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Emmett: WannabeLinguist
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Self-taught linguist. Cat dad. Alleged actor.
(He/Him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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ADHD diagnosis ✅
Qualification in Coding ✅

All in all, not my worst week.
A photo of Emmett, smiling and looking to his right (viewer’s left). He is white, with short bleached blonde hair and wears a jumper with grey, pink and green horizontal stripes. In his right hand, he’s holding a bottle of Elvanse 30g tablets. In his left hand, he’s holding a certificate that reads “NCFE LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN UNDERSTANDING CODING”.
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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My niece (3yo) has inadvertently scribbled the kanji for 10 and its rōmaji in one of her books, completely unprompted.

How do I break it to her mother that she’s raising a weeb?
A photo of some scribbles on paper, done by a 3yo girl. There are some lines that look very akin to “juu” and a cross (more Christian in appearance than equal-armed).
August 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Are you TtT (Toblerone to Testosterone) or TtT (Testosterone to Toblerone)
To the right, a bottle of Testogel (testosterone gel) says “hey guys” To the left, two people point and say “toblerone” The Testogel responds: “NOT WHAT I’M CALLED”
May 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I made this exact joke in GCSE Science in 2008 and I also believe that recycling is important
To the right, a bar of Toblerone chocolate says “hey guys” To the left, two people point and say “testosterone” The bar of chocolate responds: “NOT WHAT I’M CALLED”
May 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility!
I love being a goofy little guy! I love my silly little moustache! I love wearing whatever I want! I love being called “sir” and “mate” by strangers!
I love being alive!
A selfie of Emmett, taken on March 26th, 2021. This marks his very first day on testosterone. A selfie of Emmett, taken on March 26th, 2025. This marks 4 years of him being on testosterone.
March 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Duolingo app froze between loading animations and now this exact image shows in 4K every time I close my eyes
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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hell yeah
A photo of Emmett (a trans man) stood in front of a truck that reads “FTM” in large lettering on the back.
March 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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In classic ADHD fashion, here are some photos of me visiting my very first geographical centre (Belgium!) from back in October. 🇧🇪✌🏻
A photo of Emmett at the geographical centre of Belgium, which is comprised of a series of metal poles angled inwards to meet at a point, above a cobbled mound of Earth with a small hole in the centre. In this image, Emmett is crouching and looking to camera. A photo of Emmett at the geographical centre of Belgium, which is comprised of a series of metal poles angled inwards to meet at a point, above a cobbled mound of Earth with a small hole in the centre. In this image, Emmett is crouching and throwing a V sign to camera while wearing sunglasses. A photo of Emmett at the geographical centre of Belgium, which is comprised of a series of metal poles angled inwards to meet at a point, above a cobbled mound of Earth with a small hole in the centre. In this image, Emmett is sat in the centre and pointing upwards while smiling to camera. A photo of Emmett at the geographical centre of Belgium, which is comprised of a series of metal poles angled inwards to meet at a point, above a cobbled mound of Earth with a small hole in the centre. In this image, Emmett is lying face down in the very centre of the mound.
February 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Me when I forget to mute the Duolingo ad and Oscar starts talking
A screenshot of Debby Ryan from “Radio Rebel” tucking her hair behind her ear and smirking.
February 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Fave Wikipedia notes, I’ll start
A screenshot from Wikipedia, which shows a citation note that simply reads “[according to whom?] in response to an unreliable source.
December 14, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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My true acting gift is that I can play any age or gender while looking like absolutely none of them
A headshot of Emmett, with a neutral expression. He wears a blue and pink Hawaiian shirt (unbuttoned) with a plain white tee underneath. He has short bleached blonde hair, with darker roots. A headshot of Emmett, laughing at the camera. He wears a blue and pink Hawaiian shirt (unbuttoned) with a plain white tee underneath. He has short bleached blonde hair, with darker roots.
November 21, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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Me describing myself as gay and watching my phone autocorrect it to “fat”
The book cover of “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore.
November 16, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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Really not sure how to feel about my game very excitedly calling me this
A screenshot from Pokémon Go, showcasing the “Breeder” achievement, which players receive after hatching a certain number of eggs in-game.
November 12, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Finally adding multilingual to my bio 👅
A photo of Emmett, Photoshopped to have three tongues, all of which are sticking out of his open mouth. He is bathed in red, orange and yellow lighting and has his eyes to the camera.
October 30, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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me every time i have to pay a service charge
The EA Sports logo, edited to read EA Nāṣir, in reference to Ea-nāṣir, the recipient of the world’s oldest customer complaint (c. 1750 BCE). EA Sports is notorious for microtransactions, which has drawn criticism from users worldwide over the years.
August 14, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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Business owners the second Link sets foot inside their shop
An image of Taylor Swift’s most recent album cover. The original title “The Tortured Poets Department” has been edited to read “THE POTS”.
April 19, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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My singular contribution to social memeia for the next 7 months lmao
April 9, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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hey has anyone done this yet
An ellipsis (…) comprised of 3 eclipse PNGs instead of dots. The text beneath reads “eclipsis :)”
April 8, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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I will never delete Facebook
A screenshot from Facebook Marketplace, featuring a bicycle on sale for £5, labelled as “boke”.
March 28, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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3 years! 🥳
A selfie of Emmett, who is celebrating 3 years on HRT today. He is holding a blue box, which reads “Testogel” on the front, and resting his chin on the top of it. He wears a patchwork plaid shirt (in yellow, red, white, black and green) and a backwards black cap. He has bleached short blonde hair and is smiling at the camera. A set of 4 images, each one a selfie of Emmett taken on a different HRT milestone. Top left: Year 0 Top right: Year 1 Bottom left: Year 2 Bottom Right: Year 3
March 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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🎊3️⃣1️⃣🎊
A black-and-white portrait of Emmett. He is grinning with his mouth open and looking to his right (viewer’s left). A black-and-white portrait of Emmett. He has his head tilted back and his eyes closed. A black-and-white portrait of Emmett. He has his head tilted back slightly and is half-smiling/half-laughing with his eyes closed.
March 7, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Dived back into school for the first time in 13 years and now I have a qualification in annoying people on Facebook
A photo of Emmett, holding a Level 2 (GCSE) certificate in Digital Marketing with his name on it. He is wearing a green t-shirt and grinning awkwardly while doing a thumbs up.
January 26, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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1,000 days on the ol’ boysturiser! 🏳️‍⚧️
A photo of Emmett wearing a crown on his head. The crown has been fashioned out of an old Testogel bottle.
December 20, 2023 at 6:33 PM
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Me in my teens learning that French is not the only language spoken in France
A map of the langues d’doïl region, covering the top half of France, much of Belgium and a small area of Switzerland. The area that joins the oïl and Occitan languages is known as the Croissant, due to its shape. A screenshot from the famous Vine “I could’ve dropped my croissant”. The word “croissant” has been replaced with “linguistic transitional zone”.
December 3, 2023 at 7:35 AM
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2 years (yesterday) since I got top surgery! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Scars are nothing to fear nor shame, transgender bodies come in all shapes, sizes and shades — and I continue to love waking up like this every day.
A shirtless selfie of Emmett, looking dramatically to his left (camera right) and proudly displaying his top surgery scars. A mirror selfie of Emmett, showing off his top surgery scars.
December 2, 2023 at 3:57 PM