#that's awesome

[scribefindegil]

As much as I adore conlangs, I really like how the Imperial Radch books handle language. The book is entirely in English but you're constantly aware that you're reading a "translation," both of the Radchaai language Breq speaks as default, and also the various other languages she encounters. We don't hear the words but we hear her fretting about terms of address (the beloathed gendering on Nilt) and concepts that do or don't translate (Awn switching out of Radchaai when she needs a language where "citizen," "civilized," and "Radchaai person" aren't all the same word) and noting people's registers and accents. The snatches of lyrics we hear don't scan or rhyme--even, and this is what sells it to me, the real-world songs with English lyrics, which get the same "literal translation" style as everything else--because we aren't hearing the actual words, we're hearing Breq's understanding of what they mean. I think it's a cool way to acknowledge linguistic complexity and some of the difficulties of multilingual/multicultural communication, which of course becomes a larger theme when we get to the plot with the Presgar Translators.

#imperial radch #also a great example of the 'you don't have to be Tolkien' phenomenon #if you want to think about linguistic differences by building all the languages in your setting #and being able to explain what those differences are through actual texts in the language in question #that's AWESOME #but it's not the only way to do it #it's also interesting because of course this style only works in book form #everyone's speaking different languages but in a written account they're all 'translated' for you #but of course if it was a TV series they would all have to be speaking a language the audience understands #(or you *would* have to go wild with conlangs) #and i think that's really cool as well-- #how for a series where song is so central we don't actually hear any of the actual in-universe words or any of the music #it's all been filtered #and again you know this is happening but seeing the examples of how real songs--the shape hymns and 'L'homme Arme'--are presented #makes you a lot more viscerally aware of how limited your perspective is #it's good #ann leckie i love you

[damiannasworld]

"Toiset samanlaiset"

Slush 2023, Helsinki 01.12.23

🎥 hannamahlamaki

#can anyone understand the lyrics? 👀 #all I caught was “seiska lehti” #so they're roasting trash press..? #that's awesome #käärijä #häärijä #elastinen #video #flashing #autumn tour 2023 #slush #december 2023 #edit: “tukka putkel paikast paikkaan seiska lehti anna siitä aikaa”?? 🤔 #that's what the last line sounds like to me

[plural-culture-is]

plural culture is getting overly excited when a friend remembers your plurality. like in our friends group we had to vote for something silly the other day and one friend jokingly (and respectfully, with no ill intent) said to us "how many of you are there?" and we said "oh like 20+" and he replied "well looks like we have winners" and we chuckled

we struggle with fake claiming and generally not being recognised as a system but moments like this make us feel seen as what we are

.

#plural culture #actuallyplural #plurality #plural system #anonymous #that's awesome

[wormbraind]

following most people in a small fandom means that any semi-popular post absolutely dominates my dashboard for a little while

#it brings me hjoy though #which is very nice since im sick #oh wow i can breathe deeply without it hurting again #that's awesome

[q-starhalo]

OH MY GOD THE QSMP JUST GAVE BAD A DISC???

#THAT'S AWESOME #qsmp #qsmp liveblogging #badboyhalo

[unpretty]

kitty i sent you a message a while ago about buying cassettes and i just need you to know my collection is Getting Worse. im learning to make custom ones so i can have complete collections for artists that only released one album on cassette. youve created a monster (me) and i couldnt be happier.

you have become... the cassette beast

#original #asdkjahdsjkah #that's awesome

[aenslem]

look, yall can love that one specific fanfiction of my favorite couple in the fandom and think it's the best thing ever, and it's the most popular work out there and yall think everyone else also should think the same and love it as much as you do, but maybe I would enjoy reading it if yall would stop bugging me with it, like, absolutely every person I ever talked to about this couple for some reason mentioned that specific fanfiction as if it's the best thing in the fandom, even when we were not talking about fanfiction at all. So at this point it's a little awkward to mention to anyone that I lost interest on chapter 40 or smt and idk if it is because it was not as enjoyable as everyone keeps telling me or is it because yall would not stop telling me it's the best thing ever which is a little annoying. also I already read some things which I consider better works. I am not saying which work or fandom it is, but maybe the most popular works in the fandom should not be thrown at fans who just decided to join the fandom like it's a sacred writings we all should love or smt. I might read that work in the future and find it good too, but right now every time I am reminded about the existence of 'this is the best fanfiction of ----' eyeroll is inevitable.

