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september 2016 mood board
oh yeah I’m starting to be active on social media again… which I guess kinda indicates I’m doing better so that’s good??? maybe??
also I’m just procrastinating on reading the republican party platform for a paper I have to do because it’s given me a headache so far
I’m literally doing my best but I’m not gonna beg anyone to understand that
why do black people use you in the wrong context? such is "you ugly" instead of "you're ugly" I know u guys can differentiate, it's a nuisance
Anonymousyou a bitch
It’s called copula deletion, or zero copula. Many languages and dialects, including Ancient Greek and Russian, delete the copula (the verb to be) when the context is obvious.
So an utterance like “you a bitch” in AAVE is not an example of a misused you, but an example of a sentence that deletes the copular verb (are), which is a perfectly valid thing to do in that dialect, just as deleting an /r/ after a vowel is a perfectly valid thing to do in an upper-class British dialect.
What’s more, it’s been shown that copula deletion occurs in AAVE exactly in those contexts where copula contraction occurs in so-called “Standard American English.” That is, the basic sentence “You are great” can become “You’re great” in SAE and “You great” in AAVE, but “I know who you are” cannot become “I know who you’re” in SAE, and according to reports, neither can you get “I know who you” in AAVE.
In other words, AAVE is a set of grammatical rules just as complex and systematic as SAE, and the widespread belief that it is not is nothing more than yet another manifestation of deeply internalized racism.
I love linguistics!
Truisms (1977 - 79) and Essays (1979 - 82)
Jenny Holzer
(via Jenny Holzer)
this is by far the best joke in this show
Darwin: “How you doing? Feeling comfortable? That’s funny. Cuz a lot of people on this planet aren’t. In fact, there are a lot of people who have it really, really bad. How does that make you feel?” [angrily] “Are you proud? Are you still feeling good?” [shrieking] “What is wrong with you?! Give them money! Give us money so we can give it to them! Get off your couch and do it!” [screaming] “DO IT NOOOOOW!” [commercial ends; cheerful music plays]
Darwin: [offscreen] “My charity would get bigger and bigger and it will be called the Coalition Of Really Really Useful People Together.”
Darwin: “First order-” [ends]
Yoo this ain’t no joke he’s calling out them charities that do this shit he even named the building and organisation corrupt. I fuck with this
Bruhhhhhh I love this show!! Like I got my DVR to record every episode that comes on lmao
The Amazing World of Gumball lowkey exposing a lot of shit. I remember when Gumball and Darwin exposed police brutality on the episode when they were trying to sabotage his neighbor from selling his house
Facts ^^
LMAOO I fucking love this show
notes on rekindling romantic relationships:
nostalgia is a liar, old habits die hard, don’t confuse familiarity with comfort, sometimes even healed wounds hurt, time doesn’t build trust, growth does not look the same on everyone, listen to the voice in your head, love requires more than love, protect yourself
