#asthma meaning and pronunciation

[ambiguouspuzuma]

The Recipe

It was a recipe for disaster. At least, that's what the book said. Mayhem, malice, and everything between. Ingredients salt, oil, candles, goat's milk, one clove of garlic and a smattering of cloves. Preparation time twenty-five minutes. Summons a demon and binds them to their master's will.

Serves one.

"Are you sure this is the real deal?"

"I don't know." Roz had found it in one of the old books upstairs, the dusty tomes she collected as much for the aesthetic as anything else. "I guess there's only one way to find out."

"I mean, shouldn't it be eye of newt, toe of frog, and all that?" Mari was a close enough friend to humour Roz's eccentricities, but that didn't mean she didn't harbour her own doubts. "Not stuff that we can pick up from the local supermarket."

"I just hope that table salt is fine," Roz said, pouring some in a wide circle on the floorboards. "They didn't have those fancier pots of seasalt flakes, or the pink Himalayan stuff you see nowadays."

"I don't see how it matters," Mari said. "It's salt. What's it going to do? Surely any demon worth his salt won't be deterred by some."

"How should I know? Maybe they're like snails."

"My dad says you can put down bark, or copper, and it works the same in your garden. Do you think a copper ring would work on demons?"

"I don't even know that this one will." Roz threw her hands up in the air, accidentally spraying a handful of salt across the room. "Look, I don't know if demons are real, or if this ritual is real, or if I'm doing any of this properly. But I'm going to try it, and we'll just see what happens."

With Mari's questions out of the way, Roz proceeded with the remaining set up: a chalk pentagram within the circle, dribbly candles at opposite points outside it, and a stick of incense that only seemed to incense her asthma. Her personal hell was a perfume shop, or one of those places that sold rainbow coloured bath bombs, so perhaps her person demon would feel suitably at home.

She took a puff on her inhaler, reached out for Mari to hold her hand, and began to read the incantation from the page. It was in Latin script, but not in any language she recognised, so she hoped that her pronunciation was close enough. She'd struggled in French at school, and this felt like it had slight higher stakes: as much as she'd feared the displeasure of Mme Blanc, she hadn't carried the threat of damnation to the underworld.

"Oh, great. Teenage girls. Why am I not surprised?"

The demon arrived in a foul mood. He was short, covered in crimson spines, and slightly smoking at the edges, but he wasn't entirely unlike Mme Blanc in his demeaning demeanour. Someone had clearly surfaced from the wrong side of the sulphur pit.

"Uh, hi." Mari was looking to Roz to say something, but she wasn't sure what that was. The book hadn't been clear on that part, and she hadn't even expected to get this far. Did they introduce themselves, or was it a bad idea to give their names? Was that demons or elves? "Thank you for coming."

"You say that like I had a choice."

"Sorry. So... what's the deal here? Do we get three wishes or something?" Mari gave her a nudge. "Is that together, or each?"

"Free samples?" the demon answered scathingly. "No, there's only one deal here. You can have anything that it's in my power to give. But first, you must pledge over your soul."

"Oh." Roz looked over at Mari, who seemed equally lost. "Can we have some time to consider?"

"Sure, waste more of my time." The demon seemed to smoke more when he was annoyed. Perhaps that had been why he was smoking to start with. "It's not like I'm busy."

"Thanks."

The friends backed away into a corner, not knowing whether it made the slightest bit of difference as to whether the demon could listen in, but feeling the need for some veneer of privacy. Roz kept a subtle eye on him in turn, but he seemed to have taken the opportunity to sit down and rest his head in clawed hands. Even if he could hear them, he looked like he would try his best not to.

"Did you have any thoughts?" she whispered.

"You mean you didn't think this through?" Mari asked in turn, her whisper more urgent. "Even with the three wishes thing?"

"I wished for it to work. I never thought it would."

"Doesn't the recipe say anything?"

"No." Roz double-checked the instructions, but there was no serving suggestion. "I've got nothing off the top of my head. I'm guessing you're the same?"

"I'm just here to back you up. You can do whatever you like, but I don't want any part of any deal for myself."

"Fair enough," she said, then gave her hand a gentle squeeze. "Thank you."

They returned to the edge of the circle, where the table salt lay undisturbed. If the demon could cross it, he didn't seem to have tried; if this was his portal back to hell, Roz supposed this was the equivalent of loitering in the doorway, waiting to be allowed to leave.

"Sorry," she told him. "I don't think there's anything I want more than my soul, really. It's kind of my most valuable possession."

"Of course," the demon sighed, but he didn't look surprised. "Another cold call, just wasting my time. Are you going to banish me now?"

"Almost," Roz said. Something about the way he'd said it made her pause. "What about you?"

"Excuse me?"

"Is there anything that's in our power to give? Forgive me for prying, but you don't exactly seem too happy in your current role. Job satisfaction is important. Are there opportunities for advancement, work-afterlife balance, that sort of thing?"

"Oh." For the first time since they'd summoned him, he seemed interested in what she had to say. "I don't know. I haven't really thought about it, not knowing any alternatives."

"We can help with that." Roz looked over to Mari, who nodded. "We can't offer any otherworldly pleasures, but, well... worldly pleasures? We can start off small, if you like. Have you ever tried a cookie?"

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Giselle Herbert

The Mother of Eli Giselle Herbert (2020)

The mother of Elinor, Isidore and Jade, and wife of Frank, Giselle. An Interpol agent who lives and works in Canada, while raising her kids and working alongside her husband.

"Our work is dangerous, but so is Eli's."

Name

Full Legal Name: Giselle Solange Herbert (Née Granger)

First Name: Giselle

Meaning: Derived from the Old German element 'Gisal' meaning 'Hostage, Pledge'.

Pronunciation: ZHEE_ZEHL

Origin: French, English

Middle Name: Solange

Meaning: French form of the Late Latin name 'Sollemnia', which was derived from Latin 'Sollemnis' 'Religious'.

Pronunciation: SAW-LAHNZH

Origin: French

Surname: Herbert (Née Granger)

Meaning: Derived from the male given name 'Herbert', which is derived from the Old German elements 'Heri' 'Army' and 'Beraht' 'Bright'. (Granger: Means 'Farm bailiff' from Old French 'Grangier', ultimately from Latin 'Granum' meaning 'Grain'.)

Pronunciation: EHR-BEHR (GRAHN-ZHEH)

Origin: English, German, French (English, French)

Alias: None

Reason: None

Nicknames: Ange, Elle, Sol

Titles: Mrs, Ma'am

Characteristics

Age: 42

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: French-Canadian

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: March 9th 1978

Symbols: None

Sexuality: Straight

Religion: Jewish

Native Language: French

Spoken Languages: French, English, Hebrew

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Pisces

Theme Song (Ringtone On Eli's Phone): 'Tous les Mêmes' - Stromae

Voice Actor: Deborah Kara Unger

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Current Location: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Hometown: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Appearance

Height: 5'5" / 165 cm

Weight: 140 lbs / 63 kg

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 1

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Both)

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: Bee and wasp stings

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: Asthma

Medications: Inhaler and EpiPens

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: N/A

Enemies: N/A

Friends: Viola Nye, Moira Rhydderch, Caoimhe O'Hannegan, Yvette Rhydderch, Maeve Rhydderch

Colleagues: N/A

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Frank Herbert

Mentor: Ségolène Granger

Significant Other: Frank Herbert (42, Husband)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Tanguy Granger (63, Father), Ségolène Granger (64, Mother, Née Travers)

Parents-In-Law: Romuald Herbert (62, Father-In-Law), Sabrina Herbert (63, Mother-In-Law, Née Lefèvre)

Siblings: Roland Granger (40, Brother), Rose Leclerc (37, Sister, Née Granger), Rémy Granger (34, Brother), Reine Leblanc (31, Sister, Née Granger), Régis Granger (28, Brother), Maylis Granger (25, Sister), Prosper Granger (22, Brother)

Siblings-In-Law: Prune Granger (41, Roland's Wife, Née Lavigne), Pascal Leclerc (38, Rose's Husband), Olive Granger (35, Rémy's Wife, Née Fortier), Norbert Leblanc (32, Reine's Husband), Océane Faucher (39, Frank's Sister, Née Herbert), Melchior Faucher (40, Océane's Husband), Noël Herbert (36, Frank's Brother), Mireille Herbert (37, Noël's Wife, Née Comtois), Mirabelle Chaplin (33, Frank's Sister, Née Herbert), Maxence Chaplin (34, Mirabelle's Husband), Nestor Herbert (30, Frank's Brother), Marjolaine Herbert (31, Nestor's Wife, Née Poirot)

Nieces & Nephews: Maël Granger (20, Nephew), Maeva Granger (17, Niece), Loup Leclerc (17, Nephew), Judith Granger (14, Niece), Lambert Granger (11, Nephew), Jasmine Granger (8, Niece),Kenzo Leblanc (11, Nephew), Iris Leblanc (8, Niece), Judicaël Leblanc (5, Nephew), Gertrude Leblanc (2, Niece), Joseph Faucher (19, Nephew), Geneviève Faucher (16, Niece), Jordan Faucher (13, Nephew), Garance Faucher (10, Niece), Jocelyn Faucher (7, Nephew), Flora Faucher (4, Niece) Jason Fauher (1, Nephew), Fleur Herbert (16, Niece), Humbert Herbert (13, Nephew), Esther Herbert (10, Niece), Hubert Chaplin (13, Nephew), Estelle Chaplin (10, Niece), Hector Chaplin (7, Nephew), Emma Nestor (10, Niece), Gwenaël Nestor (7, Nephew), Cynthia Nestor (4, Niece), Gilbert Nestor (1, Nephew)

Children: Elinor Herbert (21, Daughter), Isidore Herbert (18, Son), Jade Herbert (15, Daughter)

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: None

Trainer: None

Managers: None

Wrestlers Managed: N/A

Debut: N/A

Debut Match: N/A

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: N/A

Stables: N/A

Teams: N/A

Regular Moves: N/A

Finishers: N/A

Refers To Fans As: N/A

Extras

Trivia: Nothing of Note

[playedbetter]

There was a spark of interest in Viktor's eyes. His work stood out. A bubble of excitement mixed with the dread in his gut. He didn't want to get ahead of himself, but this felt promising, very promising. "It is a shame few are willing to be so bold," He politely added.

Frankly he didn't get along with most of his peers, they were wrapped up in their own ideas and many of them thought themselves better for having degrees not funded through a program and inherently knowing the pronunciation of words that for a long time Viktor had only read. And many of them played it safe, content to just settle. He wasn't sure though just how much of this disdain would be good to share with Necrosis, if it without endear him or simply make it seem like Viktor was the problem himself.

He gave a slight shake of his head but could tell that Necrosis wasn't really asking. It was an odd form of kinship, Viktor couldn't help but think of his own softened bones, the pins in his spine holding him together, how his joints ached. Great minds in bodies that couldn't help but self destruct.

Little did he know but in his lungs new cells were growing, mutated and cancerous, and too small to notice hidden under the narrow airways and coughing fits of his asthma.

"Thank you for sharing, and for the recognition," While he didn't feel at ease with Necrosis yet, he did earnestly mean those words. "I am happy to have made my way here, and look forward to what comes next,"

He had caught onto the fact that Necrosis appreciated ambition, and purposefully was trying to play into that a little. Depending how it went, perhaps he'd share more of his ambition.

Viktor had tried to keep clear of Necrosis' movement, if he had to guess the mask probably limited his peripheral vision, and Viktor didn't want to get accidentally knocked to the floor. A test huh? He thought to himself, a little nervous.

His movement was slow, the curse of a bad pain day, but he did move to follow Necrosis. "Let's," He affirmed, not letting his nervousness show. Calm and confident, that was how he'd get through this.

There was never, ever, a moment he let down his guard around Father Necrosis, and he was very controlled about when he drew attention to himself. His softly stoic expression didn't change as the man laughed.

"Mm, yes. That would be it," He confirmed, remembering the hours of sleep sacrificed to get it functioning. Not to mention the actual danger it had put him in, one misstep and - he'd shudder if he weren't with company.

"I hope it's not rude to correct, but I decided to do it because of, not despite, the risk. I have the upmost respect for my colleagues, but am not certain how they'd handle the stress. I knew I could take it," A bold statement yes, but one he was willing to dare. All it ultimately said was 'I'm willing and able to be useful in situations others aren't', which was practically painting a target on his own back, but that was another risk he just had to stomach. People like him don't make it without taking risks.

