#also all of the spanish words are horribly mispronounced

[manualamadrugada]

Latino character in usamerican movies: hey let's go get some comida. ay dios I miss my abuelita, she always made me some great tamales while we watched telenovelas together😞 wow what a nice clima we're having. I'm so jealous of you, white usamerican protagonist, for being born in America, the greatest country of all time. I'm so enojada that I was born in a poor shithole país, but at least now that I'm here in the land of the free I can fulfill my life long dream of buying a dishwasher and going to mc donalds

[entomjinx]

OKAY SO MY FRIENDS ( @jaci-serigala​  @mintytrifecta​ @blackbloodrose20​ @crystallos-sol​ ) AND I HAD THE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE IDEA OF GIVING SOME OF THE FAIRY TAIL CHARACTERS AWFUL (OR IN SOME CASES JUST NAMES THEY PERSONALLY DISLIKE) FULL NAMES BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT’D BE FUNNY. SOME OF THEM HAVE STORIES ATTACHED ENJOY THE CHAOS: 

Graham Grayson Fullbuster (Gray) (I am beging someone to ask about the hamson joke please ask about the hamson joke)

Ender Natsu Dragneel (Natsu) (it sounds so dystopian and he hates it for that reason)

Eugene Eunice Eucliffe (Sting) (is parents has a theme but oh boy. OH BOY. So when his mom starting calling him her “little bumblebee” he picked Sting and stuck with it)

Raios Charles Cheney (Rogue) (there’s a reason he goes by Rogue)

Gajeel Gabriel Redfox (Gajeel) 

Winifred Wendy Marvel (Wendy) (grandine was gonna call her Winry, but Wendy likes her middle name better)

Lavan Gleb Dreyar (Laxus) (Laxus was a nickname from his mom)

Fredrick Michael Justine (Freed) (the nickname Freed came from Laxus mispronouncing Fredrick and was kept because he liked it)

Benjamin Cornelius [lastname] (Bickslow) (he hates this so god damn much)

Erik Chokun [lastname] (Cobra) (his real name’s Just “Erik” But Sorana gifted him an “ugly middle name” for his birthday because she wanted to be able to embarrass him)

Mugen Sieg-hart Siegrain Mystogan Jellal James Genesis Fernandes (Jellal) (Jaci had the brilliant idea of giving him all his counterparts Names. and to quote Qbert: “That’s not very spanish. Jellal: You’re right. *only uses Jellal because the rest don’t fit and ‘James” is too white)

Mary Esther Strauss (Mirajane) (the Strausses came from an extremely religious town which was the whole reason they got kicked out after Mira discovered her magic, so they all have really really biblical names. also have this: Mira: Mary is kinda like maryjane, which is slang for weed, but I also like Mira. So Mirajane it is.)

Ezekiel Adam Strauss (Elfman) 

Lydia Lucifer Strauss (Lisanna) (their parents lost a bet and Lisanna didn’t even know her middle name until after they died for that reason)

Leviana Gwendolyn Mcgarden (Levy) (”Levy can have a really pretty but really long name. as a treat” -Bailey)

Eliza Belladona Belserion (Erza) (she remembered “Eliza” as “Erza” and then got Scarlet from Jellal)

Lucinda Margaret Heartfilia (Lucy)  (trans! Lucy and her dead name is Luigi Mario which is why she got so mad when Natsu forgot her name and called her Luigi. am I being serious or is this for an inside joke? You may never know.)

Cana Ruth Alberona (Cana)

Urrtia Fuck Milkovich (Ultear) (this one was entirely Jaci’s Idea. basically, When Ur gave birth to her, the midwife misheard Ur’s groan and then “tia” as “Urrtia” which then became “Urtear/Ultear” and “Fuck” was said in Fiori. the poor midwife only spoke Isvanian and had no idea that it was the “f word.”)

Lawrence Leonel Vastia (Lyon) (Gray calls him “larry (deragatory)” when he’s mad -Minty)

Reginald Louis Lore (Rufus) (he thought Rufus sounded cooler. that’s literally the only reason he goes by Rufus.)

THERE’S SO MANY MORE CHARACTERS TO DO SO IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS/IDEAS/COMMENTS ABOUT IT/ PLEASE ADD THEM IN YOUR REBLOGS PLEASE WE’VE BEEN LAUGHING ABOUT THIS FOR THREE HOURS NOW I PROMISE I’LL KEEP UPDATING IT AS WE DO MORE

[wittylearningblog]

You’re Never too Old to Learn: The Value of Learning New Languages

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There's no cap set on the best age to learn. As humans, we learn something every day; from the people, we meet to our experiences and from our mistakes. This means we’re capable of learning irrespective of our age or the stage of life we’re at.

