#honestly fuck english

[littlemizzlinguistics]

Studying linguistics is actually so wonderful because when you explain youth slang to older professors, instead of complaining about how "your generation can't speak right/ you're butchering the language" they light up and go “really? That’s so wonderful! What an innovative construction! Isn't language wonderful?"

#linguistics #gen z slang #english #as people in the reblog pointed out! #most gen z slang comes from (or was appropriated from) aave #honestly I was just excited to talk about how people in my field actually get excited about non standard uses of English #instead of ridiculing speakers #and I tagged incorrectly and didn’t point out the very real issues of language and power and appropriation inherent in modern slang #in that much of it was appropriated #and even that which experiences language change in the wider culture still originated in aave #aave is just as linguistically valid as any other English dialect because it is a proper language #and the grammar is incredible!!! #habitual be is fantastic and an excellent example of how a richer case system or a certain case can render an adverb unnecessary #and the phonology is just beautiful #anyway I’m very sorry #I fucked up

[friendlyorange]

The weirdest thing about going to college for teaching in the united states is the giant CANYON of disconnect between what we're taught and what we actually do in a classroom.

like we're taught how to diversify methods of instruction in order to most equitably reach the diverse populations of our classrooms and inspire them to do their best writing/reading/speaking (im an English teaching major) but then in reality the students in your classroom are insanely below the level they need to be at in order to engage with age-appropriate lessons for them

we're taught how to take common core standards and transform them into meaningful and deep lessons but we're only given 45-90 mins of planning per day (if we're lucky) and the rest needs to be done outside of school or after hours if you can't do it quickly enough, and teachers are always expected to do research outside of the classroom, as well as collaboration, tweaking of lesson plans, etc.

we're told that students crave learning and they crave fun projects and they crave kinesthetic exercises, but then when I try those things in the classroom everyone complains and halfasses their participation, and im lucky if half of them actually pass something in, whether its an assignment, a test, a project, or an assessment.

we're told that we need to have open communication not only between teachers but between teachers and admin and parents, but then im lucky if one of the ten parents I email about their kid failing emails me back, and im luckier if admin takes a behaviorally disturbed student out of my class for insulting me or other students.

like... i guess my point is that teaching education is so idyllic and utopian, and actual classrooms are a goddamn nightmare of behavioral issues, lack of time/resources, exhausting interactions with students who don't want to be there or participate, and insane expectations from students, parents, and admin alike.

Like... no wonder the teaching field is hemorrhaging teachers right now. How can ANYONE work under the insane conditions we're forced to try and teach in. I'm so tired and I'm not even out of school yet. It's actually psychotic.

#education #teaching #english teaching #teaching issues #education issues #new hampshire education #ive had students verbally abuse me until ive had a breakdown #ive had dozens of students with a 10% or less for the semester #i had a student get arrested and he still got to graduate #somethings gotta give or nobody will want to teach anymore #this is actually insane the amount we're expected to do #im sick of reading the same 5 things in all my textbooks #like clearly this shit isn't actually preparing me for what its really like #this is for teaching like... the best of the best students #what about inner city kids?? #cause thats where i live #and its a fucking nightmare #what am i supposed to do with my degree now honestly #im so tired #anyways #rant over

[lunar-wandering]

i actually heard the "well alright then" yesterday when i just skipped to my fave parts of the special, but im STILL not over it, it literally makes my whole body FREEZE UP, like what the FUCK, the amount of VIBES packed into those three words, its INSANE.

#Monkie Kid #LMK S4 Special Spoilers #LMK S4 English Special Spoilers #LMK Spoilers #Monkie Kid Spoilers #ITS FUCKING WILD #still a little sad that it's not ''let's play'' but HONESTLY??? with the way this was delivered this was better

[soudakuwunmoment]

About Dirk's role in the downfall of DirkJake

I mentioned recently in a post that I don't like DirkJake as much as I used to, and credited that to how Jake treated Dirk before they broke up. I know it's far more popular to say the breakup was Dirk's fault, but I'm here to add my perspective, because I truly don't think this is entirely the case.

Disclaimer, I am BIASED AS SHIT. I LOVE Dirk as a character, I relate to him on many levels, and his breakup with Jake is one of those levels. I was in Dirk's place a few years ago in a near identical situation, with a partner who was dissatisfied with our relationship and refused to tell me, while simultaneously distancing from me in a way which was incredibly unhealthy. I don't hold it against him now, and neither do I hold it against Jake. Both were teenagers. Immature and scared. However, while this gives me bias, I also think it gives me a unique perspective and experience in this exact situation. I think I have a place discussing this.

