Devil's Avocado

feel like posting something here to acknowledge the fact that i’ve logged in here for the first time in 2 years

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when you’re a bit drunk and send embarrassing snapchats where you accidentally use the word fauna when you meant flora.

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Two lots of folk, both of ‘em doin’ well, In bloody woop-woop where this shit took place,  From bubbling tensions, rises some fresh hell, As there erupts a violent new disgrace. Coz both ...

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“It is hardly possible to overrate the value… of placing human beings in contact with persons dissimilar to themselves, and with modes of thought and action unlike those with which they are f...

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practicingtheliberalarts : > science-of-noise > :  >  >>  ABSTRACT  >>   >>  In this brief note, we propose a Proto-Unitedstatesian lexeme, >>  *fækt, based on linguist...

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arundelo : > piratescarfy > : >  >  >>  there was a disastrous performance of Macbeth at the Old Vic by >>  Peter O’Toole >>  and >>  apparently there was this one...

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I’m John, Australian, 23yo, doing a BA in Classics and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, after having finished a BSc in Meteorology, likes music (jazz, bach, more), language (etymology, grammar, words, ancient greek, french, starting latin), laughing, science, thinking, politics, cricket, the greens.

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upwithwhichiwillnotput : > It is common knowledge that passive sentences only optionally need > to express an agent. For example the agent, John, of an active > sentence�...

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nemfrog : > I have not made a joke for many weeks! GUESS ME. 1879.

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broceania : > slow-riot > : >  >  >>  An edit of Uptown Funk where every time they say “girls hit your >>  hallelujah” it breaks into all 7 minutes of Jeff Buck...

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“War is what happens when language fails.” - MARGARET ATWOOD (via linguisten )

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Irish language in Belfast Some great accents in this video. Especially the bloke at 5.30ish

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phonetish : >>  A well-executed accent can be the sharpest tool in an actor’s >>  toolbox. But when an accent is off, everyone notices. Everyone. >>  (Remember Tom ...

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coelasquid : > maeril :  >  >>  Hi everyone!  >>   >>  This is an illustrated guide I made as part of my co-admining work >>  at The Middle Eastern Feminist on F...

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badconlangingideas : > Construct a fictional Aleut dialect. Include over 1000 different > words for “basketball”. Call this condialect “Aleup”.

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25kvac : > if Natalie Portman and Justin Trudeau hooked up would their > celebrity supercouple name be Portmandeau

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dykes : > i googled “why do cats run around and meow at night” and one of > the results listed this as a cause:

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Played a gig at the UMSU BBQ at Uni today. it went reasonably and I had 4 beers and 4 veggie burgers and now I need a nap.

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argumate : > ethnianmandarin > :  >  >>  house-carpenter >>  :  >>   >>>   argumate :  >>>    >>>>    breakfast must have started out as a verb and I bet the ...

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I should listen to jazz a little inebriated more often

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