#t-t-txt concept pictures

[ox1-lovesick]

HOLY FUCKING FUCK

[serenstars]

how it feels lately

[binniesoob]

The Name Chapter: Freefall Concepts Analysis

let's analyze the concept pictures and trailers for the new upcoming TXT album! there are a lot of details hidden everywhere 👀

looks like my predictions were mostly right btw 🤭 if you haven't yet, i suggest you read them here before reading this post because they are strictly connected!

— REALITY VERSION

We didn't get an obvious autumn setting, but we did get colder rainy weather:

TXT just fell down to earth, to the harsh reality of things, they don't have nowhere to run away to anymore.

The vibes are very reminiscent of the Mess concept for Minisode 2, after all, TXT's feelings are the same: in Mess they just lost their first romantic love, their other/new Neverland.

Mess was also connected to the You version of Freeze, through props as well (the teddy bear, the flowers, the helmet, etc.), and Reality is now connected to You as well, because of the rain and umbrellas it looks like a darker sad version of it.

Just a quick recap...

1) YOU in Freeze = TXT found their first romantic love (aka Moa, very y/n fanfic of them ik ik) and invite them on a date.

2) MESS in Tuesday's Child = Moa doesn't show up to the date because it's actually tootiming all five of them 🤡 (see Lo$er=Lo♡er mv and Good Boy Gone Bad Japanese version mv). TXT are now about to go back to their childhood Neverland to mend their broken hearts and refuse the pain that comes with growing up.

3) REALITY in Freefall = TXT are heartbroken again, this time because they had to leave Neverland too and there's no way of escaping growing pains... 😔

(i swear i'm gonna complete the storyline summary with Minisode 2 by the end of the year 🧍‍♀️)

This version is also FILLED! TO! THE! BRIM! with hints through words and phrases written everywhere, on walls, signs, clothes...

If you zoom in the pictures you should be able to read them, i'm gonna list all those i found and collected and what i think they stand for:

• "step to earth" = TXT are back to earth/reality

• "tel: 03042019" and "fax 08222019" = the numbers contain the dates of TXT debut and moa day: TXT should talk their feelings out with eachother and connect with Moa again (are we going to see TXT coming in contact again with Moa in the music video? 👀 are we gonna get love songs again in this album?)

• “find my feet” = TXT need to let go of escapistic fantasies and come back down to earth. the meaning of this phrase also is "to start becoming comfortable in a new situation"

• “parachute” = it probably references something that represents a "saviour" for TXT during their harsh return to reality, it could be Moa and the Star 🤔

• “loadstar” = the STAR they need to light up again rembering their promise song and singing it together, also pretty sure the it's the title track name or part of it 😧 looks like they weren't fooling us in the end with the signs on the beach pic from Temptation-Farewell 🤡👍

• “dive” also written as "•Di♡E!•" in the black&white running-in-the-rain group pic = could be a track name, perhaps referencing Lo$er=Lo♡er 😮!!

• “rags rags rags” = could be the remains of TXT's inner selves after not having Neverland/Magic Island anymore 🤔

• "lost of found " = TXT lost themselves at Neverland and when they forgot their true names as children, but are now going to find themselves again once they remember them.

• " Running Instead of crying" = TXT shouldn't cry mourning Neverland (but focus on what's ahead of them instead and run towards it ?)

• "kicking tomorrow kicking" = they need to hold on, accept that tomorrow is coming, keep going and keep fighting

• "stand tall, walk tall, stand still" = they should be proud and confident of who they are but ? stay the same ? 🤔

• "one dream" = TXT's motto, they need to remember what they are really fighting for and what's truly their goal

• "in dreams begin responsibility" = if TXT dream to turn the world into a brighter place again, where people believe in their dreams, through awakening the Star, they have to take responsibility for it.

This should be all but if you notice i missed something feel free to point it out <3

Now let's focus on the store behind TXT in the group pictures! Credits to @/txtbook on twitter because i included what they wrote as well.

The shop is called LOADSTAR and it's in the building 304... remember the train also called 304 that previously showed TXT memories and predictions? The shop offers repairings for VCRs 👀

@/txtbook:

(at the shop) they repair the DVD that contains memories and we have the theme of memories & "remembering the name" in txt concept + since the building number is 304 it's great connection to their "start line" aka magic island but now in reality!

Loadstar is a guiding star used in navigation and MOA are always referenced as Stars + morse code was used for txt debut album TDC: STAR & questioning films words (true names?) — (me: yes, their true names👍)

The LoadSTAR shop that also sells music instruments & radio can fix their "melancholy DVD" & give back memories about their start line, dream & magic, music, song of a star 😭

And guess what Beomgyu holds in the CLARITY version? 👀 a video camera

but first let's analyze...

— MELANCHOLY VERSION

On a recent Weverse Live Soobin, Taehyun and Hueningkai opened up about their trainee days, in what conditions they rehearsed in the old basement of the old BigHit building (in 2014-16 -ish if i'm correct) here's a extract:

🐰 when we were in the basement practice room, there was a time when the ventilator wasn’t working…the ventilator was broken, the air conditioner was broken, there as water leaking onto the floor, there was mushroom growing on the floor 🐧 the mushrooms were really… 🐰 and since we’d have dance lessons in that situation for like 8-9 hours, the mirror was barely visible 🐧 because of the humidity 🐰 the mirror would get all fogged up because of the humidity making things barely visible 🐰 so we’d practice and… 🐿️ we used to wipe it down with newspaper 🐰 oh right! we’d all wipe it away with newspaper 🐰 and then we’d open the window for ventilation but leaving the window open in the middle of winter…opening the window when you’re already sweating makes you feel super cold 🐰 so we’d be shivering while trying to get some ventilation in the room 🐰 at that time, i kinda really hated the company, i hated our teachers… 🐰 but when else would we be able to experience something like that? 😅

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This concept seems reminiscing of that. They were a group of boys working hard for their dream of debuting and making music, holding on despite the hard reality and injustices they had to face everyday.

This concept also features a wolf dog !

we already saw one in Frost mv

Yeonjun's real name is "promise" and the hint for it is "the one who shall not eat dogs"

5:53 is the hour between ‘dog and wolf’ from the French expression "l'heure entre chien et loup", it's the time when you can't distinguish a friend from a foe: it might reference how TXT will have to fight eachother and themselves in the rest of The Name Chapter

— CLARITY VERSION

This concept reminds of TXT abandoning Neverland in the The Name Chapter Concept Trailer. TXT used to travel to Neverland at Blue Hour (the sunset), but they don't go this time: when night comes they are still on earth.

honestly, the first thing that came to my mind when i saw these pictures was the last line from from Dante's Inferno: "E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle", translated "and thence we came forth to see the stars again". After all, Neverland has been hell for TXT, a nightmare dressed as a daydream, and now that they have a clear mind, freed from the temptations, they can see the reality of things again and the real stars, amongst which there's their Star!

If these pictures seem familiar there's a reason...

they are actually a replica of The Dream Chapter: Eternity, Starboard Version.

TXT are in the same exact order: in Can You See Me mv (title track of TDC: Eternity) we saw Beomgyu and Taehyun fighting, and on The Name Chapter Concept Trailer we saw that Beomgyu and Taehyun are the last ones to fight eachother. In addition everyone but Beomgyu is facing to the right: Beomgyu is the last one left after they fight eachother in the concept trailer.

Taehyun stands opposite to Beomgyu and is not holding hands with him = they fight, but let's remember as well what we said about him experiencing the fall back to reality differently from the other members in the Temptation analysis and Freefall predictions. That is further confirmed by the fact that in the solo pictures for this version everyone is out in the open, while Taehyun is the only one inside a window. The same as Taehyun's boat being the only one flipped around in the Farewell concept.

