#second language problems

[littlemizzlinguistics]

It’s very kind of people I speak other languages with to assume that my slow comprehension and endless requests for repetition are as a result of us not speaking my first language, when in reality, my auditory processing is just complete shit.

[pastrygeckos]

I got a little perturbed the other day when I realised I don't have an English translation for "unne" (Norwegian), which is when someone has a little treat and they've deserved it, or when someone's getting what they've earned and everyone agrees that yes, the universe owes them that. I tried explaining the sentence structure in a kind of "I envy you your [xxx]" but it's something more agreeable than envy. "I think you're owed being cozy in bed" I guess? I asked my grandparents since he's a professor of English literature, and she translates books from Norwegian to English, but the only other translations they could come up with were "you've earned that" or "you certainly deserve that". I'm just kind of annoyed that I can't find anything that quite expresses the same sentiment

[3liza]

heard an otherwise intelligent YouTuber say something like "Japanese has dozens of words for ghosts! English only has what, two?" and then showed the words "ghost" and "phantom" onscreen. i think maybe it is a good idea to spend a few years studying your own language in addition to learning a new one because I promise you it will be easier than applying this naivete-based exceptionalism to every new subject you encounter

[includedisco]

I can't possibly know the pain of writing in English when it's not your first language, but what I do know is that the agony is real.

I admit that in my younger years,I didn't bother reading stories that weren't in perfect English. I've done some growing up now and I have more respect for other people's art, no matter what form it comes in.

I just want to say that let's do our best to support fanfic stories written by our fellow writers whose English isn't that great yet. Let's try to see the art in between the lines.

It's much harder for them to write than it is for us who can write good English and yet they resiliently and courageously continue to contribute to our beloved fandoms.

To everyone who is still writing despite this challenge, and striving to improve every day, you guys are the real ones. Mad respect🤝 your constant effort can only lead you to greatness in writing.

Don't let this shortcoming discourage you. This is not your fault, and It doesn't make you any less of a writer

[everydaymusecreation]

This is so beautifully written!

English isn't my first language, but due to the insane availability of texts, books, and academic resources available in this language, I barely use my first language to explore and for intellectual nourishment. I'm more of a writer and reader than a speaker, so now it's very difficult to express myself in my native tongue, which is a bit funny situation. Even the videos I watch and the songs I listen to are in English!

Sometimes I fear that I am losing my first language.

It’s hard to string together a sentence without stumbling over my words, filling in the blanks with English.

But when I write at night, the silly lines that come to mind,

are in Spanish.

I fear that I am losing my first language,

Not from disuse, but because I am keeping my Home close.

Like a secret too precious, that I refuse to share.

[gossippool]

YOU'RE. YOU'RE. YOU ARE = YOU'RE. NOTICE THE E IN ARE. YOU'RE = YOU ARE. THE APOSTROPHE COMBINES THE YOU AND THE ARE TO MAKE IT YOU'RE. FUCK

[satari-raine]

Seeing people talk about (what I'm fairly certain is) the wakizashi Vessel uses in the "The Love You Want" music video and I'm trying so hard not to jump in, because I think there's some neat little associations with the blade and the video's symbolism. I love Japanese swords and culture and would probably ramble until someone stopped me with a frying pan to the face.

Edit: Well, a ramble happened.

[pomeraniandancer]

How the fuck does this even happen...

There are a number of languages you can search for works in on AO3, including Eald Eanglisc of all things, but the one language on there that really throws me for a loop is...American Sign Language.

Like, is there even a video option on AO3 for this to be possible?

I once picked a really big fanfic collection to search for ASL fics in and the only one that categorized as ASL was *written* in English. No videofile too be seen.

The most you can do in ASL in writing is write English words with ASL syntax. But that's still not ASL. ASL does not have a written alphabet or syllabary.

Genuinely bewildered about how this came about. Can people just post something and write in an "other" language and AO3 just adds that language to the list of languages they have fics written in?

I can't think of any other way that this might've happened, and as much as I adore AO3, this is pretty problematic.

