Updates tagged with english on Jonkman Microblog!
fu: I wonder if #eSL and #Bilingual people struggle with the same issues as a native #English speaker do, like there vs. their, whether vs. weather, etc.
fu's status on Monday, 08-Jan-2024 12:34:49 EST
I wonder if #eSL and #Bilingual people struggle with the same issues as a native #English speaker do, like there vs. their, whether vs. weather, etc.
fu: If anyone knows of an #English private #Invidious instance they can share with me I would appreciate it. For some reason my employer has started blocking every public invidious instance, even though #YouTube remains unblocked.
fu's status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 10:35:28 EST
If anyone knows of an #English private #Invidious instance they can share with me I would appreciate it. For some reason my employer has started blocking every public invidious instance, even though #YouTube remains unblocked.
fu: WTF is resign: to hand in one's resignation, and resign: to sign again, spelled the same way #English
fu's status on Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 15:36:53 EST
WTF is resign: to hand in one's resignation, and resign: to sign again, spelled the same way #English
blacksam: In English, the word oversight means both: watchful care or management an unintentional mistake Essentially, it means doing something, and also failing to do that thing. You can literally have "an oversight due to a lack of oversight". I declare this to be stupid. #english #oversight #language #wtf
blacksam's status on Thursday, 21-Jan-2021 13:42:51 EST
In English, the word oversight means both: watchful care or management an unintentional mistake Essentially, it means doing something, and also failing to do that thing. You can literally have "an oversight due to a lack of oversight". I declare this to be stupid. #english #oversight #language #wtf
blacksam: I'm always impressed when I hear people from around the world say they learned English by watching American films and television, because I watch a fair amount of foreign-language TV and aside from maybe a handful of basic words, I don't learn shit. #language #english
blacksam's status on Sunday, 10-Jan-2021 16:50:52 EST
I'm always impressed when I hear people from around the world say they learned English by watching American films and television, because I watch a fair amount of foreign-language TV and aside from maybe a handful of basic words, I don't learn shit. #language #english
schestowitz: Offensive Words We Should Uproot and Eliminate From Technology http://techrights.org/2020/06/16/offensive-words/ #tolerance #english #technology #terminopoly #language
schestowitz's status on Tuesday, 16-Jun-2020 01:27:19 EDT
Offensive Words We Should Uproot and Eliminate From Technology http://techrights.org/2020/06/16/offensive-words/ #tolerance #english #technology #terminopoly #language
Offensive Words We Should Uproot and Eliminate From Technology
hypolite: ♲ @aaribaud@mastodon.art: Hello Fediverse, Would you, or someone you know, #translate a #ScienceFiction story of 5500 words from #French to #English for €500 (about €0.09/word) ? If so: I'm good enough to write in plain English, but my main character uses a mix of slang and inventive idioms which baffles me as far as translating it goes. I will expect questions during the translation process and will provide all answers needed, but be warned: I will probably retaliate with questions of my own. :) Thanks in advance!
hypolite's status on Wednesday, 13-May-2020 18:19:16 EDT
♲ @aaribaud@mastodon.art: Hello Fediverse, Would you, or someone you know, #translate a #ScienceFiction story of 5500 words from #French to #English for €500 (about €0.09/word) ? If so: I'm good enough to write in plain English, but my main character uses a mix of slang and inventive idioms which baffles me as far as translating it goes. I will expect questions during the translation process and will provide all answers needed, but be warned: I will probably retaliate with questions of my own. :) Thanks in advance!
lnxw48a1: @tealturtle Thanks for relaying vortaro's #Esperanto --> #English posts.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 04-Feb-2020 16:41:38 EST
@tealturtle Thanks for relaying vortaro's #Esperanto --> #English posts.
