#gender in English Grammar

[wikipediahmms]

This fish has committed medical malpractice. Source:

[theangelcatalogue]

SUCH A BACKSTABBER || ★!

Gender Neutral!★

Romantic/Platonic!★

★ - Starting notes/before we start; I made this with the objetive to see if you guys like my writing, like a test or something! You can see it as Tmnt 2012 or Rottmnt!

TW: YANDERE BEHAVIOR, DELUSIONAL BEHAVIOR, OBSSESIVE BEHAVIOR, SWEARING, KILLING MENTIONS, (MENTIOS OF) STALKING, BLOOD, Y/N IS A BACKSTABBER, BAD ENGLISH, BAD GRAMMAR AND MADE BY A MINOR! YOU DON'T NEED TO READ IF YOU DON'T WANT! IF I MISSED SOMETHING TELL ME!

☆ ︶︶︶ ౿ ָ Turtles 𞥊 ︶︶︶ ☆

Hurt, Sadness, Anger, How should they feel?

How should they feel about you now? About your betrayal? You such a backstabber

It makes months they met you and you are were so....perfect, kind, gentle, strong, you are were

Everything

And they did everything for you, they did everything to protect, they stalked you, they killed take care of anyone who hurt you

That feeling was so wrong, and yet so right and amazing, that feeling of being crazy for you, you were like a drug, one of the best ones

Just to what? Just to discover that what?

That you worked for the bad guys all the time!? That everything was a lie!? A FUCKING LIE!?

Oh they felt so dumb, Why? For what?

Do you atleast feel any Guilty?

Something is wrong, really wrong? You were a good person? So....why?

Maybe you dind't wanted

They forced you

These stupid villains, they did that, they forced you? That's the answer!

Because their Y/n would never do that! Never! NEVER! Oh god.

They have to free you, they have to do that

A blood patch can be made, no matter how much people they have to take care of, they will bring you back, they don't care if you want or no

And when they bring you back to their side, you will never escape

Don't worry, you will be okay! They promise you

Of course you will surfer consequences, but it's for your good

Welcome to your fate.

☆ ︶︶︶ ౿ ָ 🗡 𞥊 ︶︶︶ ☆

Songs -> 💔 || 🩸|| 🔪

NOTES:

✮ Damn this is REALLY short ✮

✮ Just a test tbh ✮

✮ Idk just take care of yourself! Drink some water my dear! I want you all to be okay alright? You guys are really important! ✮

(Sdra 2 without context)

[catboypalug]

Genuine Grammar/Gender question

I am cishet and English is my second language, this is something that's stumped me. What pronouns should I use when describing the process of transition? Like, hypothetically describing a MtF transwoman: "He became a woman", or "She became a woman"? 'She' would be the preferred pronoun, but "She became a woman" feels grammatically wrong because it seems like there is no actual change happening, like it is just [ female -> female ]. which one is more correct?

[tixdixl]

Ever since I noticed the different ways Vil signals her gender identity and gender presentation in the original Japanese, the more and more I wish that there was a way for us to get a complete revision of Book 5 where the nuances of Epel's cultural identity, Vil's gender presentation, and the ways the two clash in cultural understandings and ideals are ACTUALLY demonstrated in the localization for English only readers. Because they aren't. Vil's gender presentation and Epel's cultural rootedness are both watered down and erased from the English. And what's worse is watching both turn into superficial charicatures of their intended design, in order to accommodate an uninformed Western audience.

With Epel's very specific rural understanding of masculinity and feminity, and Vil's urban, gender-nonconforming understanding of masculinity and feminity, we have an incredibly nuanced and intersectional conversation about self-realization. And English only fans get to see none of it.

Of COURSE Epel is rejective of Vil's expectation of embracing feminitiy. He's a cis male who grew up likely in the rural country side, with hints of rural, possibly rural Osakan dialect in his dialogue. Of COURSE his expectations of masculinity and feminity clash with Vil, a femme non-binary person who is both an idol/celebrity and who has lived her entire life in urban settings. He likely has deep seated misogyny that he has to contend with. He likely has deep seated transphobia that he has to contend with. It's not that he himself is dysphoric; it's that his expectations of masculinity, his tate shakai, and his understanding of collectivism reject and clash with a sub-culture that permits and encourages the exploration of self expression, and views those forms of self realization AS maintaining the collectivist status quo, rather than violating it. When his understanding of self-realization dictates he must be and act a certain way as to not break the collectivist status quo, of course, Epel looks at Vil and thinks that what she is asking him to do is uncomfortable.

