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he/they 🏴🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ fan of languages #langsky and reading books #booksky (but not particularly good at either 😉)
friendship ended with NAAN BREAD
now LEBANESE FLATBREAD is my best friend
now LEBANESE FLATBREAD is my best friend
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
friendship ended with NAAN BREAD
now LEBANESE FLATBREAD is my best friend
now LEBANESE FLATBREAD is my best friend
Not done much languageing this week but I've read a fair amount! Books I've read a chunk of lately include:
Jane austen - sense & sensibility
Roberto bolaño (transl. Natasha wimmer) - 2666
Fyodor dostoyevsky (transl. David mcduff) - crime & punishment
Jasper ridley - tito: a biography
#booksky
Jane austen - sense & sensibility
Roberto bolaño (transl. Natasha wimmer) - 2666
Fyodor dostoyevsky (transl. David mcduff) - crime & punishment
Jasper ridley - tito: a biography
#booksky
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not done much languageing this week but I've read a fair amount! Books I've read a chunk of lately include:
Jane austen - sense & sensibility
Roberto bolaño (transl. Natasha wimmer) - 2666
Fyodor dostoyevsky (transl. David mcduff) - crime & punishment
Jasper ridley - tito: a biography
#booksky
Jane austen - sense & sensibility
Roberto bolaño (transl. Natasha wimmer) - 2666
Fyodor dostoyevsky (transl. David mcduff) - crime & punishment
Jasper ridley - tito: a biography
#booksky
two days in a row I'd have killed for a chinese but I resisted both times 💪💪 self control king!!! bulimia who???!
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
two days in a row I'd have killed for a chinese but I resisted both times 💪💪 self control king!!! bulimia who???!
thinking about finally actually really this time starting german!
a) my SIL and her family are German and some don't speak English,
b) my dad was fluent and published a few books in German, and
c) because of b) we have a mini library of German history books at home 👀👀
...d) I love Tokio Hotel 😅
a) my SIL and her family are German and some don't speak English,
b) my dad was fluent and published a few books in German, and
c) because of b) we have a mini library of German history books at home 👀👀
...d) I love Tokio Hotel 😅
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
thinking about finally actually really this time starting german!
a) my SIL and her family are German and some don't speak English,
b) my dad was fluent and published a few books in German, and
c) because of b) we have a mini library of German history books at home 👀👀
...d) I love Tokio Hotel 😅
a) my SIL and her family are German and some don't speak English,
b) my dad was fluent and published a few books in German, and
c) because of b) we have a mini library of German history books at home 👀👀
...d) I love Tokio Hotel 😅
although I've been using my Post-Transition Forever Name for about 5 years now I kinda wanna change it again... my name's 100% male-leaning but as I've become more aware of my inner identity I want sth at least a little bit gender-neutral. but my nephews would be confused ;__;
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
although I've been using my Post-Transition Forever Name for about 5 years now I kinda wanna change it again... my name's 100% male-leaning but as I've become more aware of my inner identity I want sth at least a little bit gender-neutral. but my nephews would be confused ;__;
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📔How would you split the word p̓x̣ʷłtłp (bunchberry plant) into syllables?
The study of Nuxalk's syllables actually traces back to at least 80 years ago, longer than I had first thought
This week's essay gives an overview of how our understanding of Nuxalk syllables has developed over time!
#langsky
The study of Nuxalk's syllables actually traces back to at least 80 years ago, longer than I had first thought
This week's essay gives an overview of how our understanding of Nuxalk syllables has developed over time!
#langsky
The syllables in Nuxalk
In the world’s languages, speech is often organised into sequences of speech sounds called syllables. For instance, in English, “golf” has one syllable, while “defenestratio…
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November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
📔How would you split the word p̓x̣ʷłtłp (bunchberry plant) into syllables?
The study of Nuxalk's syllables actually traces back to at least 80 years ago, longer than I had first thought
This week's essay gives an overview of how our understanding of Nuxalk syllables has developed over time!
#langsky
The study of Nuxalk's syllables actually traces back to at least 80 years ago, longer than I had first thought
This week's essay gives an overview of how our understanding of Nuxalk syllables has developed over time!
