiled and nodded.  “I’d love that.”

#cmbingo22 #criminal minds #criminal minds fanfic #tara lewis #alex blake #coffeeshop au #fluff #rarepair #such an underrated ship #who cares that they never met in canon?

[liu-lang]

yesterday i had a 3 hour meeting with my project partner. i went to the library and stayed until closing. it was raining which made me even more miffed about having to go outside. today we had a 3 hour 30 min meeting where she assigned me more articles to read bc the prof made a comment about our lit review section and now she's paranoid that we didn't read enough relevant articles........on top of the assigned reading, i have to do the methodology part involving pylangacq (which i tried to explain what it was to her and she cried) and then tmrw we have to meet again.

needless to say i am ignoring my semantics final exam entirely and my final homework and final project for methods 2.

the final hw for methods 2 is homograph disambiguation where i have to experiment with multinomial linear classifiers using sci-kit learn .......i haven't shared this with my project mate at all but i feel like my first language acquistion final is eating up precious necessary time i need for my methods 2 class which has wayyy more weight and relevance since i'm in the computational linguistics track !!! the amount of programming i have to do and learn for this FLA project is making me panic about my methods 2 final project where i will actually be graded on my code

#personal #grad school #nyc move

[cangrellesteponme]

i hope your exams went okay or are okay if you're still in it !

thank you! :) so far it's going very well. the hardest parts are out of the way, and all that's left is general linguistics tomorrow and stylistics/narratology on thursday (in which i will have to actually speak english out loud... but it's just literary analysis so that's right up my alley) so i can just sit back and relax (and draw. i have so many ideas...)

[shingia]

hii, you're studying japanese in uni right?? i am enrolling in winter and thinking of taking japanese as a minor (my major is linguistics), but i'm scared it will be too time-consuming with learning all the kanji and stuff :(( was ist very difficult for you or is it doable?

hii! yes i am!

(keep in mind i'm answering based on my own experience so it might be different for you!)

okay so first of all, it's a really fascinating language with a fascinating culture and history, and i think you should be able to keep up with the lessons if you're already interested in it. and by that i mean that japanese is a pretty hard language, so imo it's going to be easier for you to not give up if you're already interested in learning it before your classes even start

about kanjis, tbh the first weeks/months are probably going to be the hardest because you'll have to get used to the stroke order and to this kind of writing. but after a few months it'll become much easier I PROMISE. i used to learn 10 kanjis in a week when i started, and now i'm able to learn 10 in a day (which usually means i'm cramming for an exam)

(also, here's an advice if you do pick japanese as your minor: WRITE YOUR KANJIS. WRITE WRITE AND WRITE. IT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'LL MEMORIZE THEM) (i feel like it's my duty to share this trick because i used to only look at them since i was scared to mess up if i wrote them down) (yes that's a very dumb way of thinking)

in fact the first weeks/months are going to be the hardest overall (they were for me at least, because i had never learned a language that was so different from french and english so it took me some time to get used to it). i remember one of my teachers was really scaring us about the workload at the beginning of last year, because they only wanted students who were truly motivated. we went from a class of 60 students to 30 in a week.

so yes, it is time consuming, but if your major is linguistics then your brain will most likely be used to adapting to different languages! so that will make things much easier already!

so basically: it is a difficult language, but it will get easier over time to memorize vocabulary, grammar rules and kanjis. i would say go for it(!!) but idk i might be biased hahaha

on a scale from zero to ten, i would say i struggled at about 6.5/10? maybe 7/10 on a bad day and/or before my exams

#love how i said 'i struggled' as if i wasn't still struggling right now #but idk #there's comfort in knowing i'm learning grammar stuff that's considered hard #at least that's my teacher told us lmao maybe she lied #almailbox ₁

[smollobsession]

25.3.

I'm 40. damn bro.

I finished Mark's book about not giving a fuck and it was really good.

there was a part about death that i found most intriguing, saying that if death is inevitable you might as well live until it comes. which is true and something i've been struggling with since my mom died.

