#practise english

[joifee]

"xB", M.C. Joifee, 2023, Digital Drawing with Medibang Paint Pro, 30.2 x 19.9cm, uploaded on the artists tumblr-blog

This artpiece was drawn during @shepscapades hermit character-design event all through june. The artist M.C. Joifee was inspired by the painting "Ophelia" by the british artist Sir John Everett Millais, drawn 1851-1852.

The imagine depicts xBcrafted lying inside a shallow river in a similar pose to Ophelia in the original painting. Other than Ophelia his eyes are closed, making him appear more peaceful than Ophelia. He is surrounded by floating cherry-blossom, choosen by the artist due to the current 1.20 update of minecraft, which introduced the cherry-grove biome.

The river is surrounded by minecraft-typical fauna. On the shore of xB's right side is an azalea tree is growing from the ground. On the left side sugarcane is growing next to a sandy beach. On the left side of the picture, parts of a stone bridge is visible. Possible a bridge build by xB himself or another unknown to us hermit.

Floating particals let us assume that theres a sporeblossom and a cherry tree nearby.

#xbcrafted #xb fanart #hermitcraft #hermitcraft s9 #shepshermitdesign23 #ophelia #sorry thats such an xb picture #because i headcanon him sleeping inside a river #also can you tell i studied arthistory #i am out of practise tho #also its harder to write an description in english #anyways hope you like it #somehow i keep drawing the prompts i didnt suspected i will draw #queue #yes this is sheduled #joifeeart

[christiangeistdorfer]

WOLFGANG VON TRIPS & JO BONNIER on the podium at the 1959 GERMAN SPORTSCARS GRAND PRIX

#TAFFY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #ma chérie who knew how to speak french and german and Italian and english like a wizard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and could read latin like what !! #amore mio ho used to carry little bits of candy because of his low blood sugar. he'd be chewing on lollies in between practise !!! #meine süße who studied agriculture because his family wanted him to look after the farming business but motorsport got in the way!!!!!!! #pls let me hold your face in my hands #and jo !!! also very handsome!!!! #classic f1 #f1 #formula 1 #1960s #wolfgang von trips #jo bonnier

[someonewhogotanaccount]

I have an oral exam tomorrow and I’m really scared so please pray for me.

#damn it #i had so many exams lately (all in one week of course) that i had just NO TIME to practise how to fucking analyse a cartoon #i mean #i can do it easily in german #but english? #i stumble over my words every damn time i open my mouth #every time i say anything longer than two sentences i am corrected by the teacher because i pronounced something wrong #guess what #we have to analyse this random cartoon for ten minutes #the best i’ve ever reached in school was two minutes #and after that we will discuss about the situation of the native americans in the reservations #it‘s miserable. wow. great topic for a discussion #anyway #the tags turned into a little rant #sorry not sorry for that #see you tomorrow at my funeral #no smiley

[strawhatyami]

OK so, I actually taught myself English super young, thanks to basically living in English- speaking fandom spaces 24/7 (had no real friends outside of that, yikes).

Now I'm diving into a third language, and being in a non-English speaking country i get asked a lot about how i learned.

Here's my trick : Think in the language you're tackling.

Have your daily Inner monologues in that language instead of your mother tongue. But the secret sauce? Substitute words you don't know with English words or just make up nonsense that sounds like it could be from that language. Over time, as your brain learns new words it catches on, tosses the nonsense and replaces it with actual vocabulary, and suddenly, you're fluent. 🌟

No clue if there's any science behind this method, but it works for me. Language learning is personal and different methods click for different people but i hope this helps someone.

#I actually have many more tips but tbose are just the generic ones you usually get #Like watching movies or listening to music in that language #or downloading an app that nags you to practise for 5 mins a day (it adds up trust me) #But yeah this is my number one tip and i don't see it mentioned usually #languages #learning japanese #learning english #learning a new language

[danganronpa96]

This might be a redundant question depending on how you look at it, but how do you write a fanfic crossover made up of a random cast of characters.

Because I tried it myself and the dialogue felt way too off for me. Do you have any advice for that?

