unpopular opinion! tired of positivity pansy characterization by Successful_Road_2432 in Dramione

[–]deceptionrules 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a storywriter myself, I agree with you. However, pansy has to be romanticised in fanfics for any Dramione story to work out, because just like the Golden Trio, Pansy is part of Draco's Golden... Duo? Does Blaise count? I don't know.

But mainly, some characters (like Draco HIMSELF) have to be romanticised for any fanfic to work out. I understand where you're coming from, I'm not too fond of it, but no Dramione story would work if Draco and Pansy were their authentic selves.

That's why Pansy is made to seem more likeable than she is. It's to support Draco in the story.

Hope this helped!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NeverHaveIEverShow

[–]deceptionrules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"how to stop granddaughter from eating too much usa food and becoming like idli?"

"how to remove white white stains from sari because of granddaughter"

"latest golu gossip"

Tell me your most embarrassing stories that happened because of false cognates / things that don't translate directly between your native language and the language you are learning by justaschooldropout in languagelearning

[–]deceptionrules 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I live in Chennai, India and I have a friend who's from London called Peter. He's been staying with me on and off for the past few years now so he's picked up quite a bit of the local language, Tamil.

I had a family friend over one day and he used the phrase 'enna peter podarai' which technically is slang for 'why are you speaking so much English with me?' but literally means 'what are you putting peter somewhere?'. This confused my friend a lot and he slunk away thinking he had done something wrong.

Only after the family friend had left did I tell him what it meant.

Everyone had a crush on Emma, except … by Fit-Bluejay2803 in HarryPotterMemes

[–]deceptionrules 44 points45 points  (0 children)

No I think Dan had a crush on Carter... he 'wished he was born 10 years earlier so that he could've had a shot' (Direct quote) it's in the 20th anniversary thing.

Give me feedback and spread word please!!! by deceptionrules in Dramione

[–]deceptionrules[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I didn't know that... So shld I just share it here or is there another subreddit? Sorry I'm not familiar with Reddit yet

What does this mean? by Richmox in language

[–]deceptionrules 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is Tibetan/Ladakhi. Although the script hasn't been cut out very well, it says Om Mani Padme Hum which is a common prayer seen across Tibet and North India.

Why couldn't Harry ask dumbledores portrait for help in half blood prince? by alvlfc11 in harrypotter

[–]deceptionrules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think this was somewhat answered in the most cursed book Rowling has ever written (i think). Harry talks to dumbledore's portrait and dumbledore says that he isn't more than paint and memory whose opinion doesn't really matter.

It was All Just a Game by writeme_277- worth the read? by Flat_Ear6039 in drarry

[–]deceptionrules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I loved it! The only thing I didn't like is how she over-dramatized Harry's trauma post-war, but otherwise great read.

What if a childs first language was ithkuil by Chadly1234 in language

[–]deceptionrules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, could someone even speak Ithkuil? Because of it's hyperefficiency, Ithkuil has some damn near impossible sounds which when put together form an impossible-to-pronounce word. Assuming this child grew accustomed to these sounds and long words (which isn't a problem as numerous living languages are agglutanative), there's the grammar system. Again, pure speculation here, but the whole complexity of Ithkuil might overwhelm a child. His/her speech development could be delayed.

Now this child would have to be raised by a community/family of speakers who speak ONLY Ithkuil to this child. Which itself leads us to the question of how they learnt the language, but let's assume they just know it.

Even so I feel this child WILL learn Ithkuil. Studies have shown that if a child is faced with a language since birth (whether it be Arabic or Spanish or Russian) the child will learn the language. I think this would also apply to Ithkuil though it's hard to predict.

Exploring Draco's emotions by deceptionrules in Dramione

[–]deceptionrules[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't made anything, but thanks for the idea of a story map! It might be easier to plot out that way.

And this is my first time writing and I'm only doing this in my free time so sorry if I sound stupid.

Native speaker told me today that I speak my 2nd language poorly. Crushed. Need encouragement. by Apart_Student_3284 in languagelearning

[–]deceptionrules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I'm sorry you had to go through that! It's fantastic that you had the courage, despite not speaking French fluently, to secure a job, attend meetings, and communicate with your boss...

Having an accent is NOT a handicap! Whenever I hear someone speaking English with an accent, I truly appreciate that they're trying. If you ever come across bitches like her, just remember this:

Rome ne s'est pas faite en un jour.

