if i follow you and never interact then i probably reblog your stuff onto a sideblog, feel free to ask for my urls 💟
i should probably make a real pinned post soon huh
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From the Haymarket site:
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let's all cheer on Collins Classics for being so affordable and well-designed <3 (I honestly really love the signs of wear on some of these books, I don't want my paperbacks to look pristine at all)
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Si vous êtes prof de français et que vous en avez marre de voir des manuels de grammaire se contredire, il y a la grammaire officielle de l'éducation nationale qui me sauve régulièrement la vie. On peut pas la donner comme ça aux élèves parce qu'elle est pas fun du tout mais elle est très claire.
Rappel que les manuels de grammaire et les cahiers d'exercice disent des choses FAUSSES parfois donc n'hésitez pas à piocher dedans :)))
Exemple :
Je ne suis pas sûr de pourquoi tu dis que ça n'existe pas, et ça me rend un peu confus.
Dans un cours de syntaxe (licence de linguistique), on a vu justement qu'une subordonnée pouvait avoir plusieurs fonctions dans la phrase principale, dont le rôle de COD.
Est-ce que tu as un autre point de vue / un argument contre ? ou c'est juste que c'est pas comme ça qu'on voit les choses au niveau collège ?
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Hamster Vocabulary ハムスタ
とっとこハム太郎 - Tottoko Hamutaro : Hamtaro (trotting Hamataro)
ハムスター - hamusuta: Hamster
回し車 - mawashiguruma: hamster wheel
小動物 - shoudoubutsu: small animal
齧歯動物 - gesshidoubutsu: rodent, gnawing animal
愛嬌者 - aikyoumono: pleasant person, attractive person, animal liked by all because of its cuteness
毛の柔物 - kenonikomono: small animal with soft fur
小畜 - shouchiku: small mammal, small animal (outdated usage)
愛玩動物 - aigandoubutsu: pet
ペット屋 - pettoya: pet store
向日葵 - himawari: sunflower
種 - tane: seed
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dnfing a book at 2% is the funniest thing I’ve ever done. I came, I met the main character, I said “No. Fuck you.” And I left
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Anonymous asked:
What word or words do you wish we had in English? For example, I love estadounidense. It’s so much easier than saying “person from the United States”.
estadounidense is such a good example lol - the closest thing we have in English, that is totally informal, is calling it "USian"
I think there are a handful of words that I've come across where you can't totally translate because it's like... a visceral feeling you only understand if you know the culture?
mala leche is a big one; I can never quite describe it to people, but when you get more used to the culture you see mala leche and part of you makes that noise like you just touched something really hot and immediately withdraw, that's the gut reaction to how bad the vibe is haha
Also the verb madrugar is hard to get quite right; because it means "to get up early", but this can also be something more like "to get up so early the sun hasn't come out yet"
I think estrenar is another one that's a little more difficult to translate or I wish there were a better way to explain it; the closest you can get is "to debut" (and same idea for acting, "to debut" or "to star"), or "to show off (for the first time)" like with clothes
...And this one is probably more relevant for Spanish-speaking countries or countries with stricter naming policies, but tocayo/a I wish had a better translation in English
The equivalent is "namesake", but tocayo/a can mean "someone with the same name as you" - so it could be "someone you were named after" like a relative or a saint, like you had a grandparent named Robert and now you're Robbie or Roberta, that's a tocayo/a even if it's a genderswapped version (which they also did for saints like John turns to Juan or Juana) - but it could also just be like "yeah there are three girls named Ashley in my class" or "my name is Maria and so is hers" etc. and that's also tocayo/a
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There are also some words that just don't have the same meaning anymore, ones that make sense in some languages but not English
The idea of tutear "to speak informally with someone" literally "to tú someone" is hard to express in English where in general we address everyone the same, but in older English it was "to thou" someone because we used to have more emphasis on classes and social standing - something that makes total sense in many Asian countries, or countries that use a more formal or informal register, but something very much lost in some English-speaking countries
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Old books.
Palma. Mallorca.
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- Hiragana and Katakana
- Numbers & Times / Dates
- Counters & Pointers
- Expressions of Time
- People & Family
- Useful Verbs
- Useful Adjectives
- Conjugation Basics
- Common Verb Conjugations
- Useful Adverbs
- Useful Nouns
- Common Particles
- Sentence Recipes
The guide roughly covers the content of the first ‘Minna no Nihongo‘ textbook and is intended as a supplement for classroom study, not as a replacement – it does not include copious examples or explanations.
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dude i'm very vocal about not having money but sure i'll share
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I haven’t really seen any of the more recent U.S. election news hitting tumblr yet so here’s some updates (now edited with sources added):
There’s evidence of Trump cheating and interfering with the election.
Possible Russian interference.
Mail-in ballots are not being counted or “recognized” in multiple (notably swing) states.
30+ bomb threats were called in and shut down polling stations on Election Day.
20+ million votes are still unaccounted for, and that’s just to have the same voter turnout as 2020.
There was record voter turnout and new/first-time voter registration this year. We definitely should be well over the turnout in 2020.
