#and all ways of speaking are beautiful

[itsagrimm]

Hello! I have a question. Would there be a difference in pronouncing König's name considering the dialect difference in Austria and Germany?

well, i understand that you want an easy answer but I don't really think there is one.

Scroll to the bottom for a tl;dr short cut.

There is not one german language but rather several dialects, accents and languages in a trench coat pretending to be one thing for the rest of the world, while also bickering with each other who is the best.

The german languages are marked by lot's of local dialects, so the pronunciation will be different within parts of the ' deutscher Sprachraum', the geographical space in which the german language is spoken. That means that there is not one standard of pronunciation but rather a set of equally accepted versions German speakers will understand (and make fun of each other for. Sachsen. lol.). While most not-german speakers will fail to hear the differences or have difficulty pronounce German anyway.

Austria, while also speaking German and being part of the deutscher Sprachraum, has their own sets of dialects and depending on which part of Austria König hails from, that too would influence how he himself would pronounce his name.

The 'Duden', a generally known source for standardised high-german spelling, grammar and pronunciation from Berlin/Germany, argues König is pronounced [ˈkøːnɪç] (source with vocalised pronunciation) which is also the base for the google translate version. But that is a more northern variant since high-german is based on the northern-ish dialect of the Hannover region (the reason for that in short is, it was kind of in the middle of the deutsche Sprachraum which makes Hannoverisch as the high german base pretty random).

The word 'König' is also grammatically an odd word because in plural 'Könige' it is not pronounced with a soft -ç but [ˈkøːnɪɡə], so a -ɡ sound because the word likely was pronounced 'harsher' and hella metal in the past. A south-tirolian friend pronounced König as [Könik] which is closer to the austrian region and is another legit way of pronunciation. It also sounds very goth and like someone would recite a medieval text next.

But those differences in pronunciation all affect the final syllable of the word König. And most not-german-speakers fail pronouncing the ö in König correctly already. It's König, not konig you fools! I am sure the character König would appreciate any honest attempt of calling him the right way as long as the Ö is kind of there. We german speakers are used to others failing at ä, ö and ü. Also our germanic sounding names undergo anglicisation abroad a lot which sucks. So having someone actually and honestly try to pronounce his name in german is something König would very much appreciate.

TL;DR yes but don't worry. all pronunciations of König are valid. just try to pronounce any variant of it. good luck 😙

#you came to the wrong sprachraum for short linguistic answers #as long as you are german speaking all pronunciations are valid #we are a federalistic and pluralistic people and there is no linguistic standard #german is an official language in at least 6 countries #and it has over 150 million speakers #and all ways of speaking are beautiful #nein ich war nicht im deutsch LK #könig #call of duty mw2 #call of duty #könig mw2 #könig cod #könig x reader #könig call of duty #könig x you #könig mwii #call of duty modern warfare könig

[dawn-the-rithmatist]

Obsessed with authors like Naomi Novik whose books always seem to say “no, fuck that, there is another way than cruelty, and we do have a choice to be decent, and not choosing it isn’t a burden but a cop out.”

Authors like Neil Gaiman whose books seem to say “we are all simply human, and that is so valuable. This world is worth more because we are in it, when we choose to notice and care”

Authors like Brandon Sanderson whose books say “We are all a little broken, and there is strength in not turning away from us, and there is pain in healing but there is also strength and hope.”

