#my english is still terrible

[oseytorvan]

Okay… I have something to say.

Fans of Tuffnut were shocked that in the third part he left his sister in a burning Grimmel shelter. They say that this scene is disgusting because it is not at all in the nature of a Ruffnut.

 I agree that the act is just a nightmare. But the fact is that…

  It's in his nature.

  I see hundreds of arguments from the rtte series being born in your heads, which it is impossible to argue with, but please let me explain everything. 

We all watched the same show, and we know that almost always the Tuffnut behaved, if not as an exemplary, then as an unambiguously loving older brother: he saved the Ruffnut's life and defended her honor, was ready to do anything for her. Naturally, when you think about all the cool moments between the twins, you can't help but start to resent how much the last movie didn't match that. But in fact, it wasn't the third part that didn't correspond to the show, and the series didn't correspond to the third part. 

Believe me, I also don't like all these conversations in the style of "rtte is not canon". I LOVE rtte, I LOVE the way the Tuffnut, Ruffnut and other racers were portrayed in this series. But we have to take into account the fact that Dean Deblois did not rely on the show when he created the third part. No matter how wonderful rtte was, not all HTTYD fans watched it, so there can be no question of any references to it (except the most veiled ones). 

Yes, the behavior of the Tuffnut in the third part did not correspond to the show, but it corresponded to the two previous films – the very basis of his personality: 

In the second part, Tuffnut never tried to save Ruffnut: neither when Eret shot her with a net, nor when Ruffnut accidentally slipped off the dragon (in the end, she was saved by Snotlout and Fishlegs). In the first part, the Tuffnut ran through it at all to escape from the Zippleback. 

And yet, this does not mean that Tuffnut is bad. It's just that we have to swallow this bitter pill that he has his flaws. Along with Hiccup's stubbornness, Astrid's arrogance and Snotlout's sycophancy.

#httyd #httyd3 #httyd 3 #httyd the hidden world #how to train you dragon: the hidden world #rtte #rtte httyd #tuffnut #tuffnut thorston #ruffnut #ruffnut thorston #ruffnut and tuffnut #ruff and tuff #protection for httyd 3 #my english is still terrible

[bottombaron]

So, I'm going to either make this joke more or less funny by explaining it, Colin Robinson-style:

Nandor isn't being an idiot by misspelling 'knowledge', he's spelling it phonetically.

Why? Well, it's probably not just that English is a horrendous abomination sent by god to punish us and an even worse trail for English learners either, but Persain is a (mostly) phonetic language!

This means each letter has a corresponding sound and words are phonetic in spelling (again, for the most part), unlike 'knowledge' in English where there are like...at least three?? unnecessary extra letters.

So, what's the phonetic spelling of 'knowledge' look like?

nolij

#wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandor #nandor the relentless #wwdits spoilers #and if you're like but he reads! id be like yeah i was the best k-12 reader in my county 3 years running #and i still flunked every spelling test i ever had #because the english language is a terrible terrible language i wish it never cursed us bleh #anyways Nandor is a big dumb dumb who is actually well-read and i love that abt him #my perfect himbo #(i mean he still wrote it with an 'e' instead of an 'i' but thats probably because he pronpunces it with a strong 'eh' sound) #(*pronounces) #(fUCK)

[sanasanakun]

Can we actually talk about how insane it is that Simon removed his mask for the 141? Everything he’s been through has caused him to disassociate entirely from the person he is. He cannot bear to BE himself; to have Simon Riley be someone who exists and is acknowledged by others. He uses the mask to create his nonexistence; to become a weapon only focused on finishing his mission. With the mask, Simon Riley is dead. The only thing left is his “Ghost.”

By creating this barrier, he distances himself from his teammates emotionally and can convince himself that only the objective matters (see: abandoning Soap after Graves betrays them and calling it “a force of habit”).

Simon is not good with expressing his feelings. For example, he’s extremely worried about Soap during “Alone,” but shows it through jokes and talking to keep Soap calm. Any time Soap insists Ghost cares, the man immediately deflects and insists they are only “teammates” and that Soap needs to focus on his own self-preservation.

