#Language

Can we normalise learning things on here please?If you get critique online it is 100% ok to read it, sit with it, reflect & learn. We don’t have to know
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Writing my memoir, I've been reading a lot of creative nonfiction in essay form, and am struck by how much of it comes from the US and how little there
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EXPLANATION of the ANGLOPHONE CRISIS in CAMEROON Cameroon was under Germany for 31 years.In the WW1, France & Britain joined allies to defeat Germany.After there defeat, all former Germany colonists
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questions to answer if you’re bored; a thread don’t let me flop to start, what’s your name, age and pronouns? (if you’re comfortable) what language(s) do you speak? who do
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last five times ✎ a mini jinlia au— no one wanted to approach “ice princess” choi lia, but shin ryujin was an exception. however, the elder only gave her five
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THREAD: In this NYT op-ed, I place the new discoveries about coercive labor training & transfer in Tibet in the wider context of Beijing's evolving ethnic minority policy. My core
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A true joy of neurdivergent adulthood:Buying the exact same garment in more than one color. As multiple people are asking:Whether this related to ND depends on why one is doing
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Well there we go, it’s on SVT now, and they quote:- A doctor saying “What? No, of course it’s proven to work and be safe”;- Their own TERFtrain “reporting” that
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Let me ask you a clichéd question.What do you think about when I say the word “elephant”?ELEPHANT, right?Saying something brings your awareness into it, isn’t it?So – should we choose
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The Cool WarThesis: America is transitioning from the coolest country in the world to the holiest country in the world. From blue jeans & counterculture to blue checks & cancel
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I want to talk about something called "performative contrition". It is a term common in abuse survivor circles, and is a VERY common abuse tactic. It's an abuse tactic that's
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mini thread because i'm fed up of seeing the same shitcrazy is an ableist term used to mock and abuse neurodivergent folksdumb is an ableist term used historically to abuse
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Not that anybody asked, but I’m gonna elaborate on this since I firmly believe comics offer a lot of room for interpretation and require much more critical thinking than people
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More time should be spent thinking about antisemitism - not less. It's a rosetta stone for wrong political views, as it's a crystalization of the problems with conspiracy theories, nationalism,
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So we're talking about orcs, huh? I love orcs. Orcs also have a really rough history. The language used to describe them is very similar to the language used to
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