Seriously, these folks do more for my faith and hope in this life than any religion ever has. I don’t have the words to describe it yet but just. Warm cup of apple cider held close to the chest on cold autumn night?? That’s the best I got

#recommendations #does this count as a recommendation?? everyone should read their things if they get the chance. must recommend. there now it’s a red #dawn speaks #the sandman #where death goes from person to person and the episode is a celebration of life as much as it’s life’s end #good omens #where people literally look at Heaven and Hell and say ‘we’re good thanks. we like Human better than Good and Evil’ #the scholomance #where people see ‘for the greater good’ and say in response ‘do better’ #the stormlight archive #which is some kind of ode to pain and healing and the way that process holds something difficult but so so beautiful #I have read fanfiction that has perfectly captured the human condition #and watched children’s shows that spit in the face of all the ways we have chosen to hate each other #it just. it hits different okay. #anyways thanks to people who make things #because you reach people <3

[homicidalbrunette]

Here's 3 minutes of Katya and Trixie acting like an old married couple

#speaking for the other #finishing each other's sentences #saying the same thing at the same time with the same gestures #telling a story together #casual physical affection #including a gentle foot kick #Trixie giving i am baby help me daddy #and katya giving fond exasperation at Trixie doing her terrible trump impression #all the same references #watching Tammie during this was like whenever they jointly interact with another ru queen #where the queen is looking at them like wow okay lesbians #Trixie mattel #katya #katya zamo #trixie and katya #the brians #the bald and the beautiful #grabby hands #lesbian dads #this video took me way too long but once I'd commited to it i had no choice but to finish it #special guest star Katya's Boston accent saying Elizabeth AH-DEN #you know trixie bought her those hideous red Camper shoes for her birthday #supportive besties #lezzing out #very compatible #the most husband sentence in this 'remember when I said that to you' #also Trixie flexing her neck and rubbing her shoulders and her knee is so relatable #shout out to chronic pain suffers

[snowshinobi]

hear me out: divorce ceremonies. divorce cake and divorce outfits. toasts to the uncouple spoken by the Worst Man and Maid of Dishonor (gender neutral). separate piles of gifts for the freshly parted, stuff like nice sheets and Target giftcards and cookbooks. marriage gets to have all this ritual attached to it and by god divorce deserves some of that action

#this would only work for people who are actually planning to be friends or at least neutral following their separation #but like cmon how fuckin funny and cathartic would this be. i would go to a divorce ceremony. fuck i would throw one #something something humor is what gets you through the dark times #something something humor is the reason why court jesters could speak truth to power #why get torn up about your ex when you can throw one last good time party with them where y'all get the closure you need #surrounded by loved ones who support you on your parting of ways #like isn't that sorta beautiful? and awkward as all hell #im not kidding i really think this could be cool. but yeah both members of the uncouple would have to be down with it #if you get it you get it. if you dont then its fine just get divorced the normal way with minimal fanfare (ideally) #divorce #snowswords #i am once again divorceposting #it will happen again

[wizzard890]

Hello! I'm someone who really enjoys makeup, but has recently in the past few years begun to view makeup and the makeup industry more broadly as something that is really detrimental to women. You seem to be in somewhat of the same position, and I admire your thoughts, so I was curious how you reconcile those positions or if you feel the need to reconcile them at all? Please ignore this ask if it's intrusive or weird lol

You can't reconcile them. You really can't. The beauty industry exists to churn out propaganda, inventing flaws and offering us fixes for a price, before moving on to the new (usually opposite, so you don't already have the tools) trend.

I'm in my thirties, I've seen the beauty industry turn into a nightmarish hydra that I never could have imagined as a teenager. The speed with which people create and zero in on new physical nitpicks, the ubiquity of filters and plastic surgery, that skincare (literally unless you have a specific ailment, a soft cleanser and nothing else will do you just fine) has become a lunatic self-flagellation in the name of some kind of nebulous Purity, just the endless chasing and chasing and chasing of that new thing that new miracle bottle, whatever will finally make you less disgusting for living in a human body. It's rancid. But it’s always been like this. Just slower.

And it's important to be intellectually honest about all this. The reason we think we look better with our lips a certain color, or our skin being a certain texture is because beauty culture has spent hundreds of years and trillions of dollars rotting our brains. None of this is real. You know that you find the people you love the most attractive when they're comfortable and bare faced and being themselves. Contour would change literally nothing about your feelings in that moment.

