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the contrabass saxophone is such an absurd instrument

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Writing Refresher: Verb Tenses

Only 2 tenses are conveyed through the verb alone: present (“sing") and past (“sang").

Most English tenses, as many as thirty of them, are marked by other words called auxiliaries.

Understanding the 6 basic tenses allows writers to re-create much of the reality of time in their writing.

Simple Present: They walk.

Present Perfect: They have walked.

Simple Past: They walked.

Past Perfect: They had walked.

Future: They will walk.

Future Perfect: They will have walked.

12 MAIN TENSES

Simple present: She writes every day.

Present progressive: She is writing right now.

Simple past: She wrote last night.

Past progressive: She was writing when he called.

Simple future: She will write tomorrow.

Future progressive: She will be writing when you arrive.

Present perfect: She has written Chapter 1.

Present perfect progressive: She has been writing for 2 hours.

Past perfect: She had written Chapter 3 before she started Chapter 4.

Past perfect progressive: She had been writing for 2 hours before her friends arrived.

Future perfect: She will have written Chapter 4 before she writes Chapter 5.

Future perfect progressive: She will have been writing for 2 hours by the time her friends come over.

PERFECT TENSES

Usually, the perfect tenses are the hardest to remember. Here’s a useful tip: all of the perfect tenses are formed by adding an auxiliary or auxiliaries to the past participle, the third principal part.

1st principal part (simple present): ring, walk

2nd principal part (simple past): rang, walked

3rd principal part (past participle): rung, walked

In the above examples, will or will have are the auxiliaries.

Most common auxiliaries: be, being, been, can, do, may, must, might, could, should, ought, shall, will, would, has, have, had.

Sources: 1 2 ⚜ More: Writing Basics & Refreshers

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I haven’t followed spn for 5-6 years, and haven’t been in any fandom for almost twice as much, but hoooo boy did all this nonsence suck me in. so here’s a picture of our dear queer angel with too much heart (and he will always be loved in all the languages)

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PENGUIN CLASSIC NIGHT WATCH?!?!

Oh wow this looks amazing! I'm so glad they stuck with the Rembrandt cover design, because I've always loved the association with that painting. Also happy days that it'll be out in April, just in time for the annual May reread. With that and the Devils by Joe Abercrombie, next spring is good news for my physical book collection!

Also although there are better Discworld books to start with, Night Watch is just so clearly Pratchett's magnum opus that IMO they chose the right book to make into the Penguin Classic. Well deserved!

“It’s a gratifying experience to see Terry’s greatest Discworld novel take its well-deserved seat amongst other classic titles of the modern age. For so long, Terry worked against a backdrop of snobbery uniquely targeted at genre writers, it’s heartening to see him once again recognised as the great wordsmith, commentator and thinker that he was.”

— Rob Wilkins

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potentially controversial opinion incoming

sam vimes’s natural anti-drunkenness (being knurd) is described as seeing the world the way it actually is, without all the comforting illusions people have for themselves. having a witch’s First Sight means that “you can see what really is there.” granny weatherwax says that evil starts with treating people as things, and, often but especially vividly in Feet of Clay, sam demonstrates repeatedly that he will not stand for the golems being treated as less than people, for the poor being treated as disposable by the rich and powerful, for anyone thinking that anyone else doesn’t matter. the hiver gets inside tiffany aching and reveals the Chalk in her soul. the summoning dark gets inside sam vimes and finds a city in there. and sam vimes knows how to be selfish, to claim his city and his people as his, to protect them. witches watch over people who are frequently small-minded and ungrateful and stubborn and they do it anyway because it’s what you do, because it needs to be done; and sam vimes says pretty much the same thing every time he considers the people of ankh-morpork. and you can call him mister vimes, but only if you’ve earned it.

doylist conclusion: terry pratchett knew what his taste in protagonists was

watsonian conclusion: vimes is an urban witch and ankh-morpork is his steading gods damn it

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WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 5TH AND WHY IS TUMBLR FREAKING OUT I AM SO CONFUSED

Oh, bless you for not knowing haha

November 5th 2020 was one of the most absurd days in internet history, and frankly, in overall history.

