#google translate doesn't recognise

[nochoirliketheirsong]

Song #140

A lot of my discover weekly is relatively recent music (past 5 years) so I love it when I get a song that's older than that which I like. This one is from 2000, which feels at the same time as 'not that old' and 'forever ago'.

[mortalityplays]

huge uptick recently in people playing the put-upon martyred voice of reason going "umm are we allowed to point out that 99% of the fundraiser DMs are probably scammers yet or will I be murdered with rocks and knives and called a racist nazi and cast into the street for dogs to eat?" and straight up posting screenshots of spelling errors and translation mistakes to laugh at like we haven't had this basic fucking conversation repeatedly for the last year and a half

I'm not sure you guys recognise that almost every fundraiser I share under my 'vetted fundraisers' tag is one that has been sent to me via DM. the reason you don't recognise that is because I don't directly post the DM I received (no shade on those who do, just pointing out what you don't see!) I go out of my way to individually check the vetted status of the campaign, and then I share the person's pinned post or whatever version I can find that seems to have the most complete information/vetting credentials.

I would estimate maybe 1 in 8 of the messages I investigate end up having no verification source associated with them at all – and that doesn't mean they're scammers, mind you, just that they are unvetted. A few are 'vetted by association' (vouched for by someone in gaza who has been vetted, usually a relative) and I mark these as such. The vast majority are vetted, often by multiple sources. Many of them are names I see again and again, who have been reaching out for help since January or February or even earlier. The gofundmes are donor protected, some have multiple committed supporters who have been in regular contact with them for months.

If you don't see this stuff, it’s because you don't look. And part of the reason people don't look is because this insidious 'hmm why would someone frightened for their life use DMs to promote their fundraiser' 'umm emojis? to catch my attention? something fishy here' 'personally I just think anyone who needs financial aid should speak fluent english first' bullshit keeps worming its way into common discourse and making it acceptable to just assume your prejudices and anxieties are justified.

So yes actually I do think it's racist to reflexively assume anyone who reaches out to you using google translate to beg for their life is a grifter. I do think it's disgusting to absolve yourself of making the effort to recognise real people in crisis just because you think emojis are tacky or AI art is vulgar or whatever. Get a grip. Nobody can force you to care but stop mewling and snickering about something you can't even be bothered to investigate in good faith.

[solacescastleglow]

Cultural Capital #1: Intro + The Basics

One of the biggest privileges I had growing up was access to cultural capital. My parents were expat teachers, which meant that we had access to a lifestyle well above what we would've had if we had stayed in Australia. I got to travel, meet people from various cultures, go to private school, and I subconsciously absorbed that lifestyle as an expectation. This has given me a huge advantage, and since I don't believe in gatekeeping, here's how you can gain some of that knowledge.

0. A note

Some of these are things I strongly disagree with, but this is the way it is. One shouldn't have to change oneself to get ahead, but we often do. This is just a list of western upper-middle class cultural signifiers, and my listing them out doesn't diminish your own culture if it is different from this. Your own cultural capital is just as valuable as what I'm going to share. But we do live in a world where you can get benefits from knowing the dominant culture's valued information, so this is a guide to hacking that system.

1. What is cultural capital?

When people move to a certain place, be it a neighbourhood or a workplace, they need to understand the language, references, and customs of the people around them, otherwise they might be treated negatively. This is cultural capital. Your ability to fit in with the dominant class and culture can benefit you in work and social situations. Your education, who you know, how you speak and dress, which cultural references you make and understand, etc. are all class signifiers, and contribute to cultural capital.

2. Free ways to gain cultural capital

Confidence and vibe. I'm not the best at this, and there are plenty of resources out there for learning it that would probably be better than me. What I will say is that people can tell when you're used to settling for less, and that lowers your cultural capital in these spaces.

Go to a library or Google for research. Topics to research include: major religious stories and Greco-Roman myths, art and music history - especially from the 16th-19th centuries, different cultures and global geography, common idioms and expressions in French/Latin, jargon for your field as well as those of art/dance/music/business, fancy brand names (Quick, is a Ferragamo a shoe or a car?)

Read literary fiction and non fiction. Making references to classic novels shows rich people that you're well read, which in their minds translates to education and therefore intelligence (which isn't true but you know). It's also a shared experience, which gives you something to talk about. Use Libby for free audiobooks, and your local library for print books.

Expanding your vocabulary and speaking with care. The more you can articulate yourself, the more likely people will be to listen to you.

Going to public museums or galleries (if they have them where you live). They're almost always free, and are a great way to spend a weekend.

Watching videos, reading scripts, or listening to recordings of theatrical performances. These can be pretty easily found on the internet and give you material to reference when talking someone up.

Study philosophy. If you want something accessible and fun, watch The Good Place. Philosophy Tube makes excellent, thought provoking videos for free, and I'm sure there's more out there. Expanding your thought process and recognising the literature out there about 'deep' topics can help you not only seem smarter, but actually be smarter.

Learning to eat politely in multiple cultures. What do you eat with your hands vs a fork vs chopsticks? For western cuisine, you should know which fork to use, how to pour wine, what you do with your napkin, etc.

General etiquette. Handshakes, when and how to hold a door, you get the gist.

3. Ways that cost money

Cook something from a different culture every [week/month]. Expanding your palate and becoming familiar with things outside of your immediate circle will make you more 'cultured' in the eyes of people who care about that.

Special exhibitions and paid museums and galleries. Sometimes, a museum will cost money, and if it's interesting and within your budget, it's well worth it. Museums are an engaging way to learn more about history and culture, which will give you knowledge you could benefit from having.

Going to the theatre. Seeing a play, musical, opera, or ballet, especially if it references mythology or is iconic in its own right, can expand your views on universal themes like love, life, death, and revenge. It's also just really fun. You don't have to spend a huge amount either; see what's available in your area.

Dressing professionally. This means having a baseline knowledge on clothing terms and what fits you well, buying well made clothes that will outlast trends, and keeping them well maintained. Tailoring should be considered if it's in your budget; nobody likes an ill fitting suit. Some tips: second hand shops are a good place to start, avoid fast fashion, and remember that a 20 year old Chanel piece has more cultural capital than a brand new H&M piece.

Grooming. Smelling good, looking put together, and having good hygiene will help you immensely. A perfume that suits you is well worth the money, but don't be afraid of dupes if it's not in your budget.

