#were you speak out loud

[tinylantern]

Working on organizing all the TMNT 2003 concept art I was linked to into folders so I can find everything easily and I cannot get over BttS Mikey's model sheet because he just

Blep

#star speaks #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt 2003 #tmnt michelangelo #Speaking as someone who has yet to watch BttS #And is reluctant to just because of how negatively received it was by fans #On its own I do like its art style based on the concept art #But it's jarring because this is supposed to be the 7th season of the 2003 series #And yet it looks completely different from the first five seasons #YOU CAN SEE THE TURTLES' EYES THROUGH THEIR MASKS NOW FOR CRYING OUT LOUD #And they were given very cutesy eyes to boot too like #They all look so very squishy now

[unexpectedbrickattack]

Oooooh do you think gnomes would have their own language/dialect??

Short answer: Yes. Technically.

Long answer: I have. Feelings. About how language is treated in fantasy. Like “this race has their Own language” despite living in vastly different areas of the same world. Like. Humans having their Own language. Elves having their Own language. Elves, orcs, etc etc. Its not Bad but its definitely like A Thing that pokes at my sides a little lol.

Humans have hundreds of spoken and visual languages! Id like to imagine that in a world with other races, they would have their own variety of spoken language 😊 So yes; Gus does speak in his own native tongue. And he has absolutely badmouthed someone who got on his nerves without them realizing it lol

#answered #chattin #gustavo #theyre like WHAT and hes like what? just talkin out loud :0 #anyway #not to point fingers at popular properties bc basically ALL major games and shows do this #let ur races get confused as hell when they travel the planet lol #gustavo travels to an entirely different continent w like an adventuring group or something #and theyre like hey! theres a town full of gnomes here; maybe u can chat them up #and hes like. i dont know what the fuck theyre saying im so sorry #while were on the subject I love love love that he has such a deep voice #its very strange (obviously from sound clips being distorted) #but like i can imagine he doesnt really come across easily to alot of people #like he talks slower than usual but its also just very deep and he can often slur words together #and for some reason i keep hearing him w a southern (ish) accent in english?? i dunno how to make it stop 😭😭😭 #like very deep very gentle and hospitable…..if theres an italian equivalent of that hmu lmao #this is like COMPLETELY different from Vigis bc he sounds southern and deep too #but like he speaks WAY faster and he sounds completely incoherent when hes angry/yelling #YOU KNOW WHAT #im going to just say Gus being an adventurer #he is just a polyglot #and very fluent in those languages #justifying my sweet southern boy gus! voice agenda lmao

[transgender-karras]

maybe I’m just sleepy but like.. fuckin hell man. Dyer really was the sun to Damien’s moon. those priests wanted to kiss and never allowed themselves to indulge in it

edit: I had a section here abt the differences in how Damien died at the end of the film vs the end of the book but then someone let me know the way I described it was inaccurate✌🏻

#like damn these two really were in love huh #and never got to really be in love ever not til the very very end #you’re holding your best friend’s hand as it grows cold from the georgetown spring coldness but also from blood loss #and in your last moments together he squeezes your hand in a show of the emotions he could never speak out loud #as a ‘thank you’ and as an ‘I’m sorry’ and as an ‘I love you’ #tw death #tw parent death #dimmieposting #🔪.txt #damien karras #the exorcist (1973) #father karras #the exorcist #the exorcist book #the exorcist (1971) #father joseph dyer #joseph dyer #father dyer #karrasdyer #dyer x karras #Karras x dyer

[derpinette]

english used to be the normie filter & how you could tell someone was a Trve Internethead but after the DAMNED 2020 quarantine for obvious reasons EveryBody & They Momma is acceptably fluent so now i have to learn swedish or something. -_-

#already been spending time this past year & a half i only need someone to actually speak it with IRL for maximum efficiency #technically i want to say 2019 people were already turning to english at least in my city. 7 year old me would be so happy but #ARRRRRRGHHHHHHH #YOU ARE POSERS I HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH YOU & I NEVER WILL. has me feeling so ♯DECEIVED #native english speakers will probably never understand this feel #speaking english now is just as cringe as i thought being francophone was a decade ago Yes even as a child i was against normies #i was forcibly taught.by my millennial older brother i had no choice but to abide by that line of thought & so here i am today #well he was right. not anymore he ain't but he used to be #but technically you can say this new wave of self taught anglophones are going against the current & remnants of colonialism so well #it is a good thing objectively i just miss the ease of recognizing Real back in the day TT_TT like you just KNEW they shared your interests #& weirdness they knew your references it said something about what their social status likely was too ETC ETC. But not anymore... #i enjoyed it tho i had a bestfriend whom i mostly spoke english with & we were known for it we were outcasts #i distinctly remember this fag who got so mad at us & harassed us for it during middle school recess. like fluency was a bad thing #we were not even gossiping about him Altho we should have been. & that was the best part is that it was a barrier #so you could talk about anything out loud & nobody would be able to understand you & at the time it was just us & our older siblings #+their friends

