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tcfkag:

sprachtraeume:

learninglovingliving:

vrabia:

dontbreakthechain:

vrabia:

bobcatmoran:

allthingslinguistic:

seductive-celery:

wordfully:

chaotischkladblok:

awelshpolyglot:

langsandlit:

sprachtraeume:

viktor-risjak:

uselessslovakiafacts:

useless-finlandfacts:

psychokonfetti:

useless-finlandfacts:

samtaims ai vonder if inglis spiiking piipöl aar eiböl tu riölais thät ai äm äksöli vraiting in inglish rait nau bat tsast vith veri finnish spelling

sou if juu spiik inglish bat not finnish kän juu pliis reblog änd liiv ö komment on tis post tänk juu veri mats

Sammteims ei wonda iff inglisch schbieking pipel ahr ebel tu rieleis set ei ehm ecktschuli reiting in inglisch reit nauh batt schast wiss währi tschörmen schbelling

So iff ju schbiek inglisch batt nott tschörmen kenn ju plies riplock end lief eh kommänt on dies pust senk ju wäri matsch

tänk juu for joor tsörman kontribjuusson, ai äpprishieit it veri mats. änd it oolsou helps mii tu gräsp tö essens of tsörman äksent

Samtajms aj vonder if ingliš spíking pípl ár ejbl tu rielajz det aj em ekšuely rajting in ingliš rajt náv bat džast vit veri slovak speling. Sou if jú spík ingliš bat not slovak ken jú plís riblog end lív en koment on tiz poust tenk jú veri mač

Самтаймз ай вондр иф иньглиш спикинь пийпль ар эйбль ту риэлайз дзят ай эм экшуалий райтинь ин иньглиш райт нау бат джаст виць вейрий рашин спеллинь. Со иф ю спик иньглиш бат нот рашин кэн ю плиз риблог энд лив э комент ан дзис пост цянк ю вейрий мач

Samtæms æ wonda if ínglis spíking pípl ar eybel tú ríalæs ðet æ em ektsuali ræting in ínglis ræt ná bat dsast við veri æslendik speling

so if jú spík ínglis bat nott æslendik ken jú plís ríblog end líf a komment on ðis post þenk jú veri mats

Samtaims ai uonder if inglisc spiching pipol ar eibol tu rialais det i em acscualli raiting in inglisc rait nau bat dez uid veri italian spelling. sou if iu spic inglisc bat not italian chen iu plis riblog end liv a comment on dis post tenk iu veri macc’. 

sumtaimes ai wundère eef angliche peepole ar ébl tu rayolize zat i am actualie ritin en angliche rite nau bat dees iz veri french spélling. sau if u speec angliche bat nut french plis cun u reeblog end leev a commant en deez post tank u veri muche

somtajms ai wonde if inglisj spieking piepel ar ebel toe riëlais det ai em eksjelie wraiting in inglisj rait nau but djust wif verrie dutsj spelling

so if joe spiek inglisj but not dutsj ken joe plies rieblok ent lief uh komment on dis poost tenk joe verrie mutsj

Samtajms aj łonder if inglisz spikink pipul ar ejbul tu rielajs dat aj em akczueli rajtink in inglisz rajt nał bat dżast łif weri połlisz spelink

Soł if ju spik inglisz bat not połlisz ken ju plis riblok ent lif a koment on dis połst fenk ju weri macz

somtaghms aigh bhondar iobh iunglois spíocang píopal ár éabal ta ríalaghs dat aigh eim aicsiúlaí raghtuing in iunglois raght nadh bot diost bhot bhéirí aighris spoiling

sómh iobh dhiú spíoc iunglois bot nát aighris cean dhiú plíos ríoblág eand líomh a camoint án dus póst taenc dhiú bhéirí moit

sʌmtaɪmz aɪ wʌndɚ ɪf ɪnglɪʃ spikɪŋ pipl ɚ eɪbl̩ tə ɹilaɪs ðæt aɪ æm ækʃəli ɹaɪɾɪŋ ɪn ɪnglɪʃ ɹaɪt naʊ bʌt dʒʌst ɪn ði ɪntɚnæʃʌnl̩ foʊnɛɾɪk ælfəbɛt

soʊ ɪf ju spik ɪnglɪʃ bʌt nɑt aɪ pi eɪ kæn ju pliz ɹiblɑg ænd liv ə kɑmənt ɑn ðɪs post θænk ju vɚɹi mʌtʃ

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samtaims ai uandăr if ingliș spiking pipăl ar eibăl tu riălaiz zet ai em ecșuali riating in ingliș rait nau băt giast uiz a veri rumeiniăn speling. său if iu spic ingliș băt not rumeiniăn chen iu pliz riblog end liv a coment on zis post senk iu veri maci. 

Sometimes I wonder why non English speakers are like this

because it’s a funny harmless joke at the expense of the world’s current lingua franca, whose native speakers often make fun of the ‘weird’ accents and pronounciation of people who very likely speak at least one more language then they do.

^^^^

Bitch👏how👏do👏you👏call👏these👏people👏"“non-english speakers”“👏👏👏👏👏
Literally the only language used in this post is English

Okay, somewhere a linguist is dying over this post or has already died over this post, so let’s light a candle for them but like….there are at least three amazing things about this post.

(1) You can actually get a sense of what different letters and dipthongs are meant to sound like in the language the person is using. They’re literally sounding it out for you in THEIR language, so if you’re trying to learn a language, this isn’t a bad place to start. Like, “so what DOES the letter “j” sound like in Finnish.”