The blueprints were in loose groups, though that would be hard to tell for anyone not there when he set them down. Viktor's blueprints were always incredibly detailed, and had every single margin full of notes, and while he was working on them had post it notes stuck onto them with tiny neat cyrillic script going over his own personal thoughts.

Viktor kept his composure as Father Necrosis turned his attention fully onto him. It made him feel, examined in the same way the corpse on an autopsy table was.

He drummed his fingers on the handle of his cane (which he wasn't putting much weight on at the moment, his leg was aching but he refused to show vulnerability) as he thought. Finally he replied.

"My whole life has been a struggle to make progress, from the health scares of my childhood to the sacrifices my parents made to get me into schooling. I refuse to be halted, or to slow down. In short, I'm willing to go as far as it takes so long as it yields progress,"

[tech-good-health]

ASTHMA PRONUNCIATION IN INDIA AND IN URDU WITH MEANING

The way a word or language is uttered is referred to as pronunciation. This might refer to widely agreed-upon sound sequences used in pronouncing a certain word or language in a specific dialect ("proper pronunciation") or simply the way a single individual speaks a word or language.

Contested or extensively mispronounced terms, such as city and town names or the word GIF, are often validated by the sources from which they originate.

A word can be said in a variety of ways by different persons or groups, depending on a variety of circumstances such as the duration of their childhood cultural exposure, the area of their present home, speech or vocal issues, their ethnic group.

Asthma Pronunciation:

Phonetic spelling of Asthma Pronunciation

az-muh

asth-ma

Asthma Meaning:

It is an airway disorder of one's bronchi getting narrowed and swollen and causing excessive release of mucus.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the airways of the lungs. This syndrome is distinguished by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily provoked bronchospasms. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. This might happen several times per day or multiple times per week. Depending on the person, asthma symptoms may intensify at night or during activities.

Asthma Pronunciation in India

While doing asthma pronunciation, we say az-ma rather than as-th-ma, keeping in mind that this is silent. Even physicians in India do not pronounce it correctly, since it is widely spoken as asthma, and for better comprehension of patients, doctors pronounce it as-th-ma.

Asthma Pronunciation in Urdu

Find the correct Urdu meaning of Asthma pronunciation; it is critical to get the word correct while translating from English to Urdu. Each word in Urdu has several meanings; for example, the literal meaning of Asthma in Urdu is Saans Ka Rukna in Roman. The other meaning is Saans Ka Rukna. Asthma is a noun, according to the components of speech. It is derived from late Middle English asma, which is derived from medieval Latin asthma, which is derived from Greek asthma, which is derived from azein, which means "to breathe hard." Asthma pronunciation is spelled [az-muh, as-]. If you are having difficulty pronouncing Asthma after reading English to Urdu translation, you may listen to the audio version in the online dictionary.

How To Spell Asthma

[az-muh, as-]

Pronunciation of pizza

What is a pizza?

Pizza is a type of flatbread that is generally topped with tomato and cheese before being cooked in an oven. It is frequently topped with a variety of meats, veggies, and condiments. Modern pizza was originated in Naples, Italy, and the meal and its varieties have since gained popularity and widespread acceptance around the world. Pizza is a popular fast-food item in Europe, Australia, and North America, and is available fresh or frozen, whole or in parts.

Why is pizza pronounced Pizza?

tsa/, and when the term was imported into English, it retained the T sound. The /tts/ sound in the Italian script is written "zz," therefore they spell it "pizza," and when the word was borrowed into English, the spelling remained the same as well.

What is the right way to say pizza?

It's unmistakably "peetsa" in both British and American English. There is no other way to pronounce it. If your accent has a faint "d" sound, I wouldn't be too concerned, and others should be understanding.

Also Read: How to cure gastric problems permanently? 7 Home Remedies

Bowl Pronunciation

When you first start speaking English, it's essential to familiarise yourself with the language's frequent sounds, and the easiest method to do so is to study phonetics.

Meaning

a roughly hemispherical concave vessel: a circular, generally larger-than-a-cup container

a) concave or bowl-shaped components, such as the hollow of a spoon or tobacco pipe

b) a toilet's receptacle

c) a bowl-shaped natural structure or geographical location

d) a bowl-shaped building, such as an athletic stadium

Here are four recommendations to help you polish your pronunciation of "bowl":

Divide 'bowl' into sounds: [BOHL] - speak it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can make them consistently. Record yourself saying 'bowl' in full phrases, then watch and listen to yourself. You'll be able to simply mark your blunders. Look up instructions on how to pronounce 'bowl' on YouTube. Concentrate on one accent: combining several accents might be difficult, especially for novices, so choose one accent (US or UK) and adhere to it.

Different pronunciations of dengue

A tropical sickness caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitos that produces a high temperature and severe joint pain Early nineteenth century: from West Indian Spanish, from Kiswahili dinga (in full kidingapopo), inspired by Spanish dengue 'fastidiousness' (with reference to the dislike of movement by affected patients).

Someone you know has recently been diagnosed with it. But before you go very far, you realize that your interlocutor is pronouncing the term differently than you are. So, what exactly is it?

Is it dengue fever (deng)?

Is it the dengue (deng-you) virus?

Isn't it dengue (deng-gee)?

We are delighted to have resolved this issue once and for all.

It is correctly pronounced as deng-ee as its origins are Spanish.

Pronunciation of cough

Meaning

Cough is defined as a quick, sharp-sounding ejection of air from the lungs that acts as a defensive mechanism to cleanse the air passages or as a sign of pulmonary disturbance a disease characterized by persistent or frequent coughing, she has a persistent cough.

Origin of the Word

Middle English: imitative; connected to Dutch kuchen 'to cough' and German kuchen ‘to pant.'

Here are four ways to help you improve your pronunciation of 'cough':

Break down 'cough' into sounds: [KOF] - repeat it out loud and emphasize the sounds until you can make them consistently. Record yourself uttering 'cough' in full sentences, then watch and listen to yourself. You'll be able to simply mark your blunders. Look up instructions on how to pronounce 'cough' on YouTube. Concentrate on one accent: combining several accents might be difficult, especially for novices, so choose one accent (US or UK) and adhere to it.

[pellelavellan-a]

𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑬𝑻:

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𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 !

full name. Pelle Sibil Lavellan 

pronunciation.  Pelle’s name is pronounced like Bell but with a P. His given surname Sibil is pronounced like Sybil.

nicknames. Peaches, Sibs

height.   5′2. 

age.  22 at the conclave, 24 when Corypheus is defeated. 

zodiac.  Aries, Eluvia (Thedosion Calendar)

languages.  Common tongue, Elven. Learns Tevene and Orlesian during his time as Inquisitor.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour.    Dirty blond

eye colour.   Brown (appear amber cause of magic) 

skin tone.    Olive/pale tan

body type.    Slender and toned

accent.   Southern Free Marcher (his accent is Cork Irish) 

dominant hand.  Left

posture.    He is prone to slouching, it was corrected overtime by wearing corsets for several hours at a time. 

tattoos.   June vallaslin on his face, neck, collarbones, and hip bones. A sun tattooed on his left thigh, arm brace tattoed on his right arm, eluvia constellation on his chest/stomach, elfroot on his right calf, elderberry tree on his left calf, tiny mushroom on the bottom of his right foot. 

most noticeable features.   Vallaslin, long hair, amber eyes

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth.   Clan Zathon, somewhere on the border of the Free Marches and Nevarra hometown.   Clan Lavellan, a village located near the Planascene Forest. in the Marches.

birth weight / height.  given he was born a tad early, he was both short and small. 

first words.   Fen, his brother’s name.   

siblings.  Fen Sibil (older brother), he has a few cousins that he also views as siblings, Faolan Sibil, Darcy Sibil, and Nara Lavellan ( @theuthenara)

parents.   Demeitre Sibil (biological father, alive), Helka Sibil (biological mother, deceased), Deshanna Lavellan (adopted mother, deceased), Ingi Grehss Lavellan (adopted father, deceased) 

parental involvement.  Pelle does not remember anything about his biological parents, but Ingi and Deshanna were very present in his life and took good care of him. He had a pretty normal childhood up until his adolescence.

ADULT LIFE

occupation.  He was his clan’s Keeper, now he is the Inquisitor. 

current residence.    Skyhold 

close friends.   His closest friends in the Inquisition are Sera, Varric, and Josephine. 

relationship status.   in canon, partnered. 

financial status.   He has absolutely no concept of money if he’s being completely honest, he isn’t even going to pretend he understands it. 

criminal record.   He doesn’t have one, doesn’t mean he doesn’t think he’d never done anything terrible before. 

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation.    Homosexual 

romantic orientation.    Homoromantic 

preferred emotional role.  submissive | dominant | switch | unsure 

preferred sexual role.  submissive |  dominant  | switch |  sex repulsed 

turn on’s.   emotional availability, receiving praise, patience

turn off’s.    Aggression is a huge turn off to him, pushing or disregarding his boundaries, they’re not really negotiable.

love language.  Physical touch, acts of service

MISCELLANEOUS.

character’s theme song.  There is a playlist HERE

hobbies to pass the time.   reading, gardening, making charms, putting together herb blends 

mental illnesses.   Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Depression 

physical illnesses.   Asthma, hormonal imbalance (surplus of estrogen)

left or right brained.   Right brained.

fears.   Achluphobia (the dark), atychiphobia (failure) orlesians, arachnophobia, cynophobia (dogs), taphephobia (being buried alive), 

self confidence level. Pretty low. He doubts himself more often than he should. 

vulnerabilities. His attachment to the people he loves can be viewed as a weakness as he may act rashly because of it. He is small and easy to overpower.

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[spanishskulduggery]

Hi! I had a question about the ending of some adjectives. When I was studying abroad in Spain I noticed my host mom refer to cold water as “agua fría” which kind of confused me since agua is a masculine noun- is it because it sounds better/flows better and are there any other examples of where this happens?

Okay, so agua is TECHNICALLY feminine. It takes the masculine el to keep you from swallowing the A sounds… la + agua would sound like “lagua”

French and Italian have similar concepts, though they normally use apostrophes, or they change something depending on a certain letter/phoneme

It’s similar to how English says “a” or “an” depending on if a word starts with a strong vowel sound or not.

Going more in depth, allow me to copy/paste from a separate ask: 

The rules for this type of noun are as follows:

These are words that begin with A- or HA- [where the H is silent]

These words are actually feminine

These words have their tonic stress on the first syllable

These words take a masculine article in singular, but are feminine in nature

This applies to definite articles [el] and indefinite articles [un], as well as the derivatives of them [algún, ningún]

In plural, these words will always be feminine plural [las, unas, algunas]

The article or determiner must be before the noun to appear as masculine and this doesn’t apply if the article/determiner is broken up by another word in between

Btw, these are not rules that are ever really stated except for when you see el agua or something and then the dictionary usually says (f) or something right near it so you know it’s feminine. They’re just things native speakers know based on what sounds right.

Linguistically, this is something that’s done to create something like a “hiatus” [I don’t know if that’s the correct term for this, but a “hiatus” is a vocal stop/obstacle that makes you fully enunciate all the vowels in a word]

In other words if you had agua which means ���water” as “la agua”, the two A’s would run together into one sound. This might sound arbitrary to us, but it impacts Spanish poetry quite a bit. In English “la agua” for example is 3 syllables “la-a-gua”. In Spanish, it would be 2 syllables “laa-gua”.

In Spanish, the same vowel or vowel sounds put together tend to bleed together. If you say something like va a ayudar “he/she is going to help” it is “vaaa-yu-dar” for Spanish counting as 3 syllables here.

The break up of sounds with the addition of a masculine article is done for the sake of pronunciation so the words don’t blend together.

Italian has this same issue except they correct it with an apostrophe, and just allow the sounds to sort of blend so you get “l’acqua”… in pronunciation it runs together, in orthography [writing it out] the L and the apostrophe help mark it as a definite article.

To talk more about this I’ll go over each of the things because it makes more sense in context.

1 - 3: The word must begin with A- or HA-, be feminine, and have the emphasis on the first syllable.