But we see afterwards that Ghost wants to make an effort to connect emotionally to his team; to show the 141 who “Simon” is, not just Ghost. For example, after Rodolfo assumes that Ghost would wait for his men and Soap begins to express his doubt, Ghost immediately jumps in and asserts that, yes, he would wait for them. He lets Soap know with his own words that he is there for his team. This is a rare instance where Ghost allows himself to be emotionally vulnerable and open, and it sticks out immediately to the player.

And finally, the ultimate showcase of trust: the removal of the mask. Simon rips away that last barrier of distance between himself and the 141. He affirms HIS existence and allows his teammates to see the true person underneath the mask. Price’s “Good to see you again, Simon,” only adds to the fact that this is “Simon” standing with them. In that moment, there is no “Ghost.”

Anyway, I just thought it was really touching. Simon is a deeply traumatized character, but he’s also someone who has bottled up that trauma so well that it can be hard to separate his two identities and their wants. I really hope his backstory gets touched on more in the next game (and please don’t fucking kill him right after that Activision lmao).

#is this analysis? #maybe a little lol #also I know technically his backstory has been retconned but have you considered that I don’t care #his backstory is still gonna be terrible and traumatic don’t kid yourself lol #simon ghost riley #task force 141 #cod #call of duty #mwii #cod mwii #john soap mactavish #rodolfo parra #Alejandro Rojas #john price #kyle gaz garrick #had to fix some grammar and typos because even though English is my first language I am actually dumb lol

[pascow]

Bill Skarsgård as Sven Stolpe in BURN ALL MY LETTERS (2022) dir. Björn Runge

#bill skarsgard #bill skarsgård #burn all my letters #burn all my letters film #bjorn runge #the copy of this was so horrible #but i did my best #additionally the copy didn't have english subtitles #so no idea exactly what happened #but look #cheating on bill just still isn't believable to me #especially this brazenly #like fine he was terrible (i think) but he's nice to look at #that's all i need in a marriage #and he was rich too? giiiirl #userdorff #bskarsgardedit #gifs by christine

[wolfgirl-valentine]

I'm ready to upload this on its own(I think the drawing deserves it), I done it some time ago for this post , I'm not completely happy with the colors, but my friends encouragement helped me to love it, so thanks a lot to the wonderful people I have meet thanks to this fandom 🙏🏼✨ (no me cansaré de decirlo, les quiero mucho "Dreamling con Ñ")

Watercolors and watercolor pencils.

#Dreamling #dream of the endless #hob gadling #the sandman netflix #dream x hob #hob x dream #My art #I'm self-taught and still learning to use watercolors #And a lot of other things #It's the only way I can give color and don't ends totally terrible #English is not my first lenguage

[min0uet]

hot take: nagito komaeda would be liked or at least tolerated more by western fans if they had hired literally ANYONE else for the english dub

#i literally can't even play sdr2 in english that is not my boy #i know the same guy does naegi since the shared VA is intentional but the naegi performance wasnt quite as terrible. still bad though #harold.txt #danganronpa

[sneez]

various fairfaxes and a drawing from my english civil wars hiking au which i never posted :-) [id under cut]

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the first image is a digital drawing of a group of men on a light brown background. they are all wearing hiking-appropriate clothing. from left to right: a young man swinging from a tree; arrows pointing at him read ‘weirdly passionate about hiking’ and ‘like 15′. a man leaning against a tree; arrows read ‘grumpy’ and ‘only here for family bonding with father-in-law’. a man with a cane and one arm in a sling, leaning over to read a map; arrows read ‘has injured himself on every hike so far’ and ‘designated driver’. a man reading a map with a serious expression; arrows read ‘annoyed about everything except hiking and sometimes also hiking’ and ‘only one who can read a map’. a man with his hands on his hips looking at the viewer; arrows read ‘arranges hikes and then doesn’t go on them’ and ‘good at arguing’.

the second image is a collection of four digital drawings of thomas fairfax, a man with long dark hair, a moustache, and a beard. he is wearing seventeenth-century clothing. one is a full-body coloured drawing of him sitting in a chair facing away from the viewer with his legs folded and his hat on his knee. the other three are uncoloured: two are headshots of him as a young man and an older man, and the third shows him sitting at a table reading a piece of paper with an expression of concentration.

the third image is a coloured digital portrait of thomas fairfax as an older man. he is clean-shaven and has long dark hair and a scar across his cheek. he is wearing a dark doublet and a large white falling band, and is looking to the left of the image with a serious expression.