Idk now if I said it in the last post but I also finished Dan's book and it was so helpful, I really wish I could force my teens to read it. (lovingly)

i'm now listening to "because internet" which is a fun linguistic study of internet language.

today i finally made crepes on the crepe maker E gave me ages ago. depression had a hold on me so i couldn't try it for ages but finally i'm there! i need to buy milk and mineral water for good pancakes but the experiment was a success!

in pogo news, I did groudon and kyogre raids and ... got nothing special :D but raiding was fun :D annoying tho that it's obvious you just can't have certain pokemon on certain levels. i played with my secondary, much lower account, and it just wouldn't let me catch groudon, even tho i won 3 raids for it. boo.

This weekend was Intense.

On friday i had my korean lesson and then met up with F for Zone of Interest. It was a great movie, I was immersed in it to the point that I kinda forgot it wasn't present. I also couldn't help but draw parallels to gaza but apparently I'm not allowed to talk about that.

Satuday was raid day and then Sunday I went to the protest. This time I got a flag and I made it all the way to the end of the protest! (minus the dancing, i went home for that :D ) it was ok despite my horrific anxiety making my back hurt and some details I didn't like (a guy spilled a bag of flour to prove some point but like... why are you spilling food while pointing out people are staving pls.) it was quite interesting how I spent most of the day today trying to see myself in pics and vids of the protest and only found ONE pic. soothes my anxiety a little, knowing i'm invisible :D

i've been following exercises from here and i've been increasing the number and length, i'm pleased! My flat is currently fairly clean and things are mostly in their place. yay mental health? and on the note of mental health i'm working on my fic again slowly too.

I did end up buying all the currently published Mo Dao Zu Shi comics :D which is 5 :D oh well! I'm also going to get a in person local Korean teacher. It'll cost a bit but it's fine I hope. Meanwhile I tested spotify and i don't like it. the organization is sadly a mess. the main feature i miss is the ability to see all songs by an artist. without that, their whole app is useless to me. I watched cooking crush and it's a really good show, I recommend it to all my friends now :D even tho the asian parent thing... it's not for me. i'm too chill toward my family even for my culture.

I got tickets for a musical in april, which i'll see with a student. (and another student is in the musical!)

had some good talks with my therapist, mainly about whether or not i care about being fat. i combined this with a chapter from mark's book, and it's quite simple i think. do i care? somewhat. certainly some mobility is not as it should be and i def want to fix that part. but a lot of my feelings about my own body are from outside. and he talks about how wanting to be something isn't the same as wanting to do the work for it, and that's basically it. would i like to be skinny? sure. am i willing to do the work for it? ... not? really? at least not now.

anyway exams are approaching, the end of this career is approaching. i'm chewing on that but so far i haven't reached anything specific. i need to write an email to the company i'm gonna ask for help, so this is my reminder to do that tomorrow :D

happy skz day :D my babies are 6! <3

[goosimp]

lmao wtf is the last ask-

Anyways omggg queenie is backkkk, weba! Weba! (Short form of welcome back, it's toast linguistic >w>)

Kfjdjd yeah honestly goo isn't the type to want a child at first, as myself not a child enthusiast those creatures are evil it was a very random thought I had,, and the grip went away just as randomly oop-

My headcanons were just like goo pushing people out of the way to make space for his pregnant wife sksksk idk random thoughts here and there

ALSO AHEM I NEEDED TO YELL SO BAD AFTER I SAW THAT COOKIE IN CHP108 BUT THINGS CAME UP BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IMMA YELL IT NOW

That fucking scrunched up frowny face??that fucking smile,those fucking eyes the way he was holding his glasses over his face,,the way he said "Fuck" LIKE FUCK MAN

What the fuck happened at that moment, idk,all I know is that I felt like I was electrocuted, I WAS HOWLING SCREECHINH, RIPPING OFF SHEETS TEARING APART KINGDOMS (And also as it was on 16th which was a Monday it was like a bday gift yippe) I JUST, THIS MAN THIS MAN THIS MAN---

I wanna put him in a box and shake him around really hard man D:

I'm okay stuck having to deal with real life ._. This life game is lame af bruh, *1star, dislike, top critical review, uninstall; this app cannot be uninstalled* fuckkk ò_ó

~🍞

so i kinda died but i am back, i think so? maybe? idk

the reply to the last ask was just how i gave my physics exam. dw i failed it.

those headcanons are kinda cute. kid they, they are okish to me. Like if a child makes me their fav then that child will obviously be my fav as well. but if that kid is even slightly disrespectful, i am going to smack the back of it's head when their mother's aren't watching.