The following words are the most common nouns that follow this example are:

el agua = water

el águila = eagle

el arpa = harp

el ancla = anchor

el ánfora = amphora (a specific type of Greek or Roman vase)

el área = area

el hambre = hunger, famine

el ala = wing

el aula = classroom

el haba = bean [kind of an old-fashioned word, la habichuela “bean” is related and is more common today]

el alma = soul

el alba = dawn [there’s also the word el amanecer which is more common]

el hada = fairy

el arma = weapon

el asma = asthma

el habla = manner of speech, diction, way of speaking

el alta = membership (to a club) / discharge (from a hospital)

el arca = ark / large chest, coffer [a very common word used for “treasure chest” in games for example]

el ave = bird (as a species, usually) / fowl

el álgebra = algebra

el alga / las algas = algae

el ascua = ember

el aura = aura

And all of these are feminine, and have their stress on the first syllable.

Consider a word like el árbol which begins in A- and has its stress on the first syllable. It’s also masculine, so it’s el árbol, los árboles. The same problem exists with el álamo “poplar tree”.

Then you have a word like la ayuda “help” which begins in A- and is feminine, but its stressed syllable is the second one [the “yu”] which makes it take the word feminine instead.

The best examples of this duality are:

el ánimo = spirit, cheer, mood / male spirit, animusel ánima  = soul (of the dead), shade, dead person’s spirit / female spirit, anima

el hado / los Hados = fate / the Fates [the women in Greek/Roman mythology who spin the tapestry of fate and measure out people’s lives and end them]el hada / las hadas = fairy / fairies, the fey, feyfolk

While el ánimo and el hado fit two big requirements [beginning with A- or HA-, and having the stressed syllable be the first one], they are both masculine so it doesn’t count.

But el ánima and el hada are both feminine so they fit the bill.

4. They’re “masculine” with the article, but have feminine qualities

This is an important grammatical point to make. Though they have masculine articles, that’s only done for pronunciation and spelling. Their grammatical gender is still feminine, so all the adjectives put on them are feminine:

el águila calva = bald eagle

el agua bendita = holy water

el Hada Madrina = Fairy Godmotherel hada buena = good fairyel hada malvada = evil/wicked fairy

el ave acuática, las aves acuáticas = waterfowl

el arma de fuego, las armas de fuego = firearm, firearmsel arma peligrosa, las armas peligrosas = dangerous weapon, dangerous weapons

el alma perdida = lost soul

el ancla pesada = the heavy anchor

This also impacts whether you see al or del:

Los Juegos del Hambre = Hunger Games

el ala del águila calva = the bald eagle’s winglas alas de las águilas calvas = the bald eagles’ wings

las sillas del aula = the classroom’s chairslas sillas de las aulas = the classrooms’ chairs

el capitán / la capitana del arca = the captain of the ark

5. Another grammatical distinction is that these apply to el, un, algún, or ningún but as stated before, they’re still feminine technically:

el aula pequeña = the small classroomun aula pequeña = a small classroomalgún aula pequeña = some small classroomningún aula pequeña = no small classroom

el arma peligrosa = the dangerous weaponun arma peligrosa = a dangerous weaponalgún arma peligrosa = some dangerous weaponningún arma peligrosa = no dangerous weapon

el águila calva = the bald eagleun águila calva = a bald eaglealgún águila calva = some bald eagleningún águila calva = no bald eagle

el hada buena = the good fairyun hada buena = a good fairyalgún hada buena = some good fairyningún hada buena = no good fairy

el hambre verdadera = (the) true hungerun hambre verdadera = a true hungeralgún hambre verdadera = some true hungerningún hambre verdadera = no true hunger

*these are all for the sake of example

6. In plural, they’re all distinctly feminine with feminine articles

las aulas pequeñas = the small classroomsunas aulas pequeñas = a few small classroomsalgunas aulas pequeñas = some small classrooms

las arma peligrosas = the dangerous weaponsunas armas peligrosas = a few dangerous weaponsalgunas armas peligrosas = some dangerous weapons

las águilas calvas = the bald eaglesunas águilas calvas = a few bald eaglesalgunas águilas calvas = some bald eagles

las hadas buenas = the good fairiesunas hadas buenas = a few good fairiesalgunas hadas buenas = some good fairies

*There’s (generally) no plural of ningún, ninguno, ninguna. It’s inherently singular since it more literally means “not one”… like no hay ninguna silla is “there are no chairs” in English but literally reads as “there is not a single chair”

7. The article/determiner MUST be right in front of the noun for it to appear as masculine in singular.

Because this is all done for preserving the A- or HA- sound, the rules no longer apply when a word breaks up the article/determiner and the noun. Usually what breaks up the words is an adjective, or an adverb + adjective combo.

This is typically more dramatic [since most of the time adjectives go behind nouns in Spanish, so putting it in front is SUPER dramatic]… or it’s one of the adjectives that sort of changes meaning depending on its placement like viejo/a, mismo/a, gran/grande, antiguo/a etc.

When these show up, you get a feminine article/determiner and feminine adjectives:

la gran arma = the great weaponuna gran arma = a great weaponalguna gran arma = some great weaponninguna gran arma = no great weapon

la misma agua = the same waterel agua misma = the water itself

la buena hada = the good fairy [like, “the kind fairy” or “the nice fairy”]el hada buena = the good fairy

la complicada habla = the EXTREMELY complicated way of speaking [reads as, “intricate” or “perplexing” or “ever-so-complicated” instead of just plain old “complicated”]el habla complicada = the complicated way of speaking

la nueva álgebra = new algebra

el hambre grave = serious hungerla grave hambre = serious famine [the word “famine” can either be el hambre (f) or la hambruna]

el ascua ardiente = the burning emberla ardiente ascua = the smoldering ember [more dramatic and poetic]

el ala grande = the big wingla gran ala = the great wing

When you’ve got the article/determiner + the noun, you need the masculine article to create that “hiatus”

When you’ve got the article/determiner + adjective + noun, the adjective already breaks them up and creates its own kind of hiatus. 

The problem isn’t the noun itself, so you can have la buena hada… the problem is that Spanish decided they wanted to preserve the sound of the article/determiner by switching it to masculine and creating that stop with the L

[anyanik-blog1]

Anya Nikolaevna - Trident Task 001

BASIC INFORMATION

Full Name: Anya Katerina Alexandrovna Kashkanov Romanov-Nikolaevna Pronunciation: AH-NY-AH Meaning: Anya - Nightless/one who is bring and shining, Katerina - the pure, Romanova- of the Romanovs, Nikolaevna - daughter of Nikolai Reasoning: Anya’s parents had always liked the name, and once little Anya was born it seemed to suit her. They wanted to give her a traditional Russian name, and Anya wound up fitting the bill perfectly. Katerina, her middle name, was the name of her great-grandmother, and the Czar and Czarina wanted to honor her. Nickname(s): Anna, Annie, Aya, Anyoosh, Anyooshka Preferred Name(s): Anya, nicknames from family pretty much exclusively Birth Date: March 1st, 1995 Age: 23 Zodiac: Pisces Gender: Female Pronouns: she/her/hers Romantic Orientation: Panromantic Sexual Orientation: Pansexual Nationality: Russian Ethnicity: Rus’ Current Location: The island Living Conditions: The Tulach House Title(s): Tsarevna (daughter of the Tsar), Princess (more colloquial), Grand Duchess

BACKGROUND

Birth Place: Grand Palace, Moscow Hometown: Moscow Social Class: Royal Education Level: In the process of getting her Masters’ Father:  Tsar Alexander Dimitri Alexei Romanov-Nikolaevna Mother: Tsarina Nataliya Izabella Kristina Kashkanov-Nikolaevna Adopted?: Sibling(s): Tatiana Nataliya Klavdiya Kashkanov Romanov-Nikolaevna sister (1), brother (1) Birth Order: Third born out of four children Children: none Pet(s): Cat named Pierre Bezukoff (the character from War and Peace) Other Important Relatives: Ekaterina Markovy - Cousin, the royal family of Belarus Previous Relationships:

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Physical Strength: Not particularly strong, but hardworking, which makes up for it most of the time. Teamwork: Excellent team player Talents: Good with languages, expert knowledge of linguistics and etymology, unfailingly kind Shortcomings: Naive, trusting, deeply insecure Language(s) Spoken: Russian, English, Tatar, Belorussian Drive?: Doesn’t know how Ride a Bicycle?: Yes Swim?: Yes, she almost drowned when she was seven and ice skating on a lake that wasn’t quite as frozen as she thought, after that her parents made her take lessons Play an Instrument?: Piano, flute, balalaika Play Chess?: Badly Pick a Lock?: Nope

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE & CHARACTERISTICS

Face Claim: Willa Fitzgerald Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Blonde Hair Type/Style: Thick, straight, just below shoulder length Dominant Hand: Right Height: 5′5 Weight: 125 Exercise Habits: Reasonably in shape, likes hiking when she can get away Skin Tone: Fair Tattoos: None Piercings: Ears Marks/Scars: Scar on her right forearm from falling through the ice, a few on her knees from childhood scrapes and bruises, various moles and birthmarks that come from being as fair as she is. Notable Features: mouth, eyebrows Usual Expression: Thoughtful smile Clothing Style: Comfortable, simple, clean lines

Jewelry: Simple, usually silver rather than gold

Allergies: Seasonal, but nothing too severe

Body Temperature: Normal Diet: Vegetarian Physical Ailments: Mild asthma

PSYCHOLOGY

MBTI Type: INFJ-T - The Advocate Enneagram Type: 2 Moral Alignment: Lawful Good Temperament: Melancholic Element: Earth Primary Intelligence Type: Emotional Approximate IQ: idk, but she’s smart in a sort of quiet way Mental Conditions/Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, maybe a little depression Sociability: Kind, makes friends easily once she comes out of her shell Emotional Stability: More or less stable, but prone to panic and anxiety attacks Obsession(s): none Compulsion(s): none Phobia(s): Drowning Addiction(s): none Prone to Violence? nope

MANNERISMS

Speech Style: Soft, hesitant, grammatically perfect Accent: Russian, strong, but understandable Quirks: She has a tendency to get carried away when she’s talking, shifts her weight from foot to foot. Hobbies: Hiking, horseback riding, spending time with animals and/or out in nature Habits: Coffee drinking, early rising Nervous Tics: Playing with her hair, crossing and uncrossing her arms, talking fast but quietly. Drives/Motivations: Love (for her family), loyalty, duty, caring, compassion Fears: Drowning, failure, that she isn’t enough Positive Traits: Kind, thoughtful, smart, soft bean tm

Negative Traits: naive, insecure, indecisive, avoidant Sense of Humor: deadpan, bad puns, John Mulaney is her favorite comedian Do They Curse Often? No

FAVORITES

Activity: Reading, hiking Animal: cats of all kinds Beverage: hot cocoa Book: War and Peace, Lord of the Rings Color: Blue, Green Food: Kasha Flower: snowdrops Gem: Emerald, sapphire Holiday: Halloween Mode of Transportation: Train Movie: Hercules (disney) Musical Artist: No one in particular Quote/Saying: “Sharing is caring” “It is not our abilities that make us who we are, but our choices” - Dumbledore Scenery: Mountains, Forests Scent: Forests Sport: Horseback riding Television Show: Parks and Recreation Weather: Sunny and clear

ATTITUDES

Greatest Dream: To find what she loves and to be happy Greatest Fear: Drowning, failure Most at Ease When: With her family or her animals Least at Ease When: On the water, in the spotlight Worst Possible Thing That Could Happen: Failure Biggest Achievement: It will be when she gets her masters degree Biggest Regret: getting kidnapped Most Embarrassing Moment: Tripping and falling flat on her face during a royal press conference Biggest Secret: How deeply, deeply insecure and unsure of herself she is (not that others can’t tell, but she would never admit it) Top Priorities: The wellbeing of her family, friends, and people, far above her own.

[miindjack]

so, here’s the basics for my oc. i just did some stats. i haven’t done a full backstory yet. 

idk who i’m going to ship her with but i’m thinking hanzo, mccree or 76. 

"Let me give you some advice bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."      - Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones.

   General Information Name: Orion Nova Montour. Pronunciation: OH-ri-un NO-vah MON-tour Name Meaning:  Rising in the sky ; dawning. Name Origin: Greek Other Names:  Star, Ryan, Dawn (agent name) Gender: Female Titles:  Miss, Agent Birth Name: Orion Nova Montour Birth Date: August 8th Birth Length:  16.5 in. Birth Weight:  3 lbs., 12 oz. Manner of Birth:  Born just over two months early (original due date was end of october. orion was born early august.) First Word(s):  mama Dominant Hand: Left Astrological Sign: Leo Catchphrase: "Get bent!"