But why learn a new language?

Learning a new language is exciting, fulfilling, and has many benefits. Some of the benefits are listed below:

You can explore a new culture

Learning a new language means learning a new culture. When you start understanding a language, you also understand its music, poetry, and history; all of which are a great way to learn about a culture. You can make new friends who speak that language and learn more about their culture.

Plus, you’ll no longer have to rely on subtitles or dubbing! You can enjoy movies and dramas in their purest form.

Increases your employability

Businesses have become global and are dealing with clients from different countries. To communicate with clients effectively, companies are looking for people who can speak multiple languages. Being multilingual is a valuable addition to your CV.

So, let’s say you get shortlisted for a job with two other candidates with similar credentials. But you speak three languages while others speak only one. There are high chances that you’ll get the job because you have a competitive edge here.

It keeps your mind healthy

Yes, you read it right! A study showed that learning a new language decreases the chances of Alzheimer’s. If you’re fluent in more than one language, your mind stays active, which prevents it from memory loss.

According to Gulf News, the prevalence of Alzheimer's will rise by 600% by 2030. Isn’t learning a language a fun way to protect yourself from the disease?

It makes traveling fun and affordable

Language is one of the biggest challenges for travelers. Every time you go to a new country, it takes a while to figure out the public transport, restaurants, and places to visit if you don’t speak the language. Taxi drivers can rip you off because you won’t understand what they’re saying. You can end up eating at horrible restaurants giving you a bad impression of the local cuisine.

 Imagine, if you knew the native language, how fun that’d be? You can interact with the local people and learn about their culture. You can ask directions when you forget your way. You can read the menu and order what you like. And good luck to taxi drivers trying to fool you! You’re a pro at their language now, so you know what they’re talking about.

Makes you more confident

Learning something new makes you more confident in your capabilities. When you learn a new language, you’re stepping out of your comfort zone. You’ll make mistakes, and you’ll mispronounce words, at times. But when you’ve finally learned the language, you’ll get the sense of accomplishment. You can boast about it proudly in front of friends and family because you’ve achieved something extraordinary in your life.

Ready to learn a new language and embrace all the exciting things that come with it? Witty Learning offers Spanish, English, and Arabic language classes for adults in Dubai. Contact them at (+971) 4 557 9008 and find out more about the fun language classes they offer!

[rewordfully]

2, 6, 11, 32, 50. but not necessarily all of them if you don't have time/feel like it.

I shall do all of them!

2. How many languages do you speak?

Three! Plus Old English, but you can’t really communicate successfully in a dead language, so...

6. What’s the most difficult word for you to say in your native & target languages?

I guess all the long ones, because I tend to speak really fast. And those with liquids. And alveolar stops in English. So, prestidigitatorstwo, water, and rire.

11. What’s the funniest word in your target language(s)?

bagel and there are so many French ones that I can’t think of any. Mostly horribly mispronounced borrowings, like hold up.

32. Have you ever tried to learn a dialect for your target language(s)?

Not really, though it depends on your definition of a dialect.

50. Is there a language that you’ve tried to learn but could never stick with it or just weren’t interested?

Spanish. I don’t know why, the pronunciation makes my throat and mouth feel terrible.Also German, but I kinda want to go back and learn for real this time.

Thanks! Send more if you like!

[ghost-of-a-vulture]

Scenes I cannot stop thinking about that I wanna write in

Tallulah finding out that he's a musician and instantly becoming attached

Everyone thinking he's dangerous when he first joins bc he doesn't come on a plane or anything just straight up logs on and threatening him

Jaiden calling him a fucking idiot for joining because he's stuck now (also how tf did he even get there???)

The eggs losing their minds over his pokemon

Alpha and Cellbit having a small rivalry bc they're both cat hybrids and Cellbit is not particularly thrilled about someone on his server (he doesn't actually dislike him, instincts are just weird)

Slimecicle and Alpha shenanigans

"Tio Alpharad"

Jaiden dragging him around introducing him to all her new friends (most of whom tried to kill him when he first joined)

Gegg interactions

Horribly mispronouncing Spanish words on several occasions

Just a lot of hurt/comfort

Not a scene but his communicator just being a 3ds (it does have games)

Considering writing a fic where Jaiden had been sending Alpharad letters throughout her time on the island and, during a particularly intense mental breakdown over Bobby's death, he breaks down and comes to the island.