Of COURSE Vil sees Epel's rural world view and wishes to challenge him on it. Of COURSE she also FAILS to understand his perspective and find it irritating and uncouthed. She ALSO has biases against rural cultures, as indicative by her dialogue and Tokyo dialect. It's not that she wants Epel to "become girly", but rather that she wants to see him fit in and join the mold of Pomefiore. Because in Pomefiore and in the idol world, ruralisms and a rooted rural identity clash with the status quo. Her understanding of the collectivist culture and mindset within the dorm and within her culture dictate that HE is the one stepping out of line... all while he believes SHE is the one stepping out of line.

There are just so many layers here, and without any help from the localization, nor cultural understandings of the values and norms that inform the writing of this game.... of course. Of course Book 5 is watered down.

[d1sc0-1nfern0]

HEY YOU: Proof that Xeno Pronouns are Valid through Grammar and Linguistics.

My qualifications: 12 years at high-intensity nerd school that heavily emphasized grammar and language skills and provided more in-depth English classes than many college-level classes, Latin classes from 3rd to 8th grade to learn language structure and root words, and autistic special interest powers.

For TLDR: Skip down to the end where it says "TLDR:"

First, let's discuss what a pronoun IS:

The pre-fix "pro" comes from Latin, and holds the meaning of "forward, before, advancement" but also "for, in place of." The latter definition is what is being used in the word "pronoun," meaning "in place of a noun." A pronoun, by definition, is a noun that is used as a replacement for a different noun, specifically for the purpose of avoiding exhaustive overuse of that different noun, specifically when the context of which noun is being replaced is readily known. In the English language, the most common "replacement" nouns, the ones traditionally referred to as "pronouns," are him, her, it, and they, and their respective grammatical variations. I call these the "classic pronouns."

However, this does in no way mean that these are the ONLY nouns that can be used to replace other nouns. They are simply called "pronouns," because they are the most commonly used for that purpose. It's an easy way to label them. But people replace nouns with other nouns all. the. time.

For Example:

You're at a business meeting with executives of a big company. Let's call this company "Marjorie's Magical Marketplace." Everyone in the room knows they're discussing Marjorie's Magical Marketplace. As a result, they may rarely actually say the full name, instead referring to "Marjorie's Magical Marketplace" as "The Company." In this instance, "The Company" is a replacement noun for "Marjorie's Magical Marketplace." Much simpler, much faster, and much less of a mouthful. (I got tired of typing it after only four times; this is why replacement nouns are the true heroes of language.)

Or How About:

You're talking about your friend to a parent, discussing possible sleepover plans with you, him, and your brother. Your friend has a loooong name; let's stealborrow from Gravity Falls and call him Saunterblugget Hampterfuppinshire. Let's even say that's his entire FIRST name. Are you going to call your friend Saunterblugget Hampterfuppinshire every time you refer to him? No. But what if you couldn't say "him," because your brother could also be called "him." Your parent could get confused. In this example, the context of the noun being replaced isn't readily known. So you call your friend "Saunter," or "my friend." In this example, the nickname "Saunter" is a replacement noun: a nouns that replaces another noun to avoid exhaustion and repetition.

This is how replacement nouns work. Functionally, any noun that replaces another is a "pronoun," even if it's not technically in the "pronoun" part-of-speech group.

THE POINT:

He/She/They/It are not the only valid pronouns. Any noun can be a pronoun if it a) replaces a noun, b) does so with the purpose of avoiding exhaustive use of the first noun, and c) the context of what noun is being replaced is readily known.

If your friend uses star/stars/starself pronouns, the only thing star's doing is choosing star's own replacement noun for situations where you want to use one. In situations where it's obvious who you're talking about, when you'd use he/she/they/it, you'd use star.

Additionally, xenos are rare enough at this point in time that it pretty easily clears up any miscommunications that may occur with the classic pronouns. While they have a bit of a learning curve, xeno pronouns may negate the problem of "playing the pronoun game," and make conversations involving multiple people easier.

Note To Those With A Moral Objection:

In no way is it a requirement that you refer to someone using a xeno pronoun. The purpose of a xeno pronoun is that if you want to use a replacement noun for someone, they've picked one for you to use that they like. No one's forcing you to do anything. You can use their name, a nickname, a title, any other replacement words; just know that those are functioning in the same way as the xeno pronoun that you're so opposed to.

If you were talking to someone and called her "Mrs. [Lastname]" and she said "Oh, actually, it's Ms. [Lastname]," you'd correct yourself. Same as if someone asked you to refer to them as "Dr." instead of "Mr. or Mrs." it's a matter of respect.

Basically, if it's such a serious moral dilemma for you to use the xeno pronoun, then you can deal with repetitive, exhausting noun usage (though that might annoy the people around you when they get tired of hearing it). Or just leave the situation and not talk to/about that person if possible. Just be respectful. Your moral code does not change or negate the grammatical rules of the language you speak.