Appearance Height: 5 ft 3 in Weight: 114 lbs Species: Human Race: Indigenous Nationality: American Blood Type: O-positive Skin Color: Orion's sort of in the area of not quite pale, but not quite tan. Birthmarks: She has a birthmark on her cheek near her eye, sort of in the shape of a heart. she has another on her knee, a small darkened dot. a purple birthmark on the top of her left hand. Hair Color: Brown Hair Length: Her hair is about 26 inches, so it hits around her mid back. Hair Type: Wavy 2A. Hair Style: When on the field or at work, it's usually tied up into a neat bun or ponytail. when off duty or undercover, it's worn down and natural. Widow's Peak: None. Eye Color: Honey brown. Eyebrows: Fairly thick (a little less thick than cara delevignes. straight.) Nose Shape: Small, slopes upward at the tip. Teeth: Straight, canines slightly more pointed. Face Shape: Oval

Alternative Appearances  Diet: Pescetarian Exercise: Works out daily, trying to make time for at least an hour to two hours. Posture: Orion's posture is fairly okay. slouches a little. Reflexes: Fairly quick reflexes. Medication: Anti-depressants, anti-anxiety med, birth control. Allergies: Pet dander, pollen, Diseases: Asthma Illnesses: N/A Disorders: Anxiety, Depression Broken Bones:  Has broken her leg. Wardrobe: Usually very casual when not in her Overwatch gear. Accessories: A necklace with the orion constellation on it which was given to her by her mother. Her mother's vintage engagement ring on her index finger. Equipment: As a support, she does have a gun but it's just an average gun - almost similar to mercy's. Her powers are similar to moira's, though she only heals. she has to be close to her targets to heal. Musical Instruments: Orion can play guitar. Piercings: Septum that sits close to the skin. Philtrum. Ears. Tongue. Hygiene: Very clean. Showers every day and washes her hair as needed.   Makeup: very minimal. brows, lashes, lip chap. Perfume / Cologne: It's a perfume that she was first exposed to through her mother. it's called 'Velvet Woods and Mahogany'. it's sweet with a bit of a musk to it. Scent: Her natural scent is vanilla, as her body wash is a vanilla scent. Scars: A large scar on her cheek, a little scar along her forehead, one along her lip.

   Voice Accent: Slight southern accent. Pitch: Medium. Not super low but not super high either. Volume: Soft spoken. Laughter: Soft. Melodical. Impediments: A slight stammer when anxious.

   Philosophy Religion:  follows native american spirituality. Devotion: somewhat devoted. Etiquette: Fairly polite. Alignment: Chaotic Good Outlook on Life: Positive. Bright. +: Loyal, quick witted, intelligent -: short tempered, stubborn, very opinionated

   Character Motivation: Wants to make the world a better place and keep people safe. Self Confidence: Outwardly, seems very confident but on the inside is definitely not. Self Control: Orion kind of has a bit of a problem with impulse. It gets her in trouble on missions as she'll act before she thinks and often gets herself hurt when trying to help the others on her team. Self Esteem: It's iffy.

Hobbies: Painting, Any form of art. Songwriting, guitar playing. Habits: Bites nails, fusses with hair often, clenches jaw. Pet Peeves: People getting way too close and up in her personal space when it's not necessary. Phobias: Spiders, Mice, Large dogs.

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Isidore Herbert (2021)

The Brother of Eli Isidore Herbert

The Brother of Elinor and Jade, and son of Frank and Giselle. A college student with a love for comedy, he wants to one day become a comedian.

“You would not believe how hard comedy can be sometimes.”

Name

Full Legal Name: Isidore Ghislain Herbert

First Name: Isidore

Meaning: From the Greek name ‘Isidoros’ meaning 'Gift of Isis’, derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis combined with Greek 'Doron’ meaning 'GIft’.

Pronunciation: EE-ZEE-DAWR

Origin: English, French, Georgian, Jewish

Middle Name: Ghislain

Meaning: French form of 'Gislenus’, a Latinized form of the Germanic name 'Gislin’, derived from the element 'Gisal’ meaning 'Hostage’ or 'Pledge’.

Pronunciation: GEE_LEHN / ZHEES-LEHN

Origin: French

Surname: Herbert

Meaning: Derived from the male given name 'Herbert’, which is derived from the Old German elements 'Heri’ 'Army’ and 'Beraht’ 'Bright’.

Pronunciation: EHR-BEHR

Origin: English, German, French

Alias: None

Reason: None

Nicknames: None

Titles: Mr

Characteristics

Age: 19

Gender: Male. He/Him Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: French-Canadian

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: October 25th 2002

Symbols: None

Sexuality: Straight

Religion: Jewish

Native Language: French

Spoken Languages: French, English, Hebrew

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Scorpio

Theme Song (Ringtone On Eli’s Phone): 'Carmen’ - Stromae

Voice Actor: Ryan Reynolds

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Current Location: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Hometown: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Appearance

Appearance

Height: 5'8" / 172 cm

Weight: 140 lbs / 63 kg

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) None

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Both)

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: Bee and wasp stings

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: Asthma

Medications: Inhaler and EpiPens

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: N/A

Enemies: N/A

Friends: Earl May, Wassily Volkov, Napier Rhydderch, Odin Rhydderch, Gabriel O'Hannigan, Zayden O'Hannegan, Pacey Rhydderch, Zechariah Rhydderch, Eadberht Rhydderch

Colleagues: N/A

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Frank Herbert

Mentor: Frank Herbert

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Frank Herbert (43, Father), Giselle Herbert (43, Mother, Née Granger)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: Elinor Herbert (22, Sister), Jade Herbert (16, Sister)

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: None

Trainer: None

Managers: None

Wrestlers Managed: N/A

Debut: N/A

Debut Match: N/A

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: N/A

Stables: N/A

Teams: N/A

Regular Moves: N/A

Finishers: N/A

Refers To Fans As: N/A

Extras

Trivia: Nothing of Note

[spanishskulduggery]

Hola! I'm reading the book Todas las hadas del reino at the moment and was wondering-would you happen to know why the word "hada" can take both the masculine and feminine article? Is it "el hada" in the singular and "las hadas" in the plural, or is there something else going on here?? Muchas gracias por la ayuda!

Okay, so hada is one of the words that work like el agua “water”. And I’m going to give you a very in-depth run through of it all, so bear with me because it’s not difficult, exactly, but there’s a lot to explain.

[also if I have typos somewhere in this let me know, it’s a lot of writing and my proofreading skills are terrible]

The rules for this type of noun are as follows:

These are words that begin with A- or HA- [where the H is silent]

These words are actually feminine

These words have their tonic stress on the first syllable

These words take a masculine article in singular, but are feminine in nature

This applies to definite articles [el] and indefinite articles [un], as well as the derivatives of them [algún, ningún] 

In plural, these words will always be feminine plural [las, unas, algunas]

The article or determiner must be before the noun to appear as masculine and this doesn’t apply if the article/determiner is broken up by another word in between

Btw, these are not rules that are ever really stated except for when you see el agua or something and then the dictionary says (f) right near it so you know it’s feminine. They’re just things native speakers know based on what sounds right.

Linguistically, this is something that’s done to create something like a “hiatus” [I don’t know if that’s the correct term for this, but a “hiatus” is a vocal stop/obstacle that makes you fully enunciate all the vowels in a word]

In other words if you had agua which means “water” as “la agua”, the two A’s would run together into one sound. This might sound arbitrary to us, but it impacts Spanish poetry quite a bit. In English “la agua” for example is 3 syllables “la-a-gua”. In Spanish, it would be 2 syllables “laa-gua”.

In Spanish, the same vowel or vowel sounds put together tend to bleed together. If you say something like va a ayudar “he/she is going to help” it is “vaaa-yu-dar” for Spanish counting as 3 syllables here.

The break up of sounds with the addition of a masculine article is done for the sake of pronunciation so the words don’t blend together.

Italian has this same issue except they correct it with an apostrophe, and just allow the sounds to sort of blend so you get “l’acqua”… in pronunciation it runs together, in orthography [writing it out] the L and the apostrophe help mark it as a definite article.

To talk more about this I’ll go over each of the things because it makes more sense in context.

1 - 3: The word must begin with A- or HA-, be feminine, and have the emphasis on the first syllable.

The following words are the most common nouns that follow this example are:

el agua = water

el águila = eagle

el arpa = harp

el ancla = anchor

el ánfora = amphora (a specific type of Greek or Roman vase)

el área = area

el hambre = hunger, famine

el ala = wing

el aula = classroom

el haba = bean [kind of an old-fashioned word, but related to “abacus”, and la habichuela “bean” which is more common today]

el alma = soul

el alba = dawn [there’s also the word el amanecer which is more common]

el hada = fairy

el arma = weapon

el asma = asthma

el habla = manner of speech, diction, way of speaking

el alta = membership (to a club) / discharge (from a hospital)

el arca = ark / large chest, coffer [a very common word used for “treasure chest” in games for example]

el ave = bird (as a species, usually) / fowl

el álgebra = algebra

el alga / las algas = algae

el ascua = ember

el aura = aura

And all of these are feminine, and have their stress on the first syllable.

Consider a word like el árbol which begins in A- and has its stress on the first syllable. It’s also masculine, so it’s el árbol, los árboles. The same problem exists with el álamo “poplar tree”.

Then you have a word like la ayuda “help” which begins in A- and is feminine, but its stressed syllable is the second one [the “yu”] which makes it take the word feminine instead.

The best examples of this duality are:

el ánimo = spirit, cheer, mood / male spirit, animusel ánima  = soul (of the dead), shade, dead person’s spirit / female spirit, anima

el hado / los Hados = fate / the Fates [the women in Greek/Roman mythology who spin the tapestry of fate and measure out people’s lives and end them]el hada / las hadas = fairy / fairies, the fey, feyfolk

While el ánimo and el hado fit two big requirements [beginning with A- or HA-, and having the stressed syllable be the first one], they are both masculine so it doesn’t count.

But el ánima and el hada are both feminine so they fit the bill.

4. They’re masculine but have feminine qualities

This is an important grammatical point to make. Though they have masculine articles, that’s only done for pronunciation and spelling. Their grammatical gender is still feminine, so all the adjectives put on them are feminine:

el águila calva = bald eagle

el agua bendita = holy water

el Hada Madrina = Fairy Godmotherel hada buena = good fairyel hada malvada = evil/wicked fairy

el ave acuática, las aves acuáticas = waterfowl

el arma de fuego, las armas de fuego = firearm, firearmsel arma peligrosa, las armas peligrosas = dangerous weapon, dangerous weapons

el alma perdida = lost soul

el ancla pesada = the heavy anchor 

This also impacts whether you see al or del:

Los Juegos del Hambre = Hunger Games

el ala del águila calva = the bald eagle’s winglas alas de las águilas calvas = the bald eagles’ wings

las sillas del aula = the classroom’s chairslas sillas de las aulas = the classrooms’ chairs

el capitán / la capitana del arca = the captain of the ark

5. Another grammatical distinction is that these apply to el, un, algún, or ningún but as stated before, they’re still feminine technically:

el aula pequeña = the small classroomun aula pequeña = a small classroomalgún aula pequeña = some small classroomningún aula pequeña = no small classroom

el arma peligrosa = the dangerous weaponun arma peligrosa = a dangerous weaponalgún arma peligrosa = some dangerous weaponningún arma peligrosa = no dangerous weapon

el águila calva = the bald eagleun águila calva = a bald eaglealgún águila calva = some bald eagleningún águila calva = no bald eagle

el hada buena = the good fairyun hada buena = a good fairyalgún hada buena = some good fairyningún hada buena = no good fairy

el hambre verdadera = (the) true hungerun hambre verdadera = a true hungeralgún hambre verdadera = some true hungerningún hambre verdadera = no true hunger

*these are all for the sake of example

6. In plural, they’re all distinctly feminine with feminine articles

las aulas pequeñas = the small classroomsunas aulas pequeñas = a few small classroomsalgunas aulas pequeñas = some small classrooms

las arma peligrosas = the dangerous weaponsunas armas peligrosas = a few dangerous weaponsalgunas armas peligrosas = some dangerous weapons

las águilas calvas = the bald eaglesunas águilas calvas = a few bald eaglesalgunas águilas calvas = some bald eagles

las hadas buenas = the good fairiesunas hadas buenas = a few good fairiesalgunas hadas buenas = some good fairies

*There’s no plural of ningún, ninguno, ninguna. It’s inherently singular since it more literally means “not one”… like no hay ninguna silla is “there are no chairs” in English but literally reads as “there is not a single chair”

7. The article/determiner MUST be right in front of the noun for it to appear as masculine in singular. 

Because this is all done for preserving the A- or HA- sound, the rules no longer apply when a word breaks up the article/determiner and the noun. Usually what breaks up the words is an adjective, or an adverb + adjective combo. 