[coquelicoq]

i’ve been trying to think of ways to keep up my spanish since i moved and don’t know as many people to speak it with here; i saw you’re reading out loud in french every day how’s that going? would you recommend it to maintain fluency? :)

it's going well! it's great for maintaining vocab for sure, especially if you read recent stuff (as opposed to novels from the 1800s lol). and it's been helping a ton with my pronunciation; actually speaking the words helps with your own articulation as well as your oral comprehension to a lesser extent. i think it's a pretty good option in the absence of conversational partners, and it's really not necessary to spend a ton of time on it per day, especially if you're already fluent. you could read a chapter a day (or 10 pages, or 5 pages, or whatever) just to keep your hand in. worth a try if you have some spanish-language books available!

#good luck!! #asks #not anon #i know i just said to read recent stuff but also it can be fun to read classics that were written in spanish that you've read in english #i can't read spanish but if i could i would probably start with some garcía márquez or isabel allende that i've read in translation #some neruda maybe! #reading poetry out loud seems like an especially excellent idea #probably doesn't matter as long as it's books that you enjoy. if it feels like a chore then it's hard to keep with it #singing is also super helpful. listening to your fave spanish-speaking artists a lot & learning the lyrics #i spent a sunday a few weeks ago doing chores and learning all the words to papaoutai #it was hard for me because he sings kinda fast! but now i can too :) #i need to listen to francophone artists more but i forget to listen to music at all let alone find new stuff in french lol #it seems like you listen to a lot of music though so hopefully that wouldn't be as much of a problem for you as it is for me!

[hawkwidows]

day 37282 of not entirely understanding how people 100%, without a doubt, enthusiastically think mike was wearing [redacted]

#ev speaks #maybe don’t reblog this one if you were gonna idk #just thinking out loud but within my neighbourhood #yknow ​cup of tea in my hands on the porch noticing the neighbours aren’t using those gardening tools in the most sensical way #but it’s more fascination bc my mind wouldn’t have considered that method since the equipment is kinda simple but hey if it works!

[seonghwasblr-moved]

Sometimes I get sad and annoyed about things that literally don't matter at all lol

#maja talks #(me reading 5 month old tweets saying the copenhagen crowd for ateez was dead) #like no it wasn't and also it's been 5 months why am I sad about those tweets now LMAO #it does make me wonder what the criteria of a “dead” crowd is tho #like someone wrote it was so dead that they could hear the members speaking clearly on their videos #but to me that is just manners? Like it's manners to me that you don't scream when the members are speaking #other people say a crowd is dead when people sit down too much but you can literally be so hyped while sitting down too #other people said the crowd wasn't as loud as other places but i'm pretty sure it one of the smallest crowds of the tour #so what do you expect #people were literally screaming their lungs out when it mattered and sang the songs and stomped(?) on the floor #I guess I just don't understand some people's definitions of a dead crowd #(try going to a concert in Korea then you will meet a dead crowd lol) #again this literally doesn't matter I just got annoyed reading the tweets lmao #again it's been 5 months and the only reason I saw those tweets is because I'm going through a trying to relive the concert phase lol #the members seemed like they had fun (wooyoung even mentioned the concert as one of his faves in an article if I remember correctly) #I had fun with my friends and that's honestly the most important #everybody are inclined to their own opinions #and again this is old news so it really does not matter LMAO #(I still don't think a crowd is dead just cause they let an artist speak and be heard at a concert)

[rubberbandballqueen]

favorite part of work today was when i told the kids to get into two lines, n this one guy was like "i don't want to" n then started talking to his buddy in mandarin, n so then in chinese i was like, "hey, come here."

n he n his buddy looked at each other n then looked at me with like that faintly displeased expression that means they've realized they can't get away with not being that good at english (or feel terribly isolated from n indifferent to the adults bc they don't speak their language) anymore

and then when i told them to line up in mandarin they groaned abt it for sure but they did drag themselves into a line