Thank you for coming to my TedTumblr Talk.

TLDR:

Xeno pronouns are valid pronouns by sheer fact of being nouns that replace other nouns to avoid repetitive use of the original noun, when the context of what noun is being replaced is readily known. They are actually more convenient than the classic pronouns once you've adjusted to them. And they are never a requirement, just as using a classic pronoun is never a requirement. You can use someone's name, or a nickname, or a title. Just don't be a dick about it.

[sweetbrier2908]

who fell first, who fell harder

Satan

You were not sure if this was love, like the kind of love that you only see in those romance novels or fairytales, you were also not sure if this was what he wanted - a love from you, a pact with you. All that you knew was you were staring into those emerald eyes and your heart skipped a beat. You gained one more pact and lost your heart to him.

Surely, you fell first, you fell really hard. One day, you woke up and the very first thing you wanted to see was his face. Gladly, there was a knock on the door, followed by a gentle, soft voice: “Good morning, it’s time for breakfast”, then you saw the blonde pop up behind the door, and greet you with a smile when he saw you got up from your bed, “Good morning” he repeated and “Good morning” you replied.

Surely, you fell first. He probably already had some nice things to say about you when you two forged a pact, but you never thought that he was already in love with you at that moment. You fell first, you had already fallen for him a long long time ago, your heart had skipped a beat when he greeted you with his cynical smile for the first time (even when you and all the demons and angels knew too well that was just an act). You had already fallen for him before you told yourself you wanted his respect and not just a pact with him. Sometimes, you remember how Satan gave you advice to deal with Levi, how he always seems to look out for you, how he tries so hard to hide everything going on in his mind. You think you fell for him first, you always think so.

How did he fall in love with you? He can’t even remember how. You were surely not like any other human he had met before. You are reckless (or he might say at that moment…stupid), you surely are naive, and watching you fooling around with his brothers also made him want to fool around with you. “I can use this human to irritate Lucifer” - this is his first thought, “This human is interesting” - this is his second thought. Satan planned everything in his life at least 1000 years ahead; meeting you, finding you interesting, and falling in love with you, are things that are completely out of his plan.

It was not in his plan that he started to care about you. It was not in his plan that he started to make sure he would be the first one you see when you wake up. It was not in his plan that he noticed your favorite genre of book and movie and started to introduce to you some other books or movies in the same category. It was not in his plan that he dropped his cynical smile and his dignified act and showed you his true emotions, showed you the real him. It was not in his plan that he showed you his vulnerable self, his scars, his insecurities, his wrath. It was not in his plan that you gently embraced him and everything he showed you with such sincere love. You held his hand, told him that he was not anyone's copy, told him that he was always unique, and told him that you loved him because he was Satan and no one else.

It is not in his plan that you see right through him and accept him as the demon he is.

It is not in his lifetime plan that he fell in love this deeply with a human and now he belongs to you and only you.

It is not in his plan that you are in love with him too.

[reji-z]

Alright, finally I was able to write something after a long time of a writers block, also this is the first time I upload my stuff to tumblr so yeagh.

For a little of context this is in the spirit's eve of the second year.

It's also up on Ao3 here

First night

The meet-up at the saloon after the spirit’s eve festival is your favorite part of the holiday, everyone is in a good mood, belly full of Gus’s food and some are even slightly drunk already, some as in Shane and you.

You started getting closer to him this past month mostly because of your regular stops at Marnie’s ranch regarding your animals, although it’s hard to say if at some point they were more for catching up with Shane than anything else.

In the beginning it was just about the chickens and whatnot, but eventually you started to talk more, about other stuff, hanging out once or twice and just getting to know each other, and the more you knew him there was this weird feeling about him swelling up deep inside you, a feeling you were trying to hold back as much as you could.

But none of that matters right now, you are sitting next to him at the bar with a couple of empty glasses between you, in silence, just enjoying each other's company.

“So… today was fun, spending it with you, I mean” You break the silence, looking at your finger as you trace it on the rim of your empty glass and rest your head on your free hand “I … kinda have to go now, it’s getting late and i have to get up early tomorrow you know”

Shane turns his head at you way too fast, almost as if your words activated a directive on him “Can I go with you” As soon as the words leave his mouth he realizes what he just said and turns his head away, looking in front of him, at the shelves filled with bottles “I-I mean, if you want to… ”

Was the blush on his cheeks from embarrassment of asking if he could walk with you or just because the saloon was warm from all the people in it, probably the second one, right?