I think this is a good question actually. Dialogue is a very important part of a character — the way someone speaks is a heavy reflection of their character. In fact, it’s a mixture of what they say, and how they say it (accents, stutters, pauses, hiding information, sharing too much etc.).

The first place to start is to just listen to the character. Either watch, or read (depending on the medium the character comes from) them speak. Try to find different situations, some where they are happy, sad, angry, conflicted, etc. See how they react to different situations, and how their language changes. What words do they usually say? When do they break their usual conventions? Do they have specific speech habits?

Next, see how they interact with other characters within their media. This may be harder if they’re a minor character or don’t interact often with people. Still, try to interpret their relationships with what information you have already.

Now, this is where your creative control comes into play. How does this character interact in a crossover setting? Knowing how they speak to certain types of people already, how would they talk to a character with traits that they like? Don’t like? Talk too often? Too quiet? Who are abrasive? Give them kindness?

I already enjoy writing dialogue, so these things kind of just come naturally to me. But if you feel like your dialogue is off, try to think about how you speak to others in a normal conversation. Think about the tone of the conversation too. Is it a light-hearted chat between friends? Or is it a more formal meeting between acquaintances? Context is a major factor of how the dialogue should flow. I like to think about the types of colloquial phrases characters would say. Things that roll off the tongue without too much thought. A lot of characters tend to speak before they even think, especially in tense situations.

If it helps, also plan a summary of the conversation. How does the topic spark? What is the goal of the speakers? How does new ideas or speakers get introduced, or removed?

It takes practise, but as long as you’re having fun, and taking breaks when you get stuck, you’ll get there ^^

#I went a lot into dialogue practise so apologies if wanted me to go into other aspects #I see dialogue as a buzzword and go off the deep end #I studied English language so I’m just very interested in how we speak n use language lol #I feel like flat dialogue can come from forcing words rather than letting them flow normally #even just some non verbal fillers like um can make speech more natural sounding

[the-busy-ghost]

Petty rant this morning- I can understand that somtimes even the nicest noises can be a nuisance, even painful, and believe me I have become cranky about all sorts of innocuous noises at the wrong time.

That being said, I have heard a surprising number of people complain about bellringers practising, when they moved into a house next to a mediaeval English church

#Oh I'm sorry we'll just move this twelfth-century bell tower somewhere that doesn't irritate you #Can it sometimes be a rather awful cacophony? Yes but they only get better if they practise #And even the worst noise of bells (from the distance of neighbouring houses not the tower) is better than car engines and drunk arguments #And bellringing is such a magnificent piece of craft and tradition; it's worth preserving even above and beyond any religious role #Though to be fair all the bellringers I've met seem to hold bellringing as their chief religion and are indifferent at best to the church #So it's not even that much of a reminder of Christianity imo #Thouhg I suppose people could disagree #Anyway church bells were one of the best things about living in the south of England #Even when they were rattling away very untidily #I miss them so much being back in Scotland where we only have a handful of towers at best #and certainly don't have the longstanding tradition of ringing in small churches #I have to get my kicks from the Tolbooth clock and let me tell you it just isn't the same as hearing an English bell tower ringing up #Let alone actually ringing the changes #It's one of the few genuinely wholesome English traditions and you want to whine about the sound of BELLS #Not because it's a sensory issue or anything just because you don't like your lie-in being interrupted #But you'd expect your neighbours to put up with your noisy barbecues #Actually never even mind disruptive events like that- in my opinion the noise of your silly car idling in the driveway is worse than bells #You trying to fit your massive SUV down the tiny streets of a small English village #Is always worse than plain hunt

[housewivesoffrankfurt]

DECODING THE SIGNIFICATION PRESENT IN LISA VANDERPUMP’S SHOES IN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS SEASON FIVE, EPISODE SEVEN

The Real Housewives, as a franchise, deals heavily in signification and implication. Its narrative process is one that bombards the viewer with motifs and symbols which the user assembles into connotation. The non-linearity of this process is key to its synthesis of meaning: the creators of the show have the power to place segments of footage beside each other to assume that plot developments are happening simultaneously or consecutively, with each scene granting meaning to, and having its meaning exalted through, the other scenes that exist around it. In this way, the storyline is constructed with the same framework that any utterance would be: each instance is able to mean only because of the information that surrounds it. As a collective, these scenes form the storyline, form character developments, and everything that is expected of a TV drama. However, individually, each scene works on a much more detailed level to formulate each of these semantic plot movements.