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#artwork #fairfax #and others! theres a bunch of blokes in the hiking one #basically the concept is it's the english civil wars but instead of having a civil war they are rival hiking groups. and they compete with #each other over hiking trails and such. i never drew the royalist group but i was imagining them to be the Official hiking club and the #parliamentarian one started because there was drama in the royalist club so they started their own #and now theres drama between both of them. hiking drama. #ANYWAY thats from last year i cant remember why i never posted it but here it is now :-) #the other ones are much newer (for the most part) i did the coloured sitting fax yesterday #the last one is based on a portrait i came across recently which may or may not depict fairfax in 1664 (the identification is questionable) #and i still havent made my mind up whether or not i think it could be him or not but i was So excited about finding such a late portrait #i knew i had to draw at least something inspired by it. i cant even tell you how i excited i was i almost exploded #for context the latest portrait we have otherwise is from 1650 so if it is actually him it is a Very Big Deal #but i dont think we will ever know because the identification has been rejected by the metropolitan museum of art :-/ alas #of course it could be raised again in the future but i dont know if anyone would care enough to do that. i would obviously. but otherwise #oh for the first one from left to right it's lambert ireton fairfax cromwell pym #i dont know if the writing will be legible given how much tumblr crunches images but We Will See #i hope you are all doing well my dear friends :-) it has been so nice to get around to answering messages today i have missed you terribly #edited to add image descriptions! sorry i didnt do that earlier my apologies

[majimassqueaktoy]

Really not understanding the people being mean to Yong Yea and saying he'll never be Kuroda like. Yeah that's literally why Kuroda is also still voicing Kiryu?? They haven't gotten rid of Kuroda, they've just found a new English va for Kiryu since the games are having English dubs now??? They haven't even officially recorded anything leave the guy alone.

#Like I will still be sticking to JP #just becuase I am too deep into the series to change to english at this point #I genuinely prefer the og voice actors and in the case of judgment/LJ i genuinely disliked those dubs terribly lmao #But this guy hasnt even officially recorded anything yet so being mean when hes been so fuckin sweet and happy is just ???? #like god at least wait for the game to be out #AND MY MAIN POINT?? KURODA IS STILL KIRYU SO JUST PLAY IN JP LIKE #im not understanding #his enthusiasm has won me over im happy such an excited person is voicing kiryu #but imma still stick with the jp like you dont have to pick between kuroda and him 😂 #anyway yes one of my moots ? i put a question mark bc they are on probation now #quote tweeted him and was weird and rude as hell and it just irked me #same with people shit talking the new series like babe we havent even seen a still of the show yet #you cant say its dogshit when we have seen and heard almost nothing #maybe im just chilling out in my old age but relentless negativity based on nothing just seems so tired #tldr if you dont like the dub thats understandable and chill but dont be mean to a guy who has barely even started his time yet

[gingerbreadmonsters]

sleepy and v fed up w this blasted reading for japanese history class tomorrow. give me 45 minutes to finish this article and i will be back to talk about kissing or something