So, where to start? Well, first of all, let's establish what the issue was and how it led to the breakup.

After the time skip, we see that Jake is frustrated with how clingy and overbearing Dirk is being. He is overwhelmed by the intensity of the relationship, but is too scared to say anything because he doesn't want to upset Dirk or put them on bad terms. After all, Jake DOES love Dirk, despite what many people think. Having issues with your partner does not automatically mean you don't love them. In response to Jake's distant behavior, Dirk tries especially hard to impress him, make him happy. Dirk is anxious; he has been lonely his whole life, and has loved Jake for 3 years at that point. He is finally physically close with someone who he loves and is having his feelings returned. But now he senses that he might lose that. Dirk is VERY proactive about his problems, and is notoriously a chronic overthinker. So, Dirk attempts to "mend" things. He offers adventures and treasure and tombs; Jakes favorite things. Jake doesn't see Dirk's intentions and is oblivious to how anxious he is. He doesn't read behind the lines and therefore comes to the conclusion that Dirk has just been far too clingy lately. And so, we have a vicious situation. Jake's reaction to Dirk's clinginess is to hide, and Dirk's reaction to Jake's distance is to overcompensate and be more affectionate. It's a cycle that only gets worse the longer it's left unchecked.

So how can this be solved? Communication, obviously. It's the key to healthy relationships. I feel very strongly about that.

Both parties could do to communicate their exact thoughts, but in reality, Jake is more at fault. Sure, it would help if Dirk were to express specifically that he is anxious about the relationship and that's why he's being more clingy. But realistically, Does Dirk know that? Is he self aware enough of his actions? He never makes it clear whether he is. And him saying this to Jake, while it would help, it would only get them so far. The responsibility ends up on Jake. After all, Jake is fully aware of the reason for his behavior, we KNOW this. He tells us why he is doing what he's doing. And if he were to express this to Dirk, it would not only soothe his anxiety ("I see, so Jake isn't avoiding me because he doesn't love me/there's something wrong with me") but it would also spark a conversation about what to do about their situation. Perhaps a "I will give you the space you need so long as you don't become too distant/spend time with me" from Dirk, or an "I will spend more time with you so long as you respect my wishes when I wish to be alone" from Jake. But no, they can't have this conversation, specifically because Dirk does not know WHY Jake is becoming distant. Yes, Dirk DOES know Jake wants space. He is aware of this. But he does not know WHY. This is why he is anxious; he thinks it's because of his own personality or because he is a burden or because he is "toxic" as he often describes himself. And as long as Dirk is anxious, he will become "aggressive" in his clinginess. Sure, you could say this is a negative trait of his, but it can be avoided with communication, VERY easily.

You can say the breakup is Dirks fault all you want, and yes, he plays a role. But my opinion is that if either of them were to be considered a victim of the other, Dirk was the one who suffered more as a result of Jake's refusal to communicate.

#homestuck #hs #dirkjake #dirk strider #jake english #this is one hell of a controversial take #but i stand by it with every goddamn cell of my being #which isnt a lot of cells #but its all i got #so its the thought that counts #i think #anyways yeah fuck jake honestly #im projecting i know #but let me have this

[siilvan]

MWIII spoilers BTC!!! (it’s all Yuri ehehehe <3)

MY LOVE. MY HUSBAND. MY DARLING BELOVED SOULMATE. MY POOKIE WOOKIE WAR CRIMINAL MEOW MEOW MAFIA WIFE. MY GUMDROP LEMON CAKE HONEYBUN CINNAMON SWIRL CHOCOLATE-DIPPED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE. *INHALE* MY—

listen. i have MANY feelings about his new look. am i appreciative that he’s here at all? yes. am i going to be writing fics based off his reboot lore? absolutely. do i prefer his old look? 100%.

his actor (raphael corkhill) absolutely nailed his performance. it was phenomenal. i have zero complaints about the acting, he exceeded any expectations that i had. i just wish they had casted someone who was slavic (not necessarily russian, none of the russian characters are played by russians anyway lol) and looked a little more like OG yuri.

