Absolutely superb Beaste spotted on Etruscan food jar
Standard French has a two-part negation: Il ne vient pas. (He doesn't come.) However, colloquial French often drops ne, thereby returning to the Old French situation: a single negation word. The same thing actually happened in English and other languages, such as German and Dutch. This series of changes even has a name: Jespersen's Cycle. Here's more.
king of the moon by yoshitaka amano
bearded dragon doing dishes before bed 🍽💧
A sleepy family
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heated discussions about the definition of “fluent”
wrong keyboard
not being able to choose what language to watch a movie/tv series in
talking shit about people right in front of them
changing your Facebook language settings every day
peeling of the translation sticker on food packaging so you can read it in the original language
knowing the same Disney song in 4 different languages
multilingual shopping list
eavesdropping on people in public places who think their conversation is a secret
unconcious code mixing
talking to yourself in the mirror because you can’t pronounce something right
all you want for Christmas is books
getting excited about new grammar
clicking “no” when Google asks “do you want to translate this page?”
can only remember the word in the wrong language
lending your phone to someone but they can’t understand your system language
your parents/friends have no idea what you’re actually reading about
false friends
knowing more about what is going on overseas than in your home country because you don’t watch the news in your native language
'arcs of lightning frozen inside of men', 2022, Embroidery thread on calico fabric (framed), 215X165mm (ig)
Give me a piece of paper and I'll draw something dumb- languages and linguistic student - vegan - (still trying to figure tumblr out)
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