I enjoy makeup. I like gold eyeliner and deep berry lipsticks and a stain of blush. Why? Because I also have brain rot, and think I look Better with it on. You can't dismantle the entire wretched apparatus on your own, but you can be clear with yourself about why you believe what you believe. As my wife pointed out when I talked to her about this ask, even saying "I just like to decorate my face" doesn't hold water. You don't know what you natively like to do with your face, when it comes to beauty. You've spent your whole life marinating in propaganda. It gets into everything.

Due to my Ancient Years, I am no longer expected to be Young And Hot, which means I don't put on makeup on to run errands, and I don't feel like a full face is necessary to see friends or get dinner on a weeknight. I've started trying to treat makeup like I'd treat a pair of high heels: sometimes it's nice to feel dressed up, and in some environments heels are part of the dress code. Sometimes you wear heels to show your partner that you put in extra effort for them, or to make sure someone knows you took an occasion seriously.

Tellingly, heels also exist to fix a "failure" in your appearance.

It's like finding smoking sexy. Smoking kills you, unambiguously. And yet....it's hard not to feel like you'd be cooler if you had a cigarette in your hand. No one is immune to the manipulations of propaganda. But it is propaganda, plain and simple, and we shouldn't twist ourselves in knots to defend the lies it tells us, or try to make them ~praxis~. Beauty culture is exactly the same.

#yikes scoob! #it's rotten all the way down #(speaking of heels nothing makes me roll my eyes more than watching a movie where A Woman In Heels Does The Thing Like The Men) #(like oo wow she managed to be useful without losing her desirability!! yas queen) #and I wear heels! #I own many lipsticks! #I am not better than you #but you HAVE to be honest #you can't pretend there's a tension between good makeup (for me!) and bad beauty culture (for Others) #it's all for others #and surprise others is capitalism and the politics of desirability #makeup games #(lol I made that tag back when I was pretending at the aforementioned tension)

[mullty]

I’d like to bring up Alejandro’s and Soap’s relationship if I may .

“You know Spanish?” “No.” “You will.”

These missions must’ve been days to weeks apart. Intel and planning take time. And throughout the games we see Soap speaking Spanish to Alejandro.

“Hermano, qué pasa?” “Revise mi bolsillo.” “Hasta la muerte.” (Alejandros favorite)

He really only refers to Alejandro as Hermano. Brother. In the game, he needs translation less and less. He picks up words and responds. I also think Soap is a go with the flow kind of guy. He returns the energy you give. And when Alejandro was just so open and ready to share his home and culture with Soap, it just like,,, made their connection so easy. Alejandro was so trusting and soap was supposed to what,, not reciprocate? They’re brothers now. Alejandro said so. Alejandro manda. lol. Also at the end when he says 

“Keep fighting the good fight, Hermano.” (Pelea la buena batalla is what Alejandro taught him.)

This is not a head canon. This is canon.

Alejandro and Rodolfo both taught Soap Spanish. I think in the whole 141 task force he was the least versed in Spanish. He was eager to learn and practiced a lot. He’s not a shy man so he wasn’t afraid to mess up. Sure, he sounded silly but it would make Rodolfo laugh the loudest- surprisingly- so he didn’t mind. 

“It usually annoys him when guero’s try to imitate us or poorly learn our language. He’s been mocked before.”

“I’m not doing too badly, am I?”

Alejandro just grinned.

“He likes your accent.”

Also,,, He calls Rodoldo “Rudy”. Rodolfo isn’t as picky as Soap with ppl calling him Johnny. But, everyone knows that you can’t just call him Rudy. It’s like a promise. Rudy is what his olders brothers and cousins called him. Rudy is reserved for family and people you wouldn’t hesitate for. 

“Call me Rudy.” He said suddenly after drills one day. Ordering him in a way. You’ll be loyal.  

“Okay.” Was all Soap responded. He understood and Alejandro just let out a laugh.

The same courtesy was offered to Ghost. But because he’s emotionally stunted, he’s not gonna. He appreciates it though. 