his voice? show-stopping. i held my breath the first time i heard it. i loved OG yuri’s voice (brian bloom <3) and somehow they’ve managed to top it. i literally fell asleep fantasizing purely about his voice last night – it is that amazing. and his chuckles, his little hums? i can’t get over it.

and the height upgrade? OG yuri was 5’11/180cm. reboot yuri is roughly 6’2/188cm, comparing him to laswell. his actor is only 5’8, so it was definitely an intentional move lol. they wanted him tall.

this isn’t a full review because i honestly haven’t seen everything yet. there’s apparently extra dialogue that laswell and nikolai say about him that a lot of people keep missing. supposedly, he used to work for barkov, just like makarov. nowadays, he’s affiliated with the kastovian armed forces. i like the change, it’s something new while still calling back to his OG backstory.

whenever i write reboot yuri – it’s with the OG’s face in mind lmao. new guy did great, but i’m going with what i prefer to look at, which is OG.

bonus blurry yuri because the phrase “blurry yuri” makes me giggle, it rhymes <3

#mw3 spoilers #mwiii spoilers #cue every ‘fuck me’ song cause that’s how i feel #i will go until this man is shooting blanks #until he forgets how to speak english #until i learn russian #till the room is a biohazard worse than his base after two chemical warhead missiles hit it #my husband is back and i’m honestly going to throw up and cry from the excitement #sylph.talks

[blueskittlesart]

post about how many vocaloid voicebanks i have is circulating so i guess i have to start actually using them again. this one uses gumi kaito and technically miku but just as a clone of the gumi track for more dimension bc gumi sounds flat as fuck on her own lmao

#gumi remains both the only usable english voicebank i own and also incredibly difficult to tune. girl can you FIND THE NOTE PLEASEEE #shes honestly soooo hard to work with. why are we noticably sharp when the pb is like 2 degrees off the note. please #all that to say if shes off key it's not my fault. its because she doesnt WANT to be on key apparently #this was also another fucking battle with audacity because i can't mix to save my life. i still dont think it sounds good but WHATEVERRRR #theres only so much that reverb can do. im going to blame gumi #and my ai gumi is BROKEN BTW bc i originally wasnt even going to tune this and just let the AI do it but she WONT WORK ANYMOREEEEE #i hate vocaloid (<guy who is obsessed with vocaloid) #anyways. #vocaloid

[alectoperdita]

I found it, the people whose bed is just floating in the middle of the room like madmen Jack Atlas.

They're immoral investment bankers, so yeah, that tracks. No souls. 🤣

#the more i look at that room layout the more insane i feel #the fucking chandelier over the bed #but it's off-center #the iguana is the least insane part of this room and I think it should have a larger habitat honestly #anyway the show is called The Ultimate Addiction #it's available on youtube with English subs

[gvardi-l]

bloody inheritance

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #the dark urge #Ahieńčyk #tw blood #doodles #woag look at me finally back to posting something #i somehow got bg3 working for my old potato pc and ofc i chose durge as my 1st run #because why not and also the story is fucking delicious #even though i'm still only in act 1 </3 #love having the most sad pathetic wet cat type of a character as my main in games #Ahienchyk uses she/her and is a necro wizard with affinity to use speak with dead on every corpse laying around #i'm honestly not sure abt the pronouns and consider she/it or she/he/it but we'll see ig #her name means “little flame” in belarusian #i honestly have no idea how to properly transliterate it to english with so many existing standards so i'll just use łacinka and #some often used variant interchangeably and that's it

[florshedworf]

not to casually drop this soul crushing scene but what did thunder mean when he said “i am determined to be singular about it.” genuinely even with captions i have no idea what he meant by that

#worf opens their big mouth #listen i know he’s literally fucking dying in this scene but some of the shit he says i honestly agree with shiny was that even english #super giant robot brothers #sgrb #sgrb spoilers #super giant robot brothers spoilers

[topaztimes]

I enter the exam hall, looking fine and well. Nobody suspects a thing -- much less what it going to happen. I sit alongside the rest of the students, and pay the briefing the attention it is due. Inside, I wait. Immediately upon the beginning of the exam, I strike -- I promptly die, declaring an end to the examination and the suffering of my classmates. A martyr, dead for the cause. This is my design.