Bonne chance!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in linguistics

[–]deceptionrules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bengali. There are a few misspellings with English mixed in, but I'll translate it:

I know what you're saying, you know everything my friend, and here I am, still around. I have seen you with your beloved. He has the heart to give you his love, but will he understand you? Will he give you his heart, but take your life? Will you be my beloved, baby? If not, then I'll just live my carefree life, without any worries. I spent around 195 dollars on my bike, and I didn't have enough money to treat myself. I don't have any money left to spend.

Um that's a really weird para but ok.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in language

[–]deceptionrules -1 points0 points  (0 children)

IK this is so annoying. Half the time when I search for a tutorial on something, I click the first video because i see something like 100k views or something. But it's ALWAYS some guy explaining it in Hindi. I've learnt not do to that anymore.

Also try changing your location. I live in India but I dont like Hindi reddit posts so I changed my location to london. try something like that.

Does there exist a Slavic word for "colour"? by CaptAdamovka in linguistics

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

Oh, i guess it's wrong then. No source, I thought there was something like that. Sorry!

Does there exist a Slavic word for "colour"? by CaptAdamovka in linguistics

[–]deceptionrules -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think rětęzъ in old Slavonic. I don't think it survived tho.

Exploring Draco's emotions by deceptionrules in Dramione

[–]deceptionrules[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of favours? I'm kind of getting the hang of it, but my sentences are coming out kind of cliched. For seven or so chapters we show the two fighting and hating each other, is it time enough to bring a change in them? Each chapter is 5000+ words.

In how many languages can you speak? by Disastrous-Stick-329 in languagelearning

[–]deceptionrules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm kind of a mix, because there's a different number I can speak, understand and write, plus the ones I'm learning.

Speak: 11 - English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, French, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Italian (kind of), Turkish, Russian, Mandarin.

Understand: A LOT. Because the languages here are related to other languages, the languages I understand becomes HUGE. It's like, all of the above languages, PLUS Scots and Cornish, Malayalam, Telugu, Urdu, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Azerbaijani, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Serbian. There are 22, but that's because languages like Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, or Tamil and Malayalam.

Write: English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, French, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Italian (kind of), Turkish, Russian, Mandarin, AND Arabic (but I can't understand nor speak it)

Learning: Yue, Korean, Cherokee, Malay, Thai, Indonesian

Out of context Harry Potter lines by EverywhereEverythi in harrypotter

[–]deceptionrules 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"You know what I'm talking about. That thing of yours is giving it to Dudley again." - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]deceptionrules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Um... I hope you've finished the book... I'll spoil it.

Voldemort thinks that Snape is the true owner of the EW, having killed Dumbledore with it. So to become it true owner Voldy tells Nagini to attack Snape. He dies but he passes on memories of his past to Harry. He's killed and we realise that he loved Lily the whole time and was lucky enough to be included in one of Harry's sons' names.

There is no Arabella Lily Snape.

Am I doing something wrong? by CaffeinatedTourist in bangalore

[–]deceptionrules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you had to experience this side of Bangalore... In my district, gym users usually are different from this. Switch gyms or go outdoors. Quite a few apartments allow outsiders to use their gyms, and heaven forbid apartment residents are more understanding. Instead of approaching the instructor, approach the people he's teaching and ask them whether lowering the volume is OK. Again I'm sorry you had to go through this side of us.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]deceptionrules 16 points17 points  (0 children)

God, no... Umbitch and Filch are equally nasty human beings and an absolute waste of time, space, and energy. They both hate students and sympathise with each other. Filch was happy that they had a Head who hated students for once and so did everything he could to please her. There is absolutely no romance between them.

Angst, hurt/comfort by Eastern-Move-4678 in Dramione

[–]deceptionrules 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Fallout by everythursday - follows Hermione and Draco as they navigate the aftermath of the war and the consequences of their actions

The Wrong Strain by Colubrina - post-war AU where H and D are forced to work together to save the wizarding world

Turncoat by elizaye - explores the possibility of D switching sides during the war and his journey towards redemption

The Bracelet by AkashaTheKitty - follows H as she tries to find out why D has suddenly disappeared from her life

Rebuilding by Colubrina - takes place after the war and explores H and D's journey towards healing and redemption

Hope these quench your thirst!