They also are on a rooftop 👀 like in 0x1lovesong Japanese Version mv, and on the mini posters for this version looks like they are either falling or on the ground after the fall 👇

... but it also could be something else, judging by the colors that remind of the Nightmare concept in Temptation... we'll see 👀

edit: forgot to add that Kai has odd eyes like a certain someone...

Kai is not the cat but has been the most tempted beside Yeonjun by the devil/peter pan/cat because he doesn't want to leave childhood most of all members. We saw him hesitant to leave Neverland at the end of Sugar Rush Ride, and we know his evil doppelgänger (see Frost mv) is going to fight Kai himself and the members (see TNC concept trailer) inside a labyrinth he built (see TNC concept trailer and Run Away mv when Kai draws blue and yellow - like the cat eyes - intertwined circles around the school), he probably was tempted to take over by the devil/cat, that's why the odd eyes.

Also didn't notice that the glass dome that we had in TDC: Eternity, Starboard Version pictures has been shattered by TXT literally - there are glass pieces and metal bars on the ground at their feet in the Clarity pictures - and metaphorically!

TXT broke the barrier that locked them in eternal dream. (@/0X1ZEROBASEONE on twitter/X)

Remember how TXT were surrounded by glass pieces at the end of 0x1lovesong Japanese Version mv too? 👀 It's all coming together.

This is all i have for now! If i need to add more details i'm gonna either edit the post or use a reblog. Thank you for reading <3 see you in the next TXT LORE O'CLOCK 👋 :)

[gyuluttony]

so get this.. (a txt req, btw)

i just picture soobin owning a bakery with his best friend, yeonjun (or it can be any member, honestly). member b is actually in charge of the recipes for the store's pastries + bread and knowing soobin is a sweet tooth, he makes the pastries sweet enough for soobin to be addicted.

soon enough, soobin gets chubby and catches the attention of the other member.

(this is where you can continue this thought 🤭)

it's funny because i learned with a recent rp that i have indulged in so much txt aus that i can write pretty crazily for them and it doesn't help that yeonjun has been my number one ult for years until recently where he got dethroned so yeah 😭 yeonbin on top for the most part

i also love bakery things... so this is very self indulgent.

Knead You

This is a feederism fic and features weight gain, unintentional weight gain, stuffing and smut. Don't like, don't read.

It felt like a long time coming but after years of planning their little pipe dream, it was finally a building in front of them and not merely limited to the concept of blueprints and documents of ideas of what they'd do.

One Dream Cafe was something of a passion project for both Soobin and Yeonjun and it had its fair share of ups and downs, plenty of fights between the two as they questioned if they were properly going to be able to do something this drastic together and it had paid off in the cafe that they have always dreamed of.

"Hyung, we did it." Yeonjun heard the watery way that Soobin spoke in when he was getting emotional and he had to turn away himself, already tearing up himself. He knew that he'd absolutely lose it if he looked at his best friend in the middle of this.

"Ahh, you're going to cry first!" Yeonjun chuckled at the way Soobin teased him. "Yah, you're the one who's already tearing up. That's why we made this bet!" Yeonjun sniffled before the two devolved into teasing the other about who was ready to sob before they finally stepped into the finished cafe.

With a couple more arguments and reassurances that they were just anxious, the cafe opened within the month. Yeonjun was stress baking recipes to decide what exactly would work best for the store while Soobin was crunching numbers that they'd need to reach in order to break even for the first couple of months as well as planning their expenses.

"Hyung, this is crazy. I can't believe we need-" The words were interrupted as a muffin was shoved into his mouth by Yeonjun. The older looked positively stressed while Soobin chewed, floored at how good it tastes.

"Ah, I can't think straight. There's so many recipes that we might need to stress test because I'm not used to cooking in that kitchen and the set up could be different than our apartment. What if people don't like it or-" He felt a firm hand on shoulder as he looked at Soobin, who already finished the muffin he was given.

"Do you have anymore?" He licked his lips as Yeonjun's face broke into a smile for the first time in weeks since they had actually finished the cafe. "Yeah, there's plenty in the kitchen." Soobin looked eager as he scurried in for some more sweets as Yeonjun crossed his arms leaning against the door frame.

Soobin always had a healthy appetite, not that it showed. Nothing really stuck to his frame other than his absurd height. But, the important detail was that Soobin adored high quality pastries and judging by how he was scarfing down muffins, it seemed that his recipe hit that golden standard.

Like clockwork, an idea struck him. If he just perfected the recipes to Soobin's tastes, it'd be reassurance to know that the treats were to the standard of someone who enjoyed the finest desserts people could eat.

Considering how long he's been together with the younger man, he was well aware of his tastes. He enjoyed his desserts on the sweeter side, which meant a slightly higher amount of sugar and he noticed that Soobin groaned a little more when they were richer, meaning that his recipes upped the heavier ingredients slightly. More butter was one example.

After their opening, the business exploded. Many reviews raved about the wide selection of sweets as well as the rather eye catching staff and it was enough to inflate Yeonjun's ego enough that he was no longer feeling to anxious about his talents with baking. Soobin was practically glowing from how well they did compared to expectations and they had to close up shop early sometimes on account of properly running out of treats.

The testing didn't stop though. Yeonjun made sure that Soobin was helping him when he developed new recipes and it wasn't uncommon for the taller man to eat the whole tray once Yeonjun managed to perfect it. The array of desserts at One Dream Cafe was one of the main selling points.

Taking a sip of his latte, Yeonjun admired the ambiance as a good amount of university students usually came in to study. People watching was what he liked to call it but in reality, he was just fairly nosey so he was listening to a conversation nearby.

"Woah, the baker is crazy hot... does he even need the oven?" Yeonjun had to stop himself from smiling.

"The cashier is more my style. I like my guys fluffier."

"Ah, his hair and cheeks are really soft looking, you're right..."

"No, I mean he's getting softer. He's really grown since they've opened and I'm definitely enjoying the view."

Yeonjun starts to cough as the coffee goes down the wrong pipe and Soobin rushes over. It's at this point when he notices the way that some parts of the younger man jiggle as he approaches. Moving his gaze from his perky chest to his chubby face, Soobin looked concerned, "Hyung, are you alright?"

He grabbed a tissue to help wipe Yeonjun, who was still floored by the changes he didn't even notice how much his belly was squeezed from tying his apron, which in turn only emphasized how much his love handles exploded out and sat on his hips. "Y-yeah, I was just drinking too fast." And now, he was going to drown in the sight of Soobin getting fatter after all these years with no changes despite always eating a ton at each meal together.

Looking at the younger man, Soobin rolled his eyes, "Then, drink slower." He had his same usual smile but the fat on his face was making it look a lot cuter than before as Yeonjun bantered back, "No, duh. I'll drink how I want." Weaker than usual and even Soobin could see that and he was going to push it but there were customers at the counter.

Soobin jogged over lightly and Yeonjun didn't really hide the way his gaze locked on the wider ass as he pursed his lips. He knew that Soobin was well gifted within that department but this was a level that would rival the buns that he had baking in the oven currently.

Yeonjun sipped his latte again while seeing the way Soobin's gut pressed on the counter, the fattened man unaware since the apron cushioned him pretty well but judging by the way it was spilling and spreading onto it told him this was a development he had gotten used to a long time ago... and it was making Yeonjun a little glad he stayed in the kitchen because looking as plump as Soobin did right now was not something he could see consistently.