“Uuhhhh… Yeah, why not” you try to not make it obvious that the idea of walking with him late at night excites you, but it feels like your tone betrays you, and if he was more sober, he probably would have noticed.

It takes a while of sitting in silence before any of you finally gets up to actually get out of the establishment, he did first, and you followed him behind only standing by his side once you were both outside.

“So, your place first?, since it’s closer” You ask while turning your head to look at him.

“Sure” He turns to look at you too, and you can’t help but to stare at him, those weirdly charming green eyes draw you in, sitting above eye bags that seem to be permanently glued to him and below some of the prettiest eyebrows you’ve ever seen, and the way the light of the saloon windows lights up his whole face is close to divine, of course he noticed you were staring, and lifted his right eyebrow curiously, breaking you out of your trance and making you whip your head away, feeling your cheeks warm up as soon as he lets out a chuckle “Let’s go”

It was nice, really nice, not only because of the pleasing night breeze, nor the euphoria of the alcohol, but also because of him, walking by your side, it just made you feel happy, somehow, for some reason, a reason that honestly you didn’t want to get into right now.

It… was a short walk, way shorter than you expected, or wanted, now both of you under the ranch’s doorway, lingering, looking at each other, hoping to make these few seconds last an eternity, hoping to burn them in your mind to be able to recall them late at night, hugging a pillow on your bed that felt a little bit too big and too lonely for just one person.

At least that was your reason to stay there, leaving you wondering about why he was still there, why isn’t he turning the doorknob and entering his home to call it a night, why is he also looking at you, into your eyes, maybe he is also—no, that’s a dumb idea, he’s not into you like that, you guys are just friends and—

“Uuhhmm…. do you want to hang out a while more?” What? “I mean, if it’s not too late for you” What? “We can go to the pond right here or something” WHAT? Why is he asking to spend more time with you, and why does he sound nervous, and is he blushing? “Actually never mind, forget I said anything” shit, you are taking too long to answer and he’s backing up, it’s now or never.

“NonoIwanttodothat” shit, too eager.

He smiles, he doesn’t do that a lot, especially if it’s for other people, his smile gets bigger, you feel your heart skip a beat.

“Sooooo, to the pond it is” he says while still keeping eye contact.

“Actually I know a place” Do you?... Oh yeah you do “It’s this small part of the forest with a pond that’s hidden away, it’s pretty nice” 

“Really? That sounds perfect, lead the way” another smile, you can feel your insides stirring around from the mere fact of him smiling because of you, wait, perfect? Why would he say that? No time to think about that though, he said yes, and soon enough you were walking to the secret woods, trying to not make too much noise, as if worrying about the critters noticing you.

Once you reached the path leading to the pond (and certain primate statue that you forgot to tell Shane about) you heard him gasp.

“Wow… I’m surprised I didn’t know about this place” He says while looking around.

“Nah, not really, it used to be blocked by this huge log of hardwood”

“And you cleared the path yourself?” 

“Y–yeah” for some reason it’s kinda embarrassing to admit that, you don’t really know why

“Heh, you must be pretty strong then” huh? Is he… flirting? Probably not, ignore it.

It didn’t really matter that you didn’t answer, you were already standing in the entryway to the clearing, not really being able to see much in the dark.

“Wait here” you said before walking towards the torches you’ve left around the pond to light them up and returning to his side “So? What do you think”

The torches themselves reflected on the clear waters of the pond, the images flickering from time to time thanks to the movement of the fishes below, their light shining into it and making a faint glow all along the shore, and in turn, reflecting into Shane’s eyes, making their color shine brightly, pairing well with the greenery around you.

He turns around to look at you, his eyes still glistening, open more than usual “It’s really pretty” your heart skips a beat once again, you feel your cheeks start to burn up, he’s got to be flirting, right?

“I-I know right” you start walking towards the east side of the pond, hoping he didn’t notice your reaction “Come, let’s sit”

He followed behind you and placed himself to your left, as you lowered to start untying your shoes you hear him let out a scream and jump in place.

“FUCK! What IS that!” he points to your right, into the dark, and you don’t even have to look to know what he saw to start laughing at him, making him turn his head to you with a puzzled face “Why are you laughing?”

“Sorry…” It’s hard to stop the giggles to form a sentence “…It’s just an old statue of a monkey, i forgot to tell you about it”

He drops his arm and relaxes, lowering to untie his own shoes “God, it scared the shit out of me”

Now both of you had your feet inside the pond, swaying them back and forth, sitting next to each other, your hands so close together yet not touching, keeping just enough distance to not make things too awkward.

“So, what’s that statue doing here?” He asks while looking at the woodskips swim circles in the middle of the pond.