This is typically more dramatic [since most of the time adjectives go behind nouns in Spanish, so putting it in front is SUPER dramatic]… or it’s one of the adjectives that sort of changes meaning depending on its placement like viejo/a, mismo/a, gran/grande, antiguo/a etc.

When these show up, you get a feminine article/determiner and feminine adjectives:

la gran arma = the great weaponuna gran arma = a great weaponalguna gran arma = some great weaponninguna gran arma = no great weapon

la misma agua = the same waterel agua misma = the water itself

la buena hada = the good fairy [like, “the kind fairy” or “the nice fairy”]el hada buena = the good fairy

la complicada habla = the EXTREMELY complicated way of speaking [reads as, “intricate” or “perplexing” or “ever-so-complicated” instead of just plain old “complicated”]el habla complicada = the complicated way of speaking

la nueva álgebra = new algebra

el hambre grave = serious hungerla grave hambre = serious famine [the word “famine” can either be el hambre (f) or la hambruna]

el ascua ardiente = the burning emberla ardiente ascua = the smoldering ember [more dramatic and poetic]

el ala grande = the big wingla gran ala = the great wing

When you’ve got the article/determiner + the noun, you need the masculine article to create that “hiatus”

When you’ve got the article/determiner + adjective + noun, the adjective already breaks them up and creates its own kind of hiatus. The problem isn’t the noun itself, so you can have la buena hada… the problem is that Spanish decided they wanted to preserve the sound of the article/determiner by switching it to masculine and creating that stop with the L

Also, side note, I have seen people write “la hada” (especially when it’s a female fairy), but that’s technically considered incorrect.

And a further side note: I did use Italian as an example with l’acqua but also note that Italian has further differences with articles depending on certain vowels or consonants so they also do have the same issues and different related issues, but it affects their grammar differently. 

Spanish is a little simpler in that regards since we only have to worry about A- and HA- in singular, and Italian has things like i, gli, lo etc depending on other factors.

We also have something sort of like this in English with our use of “a” vs “an” for vowel sounds. It’s done for the sake of pronunciation, but a different kind of pronunciation… like how “a eagle” or “a hour” sound a bit strange or wrong note, so we say “an eagle” and “an hour”

English is also a bit bizarre in that “a historic” and “an historic” are both considered correct

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Shit I Pulled In High School - Part 2

ALL RIGHT YOU ALL ASKED FOR MORE SO HERE WE GO 7th grade - Snuck back inside the school during a fire to rescue my bookbag and avoided getting caught by pretending I was in the baseball field and couldn't hear the alarms ( which was true enough , you couldn't hear shit from out that far , but I was ACTUALLY in the science lab when the alarms went off and just busted ass across campus to my locker and then hid in the baseball field ( bitch I wasn't about to leave my bag in there , I was reading Naruto manga , wasn't gonna let Gaara burn ) - Waged a brutal three day war over the proper pronunciation of Neji Hyuuga's name with my friend , I won when she actually googled it - Got caught drawing kunai knives and shuriken , convinced math teacher they were not in fact pagan Satanic symbols but instead symbols of a noble ancient tradition I was studying ( I mean technically the art of ninjutsu is noble yeah ?) - Got out of most physical activity in PE because I had a severe asthma attack once in front of the coach and she thought I was gonna die right then, so from then on I got babied - Had to put up with a super bitchy teacher in Home Ec who WOULD NOT LET ME WEAR MY GLASSES, she claimed I was being a lazy attention seeker I proceeded to become EXACTLY that just to spite her , and despite my reporting her rude treatment of me ( including constantly making me redo my assignments , making comments on my health , weight, and appearance, and criticizing my voice ???) the school board did nothing. So I became Mrs. Smith's worst nightmare ( because of this bitch my vision got like ten percent worse over two years when before it's only been like half a percent worse ) I would pass in tests with snarky answers , blatantly call her out on her shit ( I was the only kid in class with glasses so she was clearly ostracizing me ) and made a huge nuisance of myself. For 4 years I was a waking nightmare to her , and she had no choice but to pass me or risk another year of my pettiness I stole about 97 pens from her desk over the years and i still have all of them. The worst thing this bitch did was pay a guy to take me to prom my junior year because she thought I was too ugly to get a date Thanks for ruining my prom you bitch 8th Grade - Smuggled food into science class constantly, ran a successful food trade for months with no consequences - Bought cookies from a school club , then resold them for cheap and made bank before I got caught - Ran a thrift store out of my locker , I'd have new stuff to sell each week and I made a decent amount and never got caught -Helped a friend smuggle her dog out of school ( her Pomeranian had hidden in her backpack ) 9th Grade- - Convinced a sub I was the sole heir to the Lithuanian Amber industry and was thus foreign high society, resulting the sub being afraid to upset me or deny my demands " Can we have a pizza party?" " I don't know .. " " That's too bad , my father's company pays well , and I'd gave given you a priceless antique. But if you don't want to buy amber, or have any kind of method of travel through Europe .....I suppose it's up to you . " - Convinced another sub that I was allergic to water from 'unclean sources' and thus was allowed a water bottle of spring water in class - Accidentally convinced a teacher my brother and I were twins ( I call him twin jokingly a lot ) and thus we were referred to as such ( we were the odd twins since my brother is freakishly tall and I'm barely bigger than a hobbit) 10th Grade - Became the 'Anonymous' of my school by writing " The revolution has begun , join us or be undone " in places all over the school ( the inside top of lockers , under bench seats , the auditorium break room , anywhere I was left unsupervised pretty much ) This resulted in a bunch of other kids picking up on the bit and copying it ( I only started it because I read The Schwa Was Here and it was a fun read and in the end this kid starts a graffiti trend and I wanted to try it ) - Got nicknamed " Gaara " because of my temper and the fact I had two siblings similar to his ( but I'm the oldest so I should be Temari but whatever I like Gaara most anyway ) - Bullshitted my way thorough math by googling answers in secret - Avoided driver's ed because I had such severe anxiety and somehow the school never told my dad I wasn't going - Got nicknamed Zuko in drama class because of my tendency to blow up over little things / rant about my father - WAS CALLED NICO IN ENGLISH BECAUSE MY ENGLISH TEACHER THOUGHT WE HAD THE SAME ATTITUDE ( I mean he was right we're both gay depressed angst storms ) 11th grade - Made my U.S. Marine drama coach weep when I performed a monologue I wrote about the loss of my mother and how it shaped my life , he hugged me afterwards and made me swear to someday perform that monologue on Broadway ( oh my god I would love to do that ????) ( I can post it if you want ) - Wrote a story in English class that resulted in the teacher coming up to me and demanding I make a book series with tears in his eyes He wrote in my yearbook " If you never become a published author I will hunt you down and gently slap you with a single cooked spaghetti noodle " -wore pajama pants often enough that teachers just ignored it after awhile and so everyone started doing it - rebell

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full name. Sapphire Imagami nicknames.  Saph, Sephie, or Phire-ball height.   5′2 age.   (child verse is 7) (teen verse is 16) (adult verse is 27) zodiac.   Scorpio languages.    English, Japanese, Italian, and French

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour.    blue-black hair  eye colour.    dark blue skin tone.    light skin with brown freckles body type.   slender and a little curvy accent.    Has a very light japanese accent. You wouldn’t notice it right away since his english is pretty spot-on, but when it comes to the pronunciation of certain words, that’s when it becomes a tad more noticeable. He actually sounds a lot more natural when speaking Japanese than he does in the other languages he speaks.  dominant hand. left posture.    A bit slouchy and laidback. He honestly couldn’t care less about what he looks like to be quite honest. He’s also very tired most of the time from magical crime fighting, so that might also be the reason for his hunched over and exhausted posture.  tattoos.   A heart on his thigh and some small angel wings on his back.  most noticeable features.  The sparkling blue eyes and infectious laughter. 

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth.   France.  hometown.   Paris birth weight / height.   Average first words. “Mon Amor” Although it was unintelligable baby gibberish, of course. His mother spoke quite a bit of French due to her heritage and had often addressed Yoshitaka as such.  siblings.  None in default canon. Twin verse is @sapphosheiir/s Sapphire as his older twin sister.  parents.  Naoko and Yoshitaka Imagami, takarazuka actress and CEO of a huge industrial company. @acetyleneactor‘s Lamp is his father figure in another verse after running away from the abuse of his wealthy parents. Princess Knight’s Madame Hell is his current guardian in default.  parental involvement.  Honestly none? At this point, he’s pretty much gone as far as he can away from his unstable home. The only time his parents ever actually attempt to seek him out is when they need him to be some kind of doll for good publicity. Y’know, make their family look good or just rub salt into the wound that he owes them for all they’ve done for him. Madame Hell and her daughter, Hecate on the other hand love Sapphire unconditionally and accept him for who he is. They also love that he embraces the unknown and the world of magic. @acetyleneactor‘s Lamp helps Sapphire pursue his goals as an entertainer by helping him rehearse for movies/commercials. 

ADULT LIFE

occupation. Fashion Designer current residence.  Tokyo but has a penthouse suite in Paris close friends.  @discguise‘s Rock Holmes, Hecate, Friebe, and Melmo (one of the kids he babysits in his spare time) relationship status.  Single currently but in a relationship with @discguise‘s Rock in a verse where they’re childhood friends.  financial status.  Well off. Having a great deal of experience with crafting clothes and carrying out deeds for a certain underworld witch has put him in a pretty good position. driver’s license. Never. Why bother driving a car when you can ride on a cool magical broomstick? criminal record.   Nothing too big. A few fights here and there, a couple of break-ins at his academy/trespassing at graveyards at late hours, also vandalism. 

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation.  Pansexual romantic orientation.   Gay as hell preferred emotional role.  submissive | dominant | switch  |  unsure preferred sexual role.  submissive |  dominant  |  switch |  sex repulsed libido.  turn on’s.  Neck biting/neck kisses, kissing his stomach, ear nibbling, having his partner remove his clothes, and just having his partner being really touchy with him like moving their hands up his legs or massaging his back.  turn off’s.   Just his partner smelling extremely bad? Or if they put on very heavy cologne that he can’t handle, then he’ll just turn away. He also can’t stand it if somebody tries going beyond their boundaries and attempting shit that’s not familiar to him? Like, he’d at least like to know what kind of thing they’re into first and if he’s on board.  love language.   Being extremely flirty and spoiling the hell out of his partner. He’s very much a gentleman so he’ll like do what fairytale princes do: hand-kissing, lay his jacket across some mud so that his partner doesn’t have to dirty their nice shoes, put together some clothes for them as a gift, and just doing whatever he can to let them know that they’ll always have him as support. Plenty of hugs and relaxing broom rides through the night sky.  relationship tendencies. He has a bad tendency of letting people know that he’s not all he’s hyped up to be. His parents sort of drilled it into him that he’s a good-for-nothing and that he’s just not very capable or smart at all. Plus there’s his reputation that’s been created from the rumor mill due to his family and his unstable magic, so he’s just really insecure and just wants his partner to know what they’re getting into. 

MISCELLANEOUS.

character’s theme song.  I Lived-One Republic and King by Lauren Aquilina hobbies to pass the time.  Sketching, sewing, singing, playing cute dress-up app games on his phone, conjuring potions, crafting charms for friends, vlogging make-up tutorials, fencing, reading adventure novels, and  paranormal investigations.  mental illnesses.   ADHD and PTSD

physical illnesses.  Asthma, he also has a bit of a weak heart so anxiety attacks are a fucking major no-no.  left or right brained .  Right-brain means creative and artistic. So yeah, let’s go with that. fears.   Being forgotten, failing the ones he loves, and just watching somebody die on his watch? Like for once, he wants to do right and not fuck up everything like he does with his spells or not being up to everyone’s expectations.  self confidence level.   Ahaha, very low. It’s a little big higher when he’s wearing the outfits he’s made for himself though.  vulnerabilities.  Being left behind or basically feeling like a third-wheel, really. Also having his family confront him while in the presence of his friends. He’s heavily guarded about what goes on between him and his family, so of course he doesn’t want loved ones to get involved. 

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The Complete Guide to Budh Mantra [+Free Printable Puja Guide]

The significance of Budh Mantra finds root in the grandeur of the planet Mercury, which is symbolic of intelligence. Thus, Budh or Mercury is invariably representative of intelligence.

