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Zombiepirate
Zombiepirate @ Zombiepirate @lemmy.world
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People who speak English as a second language: how confusing is it that nouns are not gendered?

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  • I believe it'd be thou wouldst sound archaic or thou soundest [most] archaic, in early modern English depending on the tense, but that's a great point.

    • Revealed: The operators behind four major neo-Nazi X accounts

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  • The Texas Observer is maybe the best paper in the State.

    • Neo-Nazis Are on the March Across America

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  • Ooh, then he got the satisfying little ping sound at the end of the clips!

    • 'Wild childs': Republican senators brush aside Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations after meeting with him

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  • If it makes you feel better, I've felt significantly dumber since I wrote the phrase "Woke Mind Virus."

    • Neo-Nazis Are on the March Across America

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  • Because reactionaries are inherently cowards— it's the entire reason behind their worldview.

    Afraid of society changing, so their bigotry isn't as acceptable. Afraid of minorities being more competent than them and outcompeting them. Afraid of being ostracized for their beliefs. Afraid of using the apparatus of the state to improve people's lives. Afraid of fake conspiracies and false-flags. Afraid of immigrants. Afraid of anything different and non-conforming. Afraid of non-compliance, afraid of checks-and-balances, afraid of the press, and of the freedoms that others enjoy. Afraid of alternate religions and worldviews, afraid of being laughed at by women. Afraid of other people's self-determination and agency.

    And they're terrified of progress.

    • People who speak English as a second language: how confusing is it that nouns are not gendered?

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  • In German one capitalizes all nouns, proper or not.

    • Neo-Nazis Are on the March Across America

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  • The brownshirts are signaling their ascendance after a fascist got elected? I feel like I've heard this one before.

    • People who speak English as a second language: how confusing is it that nouns are not gendered?

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  • one of the more confusing is learning other gendered languages where the gender of some object is different to the one in your mother tongue

    That's something I hadn't really considered. Interesting!

    • People who speak English as a second language: how confusing is it that nouns are not gendered?

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  • Non-gendered wording isn't exclusive to English. Asia exists.

    I wasn't trying to imply otherwise.

    Thanks for the insight!

    • New to Lemmy

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  • Not really how it works.

    Browse /all and find communities that look interesting, then subscribe to them.

    • New SCOTUS Leak Reveals Who Didn’t Want Ethics Rules Enforced

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  • Gorsuch passes one to Roberts:

    Do you like me? Check this box: ⬜

    • I live in the green part (obesity map)

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  • Thanks, I could kind of tell CO by comparing to those around it, but that's not an option the way DC is presented.

    • I live in the green part (obesity map)

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  • The green is almost exactly the same in value as the red or orange, whatever that color is.

    • What is your Star Wars hot take?

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  • It has some interesting parts, but I prefer hard sci-fi over science fantasy. Just my preference.

    • I live in the green part (obesity map)

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  • Coding data in color is a pet-peeve of mine. As a colorblind person, maps like this are nearly useless to me.

    • "I don't get it. I made fun of my idiot children and they hate me?"

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  • Half the point of being conservative is rubbing your trash opinions in people's face while pretending that you've arrived at these conclusions via facts, logic, and good ol' fashioned common sense.

    Depriving them of this opportunity pisses them off to no end.

    • 'Wild childs': Republican senators brush aside Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations after meeting with him

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  • Boys will be boys!

    Expecting men to be better is just the woke mind virus making you believe that they're capable of respecting boundaries.

    • How old were you when your dad gave you "the talk"?

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  • My mom was taking undergrad classes when I was in highschool. She thought it was interesting, and we discussed it.

    • Do You Ever Want To Use the Suction Tool That Dentists Have On Your Nose?

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  • Underclocking. That's how you edit BioS.

    • Pete Hegseth forced out of non-profit leadership roles for misconduct – report

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  • He probably did.

    But we also know that he's been caught cheating at least five times, so it's kind of crazy to just go along without verifying it first.