freemo: Some of my absolute favorite Tolkein quotes:“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” -- The Children of Hurin“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -- The Fellowship of the Ring“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”"Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” -- The Fellowship of the Ring“What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked. "A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.” -- Return of the King“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”“But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.” -- The Return of the King#LOTR #tolkein #quotes #english #writing #LordOfTheRings #quote
freemo's status on Thursday, 19-Dec-2019 05:27:02 EST
Some of my absolute favorite Tolkein quotes: “A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” -- The Children of Hurin “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -- The Fellowship of the Ring “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” "Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” -- The Fellowship of the Ring “What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked. "A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.” -- Return of the King “Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!” “But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam. I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.” -- The Return of the King #LOTR #tolkein #quotes #english #writing #LordOfTheRings #quote
netzpolitikfeed: Surveillance company FinFisher is taking legal action against our critical reporting – https://netzpolitik.org/2019/surveillance-company-finfisher-is-taking-legal-action-against-our-critical-reporting/ #reporterswithoutborders #RecepTayyipErdoğan #Schertz-Bergmann #Freedomofpress #Staatstrojaner #Überwachung #Spysoftware #Injunction #FinFisher #english #Trojan #Turkey #ECCHR #GFF
netzpolitikfeed's status on Wednesday, 09-Oct-2019 08:20:02 EDT
Surveillance company FinFisher is taking legal action against our critical reporting – https://netzpolitik.org/2019/surveillance-company-finfisher-is-taking-legal-action-against-our-critical-reporting/ #reporterswithoutborders #RecepTayyipErdoğan #Schertz-Bergmann #Freedomofpress #Staatstrojaner #Überwachung #Spysoftware #Injunction #FinFisher #english #Trojan #Turkey #ECCHR #GFF
Surveillance company FinFisher is taking legal action against our critical reporting
22decembre: http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/nancysinatra16.shtmlI wondered if someone made the song "these boobs are made for loving"#song #parody #boobs #love #english #sinatra
22decembre's status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2019 03:49:30 EDT
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/nancysinatra16.shtml I wondered if someone made the song "these boobs are made for loving" #song #parody #boobs #love #english #sinatra
freemo: An attempt at writing my shortest poem in CopperplateWhile i can see many of the imperfections in my writing I'm still not sure how I could train do to improve it. Suggestions always welcomed.#poem #poetry #english #calligraphy #handwriting #copperplate.
freemo's status on Monday, 15-Jul-2019 16:14:21 EDT
An attempt at writing my shortest poem in Copperplate While i can see many of the imperfections in my writing I'm still not sure how I could train do to improve it. Suggestions always welcomed. #poem #poetry #english #calligraphy #handwriting #copperplate.
dragnucs: @intux What does the question say in #English please?
dragnucs's status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2019 17:34:37 EDT
@intux What does the question say in #English please?
d3vnull: Head of Swedish Bar Association Condemns the Handling of the Assange Case in the UK and Sweden as Deplorable https://www.globalresearch.ca/head-swedish-bar-association-condemns-handling-assange-case-uk-sweden-deplorable/5677741 #UnitedKingdom #English #Assange #Sweden
d3vnull's status on Friday, 17-May-2019 10:17:23 EDT
Head of Swedish Bar Association Condemns the Handling of the Assange Case in the UK and Sweden as Deplorable https://www.globalresearch.ca/head-swedish-bar-association-condemns-handling-assange-case-uk-sweden-deplorable/5677741 #UnitedKingdom #English #Assange #Sweden
Head of Swedish Bar Association Condemns the Handling of the Assange Case in the UK and Sweden as Deplorable
blacksam: Why does American English have the word "medicore"? Shouldn't we spell it "mediocer"? #english #mediocrity
blacksam's status on Thursday, 09-May-2019 16:22:58 EDT
Why does American English have the word "medicore"? Shouldn't we spell it "mediocer"? #english #mediocrity
zigg: Here’s a free #English #ProTip.If you’re wondering if you should say “you and I” or “you and me”, delete the “you and” and see if you sound like Cookie Monster. Switch if you do.“You and me should go” yields “me should go”. Use “I” here instead.“That’s good for you and I” yields “That’s good for I”. Use “me” here instead.
zigg's status on Tuesday, 27-Nov-2018 07:00:01 EST
Here’s a free #English #ProTip. If you’re wondering if you should say “you and I” or “you and me”, delete the “you and” and see if you sound like Cookie Monster. Switch if you do. “You and me should go” yields “me should go”. Use “I” here instead. “That’s good for you and I” yields “That’s good for I”. Use “me” here instead.