3 Free Printable Puja Guides to help you chant Budh Mantras

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What is Budh Mantra?

Budh Mantra is a powerful mantra associated with Budha Graha, the planet Mercury. It is one the most influential means to receive the bountiful blessings of Budha Graha.

Our Hindu astrology consists of nine planets which are collectively known as Navgraha. Out of the nine planets, Budh is one of them and represents the planet Mercury. The term synonymously identifies itself with names like Budh, Budha, and Budh Beej Mantra.

The planet Mercury represents various modes of our human faculties like intelligence, speech (including communication skills), logical aptitude, empathy, humor, and senses. Planet Mercury also represents various streams of knowledge, trade, and skills like science, analysis, commerce, research, education, writing, mathematics, cinema, sports, and other arts.

All the above faculties and the streams of knowledge, trade, and skills interplays with one another depending on the position of the planet Mercury in the Horoscope. Mercury also possesses the zodiac signs of Virgo and Gemini.

The zodiac sign Virgo is symbolic of the exaltation of planet Mercury, and the zodiac sign Pisces represents the weakness of planet Mercury.

Therefore, we believe that the proper and improper alignment of Mercury affects our wealth, health, peace of mind, and fortunes in our lives.

So, if the alignment of Mercury is bad, it can give rise to health problems like memory loss, gastritis, skin problems, insomnia, mental problems, speech impediment, nervous breakdown, asthma, deafness, and other issues.

For this purpose, we do the puja to cast away all sorts of evil from our lives and to endow us with good health, prosperity, and happiness.

Besides, the movement of Budha not only affects human beings but also the conditions of the weather and the prevailing circumstances in the nations, which we believe falls under the scope and ambit of the spiritual science which we refer to as Vedic Astrology.

Thus, to eliminate any adverse outcome of irregular alignment of the planets in our horoscope, we recite this mantra.

We can also use it for the following purposes:

To achieve success, fame, and renewal of vigor in commercial pursuits.

For intensive meditation.

To gain more energy and focus to concentrate better.

To remove obstacles and hurdles in our lives.

To help in connecting with our divine source of power.

Who exactly is Lord Budha?

In Indian Puranic mythology of the Hindus, Lord Budha is a deity. In Vedic astrology, he is Mercury who is benign as well as malefic depending on whom it associates with.

Budh is the most intelligent God. He belongs to the Vaishya caste. Wednesday belongs to him, and the gemstone of Budh is Emerald.

Importance of Lord Budha for Hinduism The importance lies in the astronomical benefits that he endows us with. Wealth, wisdom, and abstinence from evil thoughts flow from him on us, his devotees.

His appearance The appearance of Budha as having the form of a celestial body finds mention in the text of the Vedas known as Pancavimsa Brahmana.

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Besides, we can also find the planetary description of him in astronomical texts like Lalla’s Sisyadhivrddida, Brahmagupta’s Khandakhadyaka, Varahamihira’s Panca Siddhantika, Latadeva’s Romaka, and Aryabhatta’s Aryabhatiya.

The other appearance of him is the depiction of a deity in various forms. He appears riding a lion with four arms in some illustrations. He also appears riding a lion with wings holding a shield, club, and a curved sword.

He also appears as a deity wearing yellow clothes riding a chariot of fire and air. Wind horses numbering eight pulls the chariot.

His story In the mythological stories of the Vedas, the Moon gave birth to Budha or Mercury. The myth narrates how the Moon, filled with lusts, proceeds to abduct Tara, who was the wife of Jupiter or Brihaspati.

The abduction of Tara led to conceiving Mercury or Budha thus giving birth to Budha, the intellect.

Other names There are other known names like Tunga, Rauhineya, and Saumya.

Symbolism Above everything else, he is a symbol of intelligence. From intelligence flows the other qualities many of which are an outcome of the application of mind involving logic and mental ability.

How to chant Budh Mantra?

We should chant the Budh Mantra “Om Bram brim Broom Sah Budhaey namah” in the early morning hours for 108, 216, 324 or 1008 times for 45 days with Goddess Durga’s idol/image.

The simple meaning of “Om Bram brim Broom Sah Budhaey namah” is “Om, I bow down before Mercury.” However, the real meaning behind worshipping Mercury lies in the following translation:

“Whose body is so revered that it is like darkness, whose image takes the embodiment of intelligence, whose nature and character is magnificent, to Mercury, the hallmark of intelligence, we bow down before you in deep devotion. Om, we bow down before Mercury, the emblem of intellect.”

In order that the puja achieves its desired results, we must follow some fundamental rules and etiquettes ��

Before we begin to chant, it is important for us to wash our feet and hands or take a bath to purify ourselves physically.

Since our position is important while chanting, we should make sure we sit in the direction facing the East. Our backs should be straight, and the pronunciation of the mantra should be accurate.

We should also be serious about how devoted we are while chanting. If our heart and mind are not in the right place, the blessings will not reach us.

Therefore, we should entirely devote ourselves to Lord Budha, free from all distractions and impure thoughts, to feel the positive energy and the protection of the Universe.

Along with steadfast devotion, we should recite it for at least forty-five days if we want to receive his blessings.

Wearing white garments with a few pieces of the yellow and greenish color will show our absolute devotion.

Though we can do the puja during noon as well as sunset, the best time to chant the Mantra is in the morning.

Even though we should chant it daily, if we fail to chant the mantra every day, we can chant it every Wednesday as that day belongs to him.

It’s important that we chant this mantra on the beads of a rosary daily for 108, 216, 324 or 1008 times.

There are also different types of Budh Mantras which we should chant. They are –

Budh Gayatri Mantra

“Om Gajadhwajaaya Vidmahae Sukha Hastaaya Dheemahi Tanno Budha Prachodayaat.”

Gayatri Mantra comprises of three parts. The first mantra is the chanting of the Mercury, the second part is the proper mantra, and the third part is like a summary of the energy that comes with the mantra.

We can chant the Gayatri mantra when the sun rises, during the noontime, and after the sun sets.

Budh Gayatri Mantra translation in English: “Om I meditate on the one with the elephant on the flag, Oh the one who has authority to grant happiness, give me intelligence, and allow Budha Dev to enlighten the mind.”

Budh Navgrah Mantra

“Priyam gukalikaashyaamam Rupenaam prathimam Budham Saumyam Saumya gunorpetham tham Budham pranamaamyaham.”

Budh Navgrah Mantra translation in English: “I bow down in obeisance before Budha whose darkness and blackness resemble a blackened tulip, you are incomparable in your appearance with extraordinary intellect and wisdom, the son of Soma who has pleasant and propitious qualities.”

We believe that if we pray Navgrah Budh Gayatri for eleven times on every morning and sunset of a Wednesday, we will please Budh Graha.

Therefore, doing the Navgrah Budh Gayatri puja will allow us to get blessings such as reduction of health problems especially the ones related to sugar and blood pressure, improvement in communication skills, fewer skin diseases, and sharper intelligence.

Although we should devote ourselves to chanting it every day, if we cannot do that and we still seek the benevolence of him, we can practice other modes of rituals as well like –

We can do fasting on Wednesdays. We believe that fasting on Wednesdays can bring prosperity and peace to our lives and lead to a reduction of all negativity arising from improper alignment of the planets.

We can also do charities on Wednesdays. Charities can take the form of donating green vegetables, gold, and green color bangles all of which pleases him.

Even wearing clothes with the green color can please Mercury as the color is auspicious before Budha.

Our daily interactions and dealings with females should be respectful.

We can also give presents and other gifts for our siblings to please him.

9 Fantastic Budh Mantra Benefits

Since Budh is the epitome of intelligence and represents various fields like commerce, law, banking, accounts, and trade, chanting Budh Mantra will ensure beneficial gains in these fields.

Unceasingly devoting ourselves to Budha will grant the following Budh Mantra benefits:

Intellect: Proper alignment of the planet Mercury in the cosmic system will give intelligence on us, the chanter.

Our minds will be sharper, and our memory will also improve which allows us to become more creative.

Communication skills: Lord Budha controls communication and language and is an expert in interrogation and storytelling. So, chanting it gives us the power of oratory skills which we can use in our line of works to gain success.

Healthy relationships: By chanting it, our relationships with our family members and friends will also strengthen as Lord Budha’s positive energy will fill us and allow us to be more patient and understanding.

Good health: This is one of the immense benefits that Lod Budh grants us for our devotion and worship. All of us are prone to sickness as we are all human beings. What makes this worse is the wrong alignment of planet Mercury.

As we already know now, the wrong alignment can bring, amongst others, many health-related problems which none of us wants to face. Thankfully, by chanting it with utmost devotion, we can get rid of any ill health effects.

One important thing to note will be that if we are suffering from weak health, then that may be a sign that our Mercury is fragile and we need to be more devout towards Mercury.

Spiritual growth: Chanting it also allows us to grow spiritually as a person and individual. This spiritual growth motivates us to become a better person and be an influence to anyone around us.

All sorts of negativity surround our lives. But the spirituality of Budh Mantra enables us to overcome them, and we are compassionate towards others, even to person we do not know.

Presence of mind and wit: Besides intelligence, it benefit also includes wittiness and significant presence of mind to deal with any situation and circumstances positively and optimistically.

Learning ability: This benefit bears a close association with intelligence. With higher intellect, we are also able to learn and understand things quickly. So whatever field we may be in, learning new things will not be a problem with Budh’s blessings.

Success: Once we are receiving the blessings of hi, everything will translate to success. Be it a job or career or academic pursuits we will face success in all field of science, education, law, commerce, trade, writing, show business, and many others.

Wealth: One of the most important benefits is the wealth that comes with ardent devotion to him.

As many of our hurdles and obstacles get out of our way, success in terms of wealth will start to pour into our lives.

Final Thoughts

Of all the Gods, Budh is the most intelligent. By chanting Budh Mantra regularly with dedication and commitment, we invoke the blessing of intelligence and good health that emanates into our lives and onto others. But, chanting it with a corrupt mind and heart will work against us. Therefore, a pure mind and heart, free from evil inhibitions, will take us closer to the majesty of Lord Budha.

Related articles: The Complete Guide to Shreem Mantra [Secrets of Money Mantra] The Absolute Guide to Surya Gayatri Mantra [Blessed By Lord Surya] The Complete Guide to Chamunda Mantra [Feel Miraculous Blessings] The A-Z Guide to Vakratunda Mahakaya Mantra [Blessed By Ganesha] A Complete Guide to Ram Mantra [+Free Printable Puja Guide] The A-Z Guide to Parvati Mantra [+Free Printable Puja Guide]

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Hey! I am somewhat new to 2ct and am in the midst of an obsession with Ciel - surprise, surprise - and was wondering if you could fill me in on a few things? Obviously if you can't then don't worry! 1. Is there any hints to what the earls real name is? 2. Which twin did madam red prefer? 3. Did the earl get on with Ciel? 4. What was the earl's relationship with his mother like (what he called her, their dynamic, how much time was spent together, etc.), and did Vincent actively ignore the earl?

Well, I can give you the canon facts (as best I can recall) and then give you my interpretation of it all.

1. If we assume Ciel is the name of the older twin (not the younger), and most versions of 2ct now do this (I think), then the earl must have a different given name, right? There really isn’t any specific canon evidence suggesting any one name over another. However, there are some forerunners that look promising. I’ll list my **faves** here:

I. Elic. It’s a rare name and a perfect anagram of Ciel. I’ve found two meanings for it: 1) variation on Alec/Alex, meaning “protection, defense/defender” and 2) “from the elder tree”. I like this name for a few reasons. My pet theory is how Mother3 (a game) is the basic framework of the manga series. The twins in that game are Claus and Lucas; these are anagrams, and even their parents discuss how they named the older twin first and made an anagram to name the younger. Mother3 has a character named Alec (their maternal grandfather), and Black Butler has Alexis (an uncle) – their personalities and plot roles are very similar.

II. Luce. (Sounds like loose.) It’s a *near* anagram; just replace the “i” with a “u”, and it means “light, star”. In Mother3 you have Claus (“people’s victory”) and Lucas (also “light, star”), so if Yana-san doesn’t use a perfect anagram, she could have a four-letter “C” name (Ciel) and a four-letter “L” name, like Luce. Luka would be nice, but that’s already the name of the younger brother to Alois/Jim in season two of the anime. Since the non-canon materials (anime, etc.) are like AU spoilers, a name similar to Luka is entirely possible, like Luce or Luke. There is also more reason to use names that are similar to Mother3 characters; I mean… Mother3 does have Claus, and the Black Butler character who hands the earl the game “Mouse3” is named Chlaus (Klaus in some translations).