Despite seeing the effects of all this testing on his best friend, he wasn't really going to stop it. His moral compass said it was because he wanted to see if they could develop something for each season and Soobin was none the wiser as the recipes slowly got a little heavier and sweeter... after all, that was just the way he liked it and once again, he was able to clear more trays than before.

By the time it was past the winter season, Yeonjun knew that they'd definitely need to get some seasonal workers because winter time in a cafe with as high as a demand that they had was not feasible for two. While wiping down the tables, Yeonjun sat to take a break, flipping through his phone idlely.

Although, he looked a little surprised when he saw Soobin pull a box from underneath the counter. He had gotten bigger thanks to all the testing and Yeonjun was doing his best to keep an eye on it. His belly rested on the counter whenever he served customers and it was quite the view from the kitchen most of the time... however, right now, it looked more rounded out than before, which only told Yeonjun it was far from empty.

He covered his mouth to stop his gasp as he watched Soobin open the box and shove more of the treats into his mouth greedily. They had sold out of sweets around thirty minutes before closing which meant Soobin was waiting to stuff his face after his shift and even saved all of this. It was making him run hot at the thought as he watched his younger friend struggled to untie the apron that only framed his gut, struggling to reach the string, grown too fat to help it really.

Yeonjun gulped dryly as he got it off and revealed that his shirt had been ridden up the whole time, belly button exposed to the world as he rubbed his gut, trying to soothe the tension. A large burp left him as he pressed a tender spot as he looked fairly embarrassed, almost worried that Yeonjun might have heard him. He definitely did and that's why he was so incredibly turned on right now.

"Sounds like you ate good today, huh, Binnie." He heard a little gasp come from his friend as he stood up and walked towards the counter. Placing his hands on it, Yeonjun smiled, "You told me we ran out of desserts like an hour ago... but you hid some just for yourself."

Soobin looked absolutely humiliated but he definitely was somewhat receptive. "N-no, these were just some that a customer returned." Yeonjun glanced at the empty box, "I'd believe that but there isn't a bag and there's no labels on the box. You separated it for yourself."

Yeonjun couldn't help but adore the way Soobin stumbled around his words while he walked around the counter. Stepping flush against the other man, he pressed his sturdy frame into Soobin. "Haven't you had enough from what I treated you with at all the testing?" His hands moved onto Soobin's belly as he felt the other man overrun with pleasure at the touch.

"Don't you realize what all this eating has done... and you saved more food?" Soobin whimpered as Yeonjun's hands moved to his nipples, teasing the fat breasts that he had gained as Yeonjun continued, "Did you check the budget to see how much upsizes are?"

Shaking the fat with both of his hands, Soobin braced himself on the counter. Yeonjun was rather proud of seeing him so undone by the teasing. "Our Soobin has a sweet tooth, huh?" His hands slipped lower as they snaked into Soobin's underwear, squeezing his erection that was full to attention at this point.

Stroking him slowly, Yeonjun continued, "You know, we could use a new spring menu so maybe I'll make you two trays of each dessert I want to try." He shook his friend's belly once again, "Two should be easy for you, right, big guy?" Soobin couldn't do anything but whimper at the feeling of being teased so easily for something that he thought he had been hiding pretty well.

Kneading the fat that was on Soobin as his pace with his hand quickened was enough to completely floor the younger man as he released in his pants and into Yeonjun's hand. Wiping it off with a napkin, Yeonjun smiled.

"If you think that's good, you should see how I knead bread. So, make sure to get lots of dough." A wink was enough to tell both of them that their friendship was about to become something a lot more interesting.

[kangtaebins]

TXT as Girl Groups

Ok listen, I've thought about this way too much and felt the need to share bc I feel very strongly-

Yeonjun: Loona

I feel as though Loona is a perfect fit. Idk why but when I see Yves perform, I see the same presence and energy when Yeonjun performs. Not to mention, think about Loona's discography- name one song you can't see Yeonjun being a part of,,, you literally can't. From Butterfly to Why Not, and everything in between such as b-sides like Universe and Stylish. Not to mention the choreography??? He'd fit it all so well.

Alternatively: Everglow

TELL ME YOU CAN'T SEE YEONJUN PERFORMING BON BON CHOCOLAT AND FIRST 🗣 I DARE ONE OF Y'ALL TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO SAY HE WOULDN'T BE P E R F E C T

Soobin: Red Velvet

This one feels self explanatory, yeah? Picture it,,, Dumb Dumb, Red Flavor, Bad Boy, Psycho, the list goes on. He (like RV), fits any concept and had a beautiful voice that's able to adapt to any style you throw at it. When I think of Soob, I think of lots of bright colors,, similarly to how I think of RV. In conclusion, I need Soobin covering Monster ASAP‼

Beomgyu: Dreamcatcher

EMO BOY GYU IS PERFECT FOR DREAMCATCHER IDC IDC YOU CAN'T CHANGE MY MIND I FEEL SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS!! Just imagine him being a part of Deja Vu- exactly. He's a softie, but has the emotional make up to suit such concepts and choreography. I can not stress this enough. P o w e r f u l

Taehyun: Blackpink

This may or may not be an obvious choice, depending on how you view him. For me, it's quite obvious. Aside from the fact that he's a Blink himself 💅🏻 (bc mans has taste), he has such a strong presence. He's so multitalented and has such an attention grabbing aura and voice- he would fit in so easily while also standing out. I would love to hear him sing Lovesick Girls or dance to Pretty Savage- bc omg,,, NO AND HIM SINGING THEIR B-SIDES BUT SPECIFICALLY LOVE TO HATE ME AND HOPE NOT

Alternatively: Aespa

Simply put,, the vocals

Hueningkai: GFriend

IMAGINE HIM IN MAGO,,, ENOUGH SAID‼‼ No ok but, GFriend has a softer energy but can easily switch it up and have shown that throughout their career. I can easily picture Hueningkai performing their tts and making them his own. His voice would fit perfectly :(( I just uGh tell me I'm wrong, you can't

[trivialoveclub]

💜 Ult Group Tag 💜

hey! 😚 i was tagged by 🌱 @jooniephoria 🌱 (tysm lovely! 💞) to do this cute questionnaire tag about your ult group! so let's begin! ☺💕

ult group : bts

🌱 who was your first bias? 🌱

my first bias was namjoon! the rapline were the first ones i could recognize when i was first getting to know them and joon just rlly stood out to me from the beginning 🤧👉🏼👈🏼💕

🌱 who is your bias now? 🌱

it's still mister kim namjoon 🥰💍 maybe....love at first sight actually does exist 🤧👉🏼👈🏼💌

🌱 what was the first mv you watched by them? 🌱

not today! i honestly can't remember how i came across it but bro...i was shook. it became my work out anthem that summer and i would watch the mv for motivation sjkajsjd 🤪🙌🏼

🌱 what's your favorite mv? 🌱

run 💕 it's that coming of age concept that im a hoe for 😩 when they're taking their group photos in the booth, when they scream in the tunnel w the cars and start running, AND THE SCENE WHERE THEY'RE RUNNING IN A FIELD WHICH IS LITERALLY MY DREAM I EVEN HAVE AN ENTIRE PLAYLIST REVOLVING AROUND THAT SCENARIO LIKE 😭😭 run mv...she remains untouchable, thank u for coming to my ted talk 😤💋

🌱 if you could listen to one of their songs for the rest of your life, which would it be? 🌱

ahh it's gotta be miss spring day for me 🥺💗 just hearing the first two seconds of the instrumentals already gets me sobbing bro 😩 i love spring day w my entire heart and she'll remain in my corazón always 🥲 we gonna be 🔊 YOU KNOW IT ALL 🔊 YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND 🔊 forever 🤧💜