I do think Ghost had like beginner level understanding of spanish

“No te pierdas, Carnal!” “A Huevo!”

#call of duty mw2 #john soap mactavish #alejandro vargas #rodolfo parra #simon ghost riley #task force 141 #brotherhood #mexico is beautiful because of family #Soap vacations wherever alejandro and rodolfo recommend #ghost learns dad jokes in spanish even thought he doesn't get it at all #soap wants a latina and he's correct #soaps spanish level never really advances #he speaks like a child but he understands almost all of it now #but not spain spanish #that's his mortal enemy #respect #I got distracted half way #I need to write an au...

[starry-teacup]

one of the reasons the voices are so important to me is that simply being around a person who cares when stressed or nervous is comforting to me, and bc I'm them, they automatically have to care, so I'm just forcibly trauma bonded to these idiots

more than that though I just like that they're cheering us on and supporting us, all in their own ways (except broken :/ ), and I like the hero am a sucker for validation and any kind of affection, and would like a head friend to be able to go through life with because life is hard and I don't want to do it alone

#I'm not generally speaking a self shipper #but in a platonic way I do it all the time #imagining talking to the voices either to laugh with them or to have a shoulder to cry on is weirdly comforting to me #my favorite is probably hero #just because he's unconditionally on your side #and he loves you simply because he does #and isn't that beautiful? #stp #slay the princess #stp voices

[charlie-rulerofhell]

bbceurovision: Say hello to all our incredible Grand Finalists!

"The reason why we showed a pride flag in that scene [instead of our national flag] is very simple: Waving the German flag is a sign that only partially stands for solidarity, tolerance and acceptance, because sadly there are still way too many people in Germany who do not uphold these values — as you can see currently in our comment sections. So we rather wanted to show a flag that does advocate exactly these values, and say: This is way more important than our national borders."

- Lord of the Lost, Shop Takeover Q&A

#lord of the lost #lotl #esc #esc 2023 #yes yet another post about FLAG GATE tm #mainly because i just discovered the whole video instead of just one screenshot and found it hilarious so i had to share #also the impact of that gesture when the clip is included in a video with all the other contestants who DO show their national flags #(not that they did wrong in showing their flags although i totally agree with lotl‘s mindset of national pride being an outdated concept) #(like just cannot wrap my head around it at all but maybe that's the german in me speaking...) #also sharing again to include their beautiful statement from their q&a #what a great occasion to listen to noituLOVEr / love revolution on my way to work in a few mins #and as per usual you know the drill: the comment section under the linked twitter post is full of hate and queerphobia #so take care of yourself when clicking on the link and remember that you are loved and not alone <3

[ef-1]

girlhood

#i have to fly out to capetown to see mother and im literally debating if i could land in the morning and leave at night on the same day #like. anything longer than that is going to ruin my year. #when she called and did her “katherine. you have to be here on the 10th” i literally sobbed in my bed for the rest of the day 😍😍😍 #not dyeing my hair black for a year and its getting lighter and lighter everyday and i look like her again #and my therapist telling me “you need to do things for yourself.” but like can i? sorry that woman traumatised me and i actually cant :) #like everything i do is informed by her #I'm going to go and just like everytime the only way to keep my sanity is to mirror her. talk and sit and speak and read and eat like her #and its such a terrifying experience bc i remember that im capable of emulating her viciousness and maybe i am my mother's daugher 🤢🤢🤢 #and im going to come back and its going to take fucking months for me to feel like myself again #“oh you look so beautiful just like your mother” i hope you DIE lol !!! the fact that my conception of beauty was shaped by her #growing up with this cruel beautiful detached woman and realising that at the intersection of beauty and wickness is a lifetime of pain #and still being so desperate for her approval- for any metaphysical proximity to her that i felt elated when #people would tell me i look like her. that it meant i was also beautiful like her and maybe she'll love me a little for it #but now i know for a fact that i do look like her and it makes saliva swell under my tongue - that moment right before you throw up- #when people mention it 😍 #last time i was in capetown my optic neuritis flared up (and i know for a fact it was that it was ms-stress related from having to see her) #and i thought i hid it so well even though i had near constant headaches & lethargy until she said “katherine give me the red notebook” #and i knew that she knew all along. it was so acutely humiliating standing there and knowing she knows i cant see which one is the red one #and she tilted her head and said “whats the matter? do you not know what red looks like?” #im never going to have kids. my mother and i read eachother so well it can only mean im never too far removed from becoming her #lol!!!!!!!!!

