#also *french not fresh

[mspaint-flower]

i just came back from a long trip to the mountains in france by car so have this Tired Flower

[coquelicoq]

i wonder if i would be noticing so much about the syntax of various french authors if i didn't do all of my french reading aloud. it really forces your brain to figure out very quickly what role each word is playing in the sentence and what is likely to come next so you can stress the right words. you have to get a feel for the kinds of constructions each individual author uses and how long their sentences are and how they arrange their dependent clauses to avoid sounding like you're saying nonsense. i still remember that time i saw a quote ostensibly by dumas and immediately recognized it as a fake because of the punctuation used and the specific way the words were arranged. he would not say that. source: i spent three months reading 1400 pages of his writing aloud. nice try.

[widevibratobitch]

killing my voice teacher with hammers for apologising to me for not having any make up on. give me your hand woman i will set you free

[perfectlyoongi-main]

hii! how did you learn english?

hello <3 so when i was at 5th grade (so like i was 10 or so) english started being a subject in schools and it was pretty much until my 12th grade (17yo), so i have some basis coming from there

but honestly, i used to watch my older brother play lots of game and all of them were in english (and my brother wasnt the nicest so i was forced to learn a bit if i wanted to know the story lol). that and the fact that i love movies and in my country only the cartoons are dub, every time i watch a movie or so it was in english, and since i am a slow reader (even w sub) i tried to catch some sentences and expressions here and there (also watching international youtubers !!)

so all of that combined made me understand english. and then i went to university and i major in english studies (and since we had ppl from all over europe our classes were 90% in eng) which solidified everything :3

[queerofthedagger]

a couple of days ago i finished the spanish duolingo course so after some back and forth, i started on french, and not to repeat myself but it really is wild how much you subconsciously keep of a language if you ever engaged with it at all. like. i had three years of french at school which was literally over a decade ago, but between that and my latin and spanish, it's just coming back SO easily. the language brain is just WILD. my most beloved

[spontaneousmusicalnumber]

Every time I have to settle for Wendy's over the restaurant I was planning to go to, I'm shunted into a fucking circus and my chances of escaping with a semblance of edible food is a toss up.

[daemondaes]

what if i came back, but dropped 90% of my drafts

(would you hate me)

[manny-jacinto]

1899 really said “i’m gonna make my characters speak german, polish, cantonese, english, portuguese and french and y’all better know how to read subtitles” and i think it’s beautiful

[yume-fanfare]

the sandwich post just has me wondering what kind of bread u guys eat

[aquacitys]

last exam of my masters yesterday 🫡

[emoangel44]

im so fucking excited 4 this semester 2 be over…

[outlying-hyppocrate]

imagine being like. human. i'm just a silly little creature. happy cryptid. occasionally a very sad cryptid who ponders its own existence and questions his sanity but. that's mostly during the winter months. we do not speak of the winter months. except for the fact that we are in them and. fuck never mind. i just need some tea and a bit of will wood to ensure my serotonin levels go back to normal and i can be. happy cryptid

[poughkeepsies]

I've been having so much fun learning new languages over winter break and I'm so sad cause I know I'll probably stop keeping up with it once the new semester starts and I'm just too stressed/tired

[wormtoxin]

Hey sorry, not to be a dick or pedantic, but this linked source above actually says several times that scholars believe Agnodice was not a real person. This source argues against her historicity, instead arguing that the story of Agnodice is fictional

my fave greek history story to tell is that of agnodice. like she noticed that women were dying a lot during childbirth so she went to egypt to study medicine in alexandria and was really fucking good but b/c it was illegal for women to be doctors in athens she had to pretend to be a man. and then the other doctors noticed that she was 10x better than them and accused her of seducing and sleeping with the women patients. like they brought her to court for this. and she just looked at them and these charges and stripped in front of everyone like “yeah. im not fucking your wives” and then they got so mad that a woman was better at their jobs then them that they tried to execute her but all her patients came to court and were like “are you fucking serious? she is the reason you have living children and a wife.” so they were shamed into changing the law and that is how women were given the right to practice medicine in athens

[clownrosary]

one personal ST headcanon of mine that is soo near and dear to me is that i really truly believe that robin looves 70s music... not just fleetwood mac etc but straight up disco and poppy radio hits and yacht rock bc shes just cool like that!