🌱 who would you want to see them collab with? 🌱

okay. ever since i first thought about this it's lived in my head rent free ever since but can u iMaGiNe...bts x beyoncé 😩 LIVE STAGE WITH A DANCEBREAK sis...the power?? the energy?? i want it. i need it. also! 👀 chloe x halle x bts 😳 bc they both out there doing god tier live preformances so combine that power...sis...😩 ALSO? bts x txt? bighit 👏🏼 what are u 👏🏼 waiting for sweetie 👏🏼

🌱 what mv concept do you want to see them do? 🌱

coming of age 👉🏼👈🏼💕 im a slut for that concept u already knowww 😩 so like a mix of run and spring day vibes 🥰💞 i would also! v much like to see! bs&t energy again 👀👉🏼👈🏼 especially w the fits...let them tiddies breathe 💋 ALSO? perhaps..like a...triple h retro future concept? 👀 i just rlly miss triple h and not a day goes by that i don't think of them and imagine what could have been 😔😔

🌱 have you ever had a dream with any of the members? 🌱

hmm...i actually...can't remember 🤡 my memory is so bad 😭 but i honestly don't think i've had a dream w any idol showing up 👁

🌱 if you could spend the day with one member, who would it be and what would you do? 🌱

namjoon 🥺💖 okay soooo we would ride our bikes together along the han river and eat those fish breads he told us about!! the "ain't no fish inside" ones sjkajdjs we would eat those while sitting near the river. we'll share ear buds and listen to music together 🥰 then we'd go to art museums and take pictures 💕 then we'd take a stroll through a park 🌱 finally, when it's night time and the moon is out, we'll look at the stars and talk about the universe and our worries 🤧🌙✨ oh and somewhere along the day we'll read together! 💖 ooo when we're in the park we'll have a little picnic and read our books 🥰 if you can't tell i literally daydream about this everyday 🤡💕

🌱 which member do you think you'd get along with the best? 🌱

i honestly think namjoon 🥲 i feel like we have similar energy 💗and i always get him in like those which bts member would u vibe w quizzes ☺💌

🌱 which member do you think you'd argue with? 🌱

hmmm 👁 i rlly don't know? sjaksj i truly have no idea 😳

🌱 if you had to let one member scroll through your tumblr, who would it be? 🌱

hmmm i feel like my fellow fashion enthusiast artsy capricorn mister taehyung would like my blog 🥰 omg 🥺 the way he would rlly love my strawberry tag too 🤧🍓

The End! 💕

ahhh this was so cute and sm fun to do!! ☺💗💞 if u made it to the end...ily mwah! 💋💐

tagging these lovelies 🌱: @alevchaan @catboyjm @unefleurofferte @ahearthrob @moonlattae @stardustyoongi @violetmoonlits @ardores @glossierjoon and anyone else who would like to do this! pls consider yourself tagged! 😚💖

[baekhvuns]

Omg I forgot to answer earlier 🤡

I don't know enough NCT bsides to form an opinion, maaaaaaybeeeee I'll listen to them one day. I listened to a few from the latest NCT U album, I think I like U's titles the most. I like Next Level much more than Savage, both songs have cool parts like I said they just don't always work together well and I like Savage more when I listen to it on speakers not headphones, lmaooo. But I liked their debut a lot, Black Mamba made me intrigued but then uhmm... did you hear their pre-released track? The song is pretty good but the beginning with yummy and tummy and all the slurping???!!! I'm UNCOMFORTABLE

Someone had a MILF sign at Woosung's concert!? It was great, but the show was so short like only an hour, but he came to my city so I didn't mind

About dark concepts, give me some dark angels, wings etc. Dreamcatcher and Pixy are doing great with the witchy and creepy stuff, now that would make those antis properly scared lolol. And judging by Black Cat Nero Ateez can deliver disturbing shit! I wouldn't mind them going more emo than hard-hitting EDM, but if they do I wanna hear rock or pop punk, something in the style of TXT's releases from last year, because the songs were still hype.

Yeah even my feet hurt during period it's awful. AK... why my first thought was about AK (Kalashnikov) idydisjdhhshs that one would help for sure 😭😭😭😭 for some reason I can't read smut while on my period, because the mood is just not there you know? Like I'm suffering and can't think about sex stuff, because I want my uterus G O N E

Rip, you could've had your Y/N moment 😔 Imo we should we able to hibernate during winter

Well sorry to Y/N's dad but it is what it is, you hired a bodyguard for your daughter and his guarding her body every night 🤗

Accidental murder framing 🤔 I like it but I don't like it...🧍🏼‍♀️

Yes bad girl x bad boy aka the worst people together - the worst in a bastardy way not literally toxic and awful, just dumb sad kids with issues. I can definitely see them in a prestigious school, even uni and everyone's like WHY ARE YOU THERE because they do not study and fail everything lmaoo, but rich parents and parental issues. <3 it would work in a regular school too, but this idea is more angsty because instead of being awful but popular, they could both be outcasts with problems 😩

NOT LIKE A BEAST 😭 because I picture them transforming into the Beat from Beauty and the Beast or some shit 🔫🔫🔫🔫 I know people are into monster-fucking but let's not go there!

Seonghwa's father simp vibes, from the phone conversations and letters I saw from his mum she sounds as sweet as Hwa. But I think my favourite Ateez mother is Wooyoung's, that lady is T I R E D and so funny 😆 I mean she has 3 sons I can't blame her

Imagine if Kboo was like a "proper" newspaper we would come to work, sit at our little cubicle work stations and write about Seonghwa every day 🤡 what a job. I once had an internship at Metro one of UK's trashu newspaper - dark times but I had no choice - and worked as a beta

I didn't wake up specifically for Hwa's live, but I stayed awake for him, hsysiwhdjahaysyqq. I wonder if he would be the same if there weren't thousands of people watching him, we know he can get frustrated and start throwing stuff. He still does that in tiny. But what a saint with great patience, ahhahaha.

ASMR Hwa is good boy x bad girl for sure. Imagine him being the top student, then a new student Y/N arrives and he's like 😍😍😍 I CAN FIX HER, but he would act "tough" to make an impression and fail miserably

I don't know Baek, first try to win over miss Tiny then we can see how it goes... I can't believe I called Seonghwa my son, please let's move on!!!

NERD HWA WHEN YOU ASK? NERD HWA WHEN I ASK?!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CeTWiErt7Kf/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 😩❤

- DV 💖

hi hello!!

