#adults learning English

[junespriince]

Little Chickadee meet little Sparkle au

8yo Dick, picks up 3yo Wally: so this baby kid flash?

Barry: yeah, this is apparently him at three years old according to Iris.

Dick, looks at the tiny boy in his arms: and his dad hated him!? Adults are useless.

Bruce, sighed: can't wait for Constantine and zatanna to fix this... Alfred where's the leash? *Leaves*

Dick, gives Barry, Wally back: I will make sure nobody hurts him again.

Barry: aw, that's so sweet of you.

A few hours later

Bruce: I told you to watch him, how could you let him get away!?

Barry: he said he went to the bathroom, how was i supposed to know he would leave, the time I knew him he listened in Central!

Wally, fussy because people are yelling:

Bruce: where could he have gone to, all his usual hits are protected.

Barry: ... Oh my god, OH MY GOD HE'S AFTER RUDY!

Bruce: Rudy?

Barry, grabbing his things: Wally's shitty bio dad, he read Canary's file on Wally and asked me questions.

Bruce: AND YOU GAVE THEM TO HIM, FREELY!?

Barry: I'm sorry I forgot he was blood thirsty as a child, okay!

Jason, holding a now crying Wally: hush it dipshits, and he's like eight how far on foot could he have gone.

Tim: he knows about the zeta tubes.

Jason: oooo, yeah that mother fucker dead dead.

Cass: I also saw him grabbed Barry's phone and called up Iris.

Barry: SHIT MY WIFE GONNA GO TO PRISON! I GOTTA GO!

[on-the-clear-blue]

Brain worms struck a nerve once more...

Just? Baby Dick, he is just so smol and full of hate.

I am just imagining this small 9 year old, taking on full aged adults and winning, then turning around and grinning like the devil at the remaining crooks

I just think Gotham Twitter would be like

Gothamite 1: Robin 4 is such angy, most stabby boy

Gothamite 2: He isn't even angry??? Like that boy is just autistic, I talked to him about proper pet care for like 45 minutes after getting mugged, Bats had a fucking 1000 mile stare.

Gothamite 3: If you want real angry Robin, you need to look at n.1 or @ Realwing. I was a goon for a bit out of collage, he broke 3 ribs and my collar bone by pushing me down the stairs and then jumping on me.

Gothamite 1: Can't see it, Nightwing is too pure.

Gothamite 2: He has fucking killed/brutally maimed people? Parasocial much??

And like, also more on Baby Dickie...that boy did not speak English as his main language until he came to live with Bruce, Halys circus tours in Europe mostly? Give me little Dickie just looking at Bruce with uncomprehending eyes as the man tries to explain that Dickie will be living with him.

Give me baby Dick with the cutest thick French accent as a boy (side note, have you seen children speak French? It's so fucking cute, they sound so fancy but still so very baby) Like I feel like he spoke a hodgepodge of languages with the carnies? Maybe that carries over to his Robin ages.

Robin, running up to Batman, cycling through 5 different languages and two dialects, then just holds out a frog to Bruce expectantly.

Bruce, who missed about every 3rd word and had to translate French, then German, then Portuguese and then Romani to English in a matter of seconds, "Yes...You may keep it."

Dick, giving Bruce a very concerned look, then to the frog, then to Bruce again "You...want to... to own it? Is it not...giftig? ruim para comer? " Groaning he flaps his hand trying to think of the right word, "Does not...work well with me? Make feel bad? Is sick?"

Bruce nodded slowly, "Poisonous or toxic is the word you are looking for Chum, no its just a cane Toad, Ce n'est pas toxique, c'est sans danger."

(Dickie does keep the toad, His name is Herr Haly and he lived very well in the gardens, he died not long after Jason came around)

Later when Dick went to do Teen Titans, the reason Starfires English is kinda messed up is because Dicks brain is hardwired for like four other things, and English was just the one she was looking for, he mentally translates every word from another language to English, so the grammar is a bit rough some times.

[nat-20s]

Not to sound like I'm sort of booktok girlie or some shit but like. Books really are good ass gifts. You don't have to know somebody super well but you can still give them something really thoughtful and also in a price range that is like. Normal for most people when it comes to gifts. AND sometimes libraries will sell books quite cheap that they have too many copies of or are out of circulation etc so you can buy from them AND support the library. Honestly not seeing a downside here

[thornswoggled]

in this weeks episode of "i want to cut up elias' brain and put it under a microscope" ...

ive graduated past the need to rationalize the age gap and i think trying to debate it is obstructive to actual discussion of the story. truthfully. listen to me. im telling you that i cannot be fucked to care about it anymore. but i would LOVE to understand his mental gymnastics

he doesnt like children. actively dislikes them, even. he views people around chises age as children. i think if he ever displayed particular interest in one of her peers (which would never happen, but walk with me), we would all have to put him under the jail. but somehow chise doesnt count, to him. its soooo. like, WHAT is his logic here??

im not explaining this well, maybe this belongs in the drafts. but do you get what i mean man??? this is perhaps another instance where the simple answer is "hes stupid"

more importantly, regarding the reason why so many adults protest the nature of his relationship to chise:

[jils-things]

this feels too soon to say because its still not well over a month that i started uni but like...

im quite happy by how things are going now- it doesn't feel all too restrained unlike my past school years. and apart from that, i feel a lot more independent being able to travel miles away from my home which has been my biggest anxiety as i got older. just the fear of getting lost spooks me a whole lot! even if i'm travelling through a planned route, going all by myself is probably the bravest thing i did this year and i say this as an introvert who doesn't go out all too often

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all! I am in the mood for some new (to me) music. Do you have any recommendations for songs that make you want to dance? No limits on genre or language, but if you're sending me a link to a specific music video please give me a heads up if it has flashing lights (if possible). Thanks!

