February 2012
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nuances of English that we take for granted...
my wife is from Japan and spent 28 years there growing up speaking Japanese. she has been learning English here for the past 3 or 4 years, not in any formal sense, but through immersion. she is not fluent and she still has difficulty when people speak fast or mumble. idioms and slang are also a challenge for her. we live together in Hawaii. she rarely gets bummed out however she was last night...
Feb 20th
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“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense...”
– Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut, People magazine, 8 April 1974.
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no I don't care about Eats, Shoots and Leaves
the #grammar tag on tumblr is so sad. it’s full of people that understand concepts that not everyone has a grasp of. what do they do with that understanding? they moan and complain about it, then lord it over people as if it actually matters. the grammar/spelling “mistakes” they highlight are not ones that affect the context of the sentence but yet they feel the need to obsess...
Feb 19th
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PLAYING A HOUSE SHOW TONIGHT!
#things that don’t happen very often in Honolulu
Feb 19th
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The Speech Accent Archive →
accents from all around the world reading the same paragraph. yes.
Feb 19th
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WHAT KIND OF AMERICAN ENGLISH DO YOU SPEAK? →
my results: 75% General American English 15% Upper Midwestern 5% Dixie (i’m comfortable with saying y’all) 5% Midwestern 0% Yankee
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“The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English...”
– Great Vowel Shift - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia mind. blown.
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titling this period in my life "so what..."
it’s not that I don’t care. I do. just examining what is important to me. what are my causes? what talents do I have and how can they be applied to whatever it is I want to accomplish? I’m just trying to enjoy the grey in the world. avoid what makes me negative without making me think critically. seeking out what really brings me happiness, and what makes it easier for me to...
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“With me, I just don’t understand why I should do what people tell me to do. The...”
– Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis (via mattyoungblood)
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THANK YOU!
whateverexplorer replied to your post: ASSEMBLING A BASS PEDALBOARD SOON. flange>distortion>fuzz>reverb.
Feb 17th
if you’ve never listened to GUIDED BY VOICES keep it that way. their songs will never get out of your head. hooks!
Feb 17th
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