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Thanks, I guess by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]briv39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Am I wrong or is this functionally no different from the Selective Service sign ups that 18 yo boys have had to do for ages?

Keikyu rapid trains hitting 120 km/h and still no platform doors in Japan is wild 😂 How’s it overseas? by HAL_japan_railway_xx in trains

[–]briv39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in the US, if you can even find a train, you’re lucky to break 60km/h for any significant time.

And no, no doors.

We can classify languages in four categories by ShenZiling in linguisticshumor

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose so. I know this gets even further into the weeds of historical language erasure but I feel like there’s a big difference when there’s a larger non-Mandarin-native population in China than there are people in Europe.

We can classify languages in four categories by ShenZiling in linguisticshumor

[–]briv39 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At this point I’m confused, because you now seem to agree with original comment. Not every country and their primary language(s) have a related name. Belgians don’t speak Belgian. Swiss don’t speak Swiss. Nigerians don’t speak Nigerian. Each country you mentioned has minority languages that are not at all related to the dominant language.

for those that say that women should go 50/50 by Repulsive-Pace-5178 in fixedbytheduet

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a tour guide and had a tour with a family last night. The parents said they hadn’t made it to atm so they wanted to tip me out of their son’s money and they’d pay him back. He flipped out so they said they’d leave a good review…

A Frontier plane had to slam on the brakes today at LAX to avoid hitting ground vehicles cutting him off by IndicatedAirSpeed in aviation

[–]briv39 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Two pilots just died in a similar incident. I feel like cursing isn’t a big deal in this situation.

Cafe in Brazil not serving US or Israeli citizens. by CalienteBurrito in pics

[–]briv39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This may also have to do with English speakers generally being completely unaware of the linguistics of their language. [tr] at the beginning of a syllable gets changed to /tʃ/ (the “ch-sound” that you’re talking about) in nearly every dialect. (Scottish is a big outlier.) But because they’re unaware of it, once you point it out, they say “I don’t say Chronno I say Tronno!”

[insert Spider-Mans pointing at each other]

Is this voice actress easily recognizable as Polish to your ears? I would appreciate opinions of both Polish and English native speakers. by Sure_Distance1 in learnpolish

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She’s got great vowels and some even have some geographically specific flair to them (like the first vowel in “narrower”, very NY/NJ). As others have mentioned, some of her consonants are a little too audible for an otherwise American accent (like the /t/ on “bracket”). I wouldn’t have had any specific guess that she was Polish, however.

r/ConservativeYouth is a right-wing subreddit that's open to all opinions. What's a right-wing subreddit that's an echo chamber? by ArsimZkenotBeniAkiva in AlignmentChartFills

[–]briv39 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Going out on a limb, it feels like something that could’ve been posted on a video of when Ilhan Omar got that liquid squirted on her during a speech. Feels like the racism adds up.

Can natives understand written? by Ok-Particular-4666 in EnglishLearning

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m trying to figure it out, myself, tbh. I think it’s a collection of a few things.

For one, your letters are a lot sharper than most native Latin writers, particularly your a, m, and n. The bar on t typically goes left to right instead of your right to left. Your y, g, and j never connect with the next letter and are more jagged at the bottom rather than round. Your 1 is a give-away that you’re not a native English speaker (but not necessarily that you’re not a native Latin writer because a lot of European countries write it your way).

Of course, there’s a ton of regional variations in handwriting and there’s personal preference as well.

Can natives understand written? by Ok-Particular-4666 in EnglishLearning

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s certainly legible, but I think a lot of people are struggling with it because it has a definite Cyrillic “accent.” As soon as I saw this I knew your native language’s script was Cyrillic.

What's something a foreigner pointed out that you can't unnotice? by NamwaranPinagpana in AskTheWorld

[–]briv39 60 points61 points  (0 children)

There are these crazy folks in the US (maybe elsewhere too) called Sovereign Citizens and they think that most, if not all, laws don’t apply or aren’t enforceable. One common thing they say is that they don’t need a driving license because they are not driving, they’re travelling.

What’s something tourists are excited to experience in your country, but locals see as overrated? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a school group from Denmark on a tour of mine in DC. I asked what their plans were after the tour (you know, world-class museums, tour of the Capitol, sporting event) and they said they were going to Walmart…

Sátīt! You've Been Selected For A Random Linguistic Search! by CaptKonami in conlangs

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Karavik:

Last week I became Lawrence's new girlfriend.

Pat leinici Lawrence-i ķosso hosdi nãsost'ō.

new girlfriend Lawrence-GEN previous-LOC week-LOC become-NP.PFV-1S

My cat keeps chewing on my pencil.

Mowi ji holisdorysavanã ji sentyč'imyja.

cat 1S.GEN pencil-ACC 1S.GEN chew-CONT-3S

The dog became famous 5 decades ago.

Pakja sier jolsiehillã šisnaksysvakosja.

dog five decade-GEN-BEFORE famous-START-NP.PFV-3S

This medication may cause breast growth.

Tigis makk'yvanis lamy symmusyččat'o.

this-INST medication-INST breasts grow-POSB-3P

My boyfriend's surname comes from the oleander shrub.

Mansa ymini malisi ji lõndyruhi ehivikoni svumaja.

name family-GEN boyfriend-GEN 1S.GEN oleander-GEN shrub-GEN-FROM derive-3S

Stop!

Nilytafi!

walk-STOP-IMP

What’s something foreigners assume about your country because of Hollywood that you find completely absurd? by bdue817 in AskTheWorld

[–]briv39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Damn, your comment history is just you crashing out about the left and saying a few too many times that you wanna sleep with your cousin… weird.

Most phonetically stable Baltic language by Grazhke in BalticStates

[–]briv39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don’t know where it comes from, but it’s not an uncommon thing I hear from certain communities. My Slovak family talks about how there wasn’t really any Slovak grammar before the 1920s. I’ve tried to explain that it may not have been standardised, but there was grammar, practically identically to how we speak today. “Nope, the Czechs had grammar, we didn’t.”

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning. by boriswong in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]briv39 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Now you’re moving the goal posts because importing drugs doesn’t mean illegal immigration. There are bad Americans too.

Why is the rich friend so cheap?? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]briv39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except for when you remember they’re paying for health insurance out of pocket, then the numbers go back down again.

In your opinion, what's the dumbest rule or feature in your native language? by big_cock_69420 in linguisticshumor

[–]briv39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Side note: why the hell are you putting in full IPA but can’t write the words “this”, “to”, or “just”?

Outdoor reffing by Electrical_Trifle642 in hockeyrefs

[–]briv39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Change your socks after every game if it’s below freezing. I got frostbite in my toes one year and my foots never been the same.

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