[ikram1909]

About his ear injury against Osasuna: "it was 4 staples yes. Yeah the last one really hurt I shit myself (😭) but I didn't feel it much because I was still hot from the game"

How do you remember the moment they were healing you?

Gavi: "the truth is I was looking forward to getting back to the game and I don't even remember much" (you can literally see him complain about the game while the doctor is working on his ear 😭)

- That shows your commitment and your sacrifices

Gavi: well I always try to help the team in any way I can.

- What are you willing to do in a match for barça?

Gavi: well, unless I end up at the hospital... (Laughs)

#god help me this child really doesn't have a single self preservation cell in his body 😭 #his brain only knows one thing and its to give his absolute all for the club of his dreams #it's beautiful when you think about it #but a little self preservation would be nice too 😭 #pablo gavi #baby waby #fc barcelona #mas culé que el escudo 💙❤️ #he's so special to me #he speaks so fast that it takes way too long to get what he's saying #my spanish is not built for such a challenge 😭

[bitterseaproduction]

You know what I would love to see in a ‘Colin learns about LW’ reveal aftermath? Eloise sharing her LW archive (not that she revealed Pen, mind you, just after) and Colin going through it and rereading exactly what Pen wrote, considering it in a way he never would have amid the shocks and previous ignorance, and gaining some clarity on Pen’s intentions and perspective all on his own, based purely on the strength of Pen’s written words & his own insight into who she is.

#polin #bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 #mind you they still need to communicate directly #but it would be a beautiful chance to highlight the strength behind LW and the way Pen was speaking her truth between the lines all along #and to have Colin be the one to see that and see past his own anger and hurt to the intentions and the heart of the writer he now knows #i would love that

[thelastharbinger]

Saw someone online say they didn't like Sofia's hair after the time jump in 3x08 because it was "too similar" and "basically the same" as how her hair was styled in season 2...AS IF THOSE WEREN'T HER BEST HAIR LOOKS?!?!

Like how often do we ever get to see interracial couples on TV where the Black girl isn't styled after eurocentric features so as to make her more appealing to her white, romantic counterpart? Gina/Sofia is literal hair goals, I won't hear anything different.

#texturally speaking her hair in the 2nd row is doing something way different than the hair in the bottom row #like first of all the curl pattern and type are different #they are not the same #secondly her hair in the time jump was the look i was most excited about after carlos' #leave girls with big hair alone for crying out loud #sofia's hair is beautiful and if u got a problem with it know that thats white colonialism disease and maybe fix that #this is not up for debate #the person who made the comment was also white which...don't even get me started #hsmtmts #gina porter #gina porter icons #sofia wylie #sofia wylie icons #anyways sofia wylie i remain obsessed with you! #she is stunning!!! #black hair #rina #portwell #ricky x gina #gina x ricky #ej x gina #gina x ej

[minotaur-asterion]

She is very gorgeous to me

#slay the princess #Not beautiful in a smooching way. The Den is a bit too beastly for me to smooch on account of not speaking at all. But she is beautiful

[lucy-ghoul]

why are you, as an adult in 2024, still hung up on reylo. why are you still mocking the shippers. why do you believe yourself to be superior only because you dislike a stupid ship from a fucking space fairytale. girl (gnc) get a grip