#i walked in n this one kid handed me a book to read like a big hardcover graphic novel type thing n said i could look through it #so for kicks i started reading it out loud with all the silly voices n sound effects n blocking #and so then obviously the other children started to swarm me and god. kids have so much body heat #n you can feel it bc they have no personal space qwq #n anyway so i led them all to a different corner of the room and ended up reading 15 out of the 16 chapters of the book #out loud to a big chunk of the kids for like an hour w/a 5 min break halfway through for water #and when i came back the kids were organizing the chairs themselves into a semicircle to give me enough space to perform #i was sweating more than i have in Quite A While by the end bc again. children are So Warm n also being dramatic takes energy #the same kid who handed me the book today last year handed me some pokemon cards n i ended up spending all of spring camp #drawing pokemon from cards as references for kids to color n stuff bc i didn't want to go to the computer n print out coloring pages #so! i should probably stop spoiling/“yes and--”ing kids at work w/my nonsense but it gives them smth memorable at least #but also i am so fucking tired today lol i had to leave class as soon as it was done dash home to drop off my jacket n backpack #i didn't even have time to take off my shoes before entering the house so I Did An Unforgivable Sin (walked around w/shoes on) #n then put on my work jacket n dash out the door again to go to my 5.75 hr work shift o(--( #i don't regret it!! i did tell my boss i was free for afternoon camp shifts specifically bc i wanted these shifts even tho timing'd be tigh #successfully taught a kid to tie his shoelaces today though!!!!! what's w/kids n always using the very tips of their laces to mimic you tho #when you are very clearly handling the parts of the laces right next to your foot. it did click for him tho eventually #the worm speaks

[hella1975]

I just think that no children by the mountain goats and soukoku. It just, yes.

they are truly the epitome of 'you are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand' idc what anyone says

#so many people say their ships are no children coded bc they mildly annoy each other and start off on bad terms maybe #BUT SOUKOKU IS ACTUALLY NO CHILDREN CODED #LIKE JUST CURSING THE OTHER OUT YET EACH INSULT IS REALLY SPECIFIC AND DOMESTIC #AND SHOWS A REALLY THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE OTHER JUST TO REVEAL HE'S SINGING TO AN EX? #LITERALLY CANON #'I HOPE I LIE AND TELL EVERYONE YOU WERE A GOOD WIFE AND I HOPE YOU DIE I HOPE WE BOTH DIE' HELLO?? #LIKE IN TIMES IN THEIR LIFE THEY WERE *BOTH* BAD PARTNERS FOR EACH OTHER AND YET AND YET AND YET #also 'i am drowning'..... laugh out loud #this song is literally written for that single manga panel (recent manga spoilers) of dazai watching chuuya drown #while speaking through the mic and their flashbacks flicker over but he's like 'actually no there's nothing!' #literally 'i hope when you think of me years down the line you cant find one good thing to say' #insane about them as per #ask #soukoku

[kitkatcadillac]

je veux un jardin... je veux les fleurs blanches et les arbres des pommes ???

#i think im saying that right LMAO im practicing and excited i can just Say Shit in french #that is not just a disembodied sentence fragment but actual thoughts fjdk #j'aime le café. je veux un café. alas #my biggest struggle though is how i want to refer to myself #because i am... genderless........... #but french is gendered........... #je suis américain(e). you cant say that out loud though LMAO #skelly speaks #한국어를 안 배웁니다... if i wasnt trying to tear ass through french rn id pick that back up and slap greek on the top while im at it but fjdkf #in case you were wondering if i was still on my language bullshit. i never got off it i promise LMAO

[stubborn-string-bones]

Welp! Hung out with our longtime former ED at an event and it turns out I'm holding a grudge, maybe forever. Shit may be exponentially more fucked up now and I do not hold her responsible for the actions of others but also like, get the fuck off that high horse

you gave that man an engraved invitation into this house

#i do not forgive you! #i hope you feel bad! #or at least have felt an appropriate amount of regret and responsibility #not to mention the ways she laid the groundwork for so much other shit we're dealing with #like that guy's dead and the shit he did needs to be named (do speak ill of the dead actually #and the other needs to be held responsible for his actions #but do not pretend you were some pristine perfect ideal ED you are absolutely partly to blame for how we got here #like you led him in by the hand and told us he could be trusted and gave him keys to every lock you hadn't already broken #and people make mistakes! #but you also spent years cultivating an environment where you could take your feelings out on your employees every once in a while #so fuck right off #who's got two thumbs and a normal workplace #also the union finally got certified two months after the vote lol #had a few 'oh god now that I've said it out loud' moments the last few weeks #back to where i make sense #also to be clear tonight was mostly a pleasant conversation it was just also a useful reminder

[still-got-no-idea]

No mames porque soy así

Claro, es que- no se

No se nada de porque es tan difícil a decir ‘no’

No se nada de eso!