“No idea, it has a plate saying something about a search for something sweet” now you are looking in the direction of the statue, just barely being able to make out its shape, no wonder he got scared, it really looks like a monster from here.

“Huh” It’s all he says back, now both of you fall silent again, still the nice kind of silence, the one where the mere fact of you sharing this moment encompass any words anyone might be able to muster, the kind of silence you didn’t realize you were yearning for, the kind of silence that feels just right. “You know…” he breaks it, making you turn your head to him “… It used to be boring around here…” now he’s looking at you “…but you managed to change that”

“Y-yeah, well, I kinda need a change from my old life and…” now his fingertips are touching yours “…t-the whole farm in a small town seemed like that change”

His fingers are getting closer and closer to yours, getting on top of them, moving around playfully and so are yours, sort of intertwining them in a dance without rhythm, it feels nice.

Once again you find yourself staring at his eyes, and by god they looked even better now, you feel like you could just stare at them all day, stare at him all day, his eyes, his eyebrows, his hair, his nose, his cheeks, his… lips, at this point it was pretty much clear that you liked him, there’s no point in trying to shove down those feelings anymore, at least not now, not when his hand is on top of yours, his eyes fixated into yours, his whole body turning to face you as his left hand raised to hold your cheek.

Wait, you quickly glance at his hand with your eyes and then back at him, he’s still looking at you, and gives you a little smile, what is going on, weren’t you supposed to just hang out, what happened, when did this happened, how did it happened, does he really like you as well? If he didn’t then why would he be—

Your train of thought ends the instant his lips meet yours, you didn’t even notice him getting closer, fuck it, it feels nice, you close your eyes to properly enjoy it, his lips are soft, more than you’d expect from someone that is always drinking at least, they are also warm, sharing their heat with you, spreading it trough your whole body and converging in your chest, warming up a body you didn’t even notice was cold.

It really couldn’t get better than this right?, the guy you like kissing you in a secluded spot in the forest away from prying eyes and only both of you to bear witness to a thousand years old demonstration of one’s affection for someone else, wrong, it could get better, and it did when you felt his tongue poking at your lips, asking for permission to explore further, to feel more of you, and who are you to deny such kind request.

His tongue was slow, careful, maybe he was nervous, how couldn’t he, he’s been making all the moves since the beginning and you just can’t have that now, can you? So you took the lead this time, pushing your tongue into his to make it retreat into his own mouth to let you move around, faster, more aggressive, more needy, as if you’ve been craving for this since the very first time you arrived in town, which you may or may not have.

Your tongues were not the only thing moving around, you feel his right hand move from on top of yours to land at your knee, slowly moving up, gripping your leg at times, making you get more into the kiss, but this feels a little bit too much, too far, especially when he reaches your thigh and gets dangerously close to your crotch, a feeling that makes you break the kiss abruptly and lean back, both of your eyes opening as soon as the contact breaks, and what you see is Shane with a worried expression in his face, an expression that makes your heart sink, you hate that look on him and you hate even more that it’s because of you.

“I–I…” you finally open your mouth to say something “…sorry, It’s just–too much”

“Shit, sorry…” he looks so guilty “…of course I would go and ruin things right? God I’m so stupid”

“Nonono, It’s…” the words seem to be harder to come up with now, the whole build up of the feelings and alcohol catching up with you “…I like it, but not right now, not here” it kills you to say no but you really don’t want that “It’s fine, really”

You move closer to him, making him look in front of him once again so you can lean on him, your head falling slightly on top of his, trying to really show him that it’s okay and you are not mad.

He sighs, leaning more into you and, once again, sharing each other's heat, your bodies taking part of this give and take of energy.

“I guess we feel the same way then” you whisper, not looking at him.

He chuckles “I hope so, it would be really awkward if we didn’t” his comment making you chuckle too, this guy, you swear to god, but that managed to ease the mood, now both of you reveling in the comfort of knowing that your feelings were reciprocated.

But alas, no matter how sweet new love may be, it is still not sweet enough for a certain someone in a quest that didn’t seem to be any closer to end.

[c-rowlesdraws]

⭐️New Patreon Post!⭐️ Several of them, with all the sketches I found time to do on my trip with family to Singapore and Thailand over these past couple of weeks! My cousin got married in Singapore to his very nice Malaysian fiancee, and last year when the date was announced, a small group of us planned to extend our stay in SEAsia so that we wouldn't have traveled halfway around the world for basically a long weekend. I would never have been able to do such an amazing trip on my own and I'm very fortunate and grateful that I was invited to tag along.

I took lots of pictures-- and in between sightseeing and family time and travel and devouring fresh ripe mango like some kind of frugivorous mammal, I had time to do some drawing, from life and from my photos. I hope to do more drawings from my trip now that I'm back home!