#it's ridiculous. this ship is... stupidly cliché. like if you know fandoms at all #you could easily guess why people would be into it. hello?? have you tried to watch tfa without your hate-on-kyle-ron goggles? #did you watch their scenes together? you don't have to like something to recognize the hints #hell. at the time i didn't really like jonerys but i realized they were going to be a thing when i read agot in 2011 #like folks. it's been nearly TEN LONG YEARS. let it go. LET IT FUCKING GOOOO #and for the lucy/cooper shippers out there who think reylos are (again) delusional when they compare the two ships: #no. *you* are being delusional only because you think reylo is unsexy and uncool (which is your right to think btw. obv) #if you can't see why someone would like both of these pairings for similar reasons... idk what to say honestly #people compared it to hannigram... honestly. again i see why they would appeal to anyone who's into both ships #i really do. but... unpopular opinion (since i'm more of a clannibal fan than i could ever be of reylo): #they are more similar to reylo than will/hannibal. there i said it #i'm not talking about the writing (admittedly the quality of it was questionable). i'm talking about tropes #never mind that imo the ghoul is more akin to vader than kylo but whatever #hannibal is an unapologetic kind of villain. he's not gonna have a redemption arc and that's okay #cooper is an antivillain who used to be a good man and became a disfigured cruel bastard. a parody of himself #lucy is him. him before the bombs dropped before he discovered the person he trusted the most wanted to commit genocide #nice. moral. polite. infused with the Good Old American Values™. he's basically her dark side #all of this is very hannigram/clannibal. i'm not denying it at all #but what'll likely happen is that lucy's actions will have a positive influence on the ghoul and remind him of what it means to be a man #and that's way more reylo-like. sorry. #beauty&thebeast/villain with some hidden good in him+morally righteous heroine/enemies to lovers etc. #i mean. hello??..... having said that. i'm not so much of a reylo shipper anymore and tbh never was. i really liked it at the time #but i was never fond of the st era. my fav characters are vader and leia and revan from the old eu. just saying #*and* it's also not impossible lucy gets darker with the ghoul as her traveling companion. in fact i wouldn't dislike it at all #if done well i mean #but i would still like for people to be intellectually honest and less puerile. god knows i have my notps #but i really don't give a fuck about the shippers. good for them i guess? i have better taste lmao but that's heavily subjective #val rambles in the tags #val speaks #txt

[feluka]

used to be extremely self conscious about the proficiency of my english and when someone corrected me i would get so embarrassed and apologetic and i would allow this behavior to go unchecked from several online "friends" even when i never asked them to correct me or for their advice, and it only took me seeing this same behavior happening towards *other* non-native english speakers to see how condescending and rude it is and now i want to fight anyone who ever does that.

#you can request clarification if you don't understand what someone is saying! but many of you CLEARLY do but #want to demonstrate how superior you are anyway #for me i would get so sensitive about it because it would reinforce my fear that i will never be able to #to produce high quality literary art in english #false a hundred times over! my wonderful friends make beautiful art all the time and not in their native tongue! #and big fear is misrepresenting myself of being misinterpreted by others in a way that goes against who i am #but people will do that no matter how fluent you are - you see it happen to native english speaking minorities all the time

[itsokbbygrl]

In response to @janaispunk’s shitty little anon,

sorry you’re mad that a fat girl could (and would, frankly) pull your fantasy man before you ever could. You can’t blame him though, I mean look at us—our fat bodies are lush and our face cards don’t decline. Oh, and you know why most of all??? Because we aren’t shallow, closed minded assholes. A fat girl would pull ANY PPCU character before you and your shitty attitude ever could.

#literally rot 🥰 #my fat ass is literally sitting on Joel Miller’s big big cock as we speak and he loves it ☺️🥰 #fellow fatties: if you want to show off using this post PLEASE DO #I would love to reblog your beautiful selves 🥰 #plus lmao please these thighs and ass and abs and arms have been playing sports since I had enough coordination to walk #if you think I’m not going round after round after round with ur man…u are mistaken 😇 #fuck all the way off to hell #give Satan a kiss for me when you get there