xmpp: @iah Top XMPP public chats by language:1) #English 2) #German 3) #RussianMany russian chanel here http://jc.jabber.ru/ From any server you can go to any channel on any serverOther lang: https://muclumbus.jabbercat.org/rooms/1
xmpp's status on Saturday, 17-Nov-2018 07:24:10 EST
@iah Top XMPP public chats by language: 1) #English 2) #German 3) #Russian Many russian chanel here http://jc.jabber.ru/ From any server you can go to any channel on any server Other lang: https://muclumbus.jabbercat.org/rooms/1
douchbag: I'm talking to myself too much. Need to stop that. Does anybody know what to do? I don't have anyone to practice English with, neither I want to talk to random people in specialized chats. #english #speaking
douchbag's status on Tuesday, 23-Oct-2018 16:37:45 EDT
I'm talking to myself too much. Need to stop that. Does anybody know what to do? I don't have anyone to practice English with, neither I want to talk to random people in specialized chats. #english #speaking
douchbag: Lol, literally every English phrase I google to use it right is a name of a song. #song #english
douchbag's status on Monday, 15-Oct-2018 15:09:50 EDT
Lol, literally every English phrase I google to use it right is a name of a song. #song #english
douchbag: OMG my new English teacher is awful. She speaks our native language half of the time. Speaking English, she has a huge accent. I mean, I'm patient, but enough is enough. English lesson has to be in English. Hey, teachers, leave the kids alone! #english #school #teachers
douchbag's status on Monday, 08-Oct-2018 14:12:03 EDT
OMG my new English teacher is awful. She speaks our native language half of the time. Speaking English, she has a huge accent. I mean, I'm patient, but enough is enough. English lesson has to be in English. Hey, teachers, leave the kids alone! #english #school #teachers
ebel: Is there anyone who isn't a native #English speaker who has experience with #CodeOfConduct for tech/open source/open data communities? Someone is claiming that only English speaking countries care about this... (experience/knowledge of sexism, racism & LGBTQ issues a plus)
ebel's status on Sunday, 15-Jul-2018 07:53:38 EDT
Is there anyone who isn't a native #English speaker who has experience with #CodeOfConduct for tech/open source/open data communities? Someone is claiming that only English speaking countries care about this... (experience/knowledge of sexism, racism & LGBTQ issues a plus)
paladin1: I suspect I'm firmly in the minority here, but I think we should bring back the diaeresis in the #english #language to accentuate syllable breaks. For words like coöperate, preëminence, and the like. It looks far more distinguished IMO. I'm all for distinguished.
paladin1's status on Tuesday, 03-Jul-2018 22:29:38 EDT
I suspect I'm firmly in the minority here, but I think we should bring back the diaeresis in the #english #language to accentuate syllable breaks. For words like coöperate, preëminence, and the like. It looks far more distinguished IMO. I'm all for distinguished.
bobjonkman: Why is the collective now for a group of people who have the title "Chief" not "Chieves"? cf. Thief, Thieves; Sheaf, Sheaves; &c. #Inconsistent #English
bobjonkman's status on Monday, 02-Jul-2018 14:54:07 EDT
Why is the collective now for a group of people who have the title "Chief" not "Chieves"? cf. Thief, Thieves; Sheaf, Sheaves; &c. #Inconsistent #English
mrhood: #IntroductionsHi, my name is Ken Hood. I'm a big fan of open-source software so coming over to Mastodon for social media made sense.I am a teacher candidate ("student teacher") at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (UWEC).My content area is #English.I am planning to graduate in the fall of 2018 after completing my student teaching semester. I will be licensed to teach English for grades 5-12 once I complete the program I am in. I am a #nontrad student. I am married and have 3 kids.
mrhood's status on Tuesday, 08-May-2018 21:59:48 EDT
#Introductions Hi, my name is Ken Hood. I'm a big fan of open-source software so coming over to Mastodon for social media made sense. I am a teacher candidate ("student teacher") at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (UWEC). My content area is #English. I am planning to graduate in the fall of 2018 after completing my student teaching semester. I will be licensed to teach English for grades 5-12 once I complete the program I am in. I am a #nontrad student. I am married and have 3 kids.
rapasso: RT Brandalism#SubvertTheCity launches again on the 24th March as artists and actvists around the world hack ad spaces and dream of a future beyond consumerism, fear and division. Check the artist call out online in #english #spanish & #french here: https://subvertisers-international.net https://framapiaf.org/media/iCVQekxWHuyVXwnPEzs https://framapiaf.org/media/J-lhNxIsyIJGKGLGjSg https://framapiaf.org/media/rpgoVKcJAyYh7zjTGyk https://framapiaf.org/media/8F3Z0vnnpf6Dg2AXmpo
rapasso's status on Saturday, 24-Mar-2018 05:34:33 EDT
RT Brandalism #SubvertTheCity launches again on the 24th March as artists and actvists around the world hack ad spaces and dream of a future beyond consumerism, fear and division. Check the artist call out online in #english #spanish & #french here: https://subvertisers-international.net https://framapiaf.org/media/iCVQekxWHuyVXwnPEzs https://framapiaf.org/media/J-lhNxIsyIJGKGLGjSg https://framapiaf.org/media/rpgoVKcJAyYh7zjTGyk https://framapiaf.org/media/8F3Z0vnnpf6Dg2AXmpo
xahlee: #English Words of Brutes. fledgling, gosling, kid, calf, chick, cub, duckling, lamb, fawn, leveret, puppy, kitten, kit, foal, joey, welp … http://wordyenglish.com/words/danlu.html
xahlee's status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2018 01:05:45 EST
#English Words of Brutes. fledgling, gosling, kid, calf, chick, cub, duckling, lamb, fawn, leveret, puppy, kitten, kit, foal, joey, welp … http://wordyenglish.com/words/danlu.html
lohang: I have a #English - #Sinhala #glossary of technical terms for humanities (mostly art, theatre, philosophy and literature) compiled using LibreOffice spreadsheets. What is the best way to publish them online as a searchable website? Is there a particular CMS you would recommend?