Travelling. This is by far the most expensive thing on this list, but having those new experiences will completely change your viewpoint in a way that other people can recognise.

4. Signifiers that take a long time/effort

Accents. This matters more in some places than in others, but being able to fake a 'posher' accent gets you privilege in certain contexts. My school taught us only in RP English, but the social circles were run by the US military families, so I have a more neutral accent by default. I can also switch between the two, which gives me an advantage here in Australia, where proximity to an RP accent signifies wealth.

Learning a language. Knowing English automatically gives you a ton of cultural capital, since that's the lingua franca for most fields nowadays. But if English is your first language, knowing more than one means education. The unfortunate double standard is that if English is your second language, you need a third to be considered educated, usually a European language.

Straight teeth. This one is up to luck for some people, but having straight teeth usually means you have the money to straighten them. It also takes years and hurts. In my opinion, it's only worth it if your teeth are causing medical problems in your life, in which case you might as well straighten them while you're at it.

Getting a specialised degree in something. Don't worry about seeming silly (arts, humanities) or cold (business, sciences) when choosing a degree. Someone will be weird about it no matter what you pick, so pick one you like.

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Remember, this is specifically for fitting in with the culture I grew up in and around (rich people). There is nothing wrong with the way you are now. This is just for people who are considering adapting to an environment where behaving like this allows for social mobility.

[quitealotofsodapop]

Bueno ahora que salio el Wukong enfermero entonces mostrare mas dibujitos uwu

el enfermero Wu en su turno, estuve buscando imagenes de los uniformes de enfermeros chinos y me salio este, tambien mostraba varios reel de enfermeros en instagram sobre como ''Wu'' tiene que aguantar situaciones de lo mas bizarras XD

Y tambien del uniforme de guerrero de Nezha adulto... de como se ve bastante mas maduro que su uniforme normal y este es el culmine de como paso a Soldado a Guerrero!

Y uno de Bai He y Yuebei; Queria compartirlo con todos! espero que les gusten uwu

Translation via google:

"Well now that Wukong the nurse came out then I'll show more drawings uwu Nurse Wu on his shift, I was looking for images of Chinese nurse uniforms and this one came up, it also showed several reels of nurses on Instagram about how ''Wu'' has to endure the most bizarre situations XD And also the adult Nezha warrior uniform... how he looks much more mature than his normal uniform and this is the culmination of how he went from Soldier to Warrior! And one of Bai He and Yuebei; I wanted to share it with everyone! I hope you like it uwu"

I love your art no matter what. And I especially love Nurse Wu! Wukong persuing his dream of praticing medicine as a nurse. After so many things he's seen on the Journey and while acting as doctor for the monkeys back on FFM, very little disturbs him! XD He rocks the nurses' scrubs!

Macaque giving his husband a well-needed smooch after a long shift at work <3

AND OUR BEAUTIFUL GROWN-UP LOTUS PRINCE!!!

Nezha aka "Nez" finally maturing as he would have in life - and his body and armour reflecting that change. The demonic traits his father and the celestial realm as a whole suppressed are now on full display. His limbs are thick with the lotus roots that Taiyi Zhenren used to revive him, and his hair peppered with lotus flowers. Li Jing doesn't even recognise him at first - he's only ever seen Nezha's true form when he was a child. I also just noticed the lotus pads along his waist - thats such a cool detail!!

The art with Bai He and baby Yuebei is referencing an idea I had a while back where Yuebei's birth as the reincarnation of LBD severely affected Bai He. The older girl wanted nothing to do with Yuebei for the longest time. Then a villain tries manipulating Bai He to "get rid" of Yuebei in a ritual setting. Bai He ultimately refuses since Yuebei is still just a baby - a baby who reaches out to Bai He, crying "Jiejie!!" (her first ever word) to her big sister. Bai He scoops up Yuebei and runs to reunite with their parents - sobbing with the guilt of nearly doing something so terrible to her baby sister. Macaque and Wukong are overjoyed to find them again amongst the chaos.

[senlinyu]

Hi Sen, I want to say something but I swear it is not with a mean intention at all, I am really glad you'll get to transform Manacled into an original work, I just have to say smtg, I don't like the title "alchemised" that much and i know that my opinion doesn't matter, you are the writer, you do what you think is good, I'll just give my reason: Manacled really had an impact the word itself felt cool, alchemised feels prosaic (I had to Google translate to find the word in english, but the dictionary explanation felt mean in english), I swear I don't mean to be offensive.

Anyway I try to think that the story gave the word Manacled its coolness, so maybe this new original univers AU will make the word "alchemised" as cool as "manacled" felt.

Anyway, sorry to disturb, just wanted to share this with you.

Yeah, my agents and I felt like keeping the title Manacled would be too confusing given how recognisable Manacled is in association with a fanwork. But I really want to stick with a one word title, and Alchemised has a lot of story relevance.

[kittilumpo]

prompt for my Dani Suddenly Gets A New Power When Her Voice Changes au:

dani becomes a member of the teen titans via being a teen and being titanous - she beats up bad guys, they beat up bad guys, literally the only difference is that dani never stays in one place! she is constantly traveling; to explore the world, yes, but mostly to Go Where She Wants To Go And Be Where She Wants To Be

a fight here and a run-in there and the various branches of the teen titans eventually communicate well enough (emphasis on eventually) between their bases to invite her to OFFICIALLY become a RECOGNISED member of the teen titans! she gets a badge and a comm and everything!

pick your favorite group of super teens, even including Young Justice and other highly specific eras/groups like them, because when i said "emphasis on eventually" i meant emphasis on eventually. literally in canon those fuckers are always dropping out if touch with each other, they are NOT communicating ANYTHING in a timely manner.

dani DOES age as time passes her, because the original power this au is based off of is a puberty-activated voice-changing joke and i wanna keep that for her, but like the infinite realms has time-travel portals all the time soooo...... if she's in her early teens when starfire crashlands to earth and translator-kisses dick!robin and then is STILL in her early teens when pit-rage!jason beats the shit out of tim!robin, then let They whom haves't used flimsy plot holes to make All Their Faves Meet throweth the first stone

as per my previous post, dani gets into Her First Tickle Fight with her new friends! and it goes! horribly! W R O N G ! :D

this is not a light-hearted happy "ha ha oops" au this is a genuine "i just almost killed all of my friends in almost the most horribly painful way i've ever seen AND IT'S ALL MY F A U L T-" ANGSTFEST

because the phandom does so love our angst~

in the middle of Her First Tickle Fight dani either destabilizes because of how tickling works (its actually scary, google it!) OR if u prefer stablized!dani then she just gets overewhelmed by the tickling (seriously google it) and her body Just Reacts

her voice cracks and breaks into

a million

tiny

haunting

e c h o e s

and all of those new friends suddenly become victims of her newly-awakened Haunting Laughter, a vocal attack that doesn't do physical damage like danny's Ghostly Wail but wow that would be so much easier to fix!!!!