#Procrastinating English Lit hour #SZOUGHTS #SZANNIBAL #Honestly fuck it why not #Hannibal

[v7n5]

Feel like pure shit, just want a smutty multi-chapter Howard Hamlin fanfic that recounts the many secret sexual affairs that he has had with different people throughout the course of his life, most of which he sought out to recompense for the lack of intimacy in his marriage because both him and Cheryl were iron-closeted and only got married out of familial pressures (things took a turn for the worse after the fight that ended with Howard moving into the guest house). Ultimately, none of them could fulfill his wants and needs because they're all cold and distant in their own ways: there were the handsome strangers he met at some gay bar like Nacho who were emotionally unavailable and only wanted to dick and dash like they're in denial themselves; Jimmy whom he was smitten with and trusted to be able to keep a secret, but it didn't take him long to realize that Jimmy being selfish and cruel and rougher than Howard had liked and not paying any mind to Howard's own pleasure in bed was his way of getting back at him for being a jackass of a boss; Chuck whom he'd got especially close with ever since he was still studying pre-law, so close that he would make up any excuse to be alone with him and suck him off in his office from time to time to seduce his mentor because the daddy issues that had been developing throughout his father-absent youth came to fruition the moment a wiser and older man gave him a sliver of attention, Chuck allowed him to live out his fantasy but never reciprocated in that sense but they remained really good friends, hence Howard's desperation for his approval and affection and the idea of "I still have a chance" kept brewing in his mind even when he could see Rebecca out of the corner of his eye (the incident at the end of ss3 scarred him for life and talking about the intimate details of their relationship before it in therapy did not help). The latter half of 607 didn't happen because he decided that he was in fact the bigger person and the right thing to do was to drink himself into reflecting back on his life choices and wallowing in his own self-pity. Though he didn't storm Mcwexler's condo, the whole ordeal was still his Joker moment, so he put his foot down, got a divorce and resigned from his CEO position because fuck you, he deserves to do that. And maybe after a year or so, he met a certain Salamanca who got out of a certain shoot-out unscathed (haven't determined if Howard happened to stumbled into El Michoacáno or he went back to the gay bar), their chemistry was through the roof, they bonded over the loss of families/ lovers and "being a nepo baby is oh so hard", their romance blossomed because Lalo was textbook definition of charming and exactly Howard's type. One date led to another, and Howard ended up getting the best pipe he'd ever had while trying to hold back the tears stemmed from indescribable emotions. Would Howard find out who Lalo actually was? Would it matter? Would they last? Those are problems for future them.

Like literally that's all I want tbh.

#howard hamlin #He's my girl. My fucking princess. #Idc like he's still rightfully owed a soft dom who's gonna take good care of him and appreciate him #(as much as I feen for power bottom Howard) #The slutification of this middle-aged man HAS to be riddled with angst or else I'll die #1 of the worst things that could ever happen to me is getting ideas that I think are good but cannot for the life of me do anything about it #That and becoming a **** ****** but we're not trauma dumping today #Being a bilingual with an English-leaning brain is not the W that people made it out to be #Honestly Nacho came into the picture when I was deadass half unconscious. I was like 'Ariana what are you doing here???' #But it's hot. And I kinda wanted Nachoward to win a bit #I also wanted to squeeze Gus in there too but in my head it'd be an 'admirer from afar' type of deal. Like Howard would have a crush on him- #-but decided against making a move cuz he would think Gus is out of his league or sth #This is essentially a Howard x everyone who I think could be compatible with him fanfic #For clarification. Cheryl and Howard don't hate each other. if anything they're each other's emotional support system #But I feel like there's only so much pretense you can put up you know #And yes. Lalo and Nacho were in love there. #Ok I've got it all out there now. Time for me to go marinate in shame #nacho varga #jimmy mcgill #chuck mcgill #lalo salamanca #better call saul

[ace-of-d1am0nds]

this prompt was begging for more angst but i decided no. we get a little reprieve. bc we deserve it.

this week’s prompt was: sworn enemy

@galladrabbles @sickness-health-all-that-shit

read pt 1, pt 2, pt 3

Relapse pt. 4

He should be able to do this alone. He’s done it alone before.

Fuck!

Fuck this! Why does he need Mickey so badly right now?

Why can’t he fight the cycling enemy in his head, that always wants the worst for him.

He can feel the panic overtaking him, his breath catching on the choking sobs. He can feel the tears streaming down his face.

They stop short as his cheek hits Mickey’s shoulder.

“Yea ok,” Ian pulls away from the embrace, walking towards the door. He grabs the keys and tosses them to Mick.