I don't know enough NCT bsides to form an opinion, maaaaaaybeeeee I'll listen to them one day. I listened to a few from the latest NCT U album, I think I like U's titles the most. I like Next Level much more than Savage, both songs have cool parts like I said they just don't always work together well and I like Savage more when I listen to it on speakers not headphones, lmaooo. But I liked their debut a lot, Black Mamba made me intrigued but then uhmm... did you hear their pre-released track? The song is pretty good but the beginning with yummy and tummy and all the slurping???!!! I'm UNCOMFORTABLE

nct u has some rly good songs! dream also does beat box is rly good but main 127 one are usually a hit or miss for me 😭😭 i rec rainbow by nct dream and magic carpet ride by nct127 so good the nice r&b <33 YEAH DEF NEXT LEVEL WAS A BOP I BE DOING THE DANCE EVERY TWO SECS okay omg black mamba was a lit debut it was debuted when everyone was doing the same things and aespa just shifted it entirely I DID YES THE YUMMY THREW ME OFF BUT THE SONG IS GOOD IM JUST FBWNFH NOT GONNA LISTEN TO IT

Someone had a MILF sign at Woosung's concert!? It was great, but the show was so short like only an hour, but he came to my city so I didn't mind

HRKWHDKWHDWK NO WAY GOTTA GO TO HIS CONCERTS 😭😭 also svt concert, one ticket. $700. one of my friends went to the olivia rodrigo concert here and it was right after the grammy’s and someone had the sign “did v (bts) smell good? <3 <3” SHE NEVER RESPONDED

About dark concepts, give me some dark angels, wings etc. Dreamcatcher and Pixy are doing great with the witchy and creepy stuff, now that would make those antis properly scared lolol. And judging by Black Cat Nero Ateez can deliver disturbing shit! I wouldn't mind them going more emo than hard-hitting EDM, but if they do I wanna hear rock or pop punk, something in the style of TXT's releases from last year, because the songs were still hype.

yes yes give uS THE CULT DO IT GO SO DARK THAT WE CANT BREATHE and pls if the lyrics are like dissing antis >>>>> EXACTLY THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY BEGGING FOR THEM TO DO IT WITH THE CREEPY ASS MUSIC TONE 😮‍💨😩 omg yes txt does some of the best rock in kpop truly so so good !!!!

Yeah even my feet hurt during period it's awful. AK... why my first thought was about AK (Kalashnikov) idydisjdhhshs that one would help for sure 😭😭😭😭 for some reason I can't read smut while on my period, because the mood is just not there you know? Like I'm suffering and can't think about sex stuff, because I want my uterus G O N E

NO WAY???? BESTIE ARE U GOOD DID U GET IT??? 😭😭😭🤚🏼 NO I GET IT SMUT IS THE LAST THING I THINK OF but when its near the end of the cycle im suddenly reading every single one fbsndbd

Rip, you could've had your Y/N moment 😔 Imo we should we able to hibernate during winter

I COULDVE 😭😭😭 SOME RICH SENIOR COULDVE HELPED ME UP 😭😭😭 we absolutely should, we are bears.

Well sorry to Y/N's dad but it is what it is, you hired a bodyguard for your daughter and his guarding her body every night 🤗

THE WAY I SCREAMED AND LAUGHED MY MOUTH WIDE OPEN AND ALL FHWKFJQKDHWKDBWM so true, his absolute fault to put hwa as her guard, absolutely his fault if she starts to like him <33 BFWNBDK its rly crazy writing it bc the tension they have is insane, he cannot absolutely do ANYTHING but she’s like “why are u scared bro go for it!!”

Accidental murder framing 🤔 I like it but I don't like it...🧍🏼‍♀️

Yes bad girl x bad boy aka the worst people together - the worst in a bastardy way not literally toxic and awful, just dumb sad kids with issues. I can definitely see them in a prestigious school, even uni and everyone's like WHY ARE YOU THERE because they do not study and fail everything lmaoo, but rich parents and parental issues. <3 it would work in a regular school too, but this idea is more angsty because instead of being awful but popular, they could both be outcasts with problems 😩

GIRL U KNOW WHAT I WILL WRITE IT IM RLY AN INTRIGUED BY IT !!! a prestigious school and they’re the outcasts from rich families who expect way to much from them but don’t know what their kids do at school,,, “why tf are u at my hiding place” “you’re at mine” “did u fail again? lol” “didn’t you get a 2/10?” absolutely this, i will absolutely write this. yes yes.

NOT LIKE A BEAST 😭 because I picture them transforming into the Beat from Beauty and the Beast or some shit 🔫🔫🔫🔫 I know people are into monster-fucking but let's not go there!

LMFAOOOO BRKWDHWK THE BEAST ALWAYS MAKES ME WANNA SCREAM NAURRR FURRY KINK 😭😭😭 YEAH LETS NOT GO THERE

Seonghwa's father simp vibes, from the phone conversations and letters I saw from his mum she sounds as sweet as Hwa. But I think my favourite Ateez mother is Wooyoung's, that lady is T I R E D and so funny 😆 I mean she has 3 sons I can't blame her

absolutely his father is seonghwa’s idol in romance absolutely omg SHE RLY DOES 😭😭 she seems like she makes those cute little things and doodles and what not and thats where hwa gets it from 😭😭 LMFAOOOO MISS EUNKYUNG BESTIE IS TIRED 3 BOYS AND A HUSBAND GIRLIE WOULD BE SO MF HAPPY WHEN HER KIDS GET MARRIED SO A GIRL COMES IN THE HOUSE 😭😭😭😭 woo and kyungmin def the problem child <3 their house must’ve been so chaotic raising them

Imagine if Kboo was like a "proper" newspaper we would come to work, sit at our little cubicle work stations and write about Seonghwa every day 🤡 what a job. I once had an internship at Metro one of UK's trashu newspaper - dark times but I had no choice - and worked as a beta

u have the coolest jobs ever?????? omg??? NO FR ID COME TO WORK EVERYDAY IF IVE TO WRITE FOR HWA ANYDAY

I didn't wake up specifically for Hwa's live, but I stayed awake for him, hsysiwhdjahaysyqq. I wonder if he would be the same if there weren't thousands of people watching him, we know he can get frustrated and start throwing stuff. He still does that in tiny. But what a saint with great patience, ahhahaha.

“stayed awake for him” the shinestar dedication 😭😭😭 LMFAOOOO OH ABSOLUTELY I JUST WANNA SEE HIM LOOSE HIS SHIT COMPLETELY like when he yelled @ hongjoong to “stop it!” in the thanxx concept photos 😩😩😮‍💨

ASMR Hwa is good boy x bad girl for sure. Imagine him being the top student, then a new student Y/N arrives and he's like 😍😍😍 I CAN FIX HER, but he would act "tough" to make an impression and fail miserably

YES ABSOLUTELY !!!! I CAN FIX HER FBWMFJWKB HE’S THE PICK ME FOR HER stop i will write this, he’s to tour her around while she does not rly care but she finds herself caring in the little things he does AND WHEN HE GETS BULLIED (??) IF HE DOES THE WAY SHE WOULD FIGHT HANDS ON ITS ON-SITE and then he patches her wounds ☺️

I don't know Baek, first try to win over miss Tiny then we can see how it goes... I can't believe I called Seonghwa my son, please let's move on!!!

LMFAOOOO SWEET HOME ALABAMA ANON???? WITH UR SON???? BFNWBDKW

NERD HWA WHEN YOU ASK? NERD HWA WHEN I ASK?! https://www.instagram.com/p/CeTWiErt7Kf/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 😩❤

gOD 😭😭😭 WHEN IS IT OUR TURN TO BE HAPPY AND BE WITH HIM 😭🤚🏼🔫 HE LOOKS SO SOFT AND DOMESTIC 😭😭

also,,

i also found a new manhwa and have to share the main lead.

😀😀🙂

[mbtimemes]

brutally honest descriptions of the mbti types based off my experiences with them via a very sleep deprived infp

enfp:

-commitment issues? haha i’ve never heard of those :))))

-will literally punch a toddler in the throat if they say they support trump

-so i took the mbti test 7 times and i got infp twice and entp once?? i don’t really know, because i kind of fit into the infj sterotypes more, but if you really think about it i’m kind of an enfj? but i also really relate to isfps, but then again i think i’m too opinionated and logical to be a feeler, so entp isn’t out of the question, but i also feel like the entj cognitive functions really fit m

-genuinely love animals and it’s so pure

-hi sorry for not replying, i was in prison :3 also i moved to norway lol

-actually just the 2007 taco xd random aesthetic irl

-“i just came up with another book plot” texts approximately every 2.3 hours

isfp:

-hi i’m melissa i’m a 23 year old art school dropout and i abuse prescription pills but it’s okay because i have 200 followers on my grunge aesthetic instagram account. rent me an apartment?