depending on which magic system(s) you wanna work with, dani either does "psychic" damage or just straight-up attacks their ACTUAL LITERAL SOULS. since all of the other teen heroes are alive beings made of unchanging flesh, and none of them have a core to keep their souls in one piece (except possibly jason*, depends on u) like the ghosts in the infinite realms whom are made of like 95% ectoplasm and 35% pure spite do, the teens all get hit HARD

literally months later dani's titans have mostly stabilized enough that its safe to rouse them out of the magically induced comas that the justice league dark and/or the far frozen yetis were forced to put them in to keep them alive

this prompt ends with dani's titans - being mostly amnesiac/repressed-memories about the whole thing and so equally mostly willing to forgive and forget, because it was literally an accident from a new power and they've all been there (which is why tickling is officially BANNED now, forever) - being either informed semi-immediately by the adults OR they return to base and find out for themselves later that dani has turned in her badge and communicator and all of her other "earthly possessions" and has left this universe entirely to prevent herself from harming any of them ever again

(*... and also MAYBE raven isn't in danger from it? like its still gonna hurt her and do some damage, its still an attack that she takes head-on - made by DANI, a genetic copy of danny "i can kill god because the plot says i might need that power some day" fenton - because raven is alive and has no ghost core, but i realized that raven is also THE most likely character of the whole DC universe to not only have but also constantly maintain various types of protection around her own soul. cuz hellmouth.)

i hope you have some fun with this!

[shiraishi--kanade]

Why does google translate call An "Anzu"?

Well... Because it's technically not wrong.

I think a lot of people have already figured out that An's name literally means "Apricot". I mean, it's not a hard thing to piece together. This is why it might translate her name as literally just "apricot" as well, depending on context - single kanji names are by no means rare (although significantly less common than two or three kanji), but learning machines still struggle with them a ton.

But why does it call An "Anzu" even when recognising it's a name, like when it has a honorific to it?

Because that's the "standard" pronunciation of the kanji.

As you can see, "Anzu" is, indeed, the intended pronouncuation of 杏. Disregard the "On" ("kyu") reading for now, it doesn't matter at the moment, as Kun readings are most commonly used for non-compound (as in, single word) kanji, as we see them here.

So does that mean that An has an unusual (kira-kira) name with out of the left field reading?

Well... Also no.

See, one of these readings (the first On one) is actually read as "An". This is exactly what we're looking at here; Japanese naming allows parents to choose whatever reading of the kanji they see fit (and sometimes it doesn't even have to be an actual reading...), so An simply has an unusual, one of the three Chinese origin readings of her name. Cool!

But Google translate doesn't know that. Even if it knows it's a name and therefore should not be translated literally, and also that single kanji are typically read with Kun reading, it doesn't understand the intricacies of naming; and frankly, not a lot of people would be able to guess it from Kanji alone.

Nevertheless, both "An" and "Anzu" are absolutely valid readings, with both being almost evenly popular. Anzu is just a little bit ahead.

I think it's a neat detail. Makes An a little bit more unique, don't you think?

[anxious-dumpling]

♡ Fandoms: BTS!

♡ Genre: SFW Littlespace, One-shot, Fluff!

One day, you're invited onto a shoot with BTS called, 'BTS Meets a Little for the First Time'.

(2,300 words.)

Notes: In this universe, Littlespace is permanent. If you don't know much about Littlespace, please research the topic elsewhere, since this story doesn't reflect how Littlespace functions in real life! Thank you!

When the director's countdown reaches zero, Kim Namjoon puts on a pleasant smile and begins greeting the camera in English.

"Hello, everyone! We are-!"

"Bangtan Sonyeondan!"

"And today we are gunna be meeting a Little for the very first time."

The interviewer watches them from behind the camera, holding a clipboard of simple questions for the seven K-Pop stars. When Hello82 first contacted BTS's managers and proposed an interview with them, they knew they had to accept. The concept of Littlespace has been getting more attention on the internet recently after a celebrity mentioned it during a live show, so they're hopping on the trend.

"How much do you know about Littlepsace?" The interviewer asks in English.

Namjoon translates quickly.

Hoseok pulls a cheeky grin and exaggeratedly points down at Taehyung.

"Him!" He says in English. "Him. Yeah."

Namjoon chuckles, his cheeks punctuated with two charming dimples. "Yes. Taehyung has been doing a lot of extensive googling about this topic before we got here."

"Little bit." Taehyung smiles shyly, pinching his fingers together.

"I think he would be the most knowledgeable out of all of us, to be honest. He loves kids, you know, so this is like his time to shine."

"And you guys have never met a Little before, right?"

"That's right."

"Are you excited?"

Namjoon repeats the question in Korean, and all seven members answer with varying degrees of enthusiasm, from Jimin and Taehyung clapping with cheesy grins, to Yoongi and Jungkook just smiling mildly.

"Okay, great. Well, today we have a very special guest who has kindly come from the Seoul Littlespace Care Centre with her Caregiver, Park Jongsuk, to see you." They give a small round of applause. "And to make things interesting, we are going to be putting you into three groups and giving you some challenges to complete." Ah, Jinjja?, Jungkook mutters. "You will have to attempt to feed her her favorite food, receive a hug from her, and make her laugh. The group to succeed in all three of these challenges will win."

"Woooow," They all exclaim, looking around at one another.

Jimin raises his hand, speaking in Korean. "I think she will like me the most."

"Yah," Seokjin leans forward. "I don't want to hear an amateur speaking on this matter. I deal with you guys all day, so how should this be much different? Tsk. Exactly. No doubt I'll win her over."

Hoseok barks a laugh, grabbing Jimin's shoulders while he doubles over with embarrassed giggles.

"He-" Namjoon laughs, trying to translate his bandmates' silliness, "He's saying he will win because he has experience dealing with the younger ones in the group."