[hear-its-whiskering-there-again]

i loooove having a weird secret gender

[music-for-sushi]

I need to talk about how bad one of Crowley's scenes was translated to Hungarian. (I know most people don't really care, it's a small country, but it isn't about the language, it's about changing an (I think important) element of Crowley's character.)

I'll talk (write) about this scene, one of my personal favourites in season 2;

Here, we can see how casual Crowley is about his gender. I love it. It's not a big coming out, it isn't over explained, he just drops it and it could pass unnoticed. Because it's not important for him. He isn't angry about it or anything but he still decides to correct Mrs. Sandwich. And for me it is an important moment. Crowley cares enough to correct people. Not sitting down and have a whole talk about it, but casually mentioning it.

This is why I hate what happened in the Hungarian translation. I'll try to explain it the best way possible; instead of using a word like lad, dude, man or whatever, the translation uses the word 'ember'. This word means two things; person and/or human. In this case Mrs. Sandwich is clearly meaning it as 'person' (she basically says: You're a good person). Then Crowley says the same thing, about not being either (Crowley, I assume, interpreting the word as 'human').

It doesn't sound bad, and if you don't know the original version, it is fine. But it takes away a lot about who Crowley is.

How he wants other people to see his gender: Obviously, coming out or not coming out doesn't change who he (or anyone) is, and him not saying anything about his gender is fine, and it doesn't mean that it is what most people would assume (in this case male). But the fact that he cares enough to be correcting people (who he doesn't really know) makes it clear that he wants others to know it. It is part of his character, being open. He doesn't have to say it, but he does, he feels comfortable that way and for me that is an important trait. Sadly, it is ignored and taken away from him in the translated version.

Not being human: He just basically tells a human being that he's not one. And I don't think Crowley would go around telling everyone that he's not human, I mean, he's wearing those sunglasses 24/7, he could just take them off if he'd want people to know. Also, it feels like telling everyone makes him less serious (in a way).

So the translation doesn't only hide a part of him but also makes viewers believe something else about him, that contradicts his actions. And I don't blame the translators, but it makes me a bit mad (and sad) that there are people who will see a different version of Crowley, only because of the use of a word that sounds better.

Anyway, basically the moral of this post is, watch everything in the original version!!

[im-here-to-whine]

does anyone take the blond/blonde thing seriously? I just choose whichever I want and go for it, usually blonde tho, looks better

[andronauts]

tbh, german grammar is so weird.

as someone who’s been learning german for almost a year now, i have to say, german grammar is just so weird…

every language in the world expresses sentences with subjects, verbs and objects. not necessarily in the same order, but they will generally pick an order. english for example uses Subject-Verb-Object (or i’ll say SVO)

I eat food (I - subject, eat - verb, food - object). and this pretty much applies all the time.

other languages might use SOV, or VSO, or any other combination. but german is just. so weird because they don’t follow any one sentence structure at all. they split verbs into two, they rearrange where the verb goes, they put the verbs back together, sometimes it’s at the beginning of the sentence, sometimes it’s at the end. you can have the subject at the start of the sentence, but also you could have the object at the start of the sentence too! why not! for example:

ENG: I’m learning German (SVO), because I have a German boyfriend. (SVO)

nice, simple! subject verb object all around :).

now let’s look at the german translation for this same sentence!

GER: ich lerne Deutsch (SVO), weil ich einen deutschen Freund habe (SOV).

because of the connective WEIL we now have to put the VERB at the end of the sentence.

this is true for other connectives too (ie. wenn)

okay, so wenn (in eng, “when”/“if”) puts the verb at the end so lets see an example of that

ENG: when I eat chocolate (SVO), I am happy (SVO)

oh that’s lovely :) yay! SVO and SVO! its just so simple. now let’s look jn german

GER: wenn ich Schokolade esse (SOV), bin ich glücklich (VSO)

oh so now BIN (in eng, “am”) is at the start? oh… okay I guess!

if we swap the english sentences around, the sentence becomes “I am happy, when I eat chocolate”, which generally means the same thing as the original sentence.

however, if we swap the sentences around in German, it becomes a question. ,“bin ich glücklich, wenn ich Schokolade esse?” since the verb is at the beginning of the sentence, we are now posing a question. “am I happy, when I eat chocolate?” instead.

if we wanted to retain the same meaning, we go back to SVO to become “ich bin glücklich, wenn ich Schokolade esse.”

and now for the last example is that you can swap around Object and Subject in the sentence order and it will make sense and mean the same thing as well?

