department-of-linguini
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I spend more time looking at sound waves than anyone should Sol | 23 | BA in Linguistics | Conlang nerd | También se habla español
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department-of-linguini · 4 months ago
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Finally done setting up my Christmas tree!! Happy Holidays everyone! 🎁🎄
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department-of-linguini · 1 year ago
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Finally done setting up my Christmas tree!! Happy Holidays everyone! 🎁🎄
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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nothing better than the wrong capitalization of Sie
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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My Argentinean housemate just got a book on proper American accents and I’ve never felt more attacked
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like why’s it gotta be so accurate
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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This young girl uses “los,” “las” and the gender-neutral “les” — watch her explain why. —from REMEZCLA on twitter.
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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Legolas pretty quickly gets in the habit of venting about his travelling companions in Elvish, so long as Gandalf & Aragorn aren’t in earshot they’ll never know right?
Then about a week into their journey like
Legolas: *in Elvish, for approximately the 20th time* ugh fucking hobbits, so annoying
Frodo: *also in Elvish, deadpan* yeah we’re the worst
Legolas:
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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Finally done setting up my Christmas tree!! Happy Holidays everyone! 🎁🎄
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department-of-linguini · 4 years ago
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How Americans refer to their bros.
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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In Italian we don’t just say I love you, we say “mettersi a nudo, ottenere selvatici, sono incinta con il bambino” which means “you are the light of my world, the rainbow on an otherwise cloudy day” and I think that’s beautiful
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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Duo are you okay?
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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COGER or NOT COGER, that s the question
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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one of my favourite linguistic phenomena/in-jokes is spanish potato chips being “ham-flavored, probably”
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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La Llorona ( Latin American Spanish )
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department-of-linguini · 5 years ago
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