"Shall we bring her out?"

He smiles. "Yeah, let's do it."

Be calm, you think to yourself, Jongsuk said they're nice!

Your caregiver leads you around the corner and into the filming studio. You squeeze his hand, using your other to tug nervously on your piggy tail. All of a sudden, three men in front of the camera greet you with bright smiles and exclamations of Gwiyeooo.

He leads you to sit on the fluffy white rug with them and sets you in his lap.

"Hello," Jongsuk says softly in Korean, bowing slightly.

The men copy his greeting. You eye them curiously, tilting your head. The one sitting closest to you and your caregiver is Kim Seokjin. You recognise him from the photocards the studio gave you to prepare for today. In the picture, he had brown hair, but you see now that he actually has pink hair! Wow. You want to reach out and touch it to see if it feels as soft as cherry blossoms, so that's exactly what you do.

He rises from his bow with a shocked chuckle.

"Aish, sweetie, hands to yourself." Jongsuk gently chides, pulling your hand back into your lap. "I guess that's her way of greeting you."

"Hello." Jin mutters sweetly, giving you a small wave. He tilts his head toward you, letting you tug on his hair again.

The two other men scoot forward, offering you some more greetings. The one in the middle is Hoseok, and he's got a lovely smile. The one beside him is Namjoon, and he's big and scary and has muscles, but he's also got a lovely smile, so you don't get up and run away just yet. Jongsuk promised you that his new friends are all very nice, remember!

You let go of Jin's hair and nervously fiddle with your sweater, making them laugh.

"You're scaring her already!" Hoseok jokingly scolds Namjoon. "Don't ruin our chances!"

"She's shy around new people." Jongsuk explains, grabbing your hands and bouncing them around playfully. "Isn't that right?"

You nod, staring Namjoon down. 

"Has she done anything like this before?" He asks.

"We've actually worked with Baby Cloud on a few videos in the past, but this is her first proper interview-style video."

"And she speaks...?"

"Korean and English." He answers.

"Ah. Korean and English."

"Hi." Hoseok smiles at you in English.

"Say hi." Jongsuk encourages you.

"Hi, Hoseok-Samchon." You obidiently greet, using the title Samchon just like Jongsuk taught you, which roughly means Uncle.

You didn't think it was possible, but Hoseok looks even happier when you say that. You think he might've swallowed the sun for breakfast this morning. "Aaaah. Hi!"

"Hi, Seokjin-Samchon." You continue, offering a small bow. "Hi, Namjoon-Samchon."

"Hi," They both respond excitedly.

"Are you hungry, Jagiya?" Seokjin asks you. "We hear you like banana bread."

That's one of your favourite treats!

"Banana bread?!"

"Yeah!" He reaches behind him and pulls a packaged slice of banana bread from the coffee table, carefully tearing it open.

Jongsuk suggests, "You wanna go sit with Seokjin-Samchon?"

You think about it for a second. Hm. Then you nod. You like Jin's hair and he has a tasty snack for you, so of course you'll sit with him. You rise from Jongsuk's lap and plop down in Seokjin's instead, which is very spacious and comfy, opening your mouth eagerly.

"Aaaaah," He mirrors you, popping a piece of bread on your tongue. "Mmmmm. Good?"

You nod enthusiastically, grabbing for more.

"Aigooo, finish the piece in your mouth first." He exclaims, making you giggle.

"He's a natural." Hoseok exclaims in surprise.

"So, what does she normally eat?" Namjoon asks.

"Well, we feed her according to her mental age, which mostly ranges from two to six," Jongsuk answers, "So, you know, mashed fruits, boiled vegetables, yoghurts, but sometimes bigger meals. Meat, rice, stews. And tteokbokki. She loooooves tteokbokki."

"She doesn't have trouble using chopsticks?"

"Hmm... Sometimes. Her motor skills are mostly that of an adult's, but applying them can be challenging when you're in the mental state of a two or six year old, you know, so we sometimes have to help her with that. Or we get her children's chopsticks."

"Ah."

"Some people think she might have poor hand-eye coordination or something like that, but she doesn't."

Hoseok listens with interest. "So, physically, she's not on par with a child?"

"Correct. Unless you count chemicals and hormones in the brain," He jokes.

"And her height," Giggles Namjoon.

"Hey. Can Seokjin-Samchon have a hug?"

Without even thinking, you wrap your arms around Seokjin and he returns it, hugging you tightly.

"Gwiyeooooo," They all say at the same time.

Then Hoseok tries feeding you the banana bread while Seokjin and Namjoon ask Jongsuk some more questions. They're curious, because you're not like them. You're as tall as an adult, you look like an adult, but you know you're not really an adult. You like to play with stuffed animals and watch cartoons. You can't drive a car, get a job, or use a bank card. You don't even live in a normal house!

Not until you find a family, at least. But most people don't want a Little. They want a real child.

Once you've taken a piece of bread from each of them, they all clap lightly, making you smile around your stuffed cheeks.

"Well, team Hyung," The interviewer says, "I think you succeeded in all three challenges."

"Yaaaaaay!"

Hoseok gives you a gentle double high-five.

Jongsuk was right! These new friends are great. They're friendly, they're gentle, and one of them even has pink hair!

The second group comes out after the first leaves, making you a little sad.

"Hi, Yoongi-Samchon," You shyly greet them as they sit on the rug, "Hi, Jimin-Samchon."

Yoongi gives a shallow bow, while Jimin grins and leans forward, offering you a high five like Hoseok did. Ah! His face is suuuuper close to yours! You shrink back into Jongsuk, shaking your head nervously. The poor man giggles and turns red at your rejection, covering his face.

"Aigoo," He exclaims, "I'm sorrrrrryyyy!"

Yelling?! Why's he yelling? His loud voice disturbs you even more, and just like that, your eyes are stinging and filling with tears.

"No, no, no, please don't cry," Jimin panics. "Oh, no. We just sat down!"

"Jimin-ah," Yoongi laughs, "You're awful at this."

"It's okay," Your caregiver laughs along with him as he wipes your eyes. "Oh, it's okay. Jimin-Samchon didn't mean it."

Jimin tells you in English, "I'm sorryyyy."

"Here, you want some yoghurt? Strawberry yoghurt?" Yoongi reaches behind him for a small tub of pink yoghurt and a spoon. He rips the seal off and Jongsuk pushes you off his lap, encouraging you to go over to Yoongi. "Here. Come here."