ENG: I am cooking sausage (SVO)

GER: ich koche Würstchen (SVO)

GER: Würstchen koche ich (OVS)

however if u did that in english it would just be “sausage is cooking me” or “sausage is cooking I” which doesn’t really make any sense at all and you sound crazy. but no, it’s completely valid and normal to just swap word order in German because. you just can?

and I haven’t even talked about split verbs or sentences with two+ verbs yet (I want to eat chocolate) where in english, both the verbs still remain in the SVO sentence structure. but in german it’s just a whole other set of rules to wrap your head around (ich will Schokolade essen) where ich is I - subject, will - “want” (verb), Schokolade is the object (chocolate), and essen is the second verb (to eat). like ? it’s just at the end of the sentence now? literally no other language does this I think

in general most languages will pick one order but german is just so damn weird bc they just switch it up whenever they want just becuz okay german and dont even get me started on split and reflexive verbs 🤦🏻

[theangelcatalogue]

Saw you request post could you write some Yandere Scott Summers for us please. I love x-men evolution and there is only one other person who writes for them and I am at my wits end trying to find more x-men content, thank you have a good day.

୨ৎ―PROTECTION(AND JEALOUS) ꩜ .ᐟ || YANDERE SCOTT X READER

୨୧┇ Oneshot!

୨୧┇ Romantic/Platonic!

୨୧┇ Gender Neutral!

୨୧┇ Pov character(s): Scott and Author(me :D)!

୨୧┇TW: JEALOUS BEHAVIOR, PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOR, BAD GRAMMAR, BAD ENGLISH , POSSIBLE OOC AND MADE BY A MINOR!! TELL ME IF I MISSED SOMETHING!

ˏˋ⋆ SUMMARY ⋮.. !?

๋୨୧┇Scott is and always was a protective and strict person with his loved ones, that's not a surprise

୨୧┇But with you, he was more! Like, REALLY

୨୧┇It was no surprise he liked you

୨୧┇But It had a thing, sometimes he felt another thing for you, no, for people next to you

୨୧┇Jealous.

ˏˋ⋆ AUTHOR ⋮.. !?

If Scott got a nickel for every time you went out with Duncan, he would have two, which isn't much, but it's strange that it happened twice, since seeing you talk and go out with Duncan was too much for him.

Duncan asked you out once, and you accepted out of politeness? Genuine interest? Boredom? You don't really know, but you accepted and discovered that Duncan wasn't so bad to hang out with (despite being the perfect jock stereotype), and after that, he wanted to interact with you more, and yesterday you went out with him again.

Was Scott jealous? Yes, after all Duncan and Scott don't get along.

But it got to the point where Duncan was sending you flowers! Always with a little note from him, which Scott was happy to give you (the flowers, without the note).

Now waiting for you outside the school to leave as normal is something he enjoys (not that he didn't before), even though other people left with you, it was just you and Scott, without Duncan.

He looks around, no sign of you, you're just taking a while, that's all, then when you arrive, everyone will leave for the institute.

He looks around again, it wasn't you, but it was Kitty, you two talk a lot so maybe she knows why you're taking so long.

"Hey Kitty! Have you seen Y/n?"

Scott asks calmly, a simple question

"Ah! She's going somewhere with Duncan! "

Kitty replied, getting into the car

Ah.

So you're going out with Duncan? Really?

Scott felt his blood boil, jealous? Why? You and Duncan are just two colleagues going out together.

Plim

New message, Scott picks up his phone

New message from Y/N, the app shows

He opens the message

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Y/N: I'm going out with Duncan! No need to worry, he'll take me to the institute later, we won't be here for so many time!

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Scott thought about what to say, how he wanted to say that you couldn't go out with Duncan

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Scott: Really? Duncan?

Y/N: Yes, why?

Scott: I don't know, he's a bit of an asshole

Y/N: Yeah, I know, but he's kind of nice to hang out with when he's not an asshole!

Scott: Him not being an asshole? That's rare.

Y/N: I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, Scott! It was last minute, I couldn't say no to him! He insisted a lot, and I'm a people-pleaser...

Scott: Oh, you could have said no.

Y/N: Did something happen? I feel you're in a bad mood

Scott: It's just that I don't trust this guy, what if he tries something with you?

Y/N: He wouldn't, I think! You don't have to worry, if he tries I can defend myself

Scott: But I don't know, what if something goes wrong? I worry about you

Y/N: If something happens i will deal with that, relax! Also i can't go away now, we're getting there

Scott: And where are you two going?

Y/N: Oh, we're going to that hill with the nice view, you know? It's a really relaxing place!

Scott: Oh, Okay

Y/N: Don't worry ok? Bye!

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Scott put the phone back in his pocket and finally got into the car, turning it on.

ˏˋ⋆ SCOTT ⋮.. !?