In particular, Brandi’s housewarming party in season five, episode seven of Beverly Hills, can be used to analyse the production of these meanings, and how characters and non-linear timings can be used to warn of conflict in a scene where one character has not even entered yet.

We are shown an image of Brandi speaking to her friend: immediately we recognise that Brandi is in a place of safety from her proximity to the friend. They are shown standing together with no outsider interaction; they have formed a closed, binarised system of conversation where Brandi’s friend enthuses about how positive the atmosphere is (of course, she is declaring this from the ‘social bubble’ formed by the physical bodies of she and Brandi blocking any social intruders). Of course, given the nature of this fiction, the viewer recognises that this is a premonition for coming drama, and yet no trace of strife exists yet. Here is the first act that the viewer must engage in, as it appears that two characters expressing their delight for safety and positivity is a signifier of negativity, despite no negativity being present. It appears that the formation of negativity is derived exclusively from its absence, and thus declaring safety exalts  its opposite.

Upon the women declaring thanks for their safety and positivity, Lisa Vandepump, Brandi’s nemesis, arrives at the scene. The way that she is introduced is of crucial importance; she first appears as a pair of feet stepping out of a car, with the view of the rest of her obscured by the car’s door.

The camera then pans upwards as the door is closed, revealing the rest of Lisa’s form. At this point, with only her shoes revealed, the viewer is supposed to recognise that it is Lisa’s foot from an earlier scene where she is selecting footwear for the party. The shoe here does a great deal of work as a signifier: with its close temporal proximity to Brandi and her friend declaring safety, the viewer must only glance at a shoe to know that this is soon to end. In addition, the shoe becomes a carriage through which the meaning of Lisa’s entire body is carried; the rest of her form is not visible, and is not pinned down, thus the rest of her body above the ankle is theoretically infinite, and the crushing mass of this meaning is one which flows through the establishing shot of her ankle. Similarly to how anticipation of negativity is drawn from its absence, the rest of Lisa’s body, and the coming drama that is paired with it, passes through the shoe and into the eye of the viewer.

Following this comes an act of unveiling. As the camera moves up Lisa’s body, and the obstruction of the car door is removed, we are able to behold the true narrative mass that she carries, and Brandi’s horror is finally realised in physical form.

In this unveiling, no additional meaning is given, since the shoe already stands in for Lisa’s presence, however this meaning does become recontextualised. Instead of existing in a purely theoretical space as an omen or as a disembodied shoe, all of these earlier meanings become spread across the entire material of her body, and the sweeping upwards of the camera is suggestive of a great matrix of meaning which begins from the bottom of Lisa’s body and moves upwards, spreading as it travels to the top of her head, before solidifying as the antithesis of the ‘safety’ that appeared to be so certain in the conversation preceding it. These are movements which undoubtedly match the narrative movement between Brandi, her friend and Lisa, as well as the chronological movement of the piece: we are expected to assume that Brandi’s friend truly does declare her feelings of safety just as Lisa is stepping out of her car on the other side of the wall, yet, in reality, this seems unlikely.

In all, we see that this is just one of many scenes that establish the opposites that The Real Housewives is intent on functioning from. The key signifier of this scene, the heeled shoe, is a passage-point for the fear that manifests from the conversation before it. Not only that, but the shoe is also the viewer’s access point to the rest of Lisa and what she represents in light of the conversation preceding her entrance.

#the real housewives #essay #literary theory #long post #the real housewives of beverly hills #critical theory #critical reading #essay practise #fashion #signifier #english literature #media studies #media criticism #critical essay #academic #lisa vanderpump #brandi glanville #jacques derrida #the fashion system

[whom-to-kill-whom-to-let-live]

Ah lads, I might have gone off the rails in my desperation for Legato fanfics and ended up writing my own.