Sniffling, you kneel down beside Yoongi. He opens his mouth and you copy him.

"Shuuuuuuu," He does the areoplane with the spoon, and you eat the yoghurt with no problems.

"Aish," Jimin flops onto his back dramatically. "Hyung, what's your secret?"

Jongsuk pats him on the shoulder.

As Jimin sits back up, he opens his arms and wiggles his fingers, asking for a hug.

You get back up and run behind the camera.

"Aigoooooo," Yoongi hits him with the spoon. "Look what you've done."

The interviewer chuckles. "Okay, I think we should move onto the next group."

"I'm sorry, Jagiyaaaaa." Jimin pouts.

Seokjin cackles at him from the back of the room.

The final group is Taehyung-Samchon and Jungkook-Samchon. When they enter, they make sure to keep their voices low and their movements small, not wanting to make Jimin's mistake of being too loud. Taehyung's smile almost takes up his whole face.

"Helloooo," He says in English as the two of them sit down. "My name is Taehyungie. Nice to meet you."

"Hi, Taehyungie-Samchon." You mutter. "Hi, Jungkook-Samchon."

"Hello." Jungkook also says in English.

They offer polite greetings to Jongsuk as well, and then Taehyung pulls a watermelon flavored lollipop from his shirt pocket and takes the plastic off, offering the candy to you with a warm expression. How did he know that's your favorite flavor of candy?

You take it from him and pop it in your mouth, making him clap giddily and pet your knee. "Yaaaay."

Jungkook laughs. "Hey, you can't bribe her with candies!"

Tae ignores him, keeping all his attention on you.

The interviewer asks, "Taehyung, was this part of your research?"

"I watched all the Baby Cloud videos she's been in," He explains, "And I saw that the watermelon candies were always her favorite."

"Smart." Jongsuk praises him.

While you suck on the candy, Taehyung shows you a stuffed animal plush that was on the coffee table, and Jungkook asks, "So, is this what her everyday life is like? She doesn't ever... I don't know, behave like an adult?"

"Right. Her brain is perfectly healthy, and she's perfectly smart, but she'll always function within the emotional range of a child."

"Ah. Okay."

"It can take a bit of getting used to, can't it?"

He hesitates for a moment, not wanting to say anything offensive. "Uuhhh. A little bit."

"I understand that. I mean, it can be hard to grasp the fact that she's not pretending or exaggerating. But this is just how her brain works."

"Do people think she's pretending?"

"All the time. They keep waiting for her to snap out of it or drop the act, but of course, it won't ever happen."

"Mmm." He hums thoughtfully, gazing at you.

"Can Taehyungie-Samchon have a cuddle, Jagiya?" He asks you nicely, opening his arms.

You scoot over to him and give him a short, loose hug just to be nice, because he gave you a candy.

"Aaah, thank youuuuuu."

"You're welcome, Taehyungie-Samchon."

"Good manners, Jagiya." Your caregiver smiles at you. "What about Jungkookie-Samchon? Does he get a hug?"

"Mmmm...." You look at Jungkook's heavily tattooed arm and his facial piercings, shaking your head. "No."

All three of them laugh at your blunt answer.

"Alright, I think that concludes this segment."

Taehyung waves goodbye to the camera with you. "Buh-byeeeeee."

"So, what did you guys think of this experience?"

"So cute!" Hoseok exclaims, his Korean accent thickening under his excitement. "Her- Her face. Awww. So cute! Right?"

"Well, Jimin wouldn't know anything about that," Jin sasses, turning to his junior, "Because you made her cry, didn't you?!"

"Aigo," He groans, "I didn't mean to."

"Can you believe this guy?"

The interviewer swiftly cuts off their shenanigans. "Team three - Taehyung and Jungkook - managed to get two points during their segment. Taehyung expertly charmed her with a candy, and received a hug. Team two, however..."

Laughter breaks out among the seven members.

"Only received one point. They impressed us by upsetting her in record time, but Yoongi saved it with the strawberry yoghurt."

The mentioned man gives the camera a smug thumbs up, while the younger of the two continues to fake-sob dramatically.

"That leaves team three as our winner!"

"That's right!" Jin shouts suddenly in English, clapping loudly. "That's right! What I tell you, huh?!"

"After a small hiccup in the beginning, she managed to overcome her nervousness thanks to the help of her charming Jin-Samchon, and happily ate some banana bread with all three members. They also made her laugh and received a hug! Well done!"

"Well done," Namjoon repeats with a smile, clapping along with everyone. "Thank you for letting us meet her."

"Thank you, Hello 82!" 

"Thank you!"

As they bow and wave goodbye to ARMY, the video comes to an end.

[acrossthewavesoftime]

When the Translation Gets... Unexpectedly Fruity

And this, dear people of the internet, is why one should always hire a professional, or at least a native speaker to look over what translations you've cooked up with the help of some online translators.

This is from the official website of Het Loo Palace, and this little genealogical overview contains a mistake that is rather hilarious.

For all my German-proficient esteem'd readers of this post, I'm leaving the two, three smaller issues going on besides out.

Now, in German, the Dutch dynasty of rulers and the colour you get mixing red and yellow are not the same word, as, by contrast, is the case in both English and Dutch (Orange/orange and Oranje/oranje, respectively). In German, the dynasty is called (Haus) Oranien-Nassau, while the colour is orange. Now, if you capitalise the word Orange in German, it becomes a noun and means orange, as in the citrus fruit.

So the sentence Mit wem waren die Orangen verheiratet? reads as

Who were the fruits of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae* married to? *thank you, Wikipedia

Which... unfortunately makes me think of this most Jacobite of memes I ever created:

Switching to the Dutch version of the website, copying the sentence and throwing it into the slavering jowls of Google Translate reveals that this is possibly how this shoddy translation came to be in the first place:

Translate seems to recognise that Oranjes is the Dutch plural for members of the House of Orange, but doesn't seem to 'know' the correct German equivalent, Oranier, and so goes with the English equivalent, Oranges. Now, whoever read this through before publishing it on the website knew at least enough German to know that Oranges is not the plural of Orange, and corrected that to Orangen. Which is essentially correct if talking about the fruit, but not if talking about any of the many Willems listed on the website.