III. Eric. Again a near-anagram; it just replaces the “L” with an “R”, and the Japanese often change “L” into “R” for pronunciation. Means “to rule forever”. Sounds good for someone who wears a ring with a motto roughly meaning “the power to rule”, doesn’t it? Problem is, this name has already been used in Kuromyu2. Eric and Alan were essentially accepted into canon in a single panel of the manga. However, the manga never mentions their names. Could get a variation, like Erik. Same meaning.

IV. Lune. Meaning “moon”, I’ve recently added this to my list. Only a half-anagram, but the earl has been referred to as the moon by Sebastian and Baron Kelvin. Soma is the name of the Hindu moon god. London means “fortress of the moon”…. I felt that I had to add it to my list for these reasons.

Those are my personal top four name ideas. Other popular names floating around are longer versions of Luce, like Lucien… or other names for “star, light”, like Aster. Still others have considered names for “sun”, “earth”, or “moon”.

2. I don’t know that Madam Red had a favorite, but she probably spent more time with the earl, since he was often ill, and she would treat his asthma attacks.

3. I can’t say they always agreed with each other, but they clung to each other in that cage, and real Ciel wanted to protect his younger twin. It’s also hinted at that they spent a lot of time playing games of chess against each other, since the earl was often kept inside (due to his health).

4. Since Rachel and the earl shared the same health issues (and because he’s the younger of the twins), the earl probably gravitated towards his mother… and vice versa. I don’t know about any nicknames between the two, but they probably spent a lot of time together and might have created some for each other. In Mother3, Hinawa also seems to favor her younger son, Lucas. In the biblical story of Esau and Jacob, their mother prefers Jacob, the younger twin; she even helps him trick his father.

5. Similarly, there is only circumstantial evidence to suggest that Vincent favors Ciel, like calling and referring to him by name but only calling the earl "this one" or "my son". In Mother3, Flint obviously favors the older twin, Claus. In that story of Esau and Jacob, the father clearly wants his older twin son to inherit and rule. Esau gives up/sells his birthright to Jacob but later tries to reclaim it. However, Jacob proves to be the better leader.

Thanks for the ask!

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&;  BASICS

Full Name: Christian Jun-hyuk Seon. Pronunciation: Chris-chen Joon-heyok Sun. Nickname/Alias: Chris (most commonly used), Jun, Ian (for close friends and family). Meaning: Christian comes from the name Christos, meaning “anointed” or “one of Christ.” Jun-hyuk is Sino-Korean for talented, capable, handsome (Jun) and bright, radiant, glowing (Hyuk). His last name, Seon, is the Korean variation of the Chinese character meaning “new, or fresh.” Pet Name: Ava refers to Christian as “bighead” or “fathead.” His grandmother calls him a puppy, and his father calls him sport. Gender: Cis male. Orientation: Bisexual. Birthday: July 31, 1997. Birthplace: San José, California, USA. Astrological Sign: Leo. Zodiac Sign: Year of the Water Ox.

&; APPEARANCE

Ethnicity/Nationality: Korean American. Blood Type: AB-. Preferred Hand: Ambidextrous, prefers to use his left hand for writing and his right hand for other tasks. Eye Color: Coffee brown. Hair Color: Usually has dark hair, either dark brown or black. Sometimes dyes his hair a lighter color like a strawberry blond or honey blond. Hairstyle: Lets his hair dry naturally, fringe unstyled. Skin Tone: Light golden hue, easily tanned. Complexion: Suffers from acne. Has oily skin that is currently being treated by his agency’s dermatologist. Makeup: On stage, he wears foundation and fills in his eyebrows slightly. They usually put a little bit of shadow and liner if needed. Build: Tall, muscular. Arms are veiny, arm muscles prominent. Thick thighs and broad shoulders. Baby face with a masculine body. Height: 5’10, 178cm. Weight: 155 lbs, 70kg. Shoe Size: Size 10 in Mens (US), 290 (Korea). Birthmarks/scars: Scar on his left cheek. He got the scar by running towards the jungle gym’s monkey bars and missed the monkey bars and fell onto his face. He cried for two hours. Distinguishing Features: Big eyes, big nose. Two front teeth that protrude out slightly. Tattoos: Left forearm tattoo that says “I’ll keep you safe, you keep me wild.” Right and left arm tattoos dedicated to the Sewol Ferry Tragedy. Right chest tattoo that says “Do not regret and do not surrender.” Piercings: Three lobe piercings on his left ear, lobe piercing and double helix on his right ear.

&; HEALTH

Health: Overall, he’s somewhat physically healthy. He has asthma, controlled by the asthma pump. Since it’s spring time, his asthma gets worse so he has to make sure he carries it around. He also has anemia, which makes it hard for him to do intense workouts/dance routines. Energy: He doesn’t have a lot of energy and slugs around most of the day. Which is why he could never be a full out idol trainee. His anemia also contributes to his lack of energy. Memory: He remembers everything a person tells him. Something you said last week? He remembers. What you ate for breakfast? He remembers that too. Sometimes it’s a hindrance, but he remembers a lot about his friends and family. Senses: His hearing is exceptional. He can hear you talking shit from far away. He has a good ear for music because of his hearing. He can differentiate notes and tones easily and can tell when something is off pitch, even if it’s not noticeable to others. Allergies: Allergic to certain flowers (roses, lilacs, anything really potent). Grapefruit and kiwis give him bad hives. Medication: Prozac (for depression) and over-the-counter melatonin pills (to induce sleep). Phobias: Acrophobia (fear of heights), Gephyrophobia (fear of bridges) and Aphenphosmphobia (fear of intimacy). Mental Disorders: Depression, has episodes less frequently if he takes his medicine regularly.

&; MANNERISMS 

Style: Neutral and darker tones are his favorites. Likes wearing ripped jeans, big shirts. Wears his glasses when he’s tired. Prefers to be comfortable. Grooming: Well-kept. Occasionally, he’ll look a little more rugged and unshaven. That’s only if he’s stressed out or has not had enough time to properly groom himself. Posture: Slouches, rarely sits up straight. The only time he sits properly is around his father and his father’s friends. Coordination: Physically fit, but really clumsy. Falls a lot, trips over small things. His reflexes are good when he doesn’t really pay attention. He’s more coordinated when he’s not thinking about a lot of things. Habits and Mannerisms: Tilts his head when nervous, bites of skin from his lips, cracking knuckles. Also sneezes when he gets nervous. Scent: Smells like Gucci Guilty for Men. Mood: He always seems relaxed when you talk to him. He always seems tired. Attitude: When he doesn’t really know someone, he talks to them with a lot of respect, using honorifics even if they’re younger than him. He’ll crack a few jokes to break the ice. once you get to know him, you’ll see how dumb he is. Stability: Emotionally, he isn’t as stable as he appears. There’s more than meets the eye. He hides a lot of things because he doesn’t really understand how to properly express his feelings. He helps other people emotionally, but really can’t invest in his own feelings. Expressiveness: He hides his emotions, which is one thing he learned from his father. The only time he expresses his pain or sorrow is if he’s at the point of breaking. When Happy: Hums, talks a lot, eyes glimmer and he’s usually really smiley. His dimples are prominent. He usually dances around when something good happens. When Depressed: Doesn’t talk to many people. Says he’s going to sleep but sits around until sunrise thinking about what’s wrong with him. Doesn’t pay attention to what he wears, just throws on anything he can find. When Angry: His veins are prominent, and his jaw clenches. He slams his hands into the nearest object, but then runs off so he can cool down. Hates when people intervene. Don’t touch him. Note: These are generalizations. Different situations will create different reactions.

&; FAMILY DETAILS

Current Residence: Currently living in a dorm with Ava and their manager in Gangnam, Seoul, near the Mystic89 headquarters. Family: Seon “Ronald” Jun-young, U.S. Air Force Physician (father). Born on October 23, 1970 (age 47). Kwon “Samantha” Hye-Mi, registered nurse (mother). Born on February 28, 1971 (age 47). Seon “Nicole” Bomi, younger sister. Born on November 11, 2011 (age 7). Seon “Vincent” Jun-soo, younger brother. Born on April 19, 2014 (age 4). Seon “Jennifer” Sun-mi, youngest sister. Born on December 5, 2015. Im Hye-soo (maternal grandmother). Born on May 1, 1945 (age 73). Seon Jun-ho and Kang Ji-won (paternal grandparents). Parenting: Despite the military upbringing, his family wasn’t as rigid as the stereotypes. His father was more laid back than super strict. His mother would be the one to discipline him, along with his grandmother. Household was very understanding and talked out their issues. Upbringing: His father raised him to be proud of himself and his achievements and to never let anyone tell him that his dreams were invalid. His mother pushed him to do what he loved, even if other people didn’t love it. His grandmother was the backbone in his house, and she taught him to be mannerly, and be bold without hurting other people’s feelings. Infancy: Quiet and curious as a baby. Liked to babble and escape from the crib. Would try to sing along during mass. Childhood: Reserved. Did not have many friends from the frequent moving. Super shy around classmates, rather spoke during class. His parents were worried that he got bullied, but Christian was just too scared to speak. Adolescence: Still reserved, but more willing to talk at school. Finally made some lifelong friends. Was a student athlete, and liked to write poems. Had friends in many different friend groups. Prom Prince of their school. Adulthood: He’s still quite reserved. Private about his life, and not willing to trust a lot of people like he did when he was in high school. Very independent now. Wishes to be more outgoing in the future. Coming of Age: His dad was stationed in the Middle East and he got seriously injured (ruptured spleen, broken ribs, internal bleeding) when he was a sophomore in high school. That was coincidentally the time he got scouted by JYP. He had to make a choice and he chose to be the man of the house and take care of his family before anything else.

&; OTHER RELATIONSHIPS

Friends: Usually hanging out with Moon Ava, considering they’re in a duo together. Also hangs out with their manager, Kang Kyungjoon. Enemies: None for now. He doesn’t really hate anyone. Bosses: Yoon Jong-shin is his boss. He has a fairly close relationship with him, and looks at him like another dad. Pets/Familiars: Lives with two dogs, one of his own and one being Ava’s. His dog is a Pomeranian named Podo and Ava’s dog is a Corgi named Banana. Lovers: Two past relationships. One in high school, one during his trainee period. First relationship ended because his girlfriend cheated on him with one of their mutual friends. The second one ended because his significant other couldn’t handle him being busy all the time. Marital Status: Single. Sex Life: Motherfuckin’ uhhhhh. Virginity: Motherfuckin’ uhhhhh.

&; EDUCATION

IQ: 120. Education: High school diploma. He’d like to go back to university but he really doesn’t find it necessary. It’s a conflict of interest. School: Went to Silver Creek High School. Hung out with a variety of people from different friend groups. Student athlete, played basketball all throughout high school. Grade: His grades were always good, lowest grade he got was a B+. It was a shame that he didn’t want to continue with post secondary education. Was on the NHS board as the vice president. Social Stereotype: Jock who was good at school. “Popular.” Intelligence: Musically gifted. Good with interpersonal affairs. Better at creative tasks than tasks that dealt with numbers. Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society, Basketball team, Key Club, Drama Club, Korean Club.

&; PERSONALITY

Hobbies/Interests: Eating, sleeping, taking pictures, writing songs, playing piano, drawing and painting. He likes to read mangas and watch anime. His main hobby is annoying Ava. Skills/Talents: Sings fairly well, can dance but chooses not to perform as an idol, plays piano, guitar and the drums. He taught himself how to play piano by ear. He has a natural gift for annoying a person named Ava. Likes: Spring time, cherry blossoms, cafés, sweets, late night walks, movie nights, napping, photography, painting, going to museums Dislikes: Cold weather, sand, the dentist, long lines, kiwis, sweating a lot, sour candies, getting acne, bad skincare products, roses Sense of Humor: Sarcastic, sometimes over-the-top sense of humor. Pet Peeves: Obnoxious people, anyone who hurts his friends (especially his female friends), dealing with people who are closed-minded, sexist, and homophobic. When people are wrong but they argue that they’re right. He hates when people overanalyze something he says. Hates when people tell him he’s wrong when he clearly isn’t. Superstitions/Beliefs: Believes in ghosts and the afterlife. Quirks: Always has to sleep with something by his side, whether it be a pillow or a person. Keeps his clothes color-coded. Brushes his teeth twice a day for exactly 3 minutes to avoid going to the dentist. Closet Hobby: He has a rock collection, lol… fucking nerd... Guilty Pleasure: Watching shows like Gossip Girl, The Carrie Diaries and Pretty Little Liars. MBTI Personality Type: ESFP. Temperament: Melancholic. Enneagram: The Peacemaker.

