#to put it charitably that is

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

why shax misspelling toast actually makes so much sense and says a lot about this ridiculous language of ours

Yeah this is a post I'm making now, fight me. I was trying to explain spelling bees to @komorezuki and she mentioned the demonic misspellings being understandable now because English is, well, English (other languages do not have spelling bees, and now that I think about it, having international competitions where even native speakers are struggling to spell words is a wild concept).

And Shax is actually being so logical when spelling toast as t-o-s-t-e. Especially with the hesitant addition of the e. Here's why.

Because in English, often, the e is added at the end to elongate the vowel sound. This is probably best explained with examples.

Think about how you would have pronounced 'tast' out of context versus taste. The first one has an 'a' sound that resembles apple, right?

(Side note, the double consonant often performs the opposite function of the e, it shortens vowel sounds, like apple vs able. 'Abble' would have a short a and 'aple' would have a long a, which is why they're not spelt that way. Another example where both the e and the double consonant get illustrated perfectly is the word app verses the word ape.)

Also, ad verses -ade (like youtube ad vs lemonade). Right? So toste rather than tost. Shax was operating logically when she added the e.

Except well, English is a fuck-all free-for-all fuck-it-let's-ball language. If you squint at a section it makes sense and then you look at another section and it doesn't at all.

Like cost is short vowel, but coast makes it long, it isn't a 'coste'. So it's actually toast, rather than toste.

But also post doesn't need an e at the end and it's still a long vowel. Caste has an e at the end and is pronounced the same as cast, with the short vowel.

Yeeeeeeep.

Shax gets a gold star for logical thinking and effort.

[vaguely-concerned]

there are a lot of daddy issues to go around on DS9 in general, but odo, bashir and garak are really in their own special little fucked up 'what am I but wrought in my father's image' club

[lochallthedoors]

Noel Interview on Virgin Radio TV (?) September 2019

Note: This screenshot is from an article on OasisMania--I tried to find audio or video so I could clip it but came up short. This is apparently the same interview where he trashes Liam's solo band. If anyone knows where this came from, please reblog with info/reply!

[hauntinghyrule]

well shit

[t-u-i-t-c]

the split really starts to show here, although there was already clear signs that it was going to happen. kouta is not as smart as mitchy but he's kind and he cannot give up his power. he can fight for people and he's the only one who can use his driver to fight, so he cannot just throw it away. mitchy wants to protect his life and the people he cares about and kouta's inability to let go of his power or have the same priorities as mitchy makes him a liability. mitchy will tolerate it for now and interfere here and there, but eventually it is going to become too much.

[motleyistheonlywear]

[abyssaldyke]

Oh my god if you are in the USA and filing your taxes yourself this year, please use the irs free file tool to find guided tax software. You can calculate your agi (adjusted gross income, basically the first thing on your W-2) quite easily and if it is under $79k USD, the irs will direct you to free tax software so you can file both federal and state at the same time. I ended up using 1040.com for my slightly-complex return and it took me 2 measly hours. Be not afraid! Go forth and file!

[hjsdoesnotexist]

FALL

[oplishin]

unfortunately i do have a general distaste for ospreay because of *gestures vaguely* all the speaking out stuff he tripped ass backwards into???

[nickelnackleberries]

You know what rich people are doing it wrong. They have no taste and they're more interested in hoarding and guarding wealth than anything else.

If I was rich I would be spending like billy-oh patronising the arts, funding research, having fun! And that's ignoring anything philanthropic or charitable. Just out of joy and ego

[willowcrowned]

man it’s so weird that people are always at their most incompetent and deserving of ire when I have to wake up at 6:30 AM. surely this is a strange coincidence that is 100% their fault and not because I didn’t sleep enough

[beevean]

Johnny did change his mind later on in his more recent colors review about the story.

Though now that you mentioned him it reminded me of a Discord server I'm in who take potshots at his opinion for ever thinking the story is good because "they knew it was shit even as kids" insultingly they're adventure/dark era fans.

I know! That proves my point even more! I pulled his review from 2010 for a reason 😭

I think we're straying further from the main point. It's not about specifically Johnny's opinions. It's about how the fandom has shifted in the last decade, and Colors, a game that nowadays is considered decent but the start of many problems writing wise, was lauded! It broke the infamous Sonic Cycle! Things that nowadays fans criticize like the cheesy jokes or the simple plot were what the fans wanted, because the average mentality was that the 2000s, which nowadays are worshipped and are getting a nostalgic comeback, sucked major ass in everything and they brought Sonic to a low!

I'm trying to put things into perspective, that's all.

[waltzingwhimsy]

Im so lazy, it’s annoying me :/

I can be responsible, idk why I’m not

[beetlehoven]

does anybody actually like crespecular like his wiki is so barebones i was giggling. anyway i love eccentric fucks

tbh i don't think I'll ever draw him again after my little project is done bc he is not important to me but! im going to animate a little thing and he will be in one (1) frame so i had to have some sort of doodle-y reference ♥️♥️

[itzphynix]

New Post Shift 2 content has dropped. We eat well, tonight, lads (the lads being myself)

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Call to Mystery

Electric voices whisper in the dingy grey of attic walls. They crackle effervescently in the hollows of adjoining spaces, Illuminating the pathways seldom seen in silvery circuits. Their touch, sharp yet satisfying, is a necessity and a danger. It is too easy to simply float away and forget the grounded state. Mystery is the oldest temptation. Yet every time the voices whisper, We take the Same Electric Bite.