[oscarlovesthesea]

11 facts meme taggity thing + 16 facts about me or whatever these things are called

the amazing @gay-trash-cats always tags me in things and then I forget which is how I ended up owing them 27 facts about me. Let’s see! (This thing was so long I needed to make a cut :O)

1.I love my friends, online and real friends alike. They’re amazing people and there is almost nothing I wouldn’t do for them (almost because I’m excluding stuff like genocide or killing a kitten? sorry friends I love you but cats are the best)

2. my favourite sport has always been horse riding and I’ve done it for 9 years, even doing competitions at national level. between studying a lot and not really having the money for it I haven’t been riding in like 8 months now which is probably the longest I’ve been without it in years and I am actually feeling like I’m going through withdrawal. 

3. speaking of riding, the first horse I ever really got attached to was this tiny and full of rage Shetland called Caramella (Candy). The two horses who taught me the most were called Perla (Pearl) and Daimon. When I started competitions I first had a crazy pony I loved very much called Asterix, then moved on to this super sweet mare called Ghira, then to a black cutiepie (who was probably the best one in terms of technical abilities) called Kibor. The only actual horse (meaning, not pony) I’ve had for long was a beautiful mare called Actionmaid Z, but since her name was too long I called her Arwen.

4. in 9 years of riding, I’ve only had one bad fall, from this huge horse called Amadeus - it was before I got Arwen and he was scared of everything and definitely too big and strong for my tiny arms, so when a car passed in front of us (the car, funnily enough, contained my best friend’s boyfriend) and he got scared I just splattered to the ground, cracking a few ribs. I’m an idiot and I just got back up and completed the jumping routine I was doing ignoring the fact that I could barely breathe, which probably made it worse, but at least I didn’t go through “fall induced trauma” or whatever. i swear i’m done with the riding facts

5. my friends Clelia and Ionita are horrible people who got me into anime and then told me all the characters who died in Death Note when I was only three episodes in. I’m still not over it.

6. I’m Italian even though my skin is like a ghost’s . I was born in Rome but I moved into the countryside when I was about four, which was possibly the best decision my parents ever made. I still live really close to Rome though so I still go at least once a week.

7. I am currently living in Scotland, near Edinburgh, where I’m staying with a host family. I arrived about four months ago and I’m going to stay at least until June and I’m loving every second of it.

8. I have a dangerous addiction for brownies, crisps, parmesan and ham. I’m serious, I need help.

9. In theory, I speak Italian, English, French and Spanish, but even though I can understand and make myself understood I’m not really confident about my Spanish and my French.

10. To be honest I’m not really confident about my English either especially because when I’m tired I tend to mess up the grammar and mispronounce things

11. which reminds me, I find it incredibly hard to say the word ‘references’. I don’t know why.

12. I love acting and I’m a huge theatre nerd. I’m going to apply for an acting academy this year even though I’m definitely not gonna get in but one at least makes a nice experience right?  but it took like five different people to convince me to do it.

13. my musical taste is the weirdest shit because it goes from Italian folk music from the ‘60s/’70s, which is what my parents made me listen to as a child all hail Fabrizio de Andrè to musical theatre with little to nothing in between.

14. my favourite musical is Les Mis (as pretty much everyone who has opened this blog even just once knows), followed by Next to Normal and Jesus Christ Superstar. I do love Hamilton but I can’t manage to choose where to rank it.

15. I can’t stand love stories. Meaning, I can’t read a book where if you take away the love story you have nothing, but I do enjoy them if they are of some addition to the plot. At the same time, pointless romanitc subplots are the least interesting thing in the world (I’m looking at Sharon Carter in Civil War and pretty much every James Bond movie ever made).

16. Shinya Hiiragi is my actual son and I’m going to protect him.

17. I actually have a full battalion of fictional sons and daughters that I adopted because I just have mum instincts with anyone and  anything. I think the latest addiction was Ciel Phantomhive.

18. Every year I take part in a Harry Potter themed camp which is a lot of fun because we’re all friends and huge nerds and we just love each other. I went for the first time at the first edition of it when I was 14 or 15 and it probably changed my life.

19. there I met my friend Franz who is like a big brother to me and looks A LOT like Shang from Mulan.

20. I am the actual definition of mum friend which is pretty fun but also a bit stressful lol

21. my favourite character from Les Mis is Enjolras because I see a lot of myself in him. There is also a bit of Jehan Prouvaire in me and I guess some Combeferre as well.