#for the blissfully uninitiated: hello i am history student #which is a fantastic thing to be but also a significant pain in the [REDACTED] when it wants to be #the professor for this class is almost unbearably terrible which does not exactly make me WANT to do this reading #but the exam is in like 2 weeks lol #so yk. i have the hardest life of anyone on earth etc etc #god forbid i actually do the degree i asked to do lmao #also i up early this morning to drag myself to the immigration bureau for a visa amendment #which meant a decidedly unpleasant hour on the metro during rush hour :( #its bc im applying for this english TA position in spring #its literally only for 5 days and tbh i wouldn't mind doing it for free bc i am sad like that and enjoy teaching for fun #but it IS paid - and paid work is Not Allowed under my student visa #so even though i literally have not even GOT the job (applications close today) i still had to go and apply for permission to work #watch as they dont hire me lol #oh i should mention - for those who may not know i am in tokyo this year #i am british and i usually go to uni in the uk but im on a study abroad year this year #i came to japan in sept of 2023 so ive been here for coming up on 5 months and i will be going back home in august on 2024 #its weird to think that im approaching the halfway point #tbh i should really just make this a separate post but whatever #coming to japan has been very strange but a good thing i think

[kellystar321]

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#periodical life updates #*lays in bed solemnly with my hands clasped like a corpse to be buried* so tomorrow im going to a deaf event for my asl class. #im very nervous since i can't even get through conversations in english right so idk how i'll do with a language i only know the basics of #im still pretty terrible at receptive interpreting. i already know i can't read signs from my classmates. #i see their hands move and i can't comprehend it even when they sign it again and again. oughh. wish i didnt have forgetting disorder. #i feel like im going to forget all the vocabulary i learned. i only know about 240 words more or less. #i know the people will likely be nice and hopefully be patient and i can write things down if i need to communicate but WAUHGH. #listen. i embarrassed myself in front of a coffeeshop employee because i didn't know how to order a drink and just left immediately. #and that was IN ENGLISH. i cant have normal conversations already!! FCK!!! WAUGHH!! #oughh. it'll be ok. gonna try my best and if i fck up then i simply run away into the ocean and am never to be seen again. #VERY SCARED!! okay that is all GOODBYE.

[ayyko-rona-yoo]

Reading tips on how to describe different feelings, but not because I don’t know how

I’m just not sure it will still sound good in English translation

#just writer things #just writer problems #writing memes #writing problems #writblr #I'm not native speaker I'm sorry #and I'm still thinking my first English work terrible already😔 #my personal pain

[jarognieva]

I must survive this week I must survive this week I must survive this week

#I want Sunday already #how to break jara's will: made her to work from 6 am for 6 days #I'm night owl and I can't shift my sleep schedule #I can't fall asleep before 11pm (but even 11 pm is still hard to gain) #so I sleep max. 5 hours at night and I feel terrible whole day #+this job makes me feel my brain is melting because of overstimulation #+I'm so exhausted every day #inb4 'jeez jara just find another job 🙄' #It's not so easy for anxious (and probably autistic) girl who is no student anymore (it's harder to find no-shitty job if u're not student #i want to draw and write so much #my notebook is full of ideas but I can't turn them into words properly #especially in english cuz i feel like my brain is melting;_;

[medicinemane]

Can I just for a minute complain as someone dyslexic about how when I was young everyone would always be like "well look up the spelling in the dictionary"?

Just now, I go to type a word and I spell it something like "erevicobly", which is obviously wrong, but... no idea

Well, I throw it in the search engine* and find out it's irrevocably (didn't spell it right there either, but got it close enough spellcheck could fix it)

Now you might notice something here, which is if I'd looked it up in the dictionary, I wouldn't have found it, no matter how long and hard I searched, because I'd be looking under "er" not "ir"

So do you see why that advice made me mad as hell as a kid, and I stand by my feelings today?