The correct way to phrase the sentence to eliminate any accidental fruitiness (a sore spot for some historical members of the House of Orange already) would be Mit wem waren die Oranier verheiratet?, by the way.

I am a tad amused by this (as you can tell), and debating whether I should drop them a line so they can fix this.

[amaliazeichnerin]

What to do when something terrible happens regarding politics?

Good advice from the psychologist Pia Lamberty (Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCBhT-isaKP/)

I have translated her full post from German into English and quote it here in full length. I hope this is helpful for some of you. „ 🟢Deal with stressful events: Pay more attention to your current needs and take time for them. Don't suppress your feelings, talk about them calmly to people you trust. Try to return to your usual daily routine as soon as possible. Give yourself time. Don't expect time to erase your memories. Your current feelings may continue to haunt you. Spend some time doing the things that usually give you pleasure and help you relax. Do not hesitate to seek psychological and counselling help. (Source: BBK: ‘Dealing with stressful events’ (German)) 🟢 It is okay to not be okay: During political crises, we often feel anger, fear or despair. This is completely normal - recognising these feelings is the first step towards processing them later. Such feelings are not necessarily negative, but can also be constructive. They can help us to continue working for a better world. 🟢 Take care of your mental health: It's important to consciously take small time-outs to calm down inside: Exercise, meditation, chocolate, breathing exercises - anything that helps you stay stable. Take good care of yourself, especially in times of crisis. It doesn't help if you can't cope because you haven't looked after yourself enough. Long-term commitment to a better world requires self-care. 🟢Try to stay calm: When something bad happens socially, all kinds of emotions are activated and many people find it difficult to keep calm. Anyone who spends a lot of time on social media will probably also be confronted with extreme emotions. In extreme situations, it sometimes helps to take a step back and analyse the situation first. The more challenging the times, the greater the threat, the more important it is to remain calm in order to be able to react. Of course, this rarely happens immediately. Be patient with yourself. 🟢 Seek contact and dialogue: Talk to other people you trust. Sharing helps you to feel less isolated and more feel more connected. In community, more constructive perspectives can often be developed that provide support and orientation - especially if people are concerned about similar issues. concerns. Look beyond the horizon to other countries: how have people there tackled bad developments, what approaches have worked? 🟢 Focus on what you can influence: Think about where you can take action, even if it's just small things. Getting involved can help to reduce feelings of powerlessness and gives you the feeling that you can make a difference - for yourself and for others. However, you don't need to get carried away immediately. Sometimes it helps to take a short break so that you can carry on later. 🟢 Seek support if everything becomes too much: If you realise that the stress caused by socio-political developments is becoming too much, seek professional support.“ (End of quote) Depending on your country, you can find help lines, community support, therapy and other resources. Please google this for your region. Stay safe out there and feel free to reblog this.

[brookstolemybrand]

On the Gaban / Gyaban thing:

I think it's important to recognise the difference between romanization and translation

Yes, the romanization of ギャバン is indeed gyaban. But it's pretty obvious that this is a katakana transcription of a foreign name and it makes no sense to translate it as if it was a Japanese name (unless you're the kind of person who also spells Luffy's name as "Rufi"...)

So what we actually need to do is to figure out what this ギャバン is a transcription of

You can use a general search engine for this (and I did) but honestly the most convenient resource IMO is this disambiguation page from Japanese Wikipedia which pretty much lists all the results I also got from Google:

gabin

ジャン・ギャバン - フランスの映画俳優。

This is Jean Gabin, famous French actor who was also apparently pretty well-known among Japanese cinephiles, known for playing both criminals and cops

(Gabin is pronounced [gabɛ̃] which... if you don't know IPA, the easiest way to transcribe it in English would be something like "Gabban". It's not exactly correct but it's close enough. Or you can just listen to it here.)

gaban

GABAN - 東京都中央区の香辛料メーカー・ハウスギャバン（旧商号：ギャバン）が販売する香辛料のブランド。由来は���りは違うが楽器のGambang(ガンバン・カユ)から。

ギャバン (1966年の映画) - 1966年のインド映画。

The first one is a Japanese brand of spice products. It says here that the name comes from an Indonesian musical instrument called gambang, although it's spelled differently for whatever reason (citation needed I guess)

The second one is an Indian film based on the novel by the same name, apparently the title means "embezzlement" in Hindi. There's many different pronunciations given for the word so idk which one this transcription was based on.

gavan

宇宙刑事ギャバン - 日本の特撮テレビドラマとその主人公。綴りは違うが上記の俳優『ジャン・ギャバン』から。

Space Sheriff Gavan, a classic tokusatsu show. Apparently his name is actually based on the aforementioned French actor Jean Gabin (presumably because of his cop roles), which is why his name is actually sometimes written as Gabin

gavane

ギャバン・グーニー - テレビアニメ『∀ガンダム』の登場人物。詳細は∀ガンダムの登場人物#ギャバン・グーニーを参照。

This is Gavane Gooney, a character from Turn A Gundam.

Okay, you might ask why are all of these written "gyaban" then, and not "gaban"? From what I can tell it's just because that's how they transcribe a fronted A vowel in Japanese, at least in some contexts. It's a vowel that doesn't exist in Japanese phonology so the approximation they went with is "ya" (the y sound kinda helps make the vowel sound more frontal). It's the same reason why "gyaru" is written as ギャル even though it comes from the English gal

Also if we're speaking about One Piece, Carrot is also written "kyarotto" キャロット but I don't hear anyone insisting that her name should be localised as "Kyarot" or something

Basically it's the difference between the "short A" (such as in the word gal) and the "long A" (such as in the word father) in English, but in terms of vowel quality rather than length. The short A is pronounced with the tongue slightly closer to the front of the mouth. I think English speakers intuitively pronounce "Gaban" with the long A, which is why I think "Gabban" would be better, but the only example I could find was a character from Fallout New Vegas called Gabban, whose name is indeed written as ギャバン in Japanese

Fallout New Vegas came out in 2010 (in both US and Japan) and I think Scopper was named for the first time in 2012, so technically it's not impossible that this guy was the source for the name, but I would consider it extremely unlikely.

So the most likely intended spellings are Gabin, Gaban, Gavan or Gavane. Gaban is the result that shows up the most and that comes up first, although that might just be because it's a brand. Gabin, Gavan and Gavane are actual names of characters or real people, but none of them have any obvious connections to Scopper Gaban (as far as I know) so it's hard to say if they were used as inspiration.

tl;dr:

It's unclear which name Oda was thinking of, and as far as I know there isn't a famous pirate with a similar name either. Based on these results, "Gaban" seems like a decent option, although in terms of pronunciation (for English speakers) "Gabban" would probably be even better.