Bueno, ahora tengo dos biblias

NO QUIERO HACER ESO PERO JAIFSINASJKNFAJKFNSJA

SE VEAN MIS ZAPATOS QUE ESTAN GAY Y ESO ES COMO SE HACE?????

Ahora tengo algo para leer, pero todavía wey

#aster talks #aster speaks spanish #sometimes i only know how to express myself in spanish #especially when there’s other people around #BECAUSE FUCK I CAN’T SAY THIS SHIT OUT LOUD #…so yeah my mexican ass has 2 bibles now #and i’m going to get some other book #because i can’t fucking say no #so i’m just here mildly freaking out in spanish #because what else am i gonna do? #some old guy saw me taking pictures of bees and was like ‘you should have a bible’ #and i was like ‘sure i got time before my class’ #and then some other guys were like ‘hey you wanna hear this thing?’ #and i was like ‘yeah sure i got time’ #and now i’m wishing i were less of someone who just went ‘yeah i got time lol’ #NO ES MI CULPA #BUENO SI ES PERO NO-

[pumpking64]

anxiety logic is a weird thing.

i have this problem where if i’m lying in bed in the evening and hear a helicopter or a plane flying relatively low outside i will be convinced it’s an air attack and the only thing that works is to wait it out until the sound is gone.

and that’s one of the reasons i want to move out of the city centre. because why would an air attack be on a village instead of a big city?

like logically speaking there shouldn’t even be an air attack in the first place, we’re not at war. but that logic doesn’t work for me. the completely made-up hypothesis, however, that air attacks wouldn’t be on the outskirts of the city? that logic works

#own post #like. if i’m afraid to die in my sleep (not an uncommon reason for anxiety attacks for me) it sometimes helps to send a message #to a friend telling her I love her. somehow I don’t think I will die then. like. i don’t know why #if I speak my fear out loud to someone I believe it less likely to be true. not because I reflect on it though and realise how unrealistic #it is #but because I think it’s so unlikely that whatever my anxiety is will come true if I called it before. like that doesn’t happen #you never hear of someone losing their hand and that their last words before unprompted were ‘’i’m afraid to lose my hands’’ #idk….. just. anxiety logic #weird. and yet I’m somehow grateful for it #it’s better than no logic

[floorpancakes]

#they would be cringeworthy but excellent cat parents #pls clamp its what they need #as reward for all the shit they have been through they are rewarded with thematically compliant kitty #i have this mental image of the hc where like #obviously their entire meeting was a parallel to this so it hits extra hard #and like #idk doumeki comes back from work but he hears a mewing noise coming from the street corner #and theres this wet kitten barely able to mew very loud in like a soggy cardboard box #well we saw what happened to the first cat he saw muttering to itself in the rain in a precarious situation #and hes like #he just instinctively picks it up and tries to shelter it in his jacket or something and takes it home #and obviously watanuki would be like 'ur so stupid we dont know how to take care of a cat ive done no research that was so impulsive etc #but its kind of a fated moment given their entire....origin story and each of their combined experiences thematically speaking #when he sees the little thing he just kinda shuts up and IMMEDIATELY starts trying to figure this shit out #its probably touch and go for a few days as to whether the cat would make it but they pull through and all of a sudden #theyre cringe cat owners #the final state of being that they were building up to all along #they take the cat to the vet and the vet is like you don't have any other cats at home right??? #and doumeki is like oh i have two cats and watanuki steps on his foot with his heel and hisses for him to shut up #he is kind of flattered though #listen hes gotta get used to his position as a mandatory cat person soon enough #i would argue he would be REALLY into it once he stops giving a fuck #but thats besides the point #cat......they would be good with a cat.... #someone pinch me to write this #xxxholic #douwata #yeah

[aquietwritingcorner]

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#author speaks #seriously i laughed out loud when i read it. #got half a mind to contact the group rhey were threatening me with and be like yo you know this is happening #because what even lol

[benbamboozled]

Me, whenever I have the opportunity to talk about the history and business practices of DC Comics IRL:

#look I am so much more passionate when I’m speaking out loud. #i start out like ‘let me speak of one thing that bothers me personally’ #cut to one minute later: ‘AND FURTHERMORE I KNOW *FOR A FACT* THAT THEY DID THIS TO SPITE ME SPECIFICALLY!!!’ #it’s like one of those couple-fights that start about who doesn’t rinse off their dishes… #…and by the end it’s like ‘and FIVE YEARS AGO you took a wrong turn and we were late for my second cousins talent show… #AND I’VE HATED YOU EVER SINCE!!!!!’ #you think you’ve seen unhinged ranting I keep myself IN CHECK around here hahaaa