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actually i love growing older and learning how i work as a person like realizing what kinds of fabrics feel best on my skin or what brand of yogurt i like best or how I want to be touched. watching myself change, enjoying brussel sprouts when I used to hate them as a child, understanding why I got angry in that one conversation 10 years ago… there are so many mysteries inside me that i have yet to unravel and there will always be more and sometimes i think maybe its all worth it

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Out with the old, in with the new

Cheers to this new year with you

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I had often felt the need to write short poems while being sad. Now I have found someone who makes me want to write love letters everyday.

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Someday you’ll look back and will be proud of who you are today 

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"I ask the trafic light if it will be alright

They say I don't know"

She is waiting at the red remembering when "he almost ran the red" because he was looking over at her. Because loving him was red

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Dear swifties, take a look !

I have just noticed how the painting from “The House of Flowers” credit list and this picture of Taylor and Austin are similar. The character Elena is wearing the exact same dress than Taylor and has cat ears with the exact same wall behind her. On her arm is written “oh my sweet mind” ( there is a close up in the video). Moreover this is a Netflix serie (as we know now Taylor works with Netflix) which is very LGBTQ+ oriented which makes sense since Taylor came up with “You need to calm down” and her commitment to this community . Elena is also standing next to her brother (who’s bisexual) as Taylor is standing by Austin’s side.  I think there is a lot of clue in this serie, more especially in the during the credit list. 

JE NE SUIS PAS CALME

@taylorswift @officialtaylornation

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I guess TS7 title is going to be gold related. Not something like ''gold'' nor ''golden'' but something more subtle which will make sense when we will read once again the Red liner note:

''And there's something to be proud of about moving on and realizing that real love shines golden like starlight, and doesn't fade or spontaneously combust. Maybe I’ll write a whole album about that kind of love if I ever find it. but this album is about the other kinds of love that I’ve recently fallen in and out of. Love that was treacherous, sad, beautiful, and tragic. But most of all, this record is about love that was red''

What do you think ?

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I must admit I've always thought Taylor was singing ''and beg your own moneys to stay'' instead of ''I beg you on my knees to stay'' but it makes sense now. I was just like this should be a reference to ''if he spends my change then he has it coming'' but thanks to the reputation stadium tour haha

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There are also lyrictranslate and deepl.

Deepl is only available for a few languages but it's the best translator ever for German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Polish.

favorite language learning resources

duolingo- a lot of language learners have issues with it but it’s good to get a base on the language and they’re always adding new languages!

memrise- good for vocabulary and memorizing, they have a wide list of languages

babbel- really effective if you want to learn how to communicate with people or get around, costs money for the full version but they have sales all the time

hellotalk- language exchange app, i’ve had really good experiences with this app, the only downside is that you have to pay to select more than one language you want to learn

tandem- similar to hellotalk, i like it slightly less but it allows you to choose as many languages as you want!

forvo- you can listen to native speakers pronounce things! it’s amazing!

ipachart- interactive chart with the international phonetic alphabet

wordreference- online dictionary for french, spanish, german, italian, portuguese, dutch, swedish, russian, polish, romanian, czech, greek, turkish, chinese, japanese, korean, and arabic

bab.la- another online dictionary with 24 languages

linguee- really great for learning phrases and seeing words in context

omniglot- encyclopedia of writing systems and languages, really great for learning new writing systems & also basic phrases! also has links to other resources!

the great language game- game for testing listening comprehension to several dozen languages!

ba ba dum- fun vocabulary game

easy languages- youtube channel featuring native speakers speaking a variety of languages but mostly spanish, french, and german

wikitongues- youtube channel attempting to document every language in the world

languagepod101- offers podcasts and youtube videos in a wide variety of languages

verbix- verb conjugating website with a wide variety of languages

quizlet- flashcard website that’s great for compiling vocab lists

lingq- i’ve only used it a little but it seems helpful especially for beginners!

tunein- allows you to listen to radio in a variety of languages

wikipedia- they have thousands to millions of articles in various languages so it’s a great place to test your reading skills, and in addition you can read articles about the language you’re learning and get a grasp on the language’s structure and sound system

lyricstraining- allows you to learn languages using song lyrics, really helpful for comprehension

lang-8- you can post things and have native speakers correct them, and correct things from other people!

feel free to add!

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I am so down to earth, just not this earth

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something you've tried but don't recommend?

Dating boys

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I just noticed Taylor wears different shades of lipstick in her End Game video. When she sings “So here’s the truth from my red lips” we see a Taylor wearing a nude lipstick. Then another Taylor sings the chorus on the bridge and she’s actually wearing a red lipstick. I think the “nude lipstick Taylor” is who she truely is in her private life and the “red lipstick Taylor” symbolizes her reputation as an artist. She’s probably saying to her boyfriend that she’s able to express her love for him to the world eve though their relationship is hidden.

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Find someone who pays attention. Who runs their fingers over your every scar; and asks where each one came from. Find someone who knows how you like your coffee; what song makes you want to roll the windows down and slam on the gas pedal. Find someone who takes in your smallest details; who notices the things you thought no one ever would. And then…when you find them… Be their someone, too.

a paragraph about falling in love, deep3snplottwists  (via wnq-writers)

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When you stop chasing, they start noticing.

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