(Also Yaa-san is apparently a euphemism for yakuza member and might not even have anything to do with his name. Besides, if it was based on his name it would probably be more like Gya-san anyway.)

[yamada-ryo]

Watched Godzilla Minus One (spoilers)

Why is it another kamikaze pilot not carrying out his mission. This is just The Eternal Zero- (google search) What do you mean it's the same guy. Did he do this just to reiterate his anti-war stance.

2nd Godzilla movie I've seen and there's the common theme of shitty government bureaucracy

The accuracy of a 2nd blast wave from the vacuum created by the atomic breath heat ray

Interesting detail that they specifically used named ships that actually survived the war (Takao) and in UN handover markings and stripped of their weaponry (Yukikaze, HIbiki, Yuukaze, Keyaki)

The main guy being ex-navy personnel immediately stands at attention when he recognises his ex-commander entering the room but goes on to make a scene like 3 minutes later

Not really specific to this movie but it's always strange to see translations change a positive question into a negative question and vice versa which leads to characters verbally saying "yes" but the captions saying "no" at points which was quite jarring. That and statements becoming questions and vice versa.

There's like 3 chekhov's guns and they chekhov gunned the ejection seat twice, once with the german writing and once with the cutaway shot

I really want to build a 1947 modified Yukikaze but it doesn't seem like they made any kits for that which is a shame. There was however a J7W1 kit released by Hasegawa but it's completely stock, no special markings or parts or anything. Come on.

Speaking of the J7W1, a few years ago a museum suddenly had a 1:1 replica on display and nobody knew where it came from. Personally I thought it Kadokawa built it like their previous A7M and E16 1:1 replicas. Turns out the museum funded it for the movie in exchange for it being put on display which is nice considering the sorry state of the only remaining genuine J7W in the US.

[gaykey]

Hi! I'm Kshawol. I've just recently gotten into SHINee and I have a few questions that I was hoping you could answer (I'm using a translator right now, so I can't help it if my English is awkward).1. actually... I'm pretty sure some Kshawol's besides me don't think Key is straight, seriously, not just an RPS thing. Of course, they don't say that on their public Twitter accounts, they just talk amongst themselves on their private accounts. To be honest, I think that's what the public thinks, too, just, "Everything Key does and says makes me feel like he's gay!" And we report those YouTube comments when we see them, because it's rude to make assumptions about someone's sexuality anyway. So, I'm just curious, because I've been Googling and there's a lot of stories, and you have them on your account right now, that Key used to frequent gay bars in the early days of his career (was that in the early 2010s?) and that Minho used to pick him up when he was drunk, and I'm wondering if that's true, and if he's been saying queer-coded things in interviews and Instagram posts and stuff. I got that feeling recently when he was explaining why he gave his fans the nickname Lil freak. Personally, I don't think he'll ever come out of the closet, even if he is queer, and he'll continue to live in his frosted glass closet. Coming out in Korea is very difficult and takes a lot of courage, especially for celebrities. Right now, the most famous gay celebrity in Korea, he was outed unwillingly, and he immediately had his whole career in jeopardy, and as far as I know, it took him about 10 years before he was able to go back on TV again, with all kinds of sexual harassment and bigoted comments from people. Anyway, that happened. Umm... what do you think about that?

2. talking about Taemin, his queer performance is already widely known, so I won't ask about it. Sometimes some people talk about him having ADHD or even being on the autism spectrum, though they're in the minority, and I know of a tumblr blog that talks about it, and it's a very interesting hypothesis! As an ADHD person myself, there are times when I'm pretty sure he does have ADHD, but of course, that's... Kshawol doesn't really like it and it's not even talked about... In Korea, that interpretation is considered very rude and insulting, because we don't have good awareness of neurodiversity, so it's kind of a cultural difference. I wonder how Taemin's ADHD/ASD behaviors are viewed abroad.

hello, hope you're well! oooh, well your translator must be pretty good, because your english is coming across pretty perfect.

ok, so i'll try to answer all your questions as best as i can.

i've said before, and i've heard, that a lot of kshawols & the general public, pretty much know key's gay, especially in the queer community. in regards to making assumptions being rude - it depends on if those assumptions are from people assuming based on negative stereotypes. i think queer people, like myself, assuming based on seeing parts of ourselves in him, is not rude or harmful.

the kind of comments you report, are probably intended to be hateful.

when we talk about key's sexuality here it isn't. straight isn't the default, and there shouldn't be a this weird stigma around queer people, seeing and recognising other queer people!

the stuff about gay bars are all rumours. i noted that in the posts about it, that they're really old (yeah it was the early 2010's) and have no source, and should therefore not be taken too seriously. it was just a bit of fun to talk about the kind of things that were floating around the fandom at the time.

has he been saying queer coded stuff? tbh, i think soooo much of what he does, says, likes, dislikes, sings about, is interested in, ect. is queer-coded. i genuinely couldn't pick out a singualr incident.

and like yeah! i have an entire tag about how he calls fans lil freak alone, and what that means, and why it's significant to me, and to other lgbt+ people. and why it's very telling that kibum chose to call us that.

i've gone back & forth a lot about whether i think he'll come out one day, and i agree with you. whilst he's in the industry, he'll stay in his glass closet situation.

he doesn't need to come out if he doesn't want to. the ones that get it, already get it!

and yes, i know about hong seokcheon, and what happened to him, and whilst he's doing well now, it wasn't easy, and he endured so much. he clawed his career back, and it's incredibly inspiring, but.....

nowhere near enough progress has been made since.

i would never want key to have to face that in the current industry climate.

in regards to taemin!

i don't have adhd and i'm not on the spectrum in any way, so i would not at all feel comforable with making any judment on taemin in that way - but yes, i have seen a lot of discussion from neurodivergent people in regards to it.

it's definitely not something that's taboo to talk about in some cases, but, i would still say there's still a stigma in regards to neurodivergency in the international fandom. possibly moreso than kibum's sexuality?

some fans get sooooo angry when people with autism suggest taemin might have it too. again! it's not a negative thing!

anyway, i hope i answered your questions???? i don't know how well your translator picks up my all over the place way of talking lol

hope you have a good day/night! 💕

[arsonistbunny]

FNAF movie review under the cut (contains heavy spoilers)

Also, I wrote this right after the movie.

