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That should be on here actually!

I received my Korean textbook and workbook!! Let’s getttttt itttt! Also yesterday I saw a cute girl studying Korean in the RER so I said I started studying too and wished her good luck and a nice day aah

#im gonna have to rewire my brain on this one #i can say annyeonghasaeyo but can i write it? uh oh #text #mine #korean

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no offence but there is literally nothing morally wrong with cheating on tests/at school… it’s up there with piracy on the list of Crimes Everyone Is Convinced Are Wrong And Harmful But If You Actually Think About Them For 12 Seconds It’s Fine And You Definitely Should Commit Them At Some Point

#especially with online exams during covid!! #i cheated on my genetics exam and tbh I remember more than if I hadn’t #also my lab exams?? so stressful #and when I went to my internship?? #lab work was so much chiller #we could use our phones #anyway yeah #(i mean still learn things but you got the gist) #exams

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Allignement Chart - Academic citation management edition

Following the reactions to this post, which I couldn’t stop thinking about : 

#all except lawful neutral and lawful evil #citations #tag yourself #pic

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Just like that!! I finished my 3rd year of higher education!! I clicked « quitter » on Teams and that was it!! Wtf!!

#reblogging from my main! #it’s so strange!! #ive been feeling on holidays for a couple weeks already #but this was the last final #so strange #school #mine #text #about me

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MICROSOFT WORD HAS A FUCKING “INSERT CITATION” BUTTON WHY THE FUCK DID NO ONE EVER TELL ME THIS IS SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION FUCK THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THIS IS MICROSOFT WORD 2007 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS IN HIGHSCHOOL WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK I HATE EVERYTHING

#it does!! #also you can link your Mendeley library #if you use Mendeley

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AAAHHHH I got an interview for an intership!!!!!

#im so happy wtf #literally the dream stuff #it's to grow microalgae in bioreactors #sounds nasty but i really wanted to try that bc of that damn space book where the guy #grows his own fuel made out of microalgae for his spaceship #about me #text me #biotech

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some french vocab from a certain book 

abîmer - to damage, wreck, ruin

baisser - to lower 

disloquer - to break, take sth to pieces

germer - to germinate, take seed, grow

mettre fin à - to put a stop to 

s’effondre - to collapse, fall apart

survenir - to occur, arise

tarder (à faire qch) - to be slow, late

tramer - to plot, weave 

travestir - to distort, twist 

voir le jour - to be born, see the light of day

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m. complot - plan, scheme

f. contre-vérité - falsehood, lie

m. tapage - splash, disturbance, excessive noise

f. Union sovétique - Soviet Union

#'a certain book' and then im hit with union soviétique ksdjfg #i don't even know some of these in english so thanks!!

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#Jdkd i was gonna shit on l’académie française #gna gna gna anglicismes gna gna écriture inclusive #cry babies that’s it

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i would rather die than market myself on linkedin. it's the modern day version of a peasant doing a little dance to convince the king to let him live

#i am but a peasant then #and my school a beautiful product of capitalism #u Gotta do what u gotta do #biotechs are a hell of a sector #LinkedIn #text

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“Translation is activism because it involves bringing one culture into another. As a reader, poet, and translator I operate under the assumption that cultures can benefit from contact with other worldviews. As translators we extend bridges between cultures. Translation is very similar to migration: diversity helps whatever community receives migrants. It’s not just the literary community that benefits, but the language itself and the way we think do as well. When someone reads something from a different culture, in a different language, they think of different possibilities. Reading different ways of expression, which are tied to underlying beliefs and values, opens opportunities.”

— “Translation is activism because it involves bringing one culture into another”: An Interview with Laura Cesarco Eglin | Latin American Literature Today

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How to Know The German Article

Since there are three different articles in German it might be hard to remember every noun’s gender by heart. So today we’ll look at a few indicators that can reveal it before you even know what the word itself means.

A good thing to know is that the majority of German nouns only have one article. Though some things, like different workers, have either “der” or “die” depending on the person’s pronouns.

Ex. Der Künstler — the artist (masculine) Die Künstlerin — the artist (feminine)

Der Arzt — the doctor (masculine) Die Ärztin — the doctor (feminine)

And in some cases a noun has more than one gender because it is a loan word and was never granted a specific gender. Like for example: der Laptop, das Laptop. Both “der” and “das” are valid to use when talking about a laptop.

But like I said; this is only for some nouns, a minority. The majority have only one of the three articles. And in fact, 46% of those are feminine. You heard me right. 34% of them are masculine, and only 20% use the neutral article.