-(talking about veganism to someone at a party) i just don’t understand how anyone could put all of that stuff in their body :/ *bends down to snort a line of cocaine*

-actually really artistically talented but much like the infp they refuse to give themselves any credit for it

-my dream man is someone who goes to coachella with me, helps me align my charkas, takes sad candid pictures of me, is willing to backpack around europe with me and my philosophy class during the summer,

-*googles* why do i share a type with literally every indie musician that has ever breathed lol

-probably fucked your girl in the back of a vape shop

infj:

-if you manage to find one never let them go they are some of the best people you’ll ever meet

-huge harry potter nerds

-can manage to get you to spill out your entire life story to them with a concerned glance

-please actually care for yourself for once and a while literally you do everything for everyone else just take some time for yourself god dammit you deserve it

-CATS™

-could be literally the most talented person in the world but would never come close to admitting it

-hi i’m actually just jesus christ irl! nice to meet you :-)

intj:

-they know everything

-like seriously everything it’s kind of scary like calm down karl

- allows themselves to recognize exactly one (1) human emotion per year

-can read for hours on end without getting bored and genuinely loves learning

-are generally dicks tbh especially to the people they love the most

-wikipedia articles™

-they actually aren’t actually the emotionless robots tumblr seems to display them as, they are actually extremely emotional in my experience and tend to get offended/upset easily and over small things

-sci-fi, cats, and machines > humans

-superiority complex™

-cute when they aren’t busy throwing tantrums/crushing the souls of their enemies

esfj:

-hi i’m martha, i’m 32 years young, i like long walks by the beach, yoga, and judging my neighbors for not mowing their lawn :-)  

-tend to be extra™ parents and their kids can either turn out complete emotional wreck assholes because they’ve never been disciplined or the happiest child you’ll ever meet, there is no in between

-they may be complete snakes and have never came up with an original idea in their entire life but boy can they make a killer chicken parmesan

-kind of comforting in a mother-like sense when they aren’t busy being judgmental dicks

-will clean your entire house for you on a whim

infp:

-wow i love being an infj :)) top 1% haha :))

-will literally develop a crush on someone because they say they know what tumblr is

-find purpose in writing/creating in general

-ending toxic relationships?? haha what’s that??? :))

-constantly switches between their “you can’t control me it isn’t a phase mom go away >:(( my chemical pilots at the disco saved me xd i will literally punch a baby fuck the system i’m 2cool4school” persona and their “i’m such a smol bean :3 save all the animals <333 i love pretty girls and dogs :))” persona

-“can i txt you back in like 15 mins i’m having an emotional breakdown lol”

-actually genuinely empathetic and creatively gifted but gives themself credit for none of it

-intelligent but fails classes because their teacher said something that went against their morals

-playing the victim? never heard of it! :))

-secretly just meme hoarders

-attention whores tbh i won’t even deny it

-o v e r d r a m a t i c

entp:

-hi it’s 6 fucking am and everyone just wants to go back to sleep or die or both but i’m gonna start an argument with the professor over the origin of tangerines for no apparent reason

-*googles* how to permanently get rid of my fe in 5 simple steps

-follow my meme page xd

-so what if i love my dog more than i do myself and my entire family?

-this conversation is boring me i’m gonna go chug a bottle of vodka and binge bill nye the science guy™ peace out

-have low self-esteems but compensate through obscure dark web conspiracy theories at 3 in the morning

-shirley i didn’t call you back because you’re a fake ass bitch not because i didn’t like your lasagna at the block party

estp:

-why do i keep physically abusing my crush lol

-and why do i keep yelling i can’t even stop at this point someone please send help

-they love food more than they do themselves

-fuckboys™

-hi welcome to my prank youtube channel :3

-the type of people to show up to school with 37 puppies and a knife

-i’m not gay but 20 bucks is 20 bucks

entj:

-sorry i didn’t show up to school because you’re fucking stupid

-awe infp is so cute <3 i’ll destroy them last

-*on the floor, drunk, talking to their dog* you’re the only motherfucker in this town who can handle me

-what do you mean other people’s opinions/beliefs besides my own are valid lol??

-lowkey have daddy kinks

-what do you mean it’s physically impossible for me to control every aspect of my life??

-i mean if you really think about it voldemort was the victim,

-the type of person who could tell their crush they like them without flinching. terrifying

istp:

-wears d.a.r.e shirts ironically

-1990’s grunge aesthetic

-would walk into a burning building for the meme

-playing the hero?? haha never heard of it :))

-ew what the fuck man get those feelings away from me lol

-fuck da police

-following the rules?? that seems excessive lmao no thanks

istj:

-i once had one (1) original idea back in the summer of ’67. it was terrifying. i’ll never do it again.

-your scary math teacher that wears black socks everyday expects friday. then they jazz it up a bit with stripes. will mark your grade up if you say you like the same sports team as they do.

-understanding concepts outside of your own experiences? lmao no thanks?

-will make quizlet sets organize your desk for you

-my dream in life is to narrate a crime documentary and complete my george washington memorabilia collection.

-remembers all of their colleagues birthdays. doesn’t say happy birthday.

enfj:

-fucking get over your ex already he wasn’t that attractive calm down allison

-*googles* why do i relate to regina george from mean girls so much?

-the type of person who tells your boyfriend you have a crush on him

-o v e r d r a m a t i c

-gets your shit together for you. judges you

intp:

-dead inside

-if you can manage to find one that actually tolerates you they are some of the most loyal and true people you’ll ever meet

-horrible social skills, compensates through meme hoarding

-sends you links to conspiracy theory videos when you’re sad

-extremely intelligent but they get lost in their own house

-whoops i just remember i haven’t showered in 3 weeks lol

-i would laugh at that joke but i’m 3 hours deep into an existential crisis and i’m 100% convinced you are actually a robot created by bill clinton so not today jeff

esfp:

-yes homo

-cries over cat videos in public

-facetimes you in a grasshopper fursuit at 3 in the morning

-probably an alcoholic

-has 87 different crushes at once

-you haven’t talked to them in 7 years but they’ll show up at your birthday party and give you dog

-also attention whores

-generally has the personality of someone who just did 10 lines of cocaine

isfj:

-one sec let me just gather up all of the fake empathy i can muster for this particular situation

-that one kid in class who always has perfect notes

-shudders at the thought of… a… creative… thought….

