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I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

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love it when i need to think in one language but my brain starts using another one. well thanks, talking in spanish to my chinese-speaking friend is surely an amazing idea

#“the brain is the most intelligent organ!!!” ← wrong. this fella is dumb as heck #langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes #learning languages

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hot take: opinions "german sounds harsh" and "german sounds beautiful" can coexist

#something something every language is beautiful once you start understanding it #langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes #german #deutsch #deutsche spra #deutsche sprache #german language #foreign languages #learning languages #learning german

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it will never stop surprising me how certain parents want tutors to improve their children's grades in one month. ma'am, you son doesn't know how to form the plural form of a regular noun. he won't understand the difference between past simple and past continuous after 10 one-hour long lessons. i doesn't make me a bad tutor. it's how learning works for heaven's sake.

it will also never stop surprising me how certain language learners beat themselves up over not reaching fluency after 6 months of studies. girl, you have a full-time job and a social life. you won't be able to read shakespeare-level literature after 35 hours of studies. it doesn't make you a bad learner. chill out.

#langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes #uhhh... positivity i guess ??? #i'm an english tutor now does it show

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code switching is great because one moment everyone can understand you and the next la frase gets totalmente incompréhensible for tout le mundo except ton cerebro y on ne peut hacer anything about ça

#it's quite an exaggerated example but it makes it even funnier #language learning #langblr #languages #polyglot #studyblr #memes #french #spanish #code switching #my beloved #sorry in advance to those who don't speak french and spanish (←is not sorry at all)

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yeag

#thank you for this post op #you've just described my life #aromantic #aro #aromantic spectrum #aromanticism #aro pride #arospec #languages #langauge learning #langblr

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A2 🤝 C1

"i don't remember the rule,

but it sounds right"

#...and then getting it wrong #languages #langblr #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes

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"being consistent with language learning is so complicated!!!!" no it's not. you do your research, find the book that suits your goals best, get it, speedrun ½ of it in three days and then struggle with the rest for two years

#see it's easy!!!! #...or ? #langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes

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i love the strange reality of being a human person with a human brain. one time someone said something to me in a foreign language (japanese, which i do not speak) and i automatically responded in a different foreign language (spanish, which i do not speak well) and then we both said "what?" in english, an experience made more surreal by the fact that everyone around us was speaking loudly in canadian french (as this occurred in Quebec)

#languages #langblr #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes

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latin and greek are basically the cheat code for learning scientific terminology

#langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes #latin #lingua latina #latin language #latin langblr #greek #greek language #greek langblr

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opening a grammar book as a beginner: oh my god what the fuck is that opening a grammar book as an intermediate: pff. i know it all now opening a grammar book as an advanced learner: THERE'S A RULE???? i do this at random

#langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes

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idk man i genuinly have no idea how people set goals and define reasons for learning languages (and probably doing lots of other things). i just do stuff for funsies and if my motivation lasts long enough it turns out useful

#maybe the reason it turns out useful is precisely my being happy and motivated enough #or maybe it's a coincidence #langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes #hobbies

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being self-taught in any type of practice will eventually lead to you having to seek out formal learning resources to bridge what you think is a trivial knowledge gap and realizing that you've been operating similarly to that french guy who went about his daily life unknowingly missing 90% of his brain

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Like or reblog this if you're an active langblr or studyblr

Hey, hi, hello!!! I'm curious if there is someone left using Tumblr.

#kinda #if 'active' means posting once every two months...

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this is a friendly reminder that language proficiency levels aren't 100% accurate and appliable to everyone. you can be able to talk about evolution and use the subjunctive mood but have no idea how to describe your daily activities. you can not know many synonims but be adept at explaining stuff. you can be able to name every single thing at the supermarket but unable to form a sentence with reported speech. you can not remember jobs names but know slang and dialects. you can read the classics but barely speak or write.

language learning is multifaceted and it's completely normal to develop certain skills before others. sometimes it's because some are easier for a particular person. sometimes it's because some are more useful in one's context. the point is, whatever set of skills you have, it's great. keep going.

#langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #motivation #maybe ???

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language learning will give you the weirdest experience ever. once i read a manual for my sister's toy in Spanish because we couldn't find it in our mother tongue. once i slightly redacted an article on Wikipedia in Sicilian. once i was with my family at the beach and people nearby were listening to a Spanish song with a large number of innuendos. once i had to search a way to contact my mom's relative who lives in Germany on the Internet. wonder what might happen next

#especially if you're the only language learner in your family/friends group #languages #langblr #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #memes

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this is a gentle reminder that when learning languages, you need to keep in mind the "mother tongue rule". if you're dyslexic, dysgraphic, have speech impediment, social anxiety or something else, if you have problems with reading, writing or talking to people even using your mother tongue, then you can't blame yourself for not being fluent enough or compare yourself to others when having these problems with your target language. everyone is different. this difference is not only about methodology, speed, or ressources. it is also about disability and mental illness. please don't be too hard on yourself.

and if you know someone who has these problems, be patient and understanding. don't insult them or laugh at them.

#langblr #languages #language learning #polyglot #studyblr #disability #mental illness #social anxiety #autism #neurodivergent #dyslexia #dysgraphia