#[Text] #[Fanfic] #Trigun #Legato Bluesummers #All three Legatos too can you believe that #english is not my first language please have mercy #neither is spanish I had a friend help me with the title #I've written about 3 chapters so far and am thinking about posting to Ao3 #they might be ooc but i'm working on it ok shhh this is me practising #me: complains that people can't write legato right #me writing legato: oh no this is hard #anyways imagine trimax legato and tristamp legato end up in the 98' anime legato's reality #but the first two are the tiny teen versions of him #why? because I think he looks cute in the crop top jacket ok #and also because I really wanted to make that pun in the title #there will probably be some knives/legato in there at some point bcs I am love them #if anyone wants to talk w me about this silly little fic feel free to hit me up #I'll do my best to figure out how communication works on this website

[fiepige]

Hey guys, remember that Venom!Hobie fic I'm working on?

Well, Chapter 6 is finally up!!!

Summary:

“HOLY SH-” Miles and Gwen simultaneously turned to cover Pav’s mouth so as to not alert the creature in the middle of the carnage below them. The creature either didn’t hear him or it was too preoccupied with whatever it was doing. To his regret Miles soon realized what that was, as another wet snapping noise broke the silence once more. The creature was crouched down on all fours over what Miles assumed was the body of an officer, though it was so mutilated that it was hard to tell for sure. Its head was buried into the chest of the body beneath it, another wet snapping noise emerging as it pulled out a couple of ribs between its bloodied jaws... Or The Spider-Gang goes looking for Hobie. They don’t like what they find.

#editing this chapter was hell #so I'm so happy to finally post it!!! #it's 4am here I should really go to bed #why does this always happen lol #anyways #please lemme know what you guys think- I could really use some feedback cause I wanna improve my writing #this is my first fic and english isn't my first language so I still have a lot to learn lol #but you only get better through practise so here I am <3 #hobie brown #spider punk #Venom!Hobie #venom hobie #miles morales #spider man #pavitr prabhakar #spider man india #gwen stacy #spider gwen #spiderverse #across the spider verse #across the spiderverse #atsv #the spider gang #my fic #my post #alright I'm off to bed now - cya guys! <3 #and thanks for reading!

[vasattope]

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#random story of the day #this morning I was happily walking on my own through the streets of Barcelona #minding my own business #listening to ATL at full volume in my earphones #when two girls approached me smiling #I thought they needed help so I took off my earphones #they asked if I speak english #and I thought they were tourists asking for directions #but then #one of them asked if I had a couple minutes to talk #I thought maybe they wanted to practise English?? #(because I always think good about everyone 🤷🏻‍♀️) #but then they asked if I knew about our mother God???? #????? #like WHAT #I was so stunned I thought I misheard #she goes 'do you believe in God?' #and I choked #I told her I'm an atheist #and they looked so disappointed #WHAT THE FUCK #I still can't believe that happened #wtf #personal

[cruelsister-moved2]

you guys..... this is a new lowww 😭

#people are having like 100 different conversations in the tags like not understanding that this person is literally #just doing a romantic nationalism couched in tumblrified language #this is making me feel legitimately insane im going to really need you guys to start reading books before we get a full on Herder fandom #also people getting confused between revivals of ancient greek religion #vs like it actually being some surviving 'indigenous religion' or something #the greek religion stopped being practised at least 1000 years ago #u know whats so fucking funny is it seems like hellenic revival has its roots in.................18th and 19th century ENGLISH writers

[phonification]

I finished reading the meat epilogue the other day and I couldnt stop thinking about the fact that even after EVERYTHING that John went through, dad always tried his damn hardest to do everything he could for John and to keep him safe. and really did do it.

john was carefully carried in his fathers arms when he crashed and killed nanna on that meteor and when the poison finally killed him, he flew right back into his dads arms, his corpse kept safe in the wallet, that floated around in space for who know how long . I hate Homestuck God

#homestuck #dad egbert #john egbert #not to mention his shaving cream kept terezi from dying of starvation #and. pipe tobacco. #i was looping goodnight dad i love you and had the thought . didnt end well #ouuugggghhhh i love that old man (dad egbert) #i love both dads from homestuck #they are very different #i wish i was more fluent in english i really need to practise more #sorry if this is rlly clunky #bonks thinkpan

[someonewhogotanaccount]

what's new?