[spyanotherday]

people who say that we should not create or interact with problematic media lack basic understanding of how we as a society learn and analyze media. i dont mean that in a 'fiction doesnt affect reality' way, but in a 'fiction comes from reality, is shaped through us as a collective, and is a reflection of some of the deepest, truest parts of people'. if we ignore, if we condemn, if we ban media that has uncomfortable topics, we will never learn. we learn by looking at it and seeing why it is wrong. we hate by understanding it, not by just learning 'oh this thing is wrong so i have to hate it'. maybe for children who aren't ready to learn all of the deeper parts, or lack the comprehension skills to look at media critically. hate films made by bigots are awful, but banning them isn't going to fix the problem. if you don't want to watch them, you don't have to! but it's important for us to see why they were wrong. and see how that hatred spreads into our lives without us realizing it. same reason we study the holocaust (the nazis, btw, burned media that didn't agree with them. i'm not saying that people who say we should ban/hide information on topics that displease them are authoritarian right extremists but i am saying its a worrying connection). and commentaries that are about vile things happening by/to the protagonist (most of the time) are not encouraging the vile acts! if written well and written by the right people, commentaries are an insight to how these people actually think/feel, even if through prolonged allegories. we should not be crucifying some of the greatest social commentaries just because they're uncomfortable, because that is how we lose. if we do not understand, we cannot overcome! this is NOT me saying that people should just write about pedophilia, or incest, or anything of the sort just for fun. i do think that's gross at it's core, but that does not mean the writing/filming/ect is not important for us to look at as a society and go Hm. How Did This Happen?

[bedcorpse]

but yeah to piggyback off that post y'all have to understand that if you're not usamerican or got lucky in regards to english teachers, even writers like myself got so sick of being handed boring, surface-level interactions with media and being discouraged from anything else that ofc we hated having to explain why the curtains are blue. because it wasn't a discussion of "okay is this meant to set a tone? tell us something about the character, like is blue their favorite color? or is it meant to symbolize something deeper? what are the different ways we could interpret this?" it was "the curtains are blue because the main character is sad. we don't have time for anything else bc public schools are wildly underfunded and overcrowded depending on the district and i make like 40k a year so any differing opinions will be shrugged off at best and punished at worst."

[konfizry]

hey no shade towards ask games or whatever but some of them have such wacko questions like wdym "least favorite summon spirit" who tf has a least favorite summon spirit please go outside

anyway mines volt

[butchlifeguard]

vital part of the Kids Cant Read discourse thats KILLING ME is that the only opinions we see are from english teachers. this is fine when the discussion is ostensibly about literacy but i think we should pass the phone to math teachers and computer science teachers. because im a little suspicious that the focus on stem for the past 20+ years could be a contributing factor

[mia-studyhaus]

Book Review #11 - Goddess Crown

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A summarized synopsis for you - a young, guarded princess uncovers the secrets behind her identity and struggles for power while grasping the deadly drama surrounding her royalty. The Afro-centric nation of Galla - rich with ancestry, beliefs and traditions - awaits her every move.

Some of the awesome aspects of this book would be the strong female lead, a great introduction to the FMC (Female Main Character)'s environment, and the highlight - an abundance of action scenes. I like a woman who is not afraid to fight for herself because it contradicts the "damsel in distress" trope and shows women being capable of defending themselves, particularly in the context of a setting that is detrimental for their empowerment. Also, this book is clearly based on African culture and heritage, and for those of us who want to know more about the richness of it, beautiful imagery awaits you. I like the encouragement towards equality and sisterhood - subjects that I think are even relevant in today's modern society. This novel also feels very "escapist" - like you are being transported to another universe within the book and that makes this read wonderful for Young Adults (YA). However, it felt too fast towards the end and would have had no harm expanding its plot across 100 more pages to build-up tension and lengthen obstacles in the plot. I also feel like the love interest would have evoked more emotion if his relationship with the FMC had been more developed. The book could have done with more plot twists to mask the possible identity of the antagonist and the supporting characters could have been fleshed out more (they felt too unidimensional sometimes). The antagonists' motivation also felt too briefly explained. These flaws do not render the pages unreadable but rather serve as stepping stones for the author to use to explore a future in the FMC's journey (which would do great with a series of novels).

I would recommend this book to fantasy enthusiasts, particularly those aged 16-19 and female. It will inspire them to be brave and take the lead in their life pursuits as this message by the author is put out for them to easily understand. There is a great range of vocabulary for their learning too. If you are interested in the basics of world-building, this is a good read too (and a fast one at that - it is possible to read this book in a day's time). An important point also is that this book revolves around the theme of black women being in power and if you are interested in this, Goddess Crown is worth the read.

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars

Edition: Paperback, 2024

Signing off till next time~

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[iftitah]

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[lqnar]

”being bilingual is a privilege” is the most anerican and tumblr take to exist

[nozomijoestar]

Typical to see as I read some assigned essays for school that people in the U. S. have always been fucking stupid by and large about treating their children with any respect to the point it actually hurt their literacy skills

[buried-in-autumn-leaves]

Sasha being raised bilingual when her second language is one NEITHER of her parents speak is so silly to me, ik for a fact her and Derek talk shit in the same room once she's older.

[dfnkt]

once i saw a prompt on cherp that said "i DO NOT WANT (topic), if you dare come to me with that in the rp ill BASH YOUR KNEECAPS IN WITH MY BASEBALL BAT" and it's like. bro. shut up.

Thats so embarrassing lmao. At least these babies generally identify themselves by talking like a tumblr post from 8 years ago so its fairly easy to steer clear of them.