#but why are they talking about English as a language as if that's the hard part

[biancadoes1]

I have seen some people speculate that they believe N and L to have put boundaries around their relationship post-WT. Not that they aren’t as close, but that the WT made them change their behaviors around each other.

While I can see why people may see that, I tend to disagree. I believe how they were on the WT is how they’ve almost always been, especially while filming S3. N even admitted how one of her friends noted the “unsettling” chemistry between her and L. You don’t think her friends have already called this out way before the WT? Or the entire cast who has been clocking their relationship for a while (Golda, especially)? I find it hard to believe that the WT would’ve been the catalyst to change the way they act around each other.

It’s important to note that we have not seen them together since S3 Part 2 premiere (minus their story together). We don’t know how they interact now. I tend to lean towards things that we do know. For example, the way N has continually and consistently talked about her relationship with L. The TIMES article, countless interviews over the tour, them agreeing how special their relationship is. That article was not that long ago. It was conducted 3 months post-WT. Some people really genuinely believe that she would make a comment with his name and marriage in the same sentence if boundaries were in place? No. That’s just how they are together. Period.

I also see people completely ignore or discount that comment made by her. While I’m sure she said it in a way to be “joking” per say (I struggle to actually believe this, but I digress), her team probably informed her what that would make people think. It wasn’t clear. It left room for interpretation. N has a degree in English, as do I, there is such an importance in language that she has always been cognizant of - especially around her relationship with L. If she wanted to shut rumors and speculation down, it’s a simple “just.” Instead, it was this whole paragraph about how important their relationship is to her, how special he is to her, and leaving a lot of room for interpretation.

I just really struggle to believe that they are going to change their behaviors simply over the WT. They knew how unhinged they were being. The WT wasn’t just a couple of days, it was months. Yes, I’m sure it was a little bubble for them, but those feelings don’t dissipate once it’s over. They’re going to be stuck in them until there is a resolution. It’s why I will always stay here because there is no way they will not end up together. In my eyes, it’s truly fate.

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[bitegore]

fucking hate it when people who are hateful little bigots make posts that are completely irrelevant to the thing that they are hateful cunts about and those posts are actually really good but i know they want me personally actually dead and in the ground so i cant be like Yeah

[dors-ee]

Oh yeeees it's the one where he's like "lots of mouths and teeth, yes so good" 🤣 Still laughing at it. And if I remember correctly you find it like on the island to kill Ghilan'Nain? Tension is high, you are toward the end, and you find that 🤣 (or in his temple which... same thing. Extra tense and stressful and you get him saying that 🤣) "my big dragon" "she wrong but eh. Will concess cause she sad.", "Give my drgaon lots of mouths and teeth. and bigger. Yeah so cool. My dragon is so cool. My dragon is the coolest" (him with Davrin and Emmrich, speaking of their kids. "Mine can fly!", "Mine learnt to talk!", "Mine is big and he'll get lots of mouths and teeths!") and showing a strange form of care for Ghilan'nain.

Some side thoughts -not joking :

like... for me it strips him of some of his prestance, BUT also gives him something more. and even this act of "taking" some mythos out of him thematically works bc well we are told again and again : they are no gods.

It is shown that he cares in a weird way when he gets Ghilan'nain in Hossberg, and here when he, in his weird and a bit condescending way, cares for her mood... There's also the codex fragment with Ghilan'nain, answering to him about Andruil. I don't remember what she says exactly, but it seems she answers him about... a concern? about this. Or just that he spekls of bringing back Andruil (I believe that's what she answers "no let her be" or something like that, for me, is a way of showing a sort of care.).

He also cares about his dragon size, "mine is the biggest! nah!" and seems to share at least a fragment of Ghilan'nain's love for "lots of teeth and mouths". Which if they really are siblings, I thought it was a nice touch to show that one. Both freaks... and both brilliant, even if now blighted.

He is a bit thicker of a cardboard with those elements. More so than when Mythal speak of him having been twisted too, as a spirit.

And I'd rather fight with such an opponent rather than just a cardboard villain that is just vile. Elgar'Nan has a bit of depth, even in his talk with Solas, it is interesting how he reacts. It isn't just pure villain mocking his opponent. Or at least didn't feel like it. speaking of this talk the subject of the other evanuris also for me there was something in how Elgar'nan reacrs and speaks, of that, of the past, etc. Does he only wants to bring his empire back for the sake of power and his ego as a god, like a pure villain... or bc he misses it and misses the other evanuris too? Maybe I'm reaching with this one.