22. throwback to those good old times when the SuperWhoLock fandom seemed to rule Tumblr, I actually wrote a SuperLock fanfiction on an Italian website. I only need to publish the last chapter which is already half written, but the thing hasn’t been updated in two years.

23. I don’t really play videogames but I bought Life is Strange about a week ago and even though I’ve only had time to get to the beginning of episode 2, I’m really enjoying it.

24. I am currently reading Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and I’m loving it. Aziraphale is the cutest thing, I swear but sometimes I feel like I’m reading a Castiel/Crowley crack fic. The book is amazing though!

25. I’m definitely a cat person and my biggest aspiration in life is living on my own, on an island, with infinite amounts of tea and cats everywhere.

26. My grandmother was a quite renowned writer in Italy (at her time), and her books won quite a lot of awards. My mum is a writer as well but she doesn’t really feel confident about it and has never published anything but i’m determined to get her books published because they’re great and she deserves it.

27. I am a huge nerd and I can’t choose a favourite between sci-fi and fantasy. I love space facts but I also LOVE dragons and unicorns (dragons especially. I have a collection.)

Ugh, I didn’t think I was going to manage to come up with enough stuff... whoever has read everything will be given a virtual toast, I swear. I’m tagging @unicorn-gureshin, @gureshin-trash, @sjexokm and @sparkleofstardust. Enjoy!

[c2-1728-works]

Me: *carefully reads all comments about this challenge thing I’ve kickstarted*

OK in linguistics we die and live. Also multilingual pride everybody!!

Yes I am a language nerd. You might know that already. But I’m THE language nerd who sold their soul to a green avian demon named Duolingo and learns seven languages a week: German, Dutch, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. Yes my first tongue (Korean) and second-becoming-first tongue (English) were not enough.

No thoughts, head empty: Latin speaking Janus only gives me the idea of twins calling him ‘boomer’ (since Latin is the root of Romance languages) and cue offended serpent hissing. 

More of my (actually serious) thoughts:

Russian? Русский Язык!

Russian is cool. But the struggle of Duolingo not catching my (butchered) pronunciation is real. Trust me I know that pain too.

Russian with our angsty emo poet? That is awesome combination if you think harder. There are many Russian poets/novelists who left masterpieces like Fyodor Dostoevsky and Vladimir Nabokov. This poetic association only makes me associate Virgil with literature in general, so I think Virgil would enjoy reading in general.

Am I saying Virgil is a secret bookworm? Oh hell yes. 

Yet I thought about it harder and made this beautiful connection: European languages can roughly categorized into three groups. Romance languages in South, Germanic languages in West and North, and Slavic languages in East.

Virgil being the only Slavic language speaker makes sense since he exhibits plenty of unique characteristics. The only side to have one vowel in his name, the only side to have ‘I’ in his name, the only side to be named after a person (when others were named from either ancient Greek concept or ancient Roman mythical figures,) the only ‘former’ Dark Side to be accepted by Core Sides and Thomas (for now)...

But I can also see Remus learning Russian and mixing up Latin alphabets and Cyrillic alphabets solely to annoy others (and it also looks cool.) Especially the Лogical Side and Дeceiving Side.

Korean? 한국어?

My first language is Korean. I do know it is generally classified as language isolate (not having other similar language) but can’t really imagine how hard it is to learn for foreigners. (Trust me, reading it is actually easier than it seems)

One reason I associated Korean with Virgil is this article “Why So Many Former Emos Are Now K-Pop Fans.” I was first horrified when I found this, but maybe I want Virgil in Kpop fashion. Maybe. Heck even Thomas. Thomathy I won’t mind at all even if you horribly butcher pronunciations while singing Kpop

Virge could’ve come across Kpop while searching for more emoness and decided to learn the language a few weeks later, just like thousands of Kpop fans. Seeing people all over the world wanting to learn my mother tongue because of a music - it is almost magical phenomenon. 

Official Languages of UN

There are six official languages of the UN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. We can simply assign these to the six Sides we know (for now.) My take is Remus-Arabic, Logan-Chinese, Patton-English, Janus-French, Virgil-Russian, Roman-Spanish. Feel free to add yours!

Diacritics and IPA

Based on my experience, one of the biggest pain of learning European languages (that use Latin alphabet) is diacritics. The Sides would definitely GAAAAAASP loudly whenever someone mispronounces the diacritics. Or they would have an uselessly heated discussion regarding pronunciation (e.g. ‘w’ sounds like ‘v’ in German) and someone would tiredly bring up International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to stop the discussion.

