#I LOVE YOU TOOOO

[potato-lord-but-not]

“There’s something aesthetically pleasing about the word noon. Its palindromic spelling feels appropriate for the middle of the day, when the sun is directly overhead and the hands on the clock are pointed upward in a straight line. It’s even spelled with letters found more or less in the middle of the alphabet.” (“What Time Is…” par. 1)

Perhaps unfortunately for my argument, this article goes on to explain how the word ‘noon’ originally referred to the ninth hour of the day, that of course being 3 o’clock; because the sun and with it the people rose at six. It is derived from the Latin word for ‘ninth’, ‘nonus’. The word’s meaning apparently shifted during the twelfth century, because of the prayers of monastic orders. The second of three daily prayers would occur at noon, and the time of this prayer eventually became earlier, landing at twelve. This is believed to have been so the monks could break their fast sooner. Of course, this is not universally agreed upon and other theories include shifts in seasonal daylit hours, and European Medieval people’s struggles to have accurate timekeeping.

None of my sources suggest that three o’clock was considered the middle of the day at any point in time, therefore I would like to argue that the word noon did not originally refer to the middle of the day, but eventually, when it was given to the time that is more deserving of that title, came to do so. I believe that the denotation “middle of the day” is something that is both scientifically and culturally awarded, and that for whatever reason the people (however unknowingly) creating the Old/Middle English language believed twelve o’clock to be so. If you wish to create your own cultural norms, by all means go ahead, just remember that the word culture refers to a group, so you’ll need to find some people who agree with you. (Which, hey, maybe you already have, maybe most people agree with you and I’m just being pedantic.)

Anyways um hi, sorry about this, I did in fact make a tumblr account solely to send you this, because the idea of doing so was too funny to me to not.  Also, I just discovered that the Oxford English Dictionary website has a pay wall these days and I am DEVASTATED I tell you, devastated. But yeah, I’ll stop, have a good weekend, I love you, I hope your morning spent on public transit hasn’t been too boring.

Works Cited

“Culture Definition & Meaning.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

“Noon (n.).” Online Etymology Dictionary, www.etymonline.com/word/noon. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

“What Time Is ‘Noon’?” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/noon-history-ninth-prayer-hour-nones. Accessed 2 Mar. 2024.

OFC you’re leaving citations on A TUMBLR ASK OH MY GODDD anyway I do believe I’m starting a cultural shift because everyone I’ve asked so far has NOT said mid-day is noon they’ve ranged from 11-1 to 1-2 (albeit a bit earlier than my 2-3 answer but STILL)

Yknow what fuck it let’s do a poll bb

anyywayyyy everyone say hi to my girlfrienddd give them a nice warm welcome to tumblr <3

[lady-raziel]

raz ur so smart and ur takes are all so true and wise. i love you

i'm going to print this out and submit this to those grading my thesis in lieu of my actual thesis. this is what they need to know and of course should be enough evidence for them to grant me my degree no questions asked. thank you kindly.

[tccconfessionsfagg]

@tccconfessionsfagg i love you

Confession 353

[amphitriteswife]

happy Valentine’s Day!!! thank u for making 2023 and 2024 tolerable I look forward to talking to u everyday every second and hour your like a Angel sent from heaven like istg no one is as real,loyal,graceful,intelligent,strong and amazing as you! you inspire me to continue doing what I love and I goddamm love you for that! I hope you have the best Valentine’s Day ever cause w u everyday is Valentine’s Day consdering how much love ya show me everyday thank you genuinely for being amazing and continue that way mwah!

ONG PANIII YOUR SO SWEET AND AMBITIOUS AND SMART AND LOYAL AND STRONG AND CARING AND LOVING AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. I WISH YOU A HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TOO.

You also inspired me to make a lot more of amphy content and actually continuo writing, for most if the time i just lurked around not writing anything. But when i went to the amphy hashtag the only blog i could find was you, you inspired me to actually make my own version of amphy. Looking back at it, when i didn’t have an account yet I always usually visited your blog. It has humor and depth to it unlike some others who are just there for the boombayah (no hate) I always wondered why you were so underrated so now that I do have an account i wish to support you in any and every way

[stellamancer]

NIKU!!! You know I had to come in with cute WIP asks but I’m so sorry I’m so late to the party 😭

☀️ 🌊

Okay LOVE YOU 💕💌

omg erika thank you for asking!! and no need to apologize. i actually put those out last night and then conked out after answering one LMAOO.

☀️ Sun - What's your favorite part of your WIP?

For merman gojo fic... it's hard to say. i love reader, who is honestly an absolute sweetheart. they are so patient and kind, but also so very lonely for a variety of reasons (most of it being that they simply aren't good at reaching out to others). but their inner dialogue shows that they can be a bit of a smartass and it's just a lot of fun when gojo really coaxes that out of them (i say coax but he annoys them until they snap). i also love writing those interactions between gojo and them. and their relationship in general.

i'm very excited to write their growth as a person LMAOO.

🌊 Tsunami - When and where do you like to write?

if it were up to me i would write flat on my bed. but i don't particularly like writing on my phone (typos galore and then also my auto correct on my phone sucks) but i only have a desktop. i keep meaning to get a bluetooth keyboard for my tablet but. weh. i don't have a specific time when i like to write mostly because i have very little free time. i suppose when my brain is fresh and not sleepy.... that's a good time LMAO.

[awesomefringey]

don't ignore me, i love you.

[danmcmillions]

i love you?

quite right too

[chewed-gum-87]

i truly hope you live a life where you feel complete and accomplished and where you are able to be the most genuine version of yourself

i hope you always have that sense of child-like wonder and compassion and excitement that i think of when i think of you

i hope you get to experience unconditional love every day and i hope you learn just how much you mean to the people in your life

i love you :3

AW THANK YOUYUUU!!!!!!!!

[anonbinaryweirdo]

YFXUFDU SILLY.

again rude >:(iloveyou)

but I'm honored thank you for the tag <33

u silly goose ofc

[thelasttime]

goodnight, thelasttime, ily <3

goodnight!! sweet dreams 🌙🩷

[toxictoxicities]

DONT BE SORRY- THIS IS SO CUTEEEE

thank you so much bestie ///!

@toxictoxicities I'M SO SORRY IT'S A BIT LATE

But happy birthday, sunshine wife!!

[callsignrooroo]

ALLLLYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! I love you SO MUCH. You are truly a queen and I’m so happy we started talking. For you 👑 bc you drop it so much.

~

[acebytaemin]

i love him bad

[impur6]

Voltron is coming back on my feed…I need klance ff nyeowwwww

[cosmicpancakes]

<33333

I love it when someone follows me and then actually interacts with my posts constantly. I see you and I appreciate you so much 🫶🏻🫶🏻

no im def not talking about @cosmicpancakes and @frostyblustar what do you mean

[strange-calathea]

Spoilers kinda?

GUYS. WHY ARE NONE OF YOU TALKING ABOUT HOW SILLY BLACK NOIR || IS. HES LITERALLY JUST A GUY. JUST A FUCKING DUDE. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. SILLY GUY OF THE YEAR.