" Hey man? Are you okay? Did something happen?

Evan asks me, was I so distracted that I didn't see Evan coming and got into the car?

"What happened? Don't make us curious! "

Kurt also asked, is he already here? I was distracted talking to Y/N

"Nothing."

I replied, nothing's happening, everything's normal

"Y/N is going out with Duncan and he doesn't like it! "

Kitty answered Evan and Kurt, I didn't like it...

Okay, I don't like it, but Y/N and Duncan? Going out together? Why?

They even likes him?

" Oh~! I think Scott is jealous! "

Kurt said playful, i'm not jealous, i am just a little protective, because what if that asshole hurts Y/N?

" Hey Scott, relax! Y/N can defend themself, also you should be less protective! "

Really Evan? I don't think

I mean

Being protective is not bad.

୨୧┇ NOTES ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ

୨ৎ Erm, here it is, bad i know-

୨ৎ I LOVE X MEN EVOLUTION SO MUCH I-

୨ৎ I am writing for Brotherhood too! (they are so silly)

୨ৎ Damn i had a HUGE crush on Scott when i was a kid (maybe i still have)

୨ৎ Sorry if this is short, OOC and dind't make any sense-

୨ৎ Idk what to say now, but ily you guys

[cecenyss]

THE ONLY fucking issue I have with they/them as a single pronoun is that if I’m introducing my nb friend to my 90-year-old cousins and I want to be vague about their identity I SHOULD be able to say their nb name is a nickname we gave them because they play too much valorant but that would be “play” when she would be “plays” and the stupid fucking grammar goblin in the corner of my dumbass head that makes me risk valuable friendships by nitpicking about you’re and your says if i want to be oblique about it and say “plays” to discourage questions that would be misgendering (even though I’m not outright saying the pronoun I’m purposefully leaving it out of the sentence) so i have to say “play” but to justify referring to my nb friend as they i need to come up with an entire other complicated backstory where we pretend my valorant playing totally cis friend is a sentient collection of bees so we refer to them in the plural

All this justification for a complete hypothetical this interaction never happened and never will I’ve only met the nonbinary valorant friend irl twice soon to be three times and my 90-year-old cousins would almost certainly be okay with my non-binary valorant playing friend because I’m about 60% certain they have a gay granddaughter (her mom kept saying girlfriend and I’m PRETTY SURE she meant the gay kind of girlfriend) so even if they DID meet my 90-year-old cousins there would be no issues because they are NOT TRANSPHOBIC and yet I came up with three backup plans at 11:30 at night for absolutely no reason at all and if anybody here ever wanted to know what it’s like to live inside my stupid undiagnosed neurodivergent shit ass anxiety-riddled brain there you go

[dellinah]

Thats interesting that they named Brer Fox, Honest John, in one dub? Was the intention to make Brer Fox the same as the Fox in Pinocchio?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY IT BOTHERS ME SO MUCH AHSJAGS !! Bc I honestly hate the fox from Pinocchio and hate that they were given the same name. Esp when Br'er Fox is already way less known than him >.>

But no, in the dubs he's never refered to as Honest John. His name was adapted to Comrade Fox / Fox / Brother Fox / Mister Fox in the movies. It was only in the comics and further material that he was renamed Honest John. Br'er Rabbit's name also changed to Quincas Rabbit and Br'er Bear's name was Big John in the comics.

Idt they tried to imply they were the same character, I think it was either a coincidence or homage of some sort, who knows. I highly doubt the people translating the comics even knew who Br'er Fox or what Song of the south was, tbh. That movie was never big here (even less so, i mean)

This is smth that most english speakers will never really see in their media, since english is usually the default. Adapting and dubbing over material to a different language is a hella MESSY process, and sometimes we as the public end up confused. Sometimes you end up with bad translations, bad adaptations, or several different studios that dub/adapt the same characters in different ways. Which is why he doesn't even have a canon name in Brazil, the way you call him will depend on which dub you used to watch.

He doesn't even have a canon gender in some places. Latin languages are gendered, and most animals are male. However, Fox (Raposa) is a female word by default. So in a few dubs in Italy he's actually changed to a female to make the translation easier.

So, yep, it was just a messy process and dumb decisions. Im still mad about it tho. I usually just call him Br'er Fox anyway, but if you ask me then his 'canon' name here is just Raposa (Fox) bc thats the dub i gew up with

[sandinmybed]

I love looking at that poll about whether your native language is hard to learn and all the native English speakers are like "#english is so contradictory it's so hard! #sorry to everyone who has to learn my language" and all the non native speakers are like "#english is so easy #my mother tongue is German hope you like articles" or "#i speak greek here's a new alphabet"