sometimes they are cute and lovely which make me want to shower them with gifts but sometimes it make me want to tie them in a chair and eat their sweets infront of them.

idk where i was during ch 108 but i know i was thinking abt how stupid taehwa was AND GOO.

ahh;waiyfhwafi;ygwfuHYIGAWGYIWGILYGIGUaAJAHAHBHABUYGAGBGgqn:OGHluovgYIVUF8v yiFVyf TG8f6 8 V IGP8 Ffgq965 1 OWREHG93W8GYH4E8TGURHBGUIBJ omvomhiiojomh omgomgmg

AND YOUR BIRTHDAY IS NEAR TO GOO???????WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?! HOW COME MINE IS OS FAR AWAY!?!?!?!!?!

You see real like is a virtual reality game where we are all npc and the only user here is god. sucks.

#~🍞 toast

[thekriitpatel]

Simple Past Tense

Mastering the Simple Past Tense: A Comprehensive Guide and Examples

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on mastering the simple past tense! Whether you're a beginner looking to strengthen your grasp of English grammar or an intermediate learner aiming to refine your language skills, understanding the simple past tense is crucial for effective communication.  In this blog post, we'll take you through a step-by-step journey, unraveling the intricacies of this tense and providing you with a wealth of examples and practical tips.  By the end of this guide, you'll have the confidence to wield the simple past tense with ease, constructing accurate and meaningful sentences that transport your listeners or readers to the past.  So, let's embark on this linguistic adventure and unlock the power of the simple past tense together!