lohang's status on Saturday, 10-Feb-2018 21:01:52 EST
I have a #English - #Sinhala #glossary of technical terms for humanities (mostly art, theatre, philosophy and literature) compiled using LibreOffice spreadsheets. What is the best way to publish them online as a searchable website? Is there a particular CMS you would recommend?
hoergen: Eine kleine Bitte: schreibt mal, was euch als Erstes bei diesem Bild in den Sinn kommt. Und wenn es nur 1 oder 2 Worte sind. Darf aber auch gerne mehr sein. ;) #english Maybe you can do my a little favor and tell me what comes first in your mind, when you see this picture? Maybe just a word or two. Or more if you like ;) Mérci 🌻
hoergen's status on Friday, 05-Jan-2018 03:15:23 EST
Eine kleine Bitte: schreibt mal, was euch als Erstes bei diesem Bild in den Sinn kommt. Und wenn es nur 1 oder 2 Worte sind. Darf aber auch gerne mehr sein. ;) #english Maybe you can do my a little favor and tell me what comes first in your mind, when you see this picture? Maybe just a word or two. Or more if you like ;) Mérci 🌻
jeffcliff: https://plus.google.com/105395547687614433866/posts/FmjXTQtZQCE #feminism #maleprivilege #english
jeffcliff's status on Saturday, 14-Oct-2017 21:41:19 EDT
https://plus.google.com/105395547687614433866/posts/FmjXTQtZQCE #feminism #maleprivilege #english
"While not a privilege per se, there is no feminine equivalent to the word Wo...
enochbalthasar: Long day of teaching #ESOL today. Lessons didn't go as smoothly as planned. This happens sometimes. #TESOL #Teaching #English
enochbalthasar's status on Monday, 09-Oct-2017 04:47:59 EDT
Long day of teaching #ESOL today. Lessons didn't go as smoothly as planned. This happens sometimes. #TESOL #Teaching #English
xahlee: consumptive: relating to or affected with tuberculosis. Time Machine: Chapter III http://wordyenglish.com/time_machine/tm-ch03.html #english
xahlee's status on Tuesday, 03-Oct-2017 19:55:51 EDT
consumptive: relating to or affected with tuberculosis. Time Machine: Chapter III http://wordyenglish.com/time_machine/tm-ch03.html #english
22decembre: @DameAmbre #love #English https://www.22decembre.eu/2016/05/18/no-one-loves-me-but-the-cat-en/
22decembre's status on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2017 11:31:07 EDT
@DameAmbre #love #English https://www.22decembre.eu/2016/05/18/no-one-loves-me-but-the-cat-en/
22decembre: @DameAmbre https://www.22decembre.eu/2014/07/13/feeling-in-love-with-denmark-en/ #love #English #poetry
22decembre's status on Wednesday, 27-Sep-2017 11:30:06 EDT
@DameAmbre https://www.22decembre.eu/2014/07/13/feeling-in-love-with-denmark-en/ #love #English #poetry
xahlee: deconstruction of euphemism of the day: rear end, means ass. #english
xahlee's status on Friday, 15-Sep-2017 17:53:47 EDT
deconstruction of euphemism of the day: rear end, means ass. #english
killervalentine3: #English, #Arabic, #Chinese, in #Spanish. Print these out as best as possible on how to deal with #ice when they're at your door #libsoc
killervalentine3's status on Wednesday, 06-Sep-2017 18:25:13 EDT
#English, #Arabic, #Chinese, in #Spanish. Print these out as best as possible on how to deal with #ice when they're at your door #libsoc
aranhalobo: I recently began to study German. In German there is a lot of vowel sounds, it is difficult. #languages #studies #english
aranhalobo's status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2017 19:04:26 EDT
I recently began to study German. In German there is a lot of vowel sounds, it is difficult. #languages #studies #english