#langsky
As an often-not-passing trans person I think I'll just stop using public toilets wahooo
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
As an often-not-passing trans person I think I'll just stop using public toilets wahooo
I'm one chapter into Siostrzeniec czarodzieja (Narnia #1 transl. into polish), so far it's been at my level and I only looked up ≈5 words per page. So easier than Wizard Book #1 and about the same difficulty as Śnieżna dziewczynka ^___^
(I'm now going through 4 Polish books at once 😅😅)
(I'm now going through 4 Polish books at once 😅😅)
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm one chapter into Siostrzeniec czarodzieja (Narnia #1 transl. into polish), so far it's been at my level and I only looked up ≈5 words per page. So easier than Wizard Book #1 and about the same difficulty as Śnieżna dziewczynka ^___^
(I'm now going through 4 Polish books at once 😅😅)
(I'm now going through 4 Polish books at once 😅😅)
For possibly the first time this month? I've eaten a Not Wild + Crazy amount of food ^__^
(and rn fighting the urge to pop round the shop and get some doughnuts 😭😭 me vs food addiction but food addiction usually wins)
(and rn fighting the urge to pop round the shop and get some doughnuts 😭😭 me vs food addiction but food addiction usually wins)
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
For possibly the first time this month? I've eaten a Not Wild + Crazy amount of food ^__^
(and rn fighting the urge to pop round the shop and get some doughnuts 😭😭 me vs food addiction but food addiction usually wins)
(and rn fighting the urge to pop round the shop and get some doughnuts 😭😭 me vs food addiction but food addiction usually wins)
Yes: I read a whole page in polish without looking anything up ☺️☺️
But: ...it was 10 lines long 😅😅
But: ...it was 10 lines long 😅😅
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Yes: I read a whole page in polish without looking anything up ☺️☺️
But: ...it was 10 lines long 😅😅
But: ...it was 10 lines long 😅😅
cat's been having trouble toileting 😞😞
she finally does a wee! 🥳🥳
...on my duvet 😩😩
(she has a vets appt booked don't worry)
she finally does a wee! 🥳🥳
...on my duvet 😩😩
(she has a vets appt booked don't worry)
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
cat's been having trouble toileting 😞😞
she finally does a wee! 🥳🥳
...on my duvet 😩😩
(she has a vets appt booked don't worry)
she finally does a wee! 🥳🥳
...on my duvet 😩😩
(she has a vets appt booked don't worry)
I'm about 50% through śnieżna dziewczynka (children's book transl. into polish) and though my reading speed seems to have decreased slightly since starting 😅 I've been able to recognise and understand a lot of repeated words. so I'm not regretting quitting* anki (...yet!) :P
#langsky
#langsky
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I'm about 50% through śnieżna dziewczynka (children's book transl. into polish) and though my reading speed seems to have decreased slightly since starting 😅 I've been able to recognise and understand a lot of repeated words. so I'm not regretting quitting* anki (...yet!) :P
#langsky
#langsky
the Kitty wanted constant cuddles from 10 pm to 7:30 am so I only got about 45 minutes sleep 😭😭
but I'd totally do it again, she's so baby 🥰🥰
but I'd totally do it again, she's so baby 🥰🥰
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
the Kitty wanted constant cuddles from 10 pm to 7:30 am so I only got about 45 minutes sleep 😭😭
but I'd totally do it again, she's so baby 🥰🥰
but I'd totally do it again, she's so baby 🥰🥰
A neat Internet Archive find: Anna Karenina in Russian, adapted for learners! I'm looking forward to going through this, even with my poor Russian it should be easier than reading the full thing in English lol
#langsky
#langsky
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A neat Internet Archive find: Anna Karenina in Russian, adapted for learners! I'm looking forward to going through this, even with my poor Russian it should be easier than reading the full thing in English lol
#langsky
#langsky
I ate OK for a single day so in retalliation this is my 3rd night in a row binging for dinner 😞😞
I have been actually drinking water tho so it's not *all* bad
I have been actually drinking water tho so it's not *all* bad
November 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I ate OK for a single day so in retalliation this is my 3rd night in a row binging for dinner 😞😞
I have been actually drinking water tho so it's not *all* bad
I have been actually drinking water tho so it's not *all* bad
As someone with 0 first- or secondhand exp with drugs this is what I imagine ppl's expression to be when they're said to 'look high' lol
November 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As someone with 0 first- or secondhand exp with drugs this is what I imagine ppl's expression to be when they're said to 'look high' lol
The fact that it's not rly feasable for Just Some Guy (me) to learn 18 languages well is the bane of my existence, wdym I have to chose like 4 tops 😭😭😭
(rn I wanna learn polish + slovenian + russian + french + romanian!! While keeping up with my welsh!!! AAAAAHH)
#langsky my brain is Silly (/NEG!)
