#polls

[neosatsuma]

Let's talk phonics!

Every English vowel can make two basic sounds: what's called a short sound, and a long sound. Take the letter E, for example. A short E can be found in the words met, bet, and set. A long E can be found in the words meet, seat, and treat. (You might notice the two vowels in a row in these words; double vowels in English almost always make the vowel sound long!)

In standard American English, "coffee" is pronounced with a short O sound, such as in the words dog, log, and cough. The IPA symbol for this vowel sound is ɒ. An easy way to spell this sound without using IPA is "ah" -- as in when the doctor asks you to stick out your tongue and "say 'aahh!'"

This is not to be confused with the short A sound, as in the words apple, cat, and axe. The IPA symbol for this vowel sound is æ. An easy way to spell this sound without using IPA is simply "a" (with no "h" after it).

Accents will slightly (or largely) alter our vowel sounds and how we might think to spell them; "coffee" sounds different with a British accent than an American one. But now that we know how to talk about vowel sounds, let's rephrase:

Does "ko-fi" sound identical to "coffee" (typically, for Americans: a short O followed by a long E)?

Or does it rhyme with lo-fi (typically, for Americans: a long O followed by a long I)?

Or does it sound like something else?

[slugandthorn]

Thinking a lot about pursuing artistic endeavors in a professional capacity but not making it your whole life and livelihood forever and ever. If you're already doing one of these things professionally, or working towards that, try to pick something else!

[incognitopolls]

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[yesornopolls]

Is your name a non-English name?

[questions-about-blorbos]

This request was sent to us and we made a poll in response to it. Send any Blorbo-related question you want to our inbox and we’ll make a poll on which people can vote with their own Blorbos in minds

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

Spin-off of this poll since the winner was such a clear sweep! Pictured below is each #1 most posted about film by Tumblr for each year from 2016 to 2024 (according to the "Year in Review" posts on fandom.tumblr.com):

[incognitopolls]

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[imactuallyagiraffe]

So, are you "chronically late" neurodivergent OR "overcompensates for the fact that I have no concept of time by being ridiculously early" neurodivergent?

[yesornopolls]

Have you dated a trans person?

[incognitopolls]

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[vote-to-note-ratio]

Vote to note ratio = 45,974:17,450 ≈ 2.64x as many votes as notes

[onlinebeast]