#caneedan

[queenflorence]

@caneedan​

I can no longer read the quote that Sauron “loved order and coordination, and disliked all confusion and wasteful friction” without thinking that the starting point of his fall to evil - not the later stages, but the very first starting point - can be summed up as “this meeting should have been an email.”

[duchessofostergotlands]

Ok it’s great learning how to say “I eat eggs and cheese” but does Duolingo have a lesson on how to swear? How to insult someone?

[duchessofvastergotland]

13th April 2018// Crown Princess Victoria shares a joke with her hosts as she drinks water from a well during her walk through the Swedish province of Blekinge. The well was a popular source of mineral water for 200 years. 

[sea-dukes-assistant]

caneedan

Ugh, as a Swede this was painful to watch. So much hope. And yet.

I know this feel.  I had this feel when my Falcons were in the Super Bowl.

[zeldaproblems]

Why, this is just a lovely blog!

we haven’t updated with problem posts in a while (SORRY I AM BAD I AM SORRY) but we try to keep it alive by posting updates that are happening with the zelda universe plus anything amusing that comes our way

glad to know people still like it ^^

[duchessofostergotlands]

A special shout out to @caneedan today. For years we have followed each other and you have always been so gracious and willing to translate Swedish things for me. I can imagine it would be frustrating but you've never once complained. And now that I've started learning Swedish you have always been there to explain when I've got annoying/stupid/obvious questions and have never made me feel like the questions are annoying/stupid/obvious so thank you so much for just being great!

[duchessofostergotlands]

@caneedan - my resident Swedish person - adding some adorable context to Oscar’s gingerbread onesie

[duchessofostergotlands]

How is RuPawl doing? I, a completely sane and not-at-all cat-obsessed person need to know.

I’m glad you asked as I am concerned he was taken in the middle of the night and replaced by a meerkat in a RuPawl costume

[duchessofostergotlands]

Honestly, I'm SO SORRY for sounding like the worlds biggest creep, but YOUR TITS ARE A WORK OF ART AND THAT PICTURE BELONGS IN A MUSEUM. You are doing a fantastic work handling all of the tinhats who seem to have found your blog, and I'm sorry you have to deal with them. Hopefully they'll find something better to do with their time. :)

What about a Scandinavian woman telling you your breasts belong in a museum could possibly be creepy? Hahaha. Thanks my dear ;) I think that people believe that the more they badger me the more likely I am to crack and I don’t think they understand that I genuinely do not care what they think about me. They are like annoying flies sometimes but they also provide some unintentionally brilliant moments so it’s not all bad haha

[duchessofostergotlands]

Would any Swedish people like to translate a little something for me? I usually ask @caneedan but I don’t want you to feel like I only talk to you because you can translate for me (when in fact it’s your unrivalled collection of funny animal posts!!) 

[duchessofostergotlands]

21st May 2018// Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar were part of a reception for the Tre Kronor men’s ice hockey team, who won the Ice Hockey World Champions this weekend

[duchessofostergotlands]

@caneedan I understood two captions on Swedish news sites this week without Google Translate!!

[duchessofostergotlands]

What's you opinion about duolingo. I am kinda interested in it. Is it worth the time.

I don't find it uses up much time because I tend to use it when I'm waiting for something else anyway and would just normally be sitting doing nothing. Like if I'm letting my tea brew for a few minutes I'll do a lesson.

I am enjoying it but I don't know if it's right for everyone. The way we were taught languages at school was very much like "here's the basics of grammar, once you've got that then we'll start speaking the actual sentences." Whereas unless I'm missing something (to be fair I have no idea how to use it properly so it could be the case) they pretty much just launch straight in with Duolingo. I do really enjoy the lessons themselves. They have lots of variation in learning methods so it's not just repeating a phrase like it was at school: for example they have a sentence written out and said aloud and then you have to pick the right words for that translation; they might have a sentence with a blank space for you to fill in; they have an audio of the sentence being said and then you have to write down in the foreign language what you hear etc. So it tests you on lots of levels and in ways that make things stick. I've taken some advice I read and now that I've tackled a few topics and I'm doing the harder stuff I will go back to the basic stuff to refresh myself, rather than just doing all the lessons for one theme at a time. But I do sometimes think they go too far when skipping out the basic stuff. Swedish pronunciation is really tricky so it would be great if there was a box that popped up to explain why a k is sometimes a sh or wh sound (thanks to @caneedan for explaining it to me). Or for example I'm now learning about the definite article and about plurals but they haven't explained the rules to me so I feel like I'm just guessing individual words instead of the wider rules. And having looked it up the grammar rules are quite straight forward in Swedish but the point is I would rather not have to look it up.