First of all. I loved the images. The probs, the animatronics, the looks were really good. I like the scenery, the composition, the mise en scène (I cannot find a word for it in English apparently you can say mise en scène too so take it. Directing would not be the exact translation of what I'm looking for, I think? I'm talking about visuals, not how the actors played even though they were ok).

Sadly I think that's the only point they nailed.

The scenario was... uh... like if a guy had to guess what FNAF was about? I have nothing against Vanessa being William's daughter but... Mike??? I really thought it was gonna turn out that Mike and Vanessa are half-siblings? (I thought Mike's dad in his memories could be his stepfather but he didn't know.) But then if he's not William's son... why was William like that when he read his name....??? (Because he recognised him as Garrett's brother? Mf really would pay attention to the names and family trees of his victims??? Stop googling shit and walk on set more often William)

Still scared of the thought that they could still make Mike and Vanessa end together please no-

I feel like breaking the family link between Mike and William breaks half of FNAF is about. The whole ordeal was that Mike was responsible for his brother's death and William also had responsibility which is kind of what happened but not exactly. Every fan feels like a part of why William dislikes his son is because he blames him for his brother's death. And here it's just. "Oh yeah I killed your brother lol. Anyway I don't really have anything against you personally. I didn't really think about you before last week."

Speaking of, William in the movie is so hollow. Like we got nothing. He kills kids. And then he has them kill some guys. He has a daughter he has scared into shutting up. He appears in his suit and immediately dies. Because of the cupcake of all animatronics - this is really funny in a sense seeing the cupcake so savage when in the games it barely does anything, it's just annoying in Help Wanted.

He's not even obsessed with bringing things to life or anything. He throws a "I always come back" out of nowhere, he could have gone "You think you can get rid of me?! I'll come back, I always come back." Which would have made more sense rather than having him saying the line without context.

Had a "he wouldn't do that" moment at the end when William stabbed Vanessa. He would not. hurt his daughter. :( not intentionally at least. I mean yeah I get she's not Elizabeth and doesn't have the same attachment but the thing is that William's attachment to Elizabeth is a big part of his identity too.

Now, it might have been because I'm an idiot who didn't eat enough before the movie (+ I had an upset stomach lmao) but the movie felt SO LONG. The good shit happens about 15 minutes before the end and lasts 10 minutes. The movie is 1 hour and 50 minutes long. It just goes back and forth very slowly to Mike finding out what happened and I feel he could have found out way sooner, leaving space for more plot twists or more action, I don't know.

I did like the portrayal of some characters. New characters like Abby, Doug and the teacher were so nice to see! I like that Mike is Mike in character like, yeah he would do that shit, and I think Josh was a perfect match too, but other than that he doesn't feel very much like Mike? Like who is he, he's not William's son, he's not motivated by stopping his dad just making it right for his brother.

Vanessa was pretty cool too. Like how she just keeps changing subjects to avoid answering Mike's questions. She's scared of the one manipulating her but ends up willing to face him with help.

The dead kids were on point! Personally, I love seeing Golden Freddy as a mad manipulative child with a bit of sadism. Would I have liked it better if he was a girl? Yeah but what can you do. Didn't think I would like how we keep seeing the ghost outside of the animatronics but that was actually very well done especially when the Foxy child steps back into Pirate Cove and comes out as Foxy.

About the horror, I saw some people complain that it wasn't scary, and they're right: it's not. I think it's made for a 13+ public, which is so good because I HATE gore in horror movies it's always free and feels cheap. But then again it was more like a teenager's first horror/thriller movie so it's more friendly than people would have expected.

Kept my eyes peeled for Easter eggs, and saw the motorride game thingy on the guy's sweater. Did notice all of the things that were ripped from the movie despite being in the trailers. William's humming of the Toreador... Why did you remove it.....

Oh, that reminds me why was Foxy's singing so wrong? He does not sing like that???

Didn't think that would happen but Matpat's appearance made me laugh especially since I did not recognize his voice at first so it was like a little jumpscare. Pretty sad other YouTubers/streamers' Easter eggs were not more seeable (like I knew whose photo was on the employee of the month thingy but I didn't have time to actually look at them in the movie). I know the taximan is also a YouTuber, never watched him but he's really good at acting and very funny! If they do more movies (which I'm not sure they would) I want them to bring him again.

There's this dissonance this William just like for Vanny. "Oh, you like the evil rabbits? Here is the merch! Lots of merch! Are you happy? Good! because there's no content."

Overall the universe's imagery is respected but the wiring is like the first Fnaf books, less wild maybe (Charliebot..) so if you didn't like the books like me you might not like the movie.

I'd give maybe 3 stars to the movie, mainly because visually it was almost perfect. Despite criticizing a lot, I'm still happy I went, because I wanted to see it and I kinda like a cinema treat from time to time.

[phosphophylight-of-my-life]

the downside to getting better at japanese is that you can no longer read OC fics for japanese source material.

like i recognise that an integral part of fan culture is suspending belief to a crazy extent because fan creators are doing this for fun and do not have the time or renumeration to make everything perfect.

but i just simply cannot read a story with a protagonist named Kaeru, which is clearly the first google translate result for "to return", as a nod to their reincarnation backstory. Unfortunately kaeru (-to return) is a verb so this meaning doesn't register when I'm expecting a name. Instead every time i read their name my mind jumps to the other more obvious noun meaning: Frog.

[mazharking]

wikipedia is also really good for translating terms that google translate doesn't recognise because they're (too) specific to a certain field of science or medicine.

If I may, I must make the gentle request that people consult Wikipedia for basic information about anything.

I’m not entirely sure what’s going on, but more and more people coming to me saying they can’t find info about [noun], when googling it yields its Wikipedia entry on the first page.

I’ve said it before, but I’ll gladly say it again: You can trust Wikipedia for general information. The reason why it’s unreliable for academic citations is because it’s a living, changing document. It’s also written by anonymous authors, and author reputation is critical for research paper integrity.

But for learning the basics of what something is? Wikipedia is your friend. I love Wikipedia. I use it all the time for literally anything and everything, and it’s a huge reason why I know so much about things and stuff.

Please try going there first, and then come to me with questions it doesn’t answer for you.