So the world is trembling over the US election right. The votes are being counted, everyone is on edge and even over here in Europe, people are holding their breath because whoever wins this election could change the earth as we know it. Around that time, the third wave of Covid hits (I think), and sends us all back into lockdown.

Then, on Nov 5 specifically, there's this moment where Nevada's votes could make all the difference (that's why sometimes, Nevada pops up in the shitposts too). And Nevada is slooooow. The results aren't coming in, and everyone is constantly checking for updates. Also apparently, Georgia and Pennsylvania are turning blue (democratic) for the first time in ages (or ever? don't know, I'm not that familiar with US history) but anyway, it's unprecedented.

On the same day, the romantic relationship of Dean Winchester and Castiel (Destiel), two characters of the show Supernatural, becomes canon after 15 seasons...but in a really weird way that is dissatisfying to most of the fandom (I think. Not in that fandom either). Now the fandom in itself is huge though, one of the biggest fandoms on Tumblr ever, and there's this sort of massive Spn renaissance happening that just consists of...complete disbelief lol.

On top of that, rumors of Putin's resignation arise, being widely spread through the Supernatural fandom's Destiel shitposts. This, again, could change world history if true.

And at this point, everyone's just going crazy-town banana pants.

Because of the sheer absurdity.

AND I LOVE IT.

Because one person summed it up in the following sentence that went viral and honestly explains best what the heck happened on that day:

And this sentence MAKES ME COME ALIVE. Because DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY FACTORS HAD TO WEIGH IN FOR SOMEONE TO UNDERSTAND THIS REFERENCE????????????????

It's a meme consisting of at least 5 other events to explain the 5th of November feeling. The peak comedy being that this is the first sentence of "My Immortal", the worst fanfiction ever written, implying that November 5 2020 reads exactly like that.

It's a cultural treasure, that's what this is.

And I'm just like...WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE. WHAT A TIME TO BE ON TUMBLR. WHAT AN HONOR TO WITNESS THAT TRAINWRECK OF THE US PULL ITSELF OUT OF THE DIRT AND LIVE ANOTHER DAY. ALL IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. FAITH IN HUMANITY RESTORED. RELIEVED FOR ALL MY US MUTUALS.

HAPPY DESTIELPUTINELECTION DAY ANON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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good luck to everyone voting today (you are voting today) (you are going to vote today) (if you have not already voted you will be going to the polls and voting)

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all you had to do was stay

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Listen to the better angels of your nature… You’re our best hope. iwillvote.com

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People in the BDSM and kink communities are the only people who are normal about sex, actually, and we should all learn from them.

I think everyone should familiarise themselves with the theory for such key concepts as consent, rejecting a sexual practice for yourself without judging it morally for others, sub drop and how it can happen even in the most vanilla sexual encounters, and aftercare and how it’s often needed in even the most vanilla sexual encounters (but often treated as a joke and something to ridicule).

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literally cant stop thinking about the crazy foreshadowing of having the first episode chuck shurley appears in being called "the monster at the end of this book." and it was. say it with me everyone. ALL AN ACCIDENT.

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I know you don't read DS9 fanfic so I wanted to tell you this bc I thought you'd appreciate it: while fanfic loves to fill in gaps from canon usually, I have never read Morn speak in any of the reams of DS9 fanfic I've read. Every fanfic writer is just quietly committed to maintaining the joke from the show about Morn's long speeches being referenced by other characters, but the man himself never actually talking on-page anymore than he does on-screen. This brings me so much joy.

It brings me joy too! The truth is, we writers could never do justice to Morn's amazing rambling brilliant insightful monologs, so we just left them unsaid.

(The real truth is he was technically an extra and we weren't allowed to write lines for him, so we turned it into a bit.)

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A good waste extraction system is important.

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queens

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He can't be gone. He can't be. It's all my fault. I told my dad I wanted to leave hunting, and ever since he's been out here on his own. If I'd just kept my stupid mouth shut!

Mary Campbell in Reflections (1x07): Best of SPN WIN Gals and Nonbinary Pals [25/?]