Eileen Gonzalez's Blog, page 2086
March 9, 2016
I thought I’d posted four character profiles for my new novel but turns out I only posted...
I thought I’d posted four character profiles for my new novel but turns out I only posted three??? O_o
Guess you’ll get a double dose this Friday then. Boy am I good at this.
German terms that don’t have a real equivalent in English, or just sound cute and funny
Obviously German has a shit-ton of words and expressions that English doesn’t because of its affinity for compounding. So I collected my faves!
das Luftschloss lit. sky castle an unrealistic dream
die Eselsbrücke lit. donkey bridge a mnemonic device
der Erbsenzähler lit. pea countera control freak, someone who needs to count peas
der Pantoffelheld lit. slipper hero someone who is“whipped” or can’t stand up to their significant other
der Kummerspeck lit. worry bacon...
PSA for my fellow white people
Latino/Latina: originating from the Carribean, South or Central America. Gender neutral term (in English)is usually written as latinx.
Sentence: María was born in Ecuador, so she is Latina.Hispanic: Spanish-speaking.
Sentence: José was born in Brazil, so he is NOT Hispanic, since his country’s official language is Portugese, but he IS considered Latino.Mexican: from the Central American country named Mexico, NOT a language. NOTICE! not a...
How non-English speakers pronounce ‘@’
In Bosnia it’s called “crazy letter A” and Italians call it“snail” :3
It’s a dog in Russian xD
March 8, 2016
jawnbaeyega:
officialoscarisaac:
another example in which John...
another example in which John Boyega proves he is too good for this world, too pure
THIS WORLD DOESNT DESERVE HIM BUT IT NEEDS HIM!
refinery29:
16 Amazing Women Who Made History — That You’ve...
16 Amazing Women Who Made History — That You’ve Never Heard OfHappy International Women’s Day, weirdos. Go celebrate some women!
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