Bonus point if Remus reacts to ‘IPA’ with ‘India pale ale.’

False friend

Yes. This nasty is either of a pair of words in different languages that look or sound similar, but differ significantly in meaning. For example ‘morbido’ means ‘soft’ in Italian. Just imagine the internal crisis when Italian-speaking Patton first sees the English word ‘morbid’ or vice versa. Or two Sides thinking their multilingual argument is actually working but in reality it’s bunch of nonsense.

Code Switching!

Really, I believe ‘code flowing’ is more accurate, because it happens as smoothly as breathing. I believe learning a new language is an equivalent of gaining a new spirit. Thus I headcanon every Side as multilinguals and their ‘flirting’ must involve at least two languages (bonus points if those languages use different alphabet system.) Because learning your lover’s first language is the most romantic act now fanfic writers, do your job

P.S. 

As an honour of your European background:

Eurovision aka ‘trashy glittery camp show with arson and gays included’ is basically a karaoke period for the Sides. Whenever the song in the language they know is playing, any Side won’t hesitate to step out and sing it. Bonus points for the non-European language speaking Side hissing in the background

Silly fun challenge prompt: what languages do you associate with the Sides/what would be the 2nd language each Side learn?

For example I am a big fan of Hispanic (Spanish speaking) Creativitwins fanon. And c! Thomas too could've learnt Spanish in high school and the fact his love interest is hispanic too just makes perfect sense-

And in contrast to Hispanic twins I headcanon Janus as a francophone (French speaking) for two reasons: 1) it was still lingua franca around Victorian era, his aesthetic inspiration and 2) dividing American high school by Spanish class vs. French class is like causing Civil War (I was and still am a language nerd, so I learnt both languages, which was a mistake but the kind of mistake that was worth it when you think about it later)

German suites Logan since lots of famous philosophers are German. I associate Japanese or Korean with Virgil since those two are really dominant in the current subculture world (and maybe our emo could've been inspired and turn into E-boy - wow that sounds terrifying)

I don't have strong preference on Patton's but Italian sounds nice, since all those music and dessert and anything sweet are often from Italy. And maybe 'Orange' can be some language that sounds harsh like Russian, so he can murmur in that in sleep and scares everyone else

I know you're in Europe: 1) you use GMT and 2) Americans wouldn't care about Eurovision. So I wonder how you would think based on your European experience!

Oooh, I like this! As European Who Studied Languages, I definitely approve this and I'll gladly add my two cents about which languages the sides should learn.

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Roman: He canonically knows Spanish and that's perfect like that. Spanish is a romantic language, someone speaks Spanish and you can't help but swoon. It’s a great choice for the Side responsible for romance and passion.

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Remus: Remus isn't just intrusive thoughts, but there’s a very high chance he’s also responsible for Thomas' sexual urges. So, what is the language made for sex? You’re right, it’s French. French is sexy. You can say anything in French and bam, ✨sexy ✨.

"Je sors la poubelle." Sexy, isn't it? Well, I just said "I'm taking out the trash". See? Very sexy.

(French people, please confirm my words. We all know it’s true)

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Janus: Your points are incredibly valid and I love them. But if we should choose among all languages, I would love Janus to be one of the very few (extremely few) people in the world who can speak Latin.

I know Latin is a dead language, but it would be great - and not just because of the connection with his name.

Let’s consider that the other Romance languages, despite evolving from Latin, cannot entirely understand it, because they all changed a lot through the centuries after mixing with the Germanic ones. On the other hand, the Germanic languages (English, German, Swedish and so on) are part of a completely different group, only slightly influenced by Latin, so they cannot understand it.

In other words, Janus would speak a language that only sounds familiar - and maybe you can grasp a couple words here and there if you know a romance language, but the true meaning is hidden. What is he actually saying? Who knows. Is he actually cursing someone? Who knows. After all, do you understand Latin? Yeah, me neither.

If I have to pick a language that is still spoken today instead, I think I'll join you with French. Your points are valid and French is a very elegant language, fitting for Janus’ whole aesthetic. So yes, French could work.