Table of Contents Introduction to the Simple Past Tense The simple past tense is a fundamental aspect of English grammar that allows us to talk about actions, events, or states that occurred and were completed in the past. It provides us with a way to express past experiences, describe historical events, or narrate stories.  By understanding and mastering the simple past tense, you gain the ability to communicate effectively in various contexts and convey a sense of time and chronology in your language usage.  In its most basic form, the simple past tense is formed by adding "-ed" to the base form of regular verbs.  However, it's important to note that there are also irregular verbs that have unique past tense forms that do not follow a standard pattern.  Throughout this guide, we will explore the formation of the simple past tense, delve into its usage in sentences, examine common mistakes to avoid, and provide you with ample examples and exercises to solidify your understanding.  Simple Past tense Rules (Past tense verbs) Here are some key rules for using the simple past : - Regular Verbs: To form the simple past tense for regular verbs, add "-ed" to the base form of the verb. For example: - Walk (base form) -> Walked (simple past) - Play -> Played - Talk -> Talked - Irregular Verbs: Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that do not follow a standard pattern. These forms must be memorized. For example: - Go (base form) -> Went (simple past) - See -> Saw - Eat -> Ate - Affirmative Sentences: In affirmative sentences, use the simple past tense to describe an action or event that occurred in the past. Example: - I studied for the exam yesterday. - Negative Sentences: To create negative sentences in the simple past tense, use the auxiliary verb "did" + "not" + base form of the verb. Example: - I did not watch TV last night. - Interrogative Sentences: For interrogative sentences in the simple past tense, use the auxiliary verb "did" + subject + base form of the verb. Example: - Did you eat breakfast this morning? - Time Expressions: Use time expressions such as yesterday, last night, ago, or specific dates to indicate when the action took place. Example: - She traveled to Paris last summer. - Regularity of Past Events: The simple past tense is used to describe past events that are completed and not ongoing. Example: - They lived in that house for five years Remember to pay attention to the verb forms and the context in which the simple past tense is used to ensure accurate communication in the past tense. Practice using these rules and examples to strengthen your understanding and fluency in the simple past tense. Regular verbs in Simple Past​ When it comes to mastering the simple past, understanding regular verbs is an essential foundation. Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern for forming the past tense by adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb. In this blog post, we will dive into the world of regular verbs in the simple past tense, exploring their formation, usage, and providing you with numerous examples to solidify your understanding. Simple Past verb forms Formation of Regular Verbs How to use Simple Past correctly ? To form the simple past for regular verbs, we add "-ed" to the base form of the verb. For example, the base form of the verb "walk" becomes "walked" in the simple past tense. This rule applies to the majority of regular verbs in English.  However, there are a few spelling variations to consider, such as verbs ending in "e" (e.g., love → loved) or verbs ending in a consonant followed by a "y" (e.g., try → tried). Usage of Regular Verbs in Simple Past Regular verbs in the simple past are used to describe actions, events, or states that occurred and were completed in the past. They allow us to talk about specific past experiences or narrate events in a chronological manner. For instance: - She walked to the park yesterday and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. - We watched an exciting movie last night at the theater. - They played soccer in the park throughout the afternoon. Examples of Regular Verbs in Simple Past To further illustrate the use of regular verbs in the simple past, let's explore Examples of Simple Past sentences : - Work → Worked: I worked late yesterday to finish my project. - Talk → Talked: Sarah talked to her friend on the phone for hours. - Jump → Jumped: The cat jumped off the table and startled everyone. - Cook → Cooked: My mom cooked a delicious meal for dinner. Irregular verbs in Simple Past Now, it's time to unravel the fascinating world of irregular verbs. These verbs, unlike their regular counterparts, have unique past tense forms that do not follow the typical "-ed" pattern. Understanding irregular verb forms is crucial for accurate communication, as they are frequently used in everyday conversation, writing, and storytelling.  Here we will dive into the realm of irregular verbs in the simple past, demystify their patterns (or lack thereof), and equip you with the knowledge and practice necessary to wield them confidently. So, let's embark on this linguistic journey and unlock the secrets of irregular verb forms in the simple past. What are Irregular Verbs? - Definition and characteristics of irregular verbs. - Differences between regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense. Common Irregular Verb Forms - Explore a list of frequently used irregular verbs and their corresponding past tense forms. - Examples of irregular verbs, such as "go/went," "see/saw," "eat/ate," and more. - Discuss irregular verb forms that undergo spelling changes, like "run/ran" or "buy/bought." Memorization Techniques - Strategies for effectively memorizing irregular verb forms. - Mnemonic devices, visual aids, and memory games to assist in retention. - Practice exercises to reinforce memorization. Patterns and Categories of Irregular Verbs - Identify common patterns or categories among irregular verbs. - Grouping irregular verbs based on vowel changes, consonant changes, or completely unique forms. - Explore subcategories, such as verbs with similar past tense forms, like "drink/drank" and "ring/rang." Usage of Irregular Verbs in Sentences - Provide examples of sentences that showcase the use of irregular verbs in the simple past. - Highlight proper subject-verb agreement when using irregular verbs. - Discuss the use of time expressions with irregular verbs. Pitfalls to Avoid - Common mistakes made when using irregular verbs. - Addressing confusion between irregular and regular verb forms. - Tips to enhance accuracy and fluency when incorporating irregular verbs in your speech or writing. Formation of Simple Past n our journey to master the simple past tense, it's important to understand how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. By knowing how to construct these different sentence types, you'll be able to express a wide range of ideas and effectively communicate in the past tense.  Let's explore the formation of the simple pastin all three sentence forms and provide you with clear examples to enhance your understanding. Affirmative Sentences Affirmative sentences in the simple past tense simply state that an action or event occurred in the past. The formula for constructing affirmative sentences is straightforward: subject + past tense of the verb. Let's take a look at some examples: - I walked to the store yesterday. - She played the piano beautifully at the concert. - They studied for their exams all night. In each example, the subject is followed by the past tense form of the verb, which indicates the action or event that took place in the past. Negative Sentences To form negative sentences in the simple past, we need to include the auxiliary verb "did" and the word "not" before the base form of the verb. Here are a few examples: - I did not walk to the store yesterday. - She did not play the piano at the concert. - They did not study for their exams. In these examples, the auxiliary verb "did" is used to indicate the past tense, while "not" is added to create the negative meaning. The base form of the verb remains unchanged. Interrogative Sentences Interrogative sentences in the simple past are formed by placing the auxiliary verb "did" before the subject, followed by the base form of the verb. Here are some examples: - Did you walk to the store yesterday? - Did she play the piano at the concert? - Did they study for their exams? In these examples, the use of "did" at the beginning of the sentence indicates the past tense and transforms the statement into a question. The base form of the verb is used after the subject. Practice Exercises: Simple Past Tense Test your understanding by completing the following sentences using the appropriate simple past tense form of the verbs provided. Simple Past tense exercises - She __________ (dance) beautifully at the party last night. - We __________ (visit) our grandparents during the summer vacation. - The sun __________ (shine) brightly on that hot summer day. - They __________ (clean) their room before their parents arrived. - He __________ (read) an interesting book yesterday. - I __________ (meet) my old friend at the coffee shop. - We __________ (watch) a thrilling movie at the cinema. - The cat __________ (jump) onto the table and knocked over a glass. - They __________ (play) soccer in the park yesterday. - She __________ (cook) a delicious dinner for her family. Remember to apply the rules we've discussed for regular verbs in the simple past. Answer Key: - danced - visited - shone - cleaned - read - met - watched - jumped - played - cooked Congratulations on completing the practice exercises! By actively engaging with the simple past through exercises like these, you're reinforcing your understanding and building confidence in using this important grammatical structure. Keep practicing and incorporating the simple past tense into your daily English usage to further enhance your language skills.