[intersex-support]

Help an intersex family in Gaza!

Hi everyone. I'd like to share about a fundraiser that is very important to me. A good friend of mine is in contact with the organizers.

(Described in alt).

Their story:

"Hello, my name is Abeer. I'm organizing this fundraising campaign from Belgium on behalf of my family, who currently live in Gaza. 

Since October 7, all families in Gaza have been subjected to genocide. My family is one of those families that has had to flee its own home several times because of the threat of regular attacks. 

After two months, my family decided to return home and take the risk of being bombed at any moment rather than stay in the street. Our 4-floor building now contains over 100 people who have fled from different parts of Gaza. We always open our hearts for our own people, but we can't do it without your help and support. 

My parents, Kamal (53) and Moukaram (51), are suffering from the war because of their age and health. My brother Suliman, his wife Rawan Abualnaja and their two-year-old daughter Bisan are trying to stay strong, but it's complicated by their little daughter's enormous needs. My other siblings who are not married are Mohammed 25, Inas 22, Ibrahim 17, Abdallah 15.

My family medical condition during the war:

My father suffers from delusional disorders. He can't work or help my family financially. Mohammed and Ibrahim suffer from a chronic disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia. It is difficult for them to obtain medication in Gaza. One of their medicines has not been available in Gaza for two years. During the war, they couldn't get their medicines because they simply didn't exist anymore. My family members are still suffering. They don't want to be potential victims. They want to escape death and live like other families on the planet.

 On 01/01/2024, they attacked the local mosque and the missile failed to explode and ended up in front of my family's house. My family is in danger and the missile will explode any second.

Since then, my family has decided to be evacuated from Gaza because of the senseless attack on our city. Please help me evacuate my family to Egypt so that they can rebuild their lives in peace.

I've been in Belgium for over five years. I feel useless because I haven't been able to do much except try to help them with their daily living expenses. That's why we created this campaign. We're raising funds to evacuate my family to Egypt, a place that offers a glimmer of hope and stability. However, the cost of the evacuation is high, hence our call for crowdfunding.

Every contribution makes a difference The funds we raise will be used for :

- Evacuation from Gaza for both families (Rafah border crossing fees for 9 people total)  - Two months of temporary living expenses in Egypt, including food, shelter, and transportation  - Passport fees  - Food expences untill they leave Gaza 

No matter how small your contribution, it can make all the difference in breaking the cycle of violence and uncertainty. By supporting our campaign, you are offering a lifeline to our families so that they can rebuild their lives, heal from their trauma and make a fresh start in a safe and secure environment. Please leave a comment and share our campaign with your friends, so we can reach more people and make a bigger impact. Together, we can make a difference!"

They are using a French platform called Papayoux Solidarite instead of GoFundMe. Abeer also has a Paypal account for non European donors.

They are currently at 33 588,78 €/ 50,000 €.

Let's see if we can get them to 34,000 today. Any donation matters, even $1 or $2 donations can add up.

We need to help them meet their goal. Intersex liberation means intersex liberation everywhere--it is so important that we show up in solidarity. Those of us living with CAH know how dangerous salt wasting crises are without medication, and how important it is to urgently help Mohammed and Ibrahim get access to the medications they need to support their CAH. Intersex solidarity means that we need to show up and support intersex people facing genocide.

If you can't donate, please share. Consider doing an art raffle to raise money. Do whatever you can to help this family because it is urgent, and we need to act in solidarity with them now and make sure that the intersex community is here to support them!