This means that if you’re unsure, take a chance at either feminine or masculine. But let’s look at the actual rules for finding out the gender. (Be aware that there are always exceptions, but it is better to assume the rules apply to a word than to feel hesitant. You will learn the exceptions as you go along.)

How to recognize feminine

If the noun has any of these endings it is, the very majority of the time, feminine: -ei -anz -enz -heit -keit -ie -ik -ion -ität -schaft -ung -ur

How to recognize masculine

If the noun has any of these endings it is, the very majority of the time, masculine:  -ant -ent -ich -ling -er (not always masculine) -ismus  -ist -or

Weekdays, months, most alcoholic beverages, weather elements, and directions (north, south, east, west) are all also masculine.

How to recognize neuter

If the noun has any of these endings it is, the very majority of the time, neuter:  -lein and -chen (both diminutive) -ment -um -ma (not always neuter)

Verbs who are made into nouns and most metals are also neuter, ex. das Leben, das Schwimmen, and, das Silber, das Geld.

As well as most nouns beginning with “Ge-”, ex. das Gebäude, are neuter. 

#oohhh #so helpful !!! #wish I was taught that in school! #german #deutsch #article

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If you could pick an academic field to study out of sheer interest and not the bludgeoning despair of trying to survive capitalism, what would it be? I’d definitely definitely!! do astrophysics.

#Paleonthology!!! #which is also my semester project subject!! #im so happy!! #love them rocks and fossils!! #mary anning inspired ngl

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Insert “I do that too” vine!! My habits are pretty similar:

change my firefox theme to another colour and finding the best add-ons

drink tea and have a bottle of water at hand (not a glass, runs empty too fast and then I forget to refill it so it defeats the purpose)

sit backwards in the chair so my chest is resting on the back piece (no more upper back pain!)

I use Todoist for my to-do lists (always open in a tab) and every time a thought bothers me I’ll make a task of it for later

Japanese Lo-Fi songs, or rock/metal playlists

fidget fidget fidget (pens, hairclips or your personal fidget, I like knotted threads and fabrics)

experimenting with my note taking (I’m trying Notion, OneNote and paper notes to see which one works best)

walk around during the breaks instead of sitting at the computer opening *hum* Tumblr

random things I do to fool my brain into staying interested during online study

changing my chrome cursor into something cute like a strawberry

changing my chrome theme to a wacky colour

adding stickers onto my laptop

listening to new music in a language I don’t know

or hyped video game music for energy

buying a fidget toy. like deadass I had my doubts but they’re so good

using the web paint extension while in meetings or lectures

changing the appearance of whatever note taking app you use

for epic gamers with light-up keyboards, changing the light’s colour settings

having a very hot or very cold drink 

putting said drink directly under my face when working and using a straw, so I don’t forget it’s there and don’t have to move my head much to sip

hav u eaten or drank anything today hey hello it’s already midday

sparkling water perchance?? it’s water but it’s fun and interesting

ambient fireplace 10 hours loop

alternatively, death metal hardcore bass boosted.mp3

putting on a ridiculous outfit and pretending you’re a wizard doing important work. I have given up on being “put together” at this stage

getting up and having scheduled dance breaks to move around

don’t like your chair? are u gay and can’t sit normal? try arranging pillows and boxes to make a diy cross-legged chair or sit on the floor

u kno when you get a million ideas during studying but u don’t want to break focus: hey siri okay google alexa remind me in a sec about this very specific thing that just couldn’t wait 10 more minutes to force itself into brain

giving up. lmao sometimes you genuinely need a break and nothing you do will make your brain focus so don’t feel guilty for needing rest! it’s technically more productive to spend the time resting and recharging than forcing yourself to half assedly focus and get nothing done

tl;dr- changing appearances of devices often for Spice, having small snacks and various drinks, hype music for energy, any and all fidget toys, knowing when to give up

#can you tell I struggle with that last one #also I wrote this 3 times bc the draft didn't save #would y'all be interested in my note taking setup? #studyblr #online class #reblog #text

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Starting classes at my new uni tomorrow!! Aaahhhhh

#im not super nervous #but still #also i have never been to university #bc of that stupid french education system #im in a private school that doesn’t work like unis #so i’m super new to uni processes #about me #text #mine

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Allignement Chart - Academic citation management edition

Following the reactions to this post, which I couldn’t stop thinking about : 

#used to be chaotic neutral and true neutral #but now im lawful good i gues #i use Mendeley #im still confused by it so lawful neutral as well kdhgd #alignement chart #pic #citations

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honestly I’m surprised that no one in the language community has created a tumblr where people can send in recipes from their country/region/etc. not to be lame as fuck but food is such a connecting force and can tell you a lot about the culture/people/language and it’s also nice to see similarities in meals and try new things.

#cooking #culture