stanaworshiper: hungarian: it’d be cool to speak like 20 different languages & keep it a secret from everyone & then during a time of crisis, u could speak some fluent russian to some russian guy holding a gun to your head & all your friends will be like daaamn that’s the stuff my best dreams …
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fabulouspizzadelivery: torncitizen: wanderoar: roseonabeach: frostedsammy: An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and a German are all standing watching a street performer do some excellent juggling. The juggler notices that the four gentlemen have a very poor view, so he stands up on a large wooden box and calls out, “Can you all see me now?” …
what your foreign language study says about you
spanish: you are trying to fulfill a requirement french: you run a hipster blog and are far too defensive of the french language latin: you value academia very highly but you value dick jokes more ancient greek: like latin except you also hate yourself old english: you care way too much about lord of the …
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regalia-of-wisdom: bedlamsbard: The difference between learning a modern language and an ancient language is that in first year French you learn “Where is the bathroom?” and “How do I get to the train station?” and in first year Attic Greek or Latin you learn “I have judged you worthy of death” and “The tyrant had …
counterpunches: hetagarnet: qichi: linguisticsyall: Where does your tongue stay when you’re not speaking? If you’re an English-speaker, it’s behind the top front teeth. If you’re a Russian-speaker, it’s on the bottom of your mouth, lying flat. #what #for real I…
ceebee-eebee: xshiromorix: bleedingsilverbird: “Let’s face it – English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies… So basically, the abnormalities in the English language come from the fact that …
fenrir-kin: brigwife: kidouyuuto: how did they learn to translate languages into other languages how did they know which words meant what HOW DID TH English Person: *Points at an apple* Apple French Person: Non c’est une fucking pomme *800 years of war* “C’est une fucking pomme” is now my favourite phrase right up there with …
redvinesgiraffe: democracykills: swaggersbackto-theimpala: I JUST REALIZED WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT DINOSAURS SOUND LIKE! THEY COULD’VE BEEN SPEAKING FLUENT GERMAN FOR ALL WE KNOW it’s too early for this late night tumblr shit GUTEN MORGEN HERR PTERODACTYL
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