#text #am a little pissed off at this point by absolutely everyone telling me to read it #I have nothing against the author i find it amazing that somebody can sit and write like that #that's awesome #so i think i will enjoy it once everyone stops telling me to do so lmao #and i also don't say about anything when im told that's the best work ever cos then i will get questions why i did not like it #but i think i did not like it cos yall would not stop telling me about it being the best thing ever #let me decide what is the best thing ever on my own

[paellegere]

loving that the cycle of abuse dean worked so hard to prevent is being continued through his relationship with jack. he was so worried about becoming a parent because he didn't want to turn out like john, and now the prophecy is being fulfilled anyway.

#liveblogging: supernatural #13.04 #and then he says 'and that's a bad thing?' dean you KNOW it's a bad thing #you had a whole season about why it's a bad thing 7 years ago #that's awesome #i'm so enamored with what they're doing with jack and dean because well. i'm obsessed with the cycle of abuse and trauma #let's go let's go let's go #.txt #spn posting

[son1c]

!!! YO my birthday is also on Monday :] Happy early birthday ~ I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with the people you love !!

TWINNING????

#anonymous #PRIDE MONTH BIRTHDAY TWINNING???????????????? #that's awesome #and omg thank u... AND RIGHT BACK AT U!!!!!

[unhingedkinfessions]

hey guys what's the vibes on my dad straight up telling me, in response to me saying i typically make my ttrpg characters as nonhuman as possible (so like. tabaxi instead of tieflings), ''yeah, that makes sense, you've always been indifferent at best to being a human. i get that. when i was younger i'd pretend i was a beaver, all the way through boy scouts.'' for additional context he was a boy scout through high school.

(whispering in a huddle with all the mods) (turns around) yeah we think your dad is a beaver

#Anonymous #kinfessions #i guess #that's awesome #therian #mod bender

[abbeyofcyn]

your comics are really cool! i haven’t tuned into tmnt since that older animated show on nickelodeon but now i might u just revived my love for it w krang infection so thank u. u seem very passionate about your art and storylines as well, just a beautiful artist like holy crap i can’t believe i get to view such awesome work. keep being talented!!!!

Woa that's so cool! 🤩 I never thought my drawings could have that effect

I'll keep working hard!

#ask abbey #my art and passion made someone like a show jhgftdserv #that's awesome

[slymanner]

shout-out to bomb rush cyberfunk for having so MANY UNLOCKABLE CHARACTERS NOT BEHIND A PAYWALL THIS IS SO COOL COLLECTING THESE LIL FUNKY PEOPLE IN MY POCKETS...

#bomb rush cyberfunk #ITS SO FUN UNLOCKING NEW LIL GUYS!!! #LIKE THEIR OPTIONAL TOO AND NOT IN THE MAIN STORY?$?$?$? #THAT'S AWESOME #LIL SECRETS... THIS IS THE GAMING EXPERIENCE

[thefaestolemyname]

Nice!!!

#that's awesome #aromantic

[cicadaland]

yoooo we can comment using sideblogs now

#that's awesome #bloggy

[royalarchivist]

Quackity dancing with friends at his birthday party!

Part 1 | Part 2

#Quackity #TinaKitten #Philza #IRL #Phil #Tina #Part 2 is rendering gimme a second I'll link / post that in a moment #part 2 was hellish to edit because the cameraman KEPT MOVING #Bro please #I didn't fully subtitle this because quite frankly my wrist is killing me #I love that Phil's just doing his own thing and decorating his cake #man's a neurodivergent artist alright #Also please be aware the volume might be a little high for some users #I usually ''dampen'' sound (that's not the right word) but it's hard to hear their voices so I didn't do it this time #Legit it's so cool that the mariachi adjust the music to fit what's going on #that's awesome #subtitles

[themoonglitch]

OMG!!!! OMG!!!!

The Fallout show ends with a sneak peak of New Vegas' landscape (and that's my fave chapter) OMG!!!!!

#fallout #fallout new vegas #fallout show #super excited #so the courier they talked about in the beginning it was THAT courier #that's awesome