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2023/06/08 English

BGM: Speech - Ask Somebody Who Ain't (If You Think The System's Workin' ...)

I remember... it was fifteenth years ago today that a terrible incident happened. The Akihabara Massacre. I learned about that on Discord and thought why it should be happened once again. Of course, I won't affirm that incident completely. But I guess that "I" could be the person who had done such a terrible massacre. It could be done by a piece of chance. No, I "absolutely" believe that I could be like him. Probably I could have lived my life without erasing or overcoming my trauma or current inferiority complex. I can remember that once I had kept a certain emotion, huge hate, to the world. Every person except me could live a happy life, or a richer life than me without worrying the future... And I thought "Why should I have been bullied at schools? Why should I live in such a miserable rural city?". Indeed, I don't want to say that I can have a sympathy with the criminal easily, but I have to think the distance between the two things. Trying to understand his truth and killing someone actually.

As I always write, I have started writing my memo in English from the period the corona panic had begun. This is a kind of my practice of writing English, and now I can feel that my English can come from me relatively smoothly. That made me think about the greatness of the quote "Practice Makes Perfect". And also I thought what has been changing in me by learning English like that. I remember one of my favorite movies "Arrival". It's the movie which describes a linguist's trial of understanding the language of another creature from unknown planet. And it also tells us how her recognition of this world can be changed by that trial. I can see that. Me, learning English means "my circuit of thinking which I relying on basically has been changed drastically". But is it true? Am I actually changing? I hope I could go forward step by step... although I have been writing the same opinions every day.

This morning, I attended the meeting of English conversation on ZOOM via Facebook, at where we learned English from an Indian person. The topic was about the Japanese language which was also my mother tongue. We were surprised at the fact that he had learned really sensitive and difficult Japanese to pass the exam. Even though I am a native, the language he was learning seemed difficult... And we also talked about the difference between Japanese and English, and the personal information of the members. We told about ourselves each other (Where we are living, what do we do, etc...). A host cared about me a lot so I have been grateful for it. I said that "I'm interested in American and British culture", and that Indian person said "India is also good!". I have to reflect that I had considered that Europe and America could be "the foreign countries". But I don't know about India well, so I think that I should have talked about another favorite movie "Slumdog Millionaire" (although that movie has been criticized as a "too stereotype" one).

This evening I enjoyed an online meeting with friends on ZOOM. At first we talked about the election in this town in this spring, and we also talked about the politic. After that, we enjoyed small talk about the English conversation class I have been attending, and also the meeting of archeology another member will enjoy. Finishing that, I went to the room another friend had opened on clubhouse and talked about the English memo I had wrote above. Oh my goodness! I can feel that I am really, absolutely into the English learning activities. However, I never want to think that "English is more sophisticated than Japanese" and "English is perfect". I can find the opinions as  "English is really simple language so we can't train the ability of thinking abstract things" or "No, the Japanese is really an irrational one". For me, both are too simple and therefore having no worth to believe. I want to stay steadily to learn, and also keep on thinking step by step permanently... Oh, I am too serious. I might need a spirit of trying to be a jester to go beyond the wall of languages lightly. Like Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura's brilliant performance.

#diary #english #journal #tumblr diary #online diary

[rainparadefromhell]

pretty happy with how my exam season went. i've passed all my exams except for linguistics which i'll be leaving for september bc i honestly did not have the time to study for it lol. finally going home in about 5 days !!

#exam season #you're done you're done!