-falls in love with an estp approximately every 23 seconds

-hi i’m karen, i’m 34, i love my family, cupcake baking, helping people of course until it interferes with my own personal comfort haha, christmas decorations, room layouts,

-probably has a studyblr

estj:

-your angry boss

-probably cyberbullies children on the internet 

-has an emotional breakdown when they don’t win classroom jeopardy 

-*googles* who is bernie sanders and why do i want him dead

-organizes your shit for you, regrets it later

-dead inside

[samcheree]

A Language Autobiography of Samantha Arnold

 Author Note

Samantha C. Arnold, English Major of University of Maryland Global Campus. This paper was required as a final project for ANTH 346 7380 Anthropology of Language and Communication and had no financial backings.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Samantha C. Arnold Contact: Sarnold27@student.umuc.edu

A Language Autobiography of Samantha Arnold

Introduction

According to the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia “English belongs to the Anglo-Frisian group within the western branch of the Germanic Languages, a subfamily of the Indo-European Languages.” (1). There are different dialects of English even within America. As a child I learned American English with a series of dialects reflecting my families background. The purpose of this research paper is to create an ethnographic autobiography of my Language.  In order to fully describe my experience with Language this contains the following sections: Family Languages, Language Learning, Speech Communities, Written Language, and Cultural Importance & Socio-Economic Impact,

Family Languages

The four adults most responsible for my language learning were my Father, Mother, Maternal Grandmother, and Speech Therapist. My speech therapist was from Maine and had a slight accent, my focus with her was pronouncing the sound associated with the letter “R” in English or, the phoneme /r/ which is pronounced [ɹ]. Which was difficult for me to form as I was exposed to such different ways of speaking as a child. My Father was raised in Kentucky and has a slightly southern accent. My Mother was raised in Maryland and has a range of dialects she consistently codeswitches between including formal English, Southern, and Baltimore City based slang. My Grandmother was raised in California as was her Mother. However, her Father was raised in Ireland and spoke both English and Gaeilge, the Irish term for Irish, as a child. “Article 8 of the Constitution of Ireland (Irish: Bunreacht na héireann) of 1937 Irish is the first language of the country, with English fulfilling a supplementary function.” (Hickey, 1). Irish is a vital part of my Great-Grandfather’s cultural identity but it was not passed onto through the family.

Language Learning

           While Interviewing my Mother and Grandmother I was able to gather vital information regarding my experience with early language learning. According to these interviews I was spoken to without the use of baby talk by my mother and exposed to the Radio from birth. My other family members did use baby talk. At 7 months pregnant my mother began reading to me books. At 6 months old I was allowed to watch television and often engaged in dancing and singing or pointing at the screen. By 8 months old I was trying to speak but was not comprehensible to adults. My first word was “no.” At 1 year old I was able to mimic words and phrases in a comprehensible way. By 18 months I was able to form sentences, in particular I would sing the entire Barney introduction song. At 18 months old I would sit actively with books and point at the pictures while my mother read the page and asked me engaging labeling based questions. We would label colors and shapes. At 3 years old I would write with crayons and began to identify letters. According to my Grandmother at 3 years old while in the backseat of the car, I announced to her “I am talking in my head.” It seemed normal to announce the activities we were doing, and this was my first time expressing clearly that I was thinking. I would ask questions why and what questions and be given adult level answers. This was not by parental design but rather due to my insistent questioning. By 5 years old I was actively reading and writing. By 7 years old I had learned both print and cursive.

  Speech Communities

I have belonged to the speech communities of every school I have attended and every job I have had. I learned a small amount of ASL in elementary school specifically how to sign for more, quiet, please, thank you, and the letter B which was used to signify that you needed the bathroom pass. I studied Spanish for two years in high school as a graduation requirement, and participated in a unique Pidgin language as Spanish and English merged with our lesson. The use of this Spanglish like language faded and changed rapidly as our vocabulary and understanding of Spanish grammar improved.  The major markers of my professional language use are the ability to use the prescribed grammar and proper English forms of language. I learned technical terminology and the slang required for Marketing, Print Production and Car Sales in my professional life. These are often including abbreviations and profession specific terms like SaaS (Software as a Subscription), Vector Images, 4WD (Four Wheel Drive). In my social life during high school and college I learned 1337 or Leet as a dialect of English through the internet as well as the text writing system associated with cellphones.

Written Language

At 3 years old I was able to use symbols to identify and label things. This includes categorizing colors, and shapes. As well as understanding that a drawing of smile represented a happy person or an apple represented an apply. 5 years old I was identifying all 26 letters of the English alphabet appropriately. By 7 years old I was able to write and read in cursive, a more stylized and flowing version of the English alphabet. In my high school Spanish Course, I learned to use the additional letters of the Spanish Alphabet appropriately. I also learned how to type properly on a computer in a course designated “keyboarding” which was intended to replace cursive as the most professional means of written communication.

At that time, I received my first cell phone and began to engage in texting. Abbreviations like txt (text), kk(okay), brb (be right back), and the use of varied emojis in conversation was normalized. This would closely resemble a symbol language. As I got older the emojis began to be used to represent things outside of their literal image, for instance an eggplant would be used to represent a penis or the desire to have sexual contact. After I had normalized the use of textual communication on my cellphone, I began communication through the internet with my friends on the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) WOW (World of Warcraft).

At this point I began to use symbols to represent other things. An asterisk would be used around text to show that it was a description of physical action, parenthesis would be used to show internal thoughts. Entire dialogues between me and my friends would consist of conversations where we wrote down how we would have altered the physical actions of our characters on screen to represent our real-life behaviors, including affect behaviors like hugging.  My use of the internet expanded and chat rooms or skype conversations would occur. In these conversations we would often use 1337 a written form of English which numbers and keyboard symbols would be used in place of letters. It has its own lexicon including words like “uber” which means super in German.

In my professional life my writing is often maintained through the use of email or Instant messenger, but will occasionally include instructional and training materials. Often the language use is varied more in my professional writing short hand than in my speech. For instance, one would not say “4WD” they would say “Four Wheel Drive.” You would be considered strange if you were to state all of the written abbreviations while others are expected. Another term that describes a vehicle and is said exactly as it is written would be “4x4” or “Four by Four.”

Cultural Importance & Socio-Economic Impact

Codeswitching is the ability to change the code or language being used based on situation. Throughout my life I have codeswitched consistently in multiple settings. While I speak with my family, I will not use curse words out of respect, and will often speak more loudly and simultaneously with others to actively participate in the conversation. In other settings with my social circle I will speak more quietly but maintain speaking often at the same time as a means of active engagement. In my digital life, I will not participate actively, but rather will wait for a reply before continuing as the pacing expected is much slower than in person communication. While in professional settings I will wait until the person I am speaking with has finished before I begin speaking as a sign of respect that I am listening and understand what they have to say. The speech communities I am participating in will each have their own cultural expectation of what is considered respectful. Successfully codeswitching is necessary to maintain respect and understanding across those barriers.

These changes in behavior occur based on the speech community I am participating in. But on occasion I will have a cross in speech communities. One of these crosses would be speaking with a coworker and a superior in a text thread, placing me in a position of middle power. The concept of middle power “is the subjective sense that one’s power is neither consistently higher nor lower than the power of one’s interaction partners.” (Anicich, 1). While in this position I am required to maintain professional and friendly conversation simultaneously without making either person feel isolated or compromising future ability to move forward.

“[T]he concepts of “middleness” and codeswitching are crucially intertwined. Middleness refers to being an equal distance from the extremities of some continuum. All else being equal, as one approaches an extreme end of a variable’s continuum (e.g., relative power), the probability of encountering situations that require directional code-switching with respect to the underlying variable decreases.” (Anicich, 5). My Grandmother has told me she is not very successful as codeswitching in written communication. While her friendly demeanor and lack of formal grammar in speech feels natural, in written it becomes a singular run on sentence which appears to be highly unprofessional. This is one of many things that has prevented her from moving forward in her career. My Mother on the other hand is highly capable in written and verbal speech. She goes so far as to change the pitch of her voice during customer service interactions to help defuse situations. She will listen to her guests and watch their movements to properly adjust her speaking to match theirs. This has allowed her to move upward in her professional career. My language defaults typically to the more acceptable or proper use of American English and does not limit my professional success in businesses where Women are already in management roles.

