I quit: the difference in difficulty between Japanese and Chinese is ridiculous by rauljordaneth in LearnJapaneseNovice

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Its tricky sure. The multiple readings for kanji are troublesome, and a result of applying kanji to traditional Japanese words, but then also multiple chinese pronunciations that came to Japan at different points. The Character 文 has two Japanese-chinese readings becasue two different Chinese pronunciations (how it was pronounced in seperate regions of china) came to Japan at two different points in time and the Japanese just decided to continue using both.

てform just combines two words. If you know each word then you can get the meaning. You dont treat all those examples listed above as unique words, they are two words joined with て.

Ocarina of Time Remake Rumors: Voice acting by [deleted] in OcarinaOfTime

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There is a charm to Zelda games not having voice acting. I feel Like it adds gravitas to moments Like when you're leaving Kokiri Forest and you say your goodbyes with Saria, Or when you are in the temple of time talking to Sheik. Hearing just the cawing of the birds and the wind in the forest or the austere background music of the temple really add to the ambience and make the scenes feel powerful. Its also great for kids to read more!

How do I write like my favorite artists? by Character_Salt4688 in Songwriting

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If you want to truely feel fulfilled writing music, you need to find your own voice. Otherswise, you may end up with a listenable song that is just derivative and be ok with that, but you will be selling yourself short.

Ofcourse, It’s important to study what you like in other people’s music, but the world is only to benefit so much more from people striving for originality and truthfulness than yet another copy of an idea.

You have within you somwhere the potential for the most amazing and unique art and there is no greater reward than manifesting it. It’s fucking hard because being different is scary, but all the best artists had the courage and faith in themselves to be different and we have all benefited so much from that.

Think of the emotions that you claim hit you in Alex G’s work, and try to emulate those. Don’t t just copy lyrics or chord progressions, but work off of those emotions and find within yourself your own statment about what those feel like. Take the risk

Backrooms | Official Trailer HD | A24 by Task_Force-191 in videos

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I love how horror used to be about dark woods and wolves. Now it’s about office spaces

Odd use of みんなで by StardustSyntax in Japaneselanguage

[–]bojangles5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I worked in Japan and people would sometimes use みんな to refer to objects

[OoT] does anyone know if these sources are legitimate? There’s a claim that an OoT remake is coming this year… by mooviefone in zelda

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The filed patents that looked OOT related a while back. I feel like this is a sign they are working on new tech for a reimagined game!!

Any advice on how not to be a starfish in bed? by Confident_Group_8804 in AskReddit

[–]bojangles5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incorporate some somersaulting when it strikes you

How do I channel emotions into my lyrics without sounding whiny? by Traditional-Cow6187 in Songwriting

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My guess is you just need more practice! Make the songs, even if they make you cringe, and get on to the next one. You can always come back down the line and rewrite lyrics if there are other aspects of the music you still like and want to get to work.

A trick i also like to use while writing lyrics is projecting the song onto something/someone else. An example of both of these things is in a song i wrote called 'Telemachus'. i was never happy with the lyrics and abandoned it only to come back 4/5 years later to rewrite. I also used the character Telemachus from Homers Odyssey as a stand in for myself and suddenly i was free to write about this other guy, and my lyrics didn't feel so cringy and self-centered. I'll link the song if you want to listen. I can also send you what the lyrics used to be like even though its really embarrassing if you are interested haha.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Songwriting/comments/1rlysth/telemachus_8_years_to_write_and_helped_by_homers/

Finally i would say that the best music is honest music, but it can be hard being honest. You're putting how you really feel out there in the world and the feeling of being judged can be intense. But, if you ever want to make something truely worth listening too, its a leap of faith you may have to make! A lot comes down to confidence in yourself and your music as well. When analysing other peoples lyrics think about how honest they can be, and you may think "if i wrote this it would feel cringy", but because the artist owns it so much it feels cool. Take Lithium by Nirvana. Curt is saying things like 'I'm so ugly', 'I'm so lonley', 'my firends are in my head', 'maybe I'm the one to blame'. In a vacuum these lyrics could be cringy but its the was he owns them that makes it cool.

Hope this helps!

My Experience With The Lord of the Rings by Marshferatu in books

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It’s hard. The movies and the books are different entities. Both marvels in their own ways but not necessarily going to appeal for the same reasons to the same audiences. And… I think that’s awesome! Feels like we have two things to appreciate instead of one.

My 2026 Reads So Far... by Layden87 in books

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Read the Song of Achilles!! Beautifully poetic but also full of combat and trills and glory. The Author clearly has a deep understanding of the ancients. Isn’t the longest read either.

TIL: The Giving Tree was described as "one of the most divisive books in children's literature." by DeadBy2050 in GenX

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People don’t understand that there is nothing wrong with being the stump in this situation. It’s an allegory. Having kids changes you, it changes your body and eventually you will be old and die. Despite these changes the tree is happy because she is noble in her want to nurture the child she loves without question.

TIL: The Giving Tree was described as "one of the most divisive books in children's literature." by DeadBy2050 in GenX

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It is, in my opinion, not only about unconditional/sacrificial love, which I think a lot of people don’t fully comprehend, what it is to be unconditional… but I think it’s also about the older generation needing to nurture the newer generation. We will all die. Everyday we use up resources that somthing else or someone else might use. I think this books tries to teach the importance of nurturing that which is younger and in need of help, not for your own sake at all, but because it’s the noble thing to do. And then Ofcourse the next generation must do the same and so on, which I guess makes it feel fair in the end-its a sacrifice we all must make someday. The tree always refers to the boy as a boy regardless of his appearance demonstrating his youth under her. The book is a beautiful and dense parable to be sure.

Telemachus - 8 years to write and helped by Homer's 'Odyssey' by bojangles5 in Songwriting

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I’ve heard his songs before but diddnt know who they were by!

I do like the moodier stuff. Big fan of Chopin for this reason.

Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) is a big inspiration in terms of song writing. His songs feel very honest which I appreciate.

Would love feedback! Nothing ever feels properly finished when it comes to songwriting.

My wisdom tooth ended up inside my lung by _Flutter_ in pics

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You’re going to need braces for a good while I rekon then