What I'll say is that I have learned more of a foreign language from Duolingo than I have anywhere else. I did French for 5 years at school and Latin for 6 and I learned a hell of a lot less than I have in a few weeks on Duolingo. That might partially be down to me wanting to learn but I honestly didn't think I could ever learn a language because my brain works by cramming in tons of information and then forgetting everything except for a few random things I find interesting as soon as it's not needed anymore. That's how I did all my school and uni exams haha. And languages are things you have to remember. So I am really pleasantly surprised at how well I can remember things. But I do think that for some people you might have to top it off with other sources or it may just not work at all.

[duchessofostergotlands]

Oscar's gingerbread onesie OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG

He looks absolutely adorable. As @caneedan pointed out, the caption on their social media refers to him as the ginger bread man!!

[duchessofostergotlands]

Hello in general where do you find English translations of the Swedish royal family videos?

It depends on the source. Sometimes you can use the translation feature on Chrome, sometimes there’s subtitles I translate manually through Google Translate (I usually amend the translation slightly so it makes sense in English without the meaning being changed),  I have a few people I can go to who are able to translate for me ( @caneedan has translated for me so many times and is just an angel, go follow!!) so it depends 

[duchessofostergotlands]

Royal squad goals

​@laurasroyalblog || @lovingtheroyals- I can’t tell you how much I love you two. Over the last year you have been there for me during some of my most difficult moments and you have helped me through them with compassion and love and no judgement. You make me feel safe and you make me feel confidence in myself when I have none. I am so thankful for you both. 

@catherineandmeghans || @claireofluxembourg || @mrmrswales- Charlotte’s Bitches. The Clique. We speak almost every day. We can chat about absolute rubbish, vent when we’re annoyed with this place, talk about our views, and share the gossip. You’re always there for me, you know just how to make me smile, and you make my life better. 

@avidroyalfan || @cambridgesus​ || @firstwindsor​ || @lizisaroyalist || @riffraffrouge- You guys needed to have a special mention because you’re all so important to me. Debby, you are ridiculously funny and open. It’s rare to click with someone so quickly but that happened when I first spoke to you. Plus you know where I live so you have to be here! Lo, you are the sweetest person. You are so incredibly generous and kind, and looking at your blog always cheers me up when I’m sad. Molly, you are the strongest person I know. My friendship with you has been a journey and I think that’s one of the reasons I value it so much. It taught me a lot about myself and the kind of person I want to be and I’ll always be grateful for that. Liz, you’re my bad ass bitch.I always aspire to make you proud when I write a put down. But you’re also incredibly sensitive towards other people, you’re fiercely loyal, and you’re warm and loving. And as well as having the two cutest cats in the universe and always being happy to share pictures, Melissa, you are a rock in a chaotic fandom. You are so perceptive and empathetic, knowing exactly when someone needs a friendly message or a kind word without them even having to say it. You have helped us all more than you will ever know or take credit for. 

Non-royal/sometimes royal blogs

ablackberrywinter || anna8910 || caneedan (thank you for translating so graciously)

My favourite people

|| @catherineandmary || @crownprincesses || @europesroyals || @gabriellademonaco || @ginghampearlsnsweettea || @harry-sussex || @houseglucksburgmonpezat  || @johnabradley || @margaretroses || @memoriesaremymedicine || @mhglossop || @middletonmarkle || @myfavoriteroyals|| @norwegianroyalfamily || @ofprincessesandqueens || @princesscatherinemiddleton || @princesscharlottes || @queensonjas || @rachelmarkle || @randomlyroyal || @royallysouthernsportsloving || @royalwatcher || @sea-dukes-assistant || @themerrycourtier || @tiaramania || @wombat-and-squeak​ || 

I only follow 89 blogs so if you’re not mentioned here but I follow you, you can still consider yourself to be one of my favourite people.