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Logan: German is a great choice and you are absolutely right with your point about the philosophers. Also German is a language of harsh sounds and strict grammar rules - for example:

declensions that should be used accordingly for articles, adjectives and nouns

specific verbs for specific meanings

words made by putting together shorter words (like Haustürschlüssel.  Haustür means “front door”, Schlüssel means “key” -> this word means “front door’s key”)

sentences that should follow a specific construction, with parts of the compound verb after the noun and part at the end of the sentence. And secondary phrases also have a specific syntax and should always be introduced by a comma

In other words, it's a very organized language and I think it would fit Logan.

But also, considering that almost all words related to science and philosophy come from Greek, I think Logan should at least understand some Greek. As a treat.

(Also because Greek is another incredibly complicated language, so if someone has the patience to learn it, it’s definitely Logan.)

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Virgil: oh my gosh, I never thought about an eastern language for Virgil. In a way, it would be a very peculiar choice and I kinda like it. Japanese and Korean are extremely complicated languages, they have a very specific alphabet (I'm especially thinking about the Japanese one, that even asks for a specific direction to write words) and require a lot of work (and memory) to learn them.

But Virgil is also a poet and when I think of poets and sonnets my first connection is with the french ennui, le mal du vivre and especially Baudelaire and his works. Virgil would appreciate Baudelaire a lot. So French, again.

But hey, there’s too much French now. So I’ll pick the other european literature full of sadness: the russian one.

Russian is supposed to be a big scary language and its alphabet is weird and omg what if they're cursing us? But if you learn it a little bit, you’ll find out that Russian has a lot of soft/open sounds (due to a good use of vowels) and it's very poetic.

So the language itself is a bit like Virgil: he seems scary and evil at a first glance, but if you learn about him, he's actually kinder than he looks.

But never underestimate Russian, because just like Anxiety, fear is just behind the corner: you start learning it and wow, there is just one present tense, one past tense and one future tense? This is great, what a wonderful language!

And then, before you’ll realize it, you will find out that each verb has a “doppelganger” used for entirely different purposes AND there a gazillion verbs of motion and you will end up crying on the floor, because there are just too many verbs - and look, there are also one trillion particles you can put before these verbs and they give them EVEN MORE MEANINGS.

No, this isn't entirely based on my personal experience, what makes you think that.

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Patton: I have never thought about Patton learning another language, because English just fits him too well.

But when you proposed Italian... well, my heart just wiped out everything else. There is nothing here, only Patton speaking Italian.

So yes, Patton's second language should be Italian. No, it must be Italian. Because French is the language of sex, Spanish is the language of love, but if you want to declare your eternal love to someone, you use Italian. Do you want to marry someone? Italian. Do you want to tell your significant other how much you adore them? Italian. Italian has one million ways to express love and Patton should use them all with his kiddos.

And yes, Italian is also associated with warm people, warm places and good food, all things Patton deserves and should enjoy. So Italian is a big yes.

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Orange: since Orange is a mystery, I am a bit torn between these two languages:

1) Esperanto: This language is amazing, because it isn’t a natural language, born like all others, but it has been built by a man, who wanted to create an universal language in order to foster world peace and international understanding.

So this language has been created to be as simple as possible, with a very regular grammar (unlike all other natural languages) and its words all have references to other language groups (romance, germanic, slavic, indo-europeans, finno-ugric languages and so on).

And if you actually listen to it (especially if you know some latin languages) you will find it weirdly understandable. I found this video in particular and I was impressed by how strangely familiar esperanto sounds.

And... that’s it, I just think it would be kinda poetic that the last side knows a language that all others can use and understand.

2) A Greenlandic language. Why? Because they are insanely polysynthetic.

What does that mean? If in German you can make words by putting together other two/three words (like in the example I used before), in the Greenlandic languages you can build an entire sentence by putting together nouns, verbs, articles and everything else. All together in one single word, whose meaning can be translated with an entire sentence in another language.

Do you want an example? Here is an example from Wikipedia: tuntussuqatarniksaitengqiggtuq.

Yes, this is a word.

This word is from the Yupik language and means "He had not yet said again that he was going to hunt reindeer.". And this word is made of:

tuntu- (= reindeer)

ssur-  (= hunt)

qatar- (future tense)

ni- (= say)

ksaite- (negative)

ngqiggte- (= again)

uq  (3rd.sing.IND)

Is this insane? This is fucking insane. Do you want to be scared? This is real fear. What the heck. How. Why.

You know what? This is perfect for Orange, I’ll leave Esperanto to Thomas. Orange deserves to be this scary. I can already see the other sides quiver before him.

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And so, here are my guesses! If someone has other ideas, feel free to add yours and tell us why, so we can all have a nice discussion :D