*literally one of the few ways search engines are a blessing is being a really great way to find spellings

#like my typing is great with very few mistakes; but my spelling while mostly alright these days isn't great #cause like... literal diagnosed dyslexia since I was a tiny kid #and let me tell you; no matter the reason; people will shit on you so much for poor spelling (no matter the age too) #fucker; we speak english; everything you said was a lie #there's not (consistent) rhyme or reason to it; and sounding it out is terrible advice cause we've all got fucking accents #and sometimes even if you don't the word is fucking worcestershire and you're fucked #actually gets me a bit heated how many good teachers I had who still acted like this #I actually have many strong opinions on linguistics and teaching despite not being a linguist or a teacher #give me descriptivism or give me death #prescriptivism can burn in hell where it belongs #and one thing that technology has 100% made better (at least for me as a dyslexic adult) is being able to spell well and quickly #it's an aid and an accommodation to me; we just don't look at it like that #I literally can't even spell accommodation; but you get to see the right word there #I have a vast vocabulary... I just can't fucking spell half of it #so prespellcheck you just kind of... had my writing look a lot worse and be a lot harder to parse #the main thing that helped with my spelling wasn't school or anything... it was everquest #you want to be able to type to people and be understood; there's no spellscheck or anything... you work to get it right quickly #mmos are a great way to teach typing if you don't have voice chat #similarly it's actually thanks to tumblr that I'm a quick typist; zero formal training with it and sucked through my teens #was a quick chicken scratch typist... pretty fast; but I pecked #through typing a lot of messages and asks to people on here and wanting to do it quickly I stumbled on something pretty... #close to what I think they teach; though I'm pretty sure there's gotta be some differences #it's nothing formal for one thing; it's all muscle memory; the fingers go where they go #but I can type pretty fast and accurately with my eyes closed #and it's just cause... I wanted to say things to people and say it quickly #eh... I hope I kill myself soon #... it seems out of nowhere; but that's just how my brain works; this is stream of consciousness more or less so... figured I'd leave it #anyway... there whatever this is... is #mm tag so i can find things later

[azotowanie]

"you've been a witcher fan for 7 years you must have so much merch!!!" WRONG! this is all i have:

#yennefer oshee tasted terrible btw #i still remember just how bad it was despite it being like. 2 years ago 💀💀💀 #and I've seen the musical last week for the first time AND IT WAS AMAZING I LOVED IT!!! #10/10 would recommend i WILL go again someday #although ngl the english subtitles were kinda distracting to me bc they were like constantly changing obvi #and i saw them like high above my head so the constant motion just snapped my attentio back to them from whatever was happening on stage

[nittroy]

Do you take questions about the russian language for writing a russian character?

Vhtfvjytbb this is a bit unexpected but sure? I'll try to help if I can? :D /pos

Feel free to come via dms or asks, but if you prefer the latter, it would be nice to get them on my alt blog, @nittroyreblogs !

It will allow me to rant more freely on the topic and linguistics, since this blog is supposed to be kept ocs stuff first in english <:)

#russian is an interesting language generally but I also understand the terrible imperialistic connections of it #and how the forced russification all around eastern europian block thay leaves a very bad taste towards it #So I made all my main accs on social media english only #and I don't want to trigger anybody #understandably #But still it's the language I know pretty well (96/100 on state exam flex) so I can try?? :D #kinda intrigued honestly #nitraspeak

[robotpussy]

i fucking hate it when people are like "this is why nobody likes black people" when we're just... being ourselves because it doesn't matter what you do as a black person, non-black people are still going to see black people the way that they do no amount of assimilation is going to change their view of black people

#im just thinking back to my last year in sixth form and how i went above and beyond in all my classes and my fil #film and english teachers didnt care especially my English teacher #she automatically assumed i was going to be rude and wouldn't care abt the work and i know she was so shocked when #the student that did disrespect her all the time was a white girl. i was quiet because i tend to be anyway and she didn't like that #she used to antagonise me so i would lash out but i wouldn't because i genuinely don't start beef with teachers and i knew what she #was trying to do. even tho i was quiet and i always did the work she still saw me as the black student that didn't belong in her classroom #i eventually stopped caring because the pandemic guaranteed everyone a passing grade because of the disruption #but she hated seeing my little brown face in her classroom. and the same with my film teacher #he was so scared of black ppl he was so shocked when i had like. a genuine love for film and was at the top of the class #again i eventually stopped caring because there was no point in impressing these white ppl because they will always just see #you as the black person who shouldnt be in their room. and its not like i asked to be in that spacwe #my school just got progressively whiter as the years went by it was terrible