(rn I wanna learn polish + slovenian + russian + french + romanian!! While keeping up with my welsh!!! AAAAAHH)
#langsky my brain is Silly (/NEG!)
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The fact that it's not rly feasable for Just Some Guy (me) to learn 18 languages well is the bane of my existence, wdym I have to chose like 4 tops 😭😭😭
(rn I wanna learn polish + slovenian + russian + french + romanian!! While keeping up with my welsh!!! AAAAAHH)
#langsky my brain is Silly (/NEG!)
(rn I wanna learn polish + slovenian + russian + french + romanian!! While keeping up with my welsh!!! AAAAAHH)
#langsky my brain is Silly (/NEG!)
I'm playing around with romanian for the first time in 5+ years and I've been reminded that 'copiii' is a word 😭😭 what the orthography!!
(.../pos)
(.../pos)
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm playing around with romanian for the first time in 5+ years and I've been reminded that 'copiii' is a word 😭😭 what the orthography!!
(.../pos)
(.../pos)
I dropped some eaves on a polish guy this morning and literally only understood the word 'nie' 😅😅 I'll take that as motivation to *actually* practice my listening skills
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I dropped some eaves on a polish guy this morning and literally only understood the word 'nie' 😅😅 I'll take that as motivation to *actually* practice my listening skills
She is a bookworm :)
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
She is a bookworm :)
I'm dnf-ing Blood Meridian (cormac mccarthy) after about 100 pages, its just not doing it for me. I was also bored reading The Road (same author) - though the ending of that one was good. I might watch an analysis vid on Blood Meridian and come back to the book at a later date...
#booksky
#booksky
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I'm dnf-ing Blood Meridian (cormac mccarthy) after about 100 pages, its just not doing it for me. I was also bored reading The Road (same author) - though the ending of that one was good. I might watch an analysis vid on Blood Meridian and come back to the book at a later date...
#booksky
#booksky
She's a teenager and this is only like the third time she's ever slept in a box 😭😭😭 cat instincts where
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
She's a teenager and this is only like the third time she's ever slept in a box 😭😭😭 cat instincts where
I wish I had it in me to be one of those Reddit People who studies/uses their langs for hours a day + ends up at a good level in only a few years
Then there's me, 8 yrs in and nowhere near fluent coz my depression+anxiety brain won't let me put in the hours or practice w people :-( feels baaad
Then there's me, 8 yrs in and nowhere near fluent coz my depression+anxiety brain won't let me put in the hours or practice w people :-( feels baaad
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I wish I had it in me to be one of those Reddit People who studies/uses their langs for hours a day + ends up at a good level in only a few years
Then there's me, 8 yrs in and nowhere near fluent coz my depression+anxiety brain won't let me put in the hours or practice w people :-( feels baaad
Then there's me, 8 yrs in and nowhere near fluent coz my depression+anxiety brain won't let me put in the hours or practice w people :-( feels baaad
Nawr dw i 'di rhoi'r gore i sgwennu dyddiadur - jyst oherwydd diog-wch (? alla i ddim cofio'r gair :|) - sa i 'di defnyddio cymraeg yn actif ers like dau fis. Darllennais i lawer ond still, *ochenaid*
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Nawr dw i 'di rhoi'r gore i sgwennu dyddiadur - jyst oherwydd diog-wch (? alla i ddim cofio'r gair :|) - sa i 'di defnyddio cymraeg yn actif ers like dau fis. Darllennais i lawer ond still, *ochenaid*
Finished most 'stories of your life and others' by ted chiang, though I had to stop the story 'liking what you see' halfway through (as smn tormented his whole life for being so ugly it was far too upsetting lol). Aside from that I much preferred it to 'exhalation' (same author) :-) #booksky
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Finished most 'stories of your life and others' by ted chiang, though I had to stop the story 'liking what you see' halfway through (as smn tormented his whole life for being so ugly it was far too upsetting lol). Aside from that I much preferred it to 'exhalation' (same author) :-) #booksky