“Let’s go to the clinic.”

#bro why was this the shortest 100 words ive ever written #this doesn’t look like 100 words to me #but google docs says it is so #whatever #galladrabbles #gallavich #shameless #ian gallagher #mickey milkovich #also im aware my tenses are all fucked up #i honestly could not care rn #my old english teachers would get so pissed at me for that shit #its understandable and thats all i care about

[kenobihater]

you ever write up a combination of words you're really proud of at the time bc you think it's vivid but it's actually so atrocious that you remember it eight years later bc it's burned itself into your long-term memory? just me?

#i'm literally laughing my entire ass off rn. i can't believe i found this fic i wrote at 15 and orphaned when i came to my senses abt both #my complete inability and total aversion to writing first person as well as the fact that the english language should never have been #subjected to its words being done dirty like this 😭 #also i straight up fucking LIED in the authors note??? i said i'd broken my knee as a kid which is categorically false. i fell down some #stairs and banged it up and it's a tiny bit weak ig but i didn't break it? all any teens born after y2k know is eat hot chip and lie... #still not over the first line... the flip flop bit i remembered but i'd COMPLETELY forgotten 'a shriek seeped out of my throat'. girl. what. #how does a shriek seep exactly? the world may never know... #and the use of 'groped' is also sending me 😭 AND 'crash bash whump thump' girlllll send help holy shit i can't stop coughing & laughing #the rest of the fic isn't quite this bad but it's very purple yet ineloquent and rough. it's a good reminder of how much i've improved and #honestly i'd rather read this utterly amature fic bc it's at least charming in its lack of skill rather than infuriating like some of my #oneshots that are still on my page bc they're more comprehensible but just bad enough to make me cringe. getting mad at this oneshot would #be like getting bad at a kid's stick figure drawing. like. it's just kinda cute to see someone starting out on their creative journey #my old sw oneshots on the other hand are like the awkward growing pains of puberty. you just can't help but wince at the reminder #this is okay to reblog btw bc it's objectively hilarious and i don't mind ppl finding humor in it #len speaks

[harpoonsnotspoons]

You ever thought much about Hal and Jake's dynamic? There's also all the various tantrums comic Karkat must've had for Dave to win Karkat Bingo (or even Karkat genuinely asking if Dave actually was playing Karkat Bingo). There's Jade and Kanaya's potential friendship (that we never got to see in the comic). That's...all the ideas I've got for now, but here's a few ideas from me if any of them help~

He didn't like me much

I drew him really weirdly but it's Jake and he's not important enough to me for a redraw

#lil hal #hal homestuck #lil hal homestuck #hal strider #jake english #jake homestuck #homestuck jake english #homestuck #homestuck fanart #asks #request #art #digital art #obligatory art tag #sketch #Honestly I'm not really proud of this one #Fuck you Jake #🕶️🔌

[coffee-without-anesthetics]

I'm going nuts

#the lines are what word in the original japanese line correspond to in the english translation (by me) #literally fucking bonkers dude #i dont know how japanese translators do it. i wouldve gone zoom honestly #ignore my kanji handwriting i dont particularly care rn #the translator demon is up #post anesthetics posts

[4uru]

One day I will get older. Maybe have a partner. Maybe children someday. That day I will invite my Tumblr mutuals @thevagabondexpress @chaosandtwo @quantummeep @lesbocrocker . To celebrate the birth/adoption of my child.

There will be good food. A long table. We can all talk, eat and laugh together like a family. And just when they think they are safe the curtains will block out the sunlight , the doors will be locked with military grade equipment and the chairs they are sitting on will have straps coming out of it, securing them in place.

That's when it will begin

THE ENGLISH SUBTITLED RE PREMIRE OF old west Bengal classic movie BHOOTER BHOBISHYOT.

Later they will be provided with the translated version of the entire chronicles of 'Himu' and a copy of 'Shanta Poribar'.

My partner was a hired professional, my baby? A cat with heavy makeup on. Hope you like comedy motherfuckers.

#honestly its on yall thinking someone would actually date me #its a farce #i will fucking buy you the books pls youll really like it #BLUE I SWEAR YOU WILL LOVE HIMU I SWEAR I SWEAR THERES ENGLISH VERSIONS OF IT I HAVE READ THE ENGLISH VERSION ONCE AS A CHILD I SWEAR