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Lying? Not lying? faved a post in Too many layers of irony to tell what is going on here but it's probably sound advice

>>ryu_hayabusa:68
Philosophy, philology, and literature all share many particulars which make them fit with each other and a board dedicated to them a natural choice, like the study of (ancient) languages, reading scans of old books with yellowed pages, posting screenshot of said books, the study of etymology, the exercise of the linguistic intellectual capacity...

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Lying? Not lying? faved a post in /esl/ - ESL General

Two consecutive intensifiers (ex. "super much"), "closed" and "opened" for turning electrical appliances on and off, "like this" overuse (European ESL), using "mini" as a serious adjective (Japanese ESL). Here's an ESL nuke I got from a German friend that I still find funny: "His type of person is my worst. It’s like he was speaking tongues."

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Lying? Not lying? faved a post in /djt/ - Daily Japanese thread

Essential resources for learning japanese: 1. Anki; Decks-Kaishi 1.5k, Core 10k (after Kaishi), DoJG deck 2. WaniKani 3. Yomitan 4. Meikipop (Literal godsend, makes textractor obsolete) 5. Immersion (VNs, LNs, manga, 0 sub anime, etc) And that's it, It's not difficult at all.

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Lying? Not lying? faved a post in /esl/ - ESL General

ESL stands for English as a Second Language and originally referred to non-native speakers of English but now commonly describes any grammatical error or awkward expression associated with ESL speakers in general. Not to be confused with EOP.

Common features of ESL include:

Confusing a/an

Confusing got/was

Using double past tense

Adding -s to uncountable nouns

Adding or omitting articles

Using long sentences with excessive subordinate clauses

Taking idioms literally or translating them from one's own first language

Using Latin derivatives incorrectly

Using "if" in both parts of a conditional sentence.

Due to accelerating cognitive decline online and in real life, ESL begins to rub off even on the most lettered native speakers. Additional areas