I… am not so familiar with some English expressions, so I’ll interpret this as a “what's up”. Correct me if I'm wrong :).

So far I'm having a relatively relaxed day, got woken up by the alarm clock at 6am this morning and spontaneously decided not to go to school. Well, I would have had only substitution and PE today anyway, so I didn't miss much. To be honest, I almost went to school (because I’m a nerd and don’t want to miss school), but I was so tired and my mom talked me into staying home. So, I mean, if anyone from my school is reading this, I'm totally one-hundred percent sick, of course. Cough, cough. Plus, I was only like six absences last school year, so that's kinda justified.

Stupidly, no one sends me the book pages we are supposed to work on, so unfortunately I can't do any assignments. Cough, sneeze, cough, cough. (Oops, chain reaction)

Also shit just realised I lost my key. I dunno where I left that stupid thing… and my mom won’t be pleased by that (I always lose something).

Anyway, I have English exam tomorrow and haven’t learned yet because… I think I already mentioned that I am a lazy person learned to appreciate the perks of procrastination. And I used the wasted time to read so it’s valued wasted time. Oh, and I've been playing the piano more often again lately. Now my left wrist hurts like hell again, but my conscience is satisfied at least. My story (the one you kinda helped me with) was also a little bit continued and I had my first “author getting more brilliant ideas under the shower” - experience the day before yesterday.

Sadly, I don’t have any time left to write further (maybe that’s good ‘cause this answer is already pretty long ;). As I said, I still have to practice English (and now slightly start panicking because I forgot the time).

How was your day? What’s new? :)

#ask #thanks for the ask #i’m shitty in english #and have to practise now #hope you had a nice day #:)

[hella1975]

why is there a twenty marker analysing empirical evidence of game theory on this saturday exam

#t-minus three hours this is the one im MOST unprepared for so somehow it's gonna go worse than all the others #and idk if my mental state can handle that bc ive been working stupidly hard since DECEMBER every single fucking day #just to this week fail three exams consecutively going on a fourth today #like a twenty marker on pure essay-style waffle would usually be a DREAM for me #bc it's literally my coursemates' worst nightmare bc they're all maths-brained and cant form a sentence to save their life #so this is literally the first time in two years that english is gonna help me out with my degree #but we've NEVER done an essay-style question in game theory before or ANY of my modules for that matter #and he hasn't given us any practise questions so we literally have no idea what to expect #like i have no fucking clue what im doing #im so mad at everything rn like im just so ANGRY and i know after today im gonna be forced to acknowledge #that that anger cant go anywhere so it's just gonna turn into one very burnt-out exhausted self-loathing breakdown #im guessing that's gonna hit tonight at some point <3 weekend plans! #BUT STILL AFTER TODAY IM FINISHED #EXAM SEASON YOU HAVE BEEN HELLISH TRULY MY WORST ONE YET #hella goes to uni

[ghostlypawn]

i actually think the main reason as to why lupe was annoyed at the idea of rooming with esti again on the bus is because so far the entire season shes been ostracised and not had the chance to connect with the other girls and when we see everyone that night theyre all getting to know eachother on a deeper connection which shes missing out on

#i think a lot of ppl just go. shes annoyed with esti. she hates esti. she doesnt want to parent esti. but theres more to it imo. #also possibly another level #is that she wants esti to room with the other girls so she cant rely purely on her spanish #and will have to practise her english which lupe wants her to do for the same above reasons #and for her own safety in the US #aloto

[kemetic-dreams]

Is there only one English translation of the Bible?

No, there are dozens, if not hundreds of them.

There’s even a “Queen James Translation”, which removes all the verses that condemn homosexual practises.

#Is there only one English translation of the Bible? #No #there are dozens #if not hundreds of them. #There’s even a “Queen James Translation” #which removes all the verses that condemn homosexual practises. #kemetic dreams #bible #holy bible #bible verse #bible study #biblevisuals #bible wichapas #psalms #discipleship #follow jesus #christian #faith