It also is this dialogue bringing how Elgar'nan was brilliant too. and maybe it's just me but I did feel something at the mention of his descent and the dulling of his mind with the blight. Of the loss of this core element of him, and the brillance of him -representation of the brillance of the eleves, also lost?-. He lost his empire, his fellow gods and himself. Like... even what made him a good opponent, a good bad guy, is lost now. He lost himself first when he got twisted as a spirit, thrn became a god/slaver, where he still had lesst was a good bad guy apparently and would-be-wrong-God. But now he doesn't even have that. What a fall eh? for a "risen god".

Don't know if this passage is clear sorry. Writing not confusing and clear literary analyzes is hard enough in my language (my big issue I had during my bachelor degree in literature. Managing to write my thoughts clearly and with structure) so in english x).

Although why having a dulled mind would make him speak the common tongue? shouldn't it be rhe reverse and he's speak his native tongue only? (aka elven) isn't common a learnt secondary language for them?

Yet again : just a tad more development and scenes with him to flesh him not only as this very threatening scary guy but also as a character, as in more of a person, that would have been nice. Helped with the build up too.

elgar'nan, all-father, the eldest of the sun, he who overthrew his father, god of sun and vengeance: NOPE MY DRAGON WAS DEFINITELY BIGGER, HE SHRUNK IN THE WASH

[schwazombie]

I think one of the funny things about me deciding that Kidd and Killer are bilingual and Law is trilingual is that I have decided on specifics on the German front so when Kidd and Law are trying to learn each other's respective languages they are learning primarily from the other so Kidd opens his mouth and Northern German comes out and when they're driving to Italy he's like Law? Babygirl? Darling? Sweet pea? What the fuck is up with Bavarians.

[hopeworth]

me, aromantic, who forgets that a “ship” is usually romantic and that not everyone can experience nor conceptualise the intricacy of an aromantic relationship that transcends society’s amatonormative views of love and human connection and that most people’s views of a relationship end at the platonic or romantic dichotomy: why are people making this ship romantic

[offorestsongs]

sometimes being a non-native english speaker on the internet is just writing a fic and going "no no guys i know this is a bit bad but i'm such a good writer in my native language trust me guys i swear" the whole time except i have no way to prove it because it's not like anyone would you know, know my native language

[nerdyearthquakeunknown]

I see a lot of language comparisons that completely shit on German for being a silly language. But what a lot of non linguists forget is that 1. Most of the languages you’re comparing are Romance languages, and only English and German are Germanic languages, 2. English is an absolute abomination of a language. English may technically be a Germanic language, but half the words we use stem from Romance languages. English is so much an amalgamation that people have stopped noticing.

You wanna know what maths is called on Icelandic?? Stærðfræði! Fucking SIZE SUBJECT. Chemistry? Efnafræði! STUFF SUBJECT???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

[parlerenfleurs]

I am now on Duolingo, and I think this is my villain origin story. Not because I'm suffering or anything, I just absolutely enjoy being evil (ripping the first place spot from that one guy in my league who really, really wants to be first, but unfortunately for him I also really, really want to be first and enjoy the idea of ruining his day with my superiority).

[skitskatdacat63]

I'm supposed to be writing a 900 word essay in German right now, so as you can see by all my vettonso posts, it's going very well 🌚

[exalok]

i am attempting to translate what resembles the grave into french for my mom (and will maybe post it on ao3 after) and GOD. FUCK. DAMN. i suffer

[icewindandboringhorror]

Everytime I face a new character limit on a website that didn't have them before/used to have really long ones... AUGHHhhh the modern social media world was not made for people like me (lovers of details, rambling, elaboration, thorough explanation, and nuance)

[whom-to-kill-whom-to-let-live]

Ah lads, I might have gone off the rails in my desperation for Legato fanfics and ended up writing my own.

[sodrippy]

such an incredibly out of touch thing to say "if youve lived here for six months you should be able to communicate to a government body about things such as immigration law or tax returns exclusively in french. this is the law"

[supercantaloupe]

“but sasha you just spent like the past hour complaining about having to talk to other people in french why would you want to go back to europe” easy. i don’t speak german or italian or spanish. and the awkwardness of being an english speaker in austria or italy or wherever is far better than trying to speak subpar french to a french person

[onesaltysir]

If you make fun of people for the way they speak I hope your death is slow and painful and you are surrounded by people who will be so pleased when you finally die.

[elibean]

this isn't a jp note: he clearly says "英語”, "English" here, but...

there's this, too:

this was a little different, anyway. jp:　やっぱり、カレッジで使う英語って難しいよ

en: the English they use at the College sure is hard.

little bit of nuance there.

ANYWAY. the point of this post.

this show canonically takes place in England....Right? Hang on. ok yeah it does. so...they're all speaking English. what the hell is going on here, lol