(2) The guy who just swung by with the Cyrillic alphabet and all the other non-latinate languages, though I have no idea how well done they are (I assume quite) and are very funny to people who speak those languages…

(3) The ones where I actually do speak (some) of the language, it’s also fun to see where the person really batters the dipthongs especially. Like, not in a bad way but in an actual “lol I can HEAR the [xyz] accent in this sentence” because that is how the dipthong spelled in English SOUNDS in their language (even if it doesn’t sound that way in our language) and some dipthongs are way harder to pick up then others (I’m looking at you “gn” in Italian, “ng” in Vietnamese…which I don’t speak but I have to say a lot [if you happen to know Vietnamese people, you will understand why] and basically ALL OF FRENCH) and for the languages I know well enough, I can see where the person is substituting their language’s sound for ours.

Basically what I’m saying is that if you’re enough of a nerd, this post is a delight. And also should be archived for, like, science.

(via flavinbagel)

pixelkitties:

My friend Lauren over at the Daily Dot recently posted a rather interesting article considering the various signs of a dwindling fandom, and whether the G4-based My Little Pony community is burning out at the same breakneck pace of which it initially flared to life.

On one hand, the article is a more than a little tongue-in-cheek and clearly meant to ruffle the horsefeathers of a community that has proven exceptionally good at being ruffled over the past several months.  Controversy, reactionary rants and drama wars forged in the fire of hurt feelings, damaged reputations, and public vitriol have been the norm lately.  Far more of the negative than the unofficial (though overused to the point of cliché) motto of “love and tolerance.”

With the airdate of Episode 1 of Season 3 of Friendship is Magic just around the corner, the one thing that continues to be most troubling and, truthfully, a real problem within any fandom, is the issue of bullying.  By nature, fans are simply people from virtually any background who gravitate toward a similar interest.  As I’ve said before, fandom is a double edged sword.  Since literally ANYONE can declare themselves part of the whole, it means the most noble and the most depraved and everyone in between will be found within our number- commenting on websites, creating artistic content, and attending get-togethers.   The drive to be part of a social community is not mutually dependent upon the means to actually function in one.  There are those who simply want to hurt and deride others and will seek out victims for mockery and shaming and all manner of mistreatment because, sadly, that is often the nature of the internet and, consequently, the communities that spring up around it.  It’s a product of both anonymity and an unfortunate level of knee-jerk overreaction and defensiveness towards “haters.” Artists, musicians, and other community members who behave despicably are often protected by a hive-mind mentality to circle the wagons and defend them against real and deserved criticism and rebuke.

But does that mean this community is dying or failing?  Not at all.  It’s simply grown to the point where the fandom is made up of a tremendously wide cross section of people.  Early on, our technicolor world of little ponies was little in itself.  Being a jerk to a small community is much harder to get away with and burning bridges more likely to ruin your reputation with the entire fandom.  As communities grow, cults of personality form, villains and heroes both appear.  People act in ways that are inspiring and kind and moving.  Other people jockey for power and use their time and influence to cause hurt and embarrassment.  Some people will fawn embarrassingly over everything pony related regardless of quality others will hate everything with larger-than-life bile and vitriol.  All these things happen with more frequency because the churning, roiling ocean of news and content swallows it up almost as fast as it happens.  

Sometimes I feel like a broken record, but I feel inclined to say again that our responsibility as fans is to hold fast to the things we love most about whatever it is we are fans of. There are many blogs out there documenting the worst parts of our community, and reading through them it can often seem like there’s little more than racism, cruelty, pornography, and ignorance at the heart of this fandom.  But, like the notion of “love and tolerance,” the idea that technicolor ponies hide a seething undercurrent of hate and intolerance is a skewed concept.  People are simply people.  Whether they are fans of the Minnesota Vikings, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Dark Shadows, American Idol, Anime, Sonic the Hedgehog, vintage Barbie dolls, coins, stamps, or civil war letters people are people.  They are good and bad, involved and indifferent, honorable and hateful, kind and cruel.  A community is a tapestry, there is no election board, no governing body, and no entrance exam.  Anyone can declare themselves a brony, pegasister, casual fan of my little pony, or any other moniker.  They can go on to act in a way that reflects poorly on themselves AND the rest of us.  The only real and true influence we have is to remain upstanding ourselves.  To do our best, to BE our best within the fandom and in our own daily lives.  We needn’t worry about loving and tolerating because a show tells us to act a certain way.  But we do have a responsibility to simply be good people and good stewards of any community we happen to be part of- whether it’s My Little Pony, our homes, our schools, our cities, towns, and countries. 

Let me end by saying that I do my level best to generally ignore the bad behavior in our community.  And I also know many fans disagree with that approach, mistaking it for indifference.  Yes, I could rant and rave, retweet and blog and shout at the top of my lungs until I’m blue in the face and fingertips and at the end of the day people will continue to do their own thing.  But I’m not a celebrity- just a fan of a children’s show who happens to make some silly pictures. I’m not a voice of reason and no amount of art or social media, on my part, will change the heart or mind of someone devoted to their own point of view, right or wrong.  I’ve spent a lot of my life taking part in political discussion as a hobby, and have held steadfast opinions on both extremes of the political spectrum. I am keenly aware that the notion of debate is lost on individual opinion.  Because as much as we may want to have the last word, to call out injustice, to fight to our last breath, the truth is that you don’t win a difference of ideals with raised voices and caps lock.  The truth is that you win people over by living as an example and showing them the right way by doing the right thing.   The best and only way to change someone’s mind is not by fighting for your opinion, but by representing and living your values.  

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