[gu6chan]

work related question does anyone have any fun anime for likely 12-14 year olds that to their ulta-conservative conspiracy theory parents would have no objectionable content whatsoever that's not like . pokemon. i live in the most conservative area in michigan btw /hj

[miodiodavinci]

anyway probably my favorite thing about fafnir is the ever present gap moe of this incredibly sad and tired looking corpse man acting and behaving like a nervous little creature in a shopping mall, or perhaps a teenager who has been miraculously hired onto their first job despite having None of the qualifications w

my other favorite thing is the fact that he can do this w

[mx-loar-tev]

I'm always seeing people complaining that they are bad writers, that their writing isn't "good enough"...

But becoming a "good" writer takes time.

It isn't even a destination. Writing is a journey and you become better with every story you work on.

I've posted my first fanfiction in English in 2017 and sometimes I go and re-read my old stuff. And I cringe. I can see everything I did wrong. But it's comforting in a sense, because I see the progress!

It's not only because I'm becoming more fluent. I see it in my older fics in French. I can see how I learned how to structure the story better. I goes beyond the language I use.

Anyways, what I meant to say is: writing is a skill, not a gift. Like with any other art, you need to work, practice, to hone it. Even if it's bad at first. You'll get better.

I know it's frustrating sometimes when you compare yourself to these authors you admire. I get it. But it doesn't mean that what you have to say is less important because you haven't learn how to formulate it the way you want.

Writing is the only requirement to be a writer. (Yep, jokes aside).

[piledrivemytombstones]

The skull jacket of CM Punk is to Punk fans what the purple tracksuit of Jonathan Davis is to Korn fans

[lovelikedestiny]

If you have ever wondered what my writing process looks like on paper.

We've got:

underlined words when I'm unsure of the spelling, the correct usage, or not satisfied with my choice of word (for example if I have already used the word shortly before or after)

scribble and crossed out things

grammar mistakes

spelling mistakes

question marks when I have no idea how it is written or if it's even the right word

me ignoring the existence of paper margins and writing vertically

"word salad" that future!me won't understand anymore but present!me doesn't care

several arrows marking the position of words I either forgot or like better than the actual ones

German words when I cannot remember the English one

whole passages in German when I've just given up on life

[imboredkissme]

Honestly?

I wish I could reblog NSFW stuff, but I'm in public now😔

[megacarapa]

my diary has become like a chimera bc i keep switching languages back and forth depending on which language i remember a word in first

[herobrilne]

In response to your Caliente Sisters post from December: Sammy Sundogs Twitch chat also talks about Spongebob Piss Fics, joking about a child playing with feces, sleeping outside, and selling kids, won't ban them for using slurs, makes fun of depression and bullies people with depression, gaslights the ban evader (me) on her autism, is rude to the ban evader for trying to be nice, then spreads fear about them when they showed remorse for those tweets, and taunts her into DM'ing people, when she finally made the decision to move on in February.

I got banned for a lesser offense, I did horrible things, but I actually show remorse for my actions.

please get help. this is not normal behavior.

ive been a viewer of sammy for months now, and im a regular in chat, and ive never had a bad experience (aside from you) in relation to the community. the things you mention about are all harmless jokes, and no one is discriminating anyone (much less using slurs.)

(i cannot believe youre bringing the stupid spongebob piss fic into this. if you're that pressed about something so stupid and something that was a joke amongst chat then maybe get off the internet and get a hobby, that isnt stalking and harassing someone. we are not the only community making these jokes.)

ive known about you this entire time, and i just read the doc regarding your endless harassment. no one is being rude to you because you have autism, everything that has been said against you is because of your endless stalking and harassing of sammy and their community.

this isn't moving on. you're still in streams, you're still reading everything that is being said in chat (the spongebob thing was in last weeks streams) and you're still sending asks and messages to everyone who even mentions sammy. not to mention the fact that you recently appeared in chat, i was there.

autism is not an excuse for being a horrible person, the problem is you.

most people learn from their mistakes and don't make them again, but you didn't.