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Have you ever heard how people list the vowels in English as "A, E, I, O, and U, and sometimes Y"? My first grade teacher also said "sometimes W". She is quite literally the one and only singular person I have ever heard say that in my entire life! I can see where it comes from, because adding a W to other vowels changes their behavior. But that's not what makes a vowel, right? It's based on the anatomy of the pronunciation?

So I'm curious. What's your take on W as a sometimes-vowel?

interesting, i've never heard of W being listed as a vowel like that (except in welsh, where the letter does represent a true vowel sound)!

there's a distinction to be made between the orthographic Y/W and their phonetic associates. Y represents either /j/ or /i/, while W is only /w/ in english. /j/ and /w/ block the flow of air, even though they're approximants and therefore don't completely stop the flow the way a plosive like /b/ would. /i/, on the other hand, doesn't block the flow at all and so it's a vowel.

so really, when we say "sometimes Y," what we actually mean is that it's a polyvalent symbol with multiple referents, one of which is a vowel :)

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i'm sorry but this is the only submission to this trend that i'll consider giving any thought to

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ok lets settle it. which laios is getting the best dick rn

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Atomicycle concepts

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i think warframe is one of the few pieces of media where the creators are arguably even more horny about it than the fans are

most of the players just go “ha ha saryn big boobie :)” meanwhile the game itself is like “what if you could transcend flesh into sleek biosynthetic compound. what if a machine bleeds and breathes and hungers. what if mindbreak, invasive body horror, and age regression gave you superpowers.”

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Jade Alt Helmet

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I love Jade, a frame where I could potentially become this fucker

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- Whispers In The Walls Replayability

NO WAY

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New Warframe - Jade

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This a a reminder to not fall victim to the sunk-cost fallacy. Just because you invested time and energy into something, does not mean you should indefinitely waste more time and energy on it, if you decide it’s not what you want anymore. This goes for anything, from books, to relationships, to jobs, to hobbies, etc.

If it’s not serving you anymore, move on.

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The older you get the funnier anon hate gets. Like I do not have time for this I have to figure out what a 1099-K form is.

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The adventures of the Wizard Sorrow & Boshi (working title): a WBN Umora OC comics collab with @yeehawpim!!!!!

Pim did the story + layout and then let me run wild (and pop in at odd hours with questions about Boshi's design) See Pim's mad composition genius + OC lore over here Sorrow lore here & here

👀 more to come perhaps 👀

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Harrow Nova foreverrrrr

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curious

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Nona is so sweet, and she's so happy and loves her tiny family and friends. This book is going to cut the heart right out of me, isn't it