However, I find in my personal experience the ability to speak with men in the same manner they speak with me is not viewed well. Rather than assuming the exact same tone, I must alter my phrasing and my posture to seem sweet or less aggressive than a man in the same role would be expected to behave. The machine running process for print production has always made sense to me, yet on four separate occasions I was asked to speak to the manager, or a man about the machines. It is often assumed simply by the sound of my voice on the phone that I am not the manager, or person in the shop running the machines, but rather a receptionist. The expectation of salary negotiation and benefit negotiation often carries additional levels that my male counter parts do not have to address. Specifically, conversations about if I will start a family and when will come up at every job interview. These are shifts in the cultural perception of businesses that are run primarily by men. Currently two of three of my supervisors are female.

Conclusion

           My ability to code switch and uses the English which is considered to be the most proper displays to most communities that I have a high language competence. This means that others perceive me as well educated, of a high status, and hold power in society. English as I speak it most frequently is deemed to be the correct or highest standard, pairing that with the fact that I am a white woman creates a strong cultural connection to success. I face struggles of perceived weakness in comparison to men due to the pitch of my voice or framing of my body. Yet, I do not face many of the struggles that a woman of color would face speaking in the same way. I certainly do not struggle with being told my root language is bad or wrong forcing me to hide my cultural identity. Rather my family language of Gaeilge has nearly died out on its own accord. The slang-based dialects I use in my everyday life are often associated with intelligence and computer savvy, connecting me to groups that share the same fandoms, and passions. These include the groups like Nerdfighteria, WOW community, and Marching Band. The groups I have been a part of have introduced me to different ways to use language, and I have introduced different ways of thinking about the world to others through that language. Language and culture are intertwined consistently evolving together and altering one another.

      References

Anicich, Eric M. and Jacob B. Hirsh. "The Psychology of Middle Power: Vertical Code-Switching, Role Conflict, and Behavioral Inhibition." Academy of Management Review, vol. 42, no. 4, Oct. 2017, pp. 659-682. EBSCOhost, doi:10.5465/amr.2016.0002.

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17 People Making Way More Money After Leaving Finance for Start-Ups

These entrepreneurs are showing that occasionally Wall-Street may be the incorrect spot to create lender.

You receive employment on Wallstreet if you like to create a fortune. If you like to create much more cash, you may eliminate that Wall-Street work to begin with-up. It’snot a lifetime career route that calculates for everybody. However for instance, for the creators of Amazon and Wikipedia, ditching fund for technology was an option that is smart. — Alyson Shontell this short article initially appeared on Company Expert.

Kushner labored for Goldman Sachs and finished from Harvard. Following a brief stint there he quit to follow a lifetime career in investment capital. Prosper Money, their company, has committed to startups such as for example Makerbot, and NastyGal Instagram. He also lately collected $40-million to begin a brand new medical health insurance business, Oscar.

Von Tobel started her career where the rates increased up to be always a broker. She quit to go to Harvard Business College, subsequently slipped out to discovered LearnVest. LearnVest has increased significantly more than $40-million to handle a problem that was important: there must be experts and economic coordinators readily available for the center course, particularly with this type of high-percentage of the populace with debt. Tobel appears nicely situated to wash up like a technology creator, although LearnVest may succeed stays to become observed.

Belsky has become an angel entrepreneur in businesses like Pinterest together with his own start up achievement. He offered a website to Adobe for $150 thousand, for developers, Behance this past year. For Goldman Sachs, Belsky labored just before Behance. He advised Company Expert about his choice to depart Wall-Street to begin with-up. “I thought I would simply turn into a middle supervisor residing an existence that was great, although not doing anything remarkable. I found genuinely believe that undertaking anything remarkable is never accomplished through means that was regular. I recall that second at Goldman where I thought I ought to depart and begin anything. That was discussed by me with acquaintances plus they believed I had been insane. I acquired assurance from being questioned.”

Bob Altcheck quit Goldman Sachs to discovered PolicyMic in 2011. He is removed onto increase significantly more than $1.5 thousand and his group of 1 dozen is pulling over 6 thousand monthly special visitors in. Delinquent allies who create logical tales about demanding problems, politics write mostly PolicyMic.

Yacobovsky labored for that same investment-bank, then and Jain attended Harvard Business College together. There, they came the way in which Sephora is for makeup with the concept to become an internet location for stunning, inexpensive jewelry, up. However it was not a simple choice to give fund for BaubleBar up. “We were only at that crossroad,” Yacobovsky informs Inc. “we’re able to consider this really safe street we’d prepared, or we’re able to become entrepreneurs and change this task right into a genuine company. We chose in to the start up globe to plunge.”

Marc Katz was a fiscal expert on Wallstreet before he started a web-based clothing store that creates significantly more than $70 thousand in yearly revenue, CustomInk. The company that is lucrative utilizes over 250 folks Virginia headquarters, from its McLean. Among the first traders of Katz was his dad, a-3-period businessman, who did not believe his boy had a good idea. “I told him I believed it had been a dreadful concept,” Steve Katz shows Forbes. “Promoting t shirts on the internet, I simply did not observe how you differentiate oneself, therefore it will be a competition towards the base when it comes to cost. … It is incredible that which you may do having an average concept very well performed.”

Capel had numerous gigs, including one like an advisor to Stanley before he began his customized e-mail Sailthru, and online information suggestion organization. 270% increased year that was last and almost $30 thousand has been elevated by it up to now.

After he graduated from Princeton Bezos worked like a computer researcher on Wall-Street. He then went to Lenders Trust wherever he turned its president, and to an organization named Fidel. Next, he turned SVP D.E, in a fund. Shaw Co. He dabbled just before Amazon in entrepreneurship. He almost produced a-by- for instance, company using the founding father of CNET. D.E. Before he produced a web-based guide store which kept the majority of its meetings Noble Shaw was Bezos stint in fund. Bezos is invested through Bezos Trips in Company Expert.

Pincus’ profession started like a fiscal expert for Freres Co. He was one for Money and then turned a VP of Asian Partners in Hongkong. Zynga was Pincus’ organization that is next. It had been started in 2007.

While operating being an investment bank, Craig Silbert got his concept for SecondMarket, a for assets. He informs Inc. about founding SecondMarket: “I had been an investment banker for around 5 ½ decades, focusing on troubled kind of circumstances like bankruptcies, such things as that, and I had been a bored investment bank. I would been carrying it out for some time and also the concept for to produce this market truly type of arrived of the large amount of the offers I was focusing on wherever I continued viewing circumstances where there is a fluid resources being kept by clients or customers that people had who required liquidity. It had been surprising in my experience that there is no body spot where you can visit, an eBay-like market, to market these belongings. Therefore I determined that I went to depart the large income to investment-banking and move the chop. I type of thought I start to become bank again and possibly could usually move back and I never looked.”

The inventor of Wikipedia, Wales, did not start his career but he was a monetary qualified. He began in choices investing company and a potential, Detroit Choices Affiliates. Listed here is how Wikipedia explains his move to entrepreneurship: “Impressed from the amazing preliminary community giving of Netscape in 1995, and having gathered money through ‘betting on interest rate and foreign currency imbalances,’ he chose to depart the world of monetary trading and turned an Internet businessman.” Their first enterprise was a ” search website” full Bomis, of feminine pictures. He utilized money to start the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Gold Lake Companions were worked for by John Leahy then Brothers Harriman. Merrill Lynch was labored for by their buddy Dan McKean. The set produced cafe discount person Town Vines, which lifted $4-million from traders like Salesforceis Paul Lazerow and joined up last year. It had been renamed in as well as Savored 2012 where McKean has become a broad director.

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