&; FAVORITES

Favorite Colors: Navy Blue, Black, White. Favorite Animals: Dogs. Favorite Mythological Creatures: Dragon. Favorite Places: Paris, France and Osaka, Japan. Favorite Flavors: Cookies and creme, cookie dough. Favorite Foods: Honey Butter Chips, spicy rice cakes Favorite Drinks: Coffee Favorite Books: The Great Gatsby, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Favorite Movies: Up, 5cm Per Second   Favorite Games: Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, Super Mario, Yoshi’s Island Favorite Shows: Sister’s Slamdunk, Produce 101, Tokyo Ghoul Favorite Music: R&B, Acoustic, Pop Favorite Artists: Wonder Girls, Frank Ocean Favorite Songs: Nights by Frank Ocean Favorite Sports: Basketball, volleyball, soccer Favorite Subjects: English, Art, Drama, Music Favorite Numbers: 3 Favorite Websites: Twitter Favorite Words: “We brought food.” Favorite Quotations: “Don’t spit against the wind.”

&; DISLIKES

Least Favorite Colors: Bright colors. Least Favorite Animals: Sharks and snakes. Least Favorite Mythological Creatures: Unicorns. Least Favorite Places: The bathroom he got stuck in during a basketball game in junior year. Never again. Least Favorite Flavors: Mint Chocolate Chip. Least Favorite Foods: Kiwis and grapefruit. Least Favorite Drinks: Lemonade. Least Favorite Books: N/A. Least Favorite Movies: Fast and Furious 8. Least Favorite Games: Mario Kart (coincidentally). Least Favorite Shows: N/A. Least Favorite Music: American Country. Least Favorite Artist: Taylor Swift. Least Favorite Songs: Any Swift song. Least Favorite Sports: Golf. Least Favorite Subjects: Math and Physics. Least Favorite Numbers: 6 and 13. Least Favorite Websites: N/A. Least Favorite Words: “We didn’t have time to get you food.” Least Favorite Quotations: “YOLO.”

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My Autism Traits Bolded w/ Some Explanation

I copied this from mlmscout so that I could bold the traits that pertained to me. Here is a link to the original post

School/Learning/Thinking/Executive Functioning:

○ Average to high intelligence, may have high grades

○ May have low grades due to executive dysfunction

Explanation: There are times when my grades are excellent because I am able to maintain a consistent routine and there are times when things like depression, as well as family matters throw me off balance and my executive dysfuction takes over and my grades start to dip. 

○ Difficulty with executive functioning, i.e. remembering chores/assignments, beginning or finishing tasks, trouble multitasking or switching between two tasks, etc.

○ Has symptoms of AD(H)D such as forgetfulness, restlessness, impulsivity, and trouble focusing

○ Has symptoms of OCD such as anxiety, paranoia, delusions, and odd habits or routines that stem from anxiety (compulsions)

○ Has been (correctly or incorrectly) diagnosed with co-morbid disorders such as depression, anxiety, AD(H)D and OCD

I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. I was incorrectly diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school. 

○ A “teacher’s pet” and tells on students for breaking rules, may be a “tattler”

○ Seen as odd, shy, eccentric, and/or annoying by peers and classmates

○ Uses “formal” or “pedantic” language rather than casual/conversational language

○ Exceptional vocabulary since childhood

○ Skills tend to be far above or far below those of peers

○ Considered “gifted” or a “savant” in areas such as math, physics, science, vocabulary, reading comprehension, art, and/or music

For me it is was reading and being hyperlexic. But I never did well on the exams given in school, so they put me in remedial english in elementary school, but I would come home from school and read my mother’s college textbooks. 

○ Superior skills in mathematics or physics

○ Poor understanding of mathematics

○ Has or has symptoms of dyscalculia, a learning disorder characterized by:

   ○ Difficulty with mathematics (including basic concepts such as addition and subtraction)

   ○ Difficulty identifying patterns

   ○ Difficulty telling left from right

   ○ Poor navigational skills and sense of direction

   ○ Difficulty remembering long sequences of numbers such as phone numbers

   ○ Difficulty reading clocks and telling time

   ○ Difficulty with applying math concepts to real-life situations

   ○ Difficulty with measurements

   ○ Difficulty applying previously-learned skills to new concepts in math

   ○ Difficulty finding different approaches to the same problem

   ○ Difficulty reading charts and graphs

   ○ Poor spatial awareness, difficulty estimating distances and have poor depth perception

○ Has or has symptoms of dyslexia, a learning disorder characterized by:

   ○ Difficulty recognized letters

   ○ Difficulty matching letters and words to sounds (i.e. pronunciation errors, not knowing what sound a “B” or an “H” makes)

   ○ Limited vocabulary

   ○ Difficulty with word sequences such as counting or the days of the week

   ○ Confuses the order of letters, makes frequent mistakes in spelling and grammar

   ○ Difficulty remembering facts

   ○ Difficulty understanding the rules of grammar

   ○ Difficulty learning and retaining information, relies on memorization without complete understanding of concept

   ○ Difficulty with word problems in math

   ○ Difficulty following a sequence of directions

   ○ Difficulty understanding jokes, idioms, metaphors, and figures of speech

   ○ Difficulty learning a foreign language

○ Obsessions with particular topics, known as “special interests” in the autistic community

○ Talking about a special interest brings comfort and happiness, conversation is limited to or focused on a special interest

○ Not interested in talking about topics besides a special interest

○ Spends long periods of time researching a special interest and categorizing information on a special interest

○ Has a “comfort item” such as a toy, blanket, or stone, may take item everywhere and refuse to part with it, doing so causes anxiety, sadness, and/or a meltdown

○ Superior long-term memory

○ Weaker short-term memory

○ Prefers to be self-taught and direct learning

○ Intense interest in literature and writing, may have taught self how to read before formal education, may be hyperlexic

○ Prolific writer

○ Deep thinker, curious

○ Drawn to philosophy, may have shown interest and curiosity in subjects such as death and the meaning of life since childhood

○ Prefers visual and kinetic learning, needs to get hands-on to understand topics

○ Highly creative and imaginative, drawn to art and writing

○ Art and writing relieve anxiety

○ Enjoys music, may be interested in songs and lyrics

○ Tasks with several steps can be troublesome

○ Difficulty remembering and following verbal instructions, needs written instructions to complete a task

○ Difficulty locating objects

○ The thought of having to leave the house for an event causes anxiety, may avoid leaving the house, talking to people, or confronting people

○ Upcoming events cause a feeling of dread of anxiety

○ Easily irritated and/or frustrated, avoids and/or gives up on tasks that are not easily overcome or mastered

○ Difficulty lying, may appear to be naïve, gullible, trusting, or a “pushover”

○ Tendency to be logical and see things at “face value” and take figures of speech, jokes, sarcasm, metaphors, etc. literally

○ Odd combination of strengths and weaknesses in regards to memory, executive functioning, motor skills, academics, intelligence, and interests

Motor Skills/Physical/Sensory/Routine:

○ Poor motor skills, may be clumsy or cumbersome, difficulty holding a pencil, kicking a ball, writing/drawing by hand, etc.

○ Auditory processing difficulties, may take a moment to process and interpret words, speech, and noises, may have auditory processing disorder (APD)

○ Odd gait or posture, may walk on toes or drag/shuffle feet, may sit in a crouching or perching position

○ Learning to ride a bike or drive a car can be difficult due to a lack of necessary skills

○ Becomes non- or semi-verbal when stressed, overwhelmed, or tired (i.e. being unable to speak, speaking takes a lot of effort and is tiring/exhausting, words feel “stuck”)

○ Experiences meltdowns/shutdowns when stressed, overwhelmed, or tired, may cry, scream, become snappy/irritated/impatient, or become withdrawn (may appear to be a “temper tantrum”)

○ Thumb-sucking lasts past childhood into adolescence

○ Bed-wetting lasts past childhood into adolescence

○ Experiences insomnia

○ Not a “morning person”

○ Has a co-morbid chronic illness, such as IBS, gluten intolerance, allergies, asthma, fibromyalgia, seizures, epilepsy, etc.

○ Resistance to and/or inability to cope with change, which causes anxiety

○ Adheres to a daily routine, straying from routine causes anxiety

○ Likes to sit in the same seat in the car or at meals, wear the same outfit, or eat the same food

○ Sensory issues, sensitive to textures, touch, sound, taste, smells, light, etc.

○ Avoids loud or harsh noises, bright light, certain tastes/textures/smells

○ Experiences “sensory overload,” may experience a meltdown or shutdown if sensory input is too much to handle

○ Dislikes physical contact with people, resists hugs/kissing

○ Engages in self-stimulating behavior to soothe, cope with sensory input, and/or express emotion, known as “stimming” by autistic community

○ Visual stimming includes watching moving objects such as water, leaves, or cars, and waving or fluttering fingers in front of eyes

○ Physical stimming includes spinning, jumping, waving arms, flapping hands, swinging, waving or fluttering fingers, flicking or rubbing fingernails, rubbing hands against a surface or texture, bouncing legs, rocking, chewing or sucking on objects, fidgeting with toys, and petting/stroking/twirling hair

○ Vocal stimming includes shrieking, laughing, singing, humming, repeating sounds or words (echolalia), and clicking tongue

○ Auditory stimming includes listening to music, blocking out noise, and listening to sounds

○ Prefers comfortable clothes over stylish clothes, may have a favorite shirt or outfit, may cut tags off of clothes due to sensory issues

○ Has or has symptoms of sensory processing disorder (SPD)

○ Has a “sixth sense,” notices the presence of people, may dislike standing close to people or standing in front of people

○ Has an odd tone of voice, may speak with an odd inflection, in a monotone voice, with an accent, or too loudly/softly for a situation

Social/Behavioral

○ Difficulty understanding “social rules,” may be unaware of boundaries and personal space

○ Difficulty understanding the “social hierarchy” and roles within a family or classroom, may act as a teacher to their peers

○ Shy and quiet in social situations, may be an introvert

○ Loud and aggressive in social situations, may cross boundaries

○ Clings to one or two friends, prefers to have a small friend group

○ No interest in socializing or making friends

○ Prefers to interact with people who are younger or older, little interest in peers of the same age

○ Has trouble keeping up a conversation, whether face-to-face or online, may abandon conversations due to anxiety or boredom

○ As a child, preferred to talk to teachers than peers, may view peers as “boring” or “stupid”

○ Dislikes and avoids eye contact, eyes may wander during conversation

○ Appears rude due to lack of understanding of “social rules,” not making eye contact or using “appropriate” body language, or dominating discussion/reverting discussion back to self

○ Dislikes “small talk,” prefers to have “intelligent” discussion, talk about self, or talk about a special interest

○ Difficulty understanding social cues such as body language, gestures, tone of voice, and facial expressions, may not be able to read emotion

○ Taught self how to act “properly” in social situations and/or read emotion, may mimic people in real life or on television

○ Conversation and socializing is anxiety-inducing and exhausting, may need a lot of rest and “de-stressing” after socializing

○ Tendency to be bullied, shunned, mocked, teased, or ostracized by peers

○ Tendency to over-share

○ Difficulty understanding what is and isn’t considered “socially acceptable,” may be blunt and considered “offensive” or “rude”

○ Difficulty knowing when to speak, may interrupt

○ Considered annoying by peers, “unable to take a hint”

○ Sense of humor is “quirky” or “odd,” may not understand typical humor used by peers

○ Excess apologizing

○ Difficulty knowing when a mistake has been made, may not apologize

Imagination/Empathy:

○ Escapes through imagination, may have maladaptive daydreaming disorder (MDD)

○ Intense, overwhelming emotions

○ Hyper- or hypoempathetic

○ Highly imaginative and creative

○ May have had imaginary friends as a child

○ Easily distracted, gets “lost in thoughts”

○ Fantasy brings comfort and relief

○ May not be interested in fantasy

○ Prefers to play with toys in an “unusual” manner, may spend time setting up scenes with toys without acting out a scene, may line up or organize toys, etc.

○ Prefers fantasy over reality