U.S. citizens are using this site to demand, not only a recount, but a complete investigation into election fraud and interference for the reasons stated above:
Here is what I submitted as an example:
An investigation for election interference and fraud is required. We desperately need a recount or even a revote. The American people deserve the right to a free and fair election. There has been evidence unveiled of Trump cheating and committing election fraud which is illegal. There is some evidence of possible Russian interference. At least 30+ bomb threats were called in to polling places. Multiple, notably swing states, have ballots unaccounted for and voting machines not registering votes. Ballots and ballot boxes were tampered with and burned. Over 20 million votes that we know of are unaccounted for. With record turnout and new voter registration this year, there should be no possibility that there are less votes than even in the 2020 election.
Sources (working on finding more links but if anyone wants to add info, it’s appreciated):
FBI addressing Russian interference and bomb threats:
Emails released by Rachael Bellis (private account, can’t share original tweet) confirming Trump committing election fraud:
Pennsylvania's Centre County officials say they are working with their ballot scanner vendor to figure out why the county's mail-in ballot data is "not being recognized when uploaded to the elections software:”
Wisconsin recount:
[ID:
Multiple screenshots and images.
The first is a screenshot with a link and information for contacting the White House directly regarding election fraud. The instructions include choosing to leave a comment to President Joe Biden directly and to select election security as the reason.
The screenshot then instructs people to include any or all of the following information in a paragraph as a comment to the president:
32 fake bomb threats were called into Democratic leaning poll places, rendering polling places closed for at least an hour.
A lot of people reporting their ballots were not counted for various reasons.
This all occurred in swing states.
This is too coincidental that these things happen and swing in his favor after months of hinting at foul play.
Directly state that an investigation for tampering, interference, fraud is required, not just a recount.
The second image is from the FBI Twitter account that reads:
The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far. https://t.co/j3YfajVK1m — FBI (@FBI) November 5, 2024
The next four Gmail screenshots of an email sent to Rachael Bellis from Chris T. Spackman that read together as follows:
Dear BELLIS, RACHAEL E., The Dauphin County Board of Elections received a challenge to your absentee ballot you applied for in the November 5, 2024 General Election. The challenge argues that a provision of the Pennsylvania Election Code takes precedence over the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), which requires states and counties to permit U.S. citizens who move overseas to vote by absentee ballot for federal offices based on their last U.S. residential address.
The full text of the challenge that was filed appears below this email.
You may respond to the challenge in any of the following ways:
1. Call the Bureau of Registration and Election at (717) 780-6360;
2. Email a statement to the Bureau at Election [email protected]. Any statement you submit regarding the period during which you lived in Dauphin County, any family or connections that you still have here, and why you are now residing abroad would be read into the record.
3. Appear in person at a Board of Elections hearing scheduled for Friday, November 8 at a time to be determined in the Commissioners Public Hearing Room, 4th floor of Dauphin County Administration Building, 2 S 20d St, Harrisburg, PA 17111. The meeting is also likely to be livestreamed on Facebook on the Dauphin County channel.
Sincerely,
Christopher T Spackman
TEXT OF CHALLENGE BEGINS
Dear Dauphin County Board of Elections,
I am submitting this challenge to an absentee ballot application pursuant to 25 Pa. Stat.
3146.8(f).
25 Pa. Stat. 3146.8(f) Any person challenging an application for an absentee ballot, an absentee ballot, an application for a mail-in ballot or a mail-in ballot for any of the reasons provided in this act shall deposit the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) in cash with the county board, which sum shall only be refunded if the challenge is sustained or if the challenge is withdrawn within five (5) days after the primary or election. If the challenge is dismissed by any lawful order then the deposit shall be forfeited. The county board shall deposit all deposit money in the general fund of the…
The rest of the forwarded email is cut off.
The last image is a screenshot of the official statement from the Centre County, Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners released on November 6, 2024 that states:
Centre County Working with Ballot Scanner Vendor to Export Election Results.
(Bellefonte, PA) -Centre County Elections Office is working continuously to provide mail-in ballot data in order to post unofficial results.
To this point, all ballots have been scanned, including all mail-in ballots.
Centre County's Election team and IT team have identified that the data are successfully being exported from the mail-in ballot scanners, but that the data is not being recognized when uploaded to the elections software.
Centre County's Administrator, John Franek, Jr. stated, "We have not stopped working, and we will continue to work until unofficial results are posted and reported to the Pennsylvania Department of State."
As a next step, Centre County has begun working with the equipment vendor to adjust configurations to make the two systems-the mail-in ballot scanner and the elections software where data are uploaded -compatible with one another.
We will provide updates as we make progress.
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before it was "don't vote lol" and now its "its not my fault its white republicans!" its both of your faults actually fuck you.
you were so brave and confident, now you want to deflect? come on now
A lot of people think not voting washed their hands from the personal guilt of voting for an imperfect candidate. In reality, they were complacent in the election of an objectively evil candidate. They have blood on their hands.
this also goes for people who encouraged others not to vote
"if youre feeling powerless right now here are some organizations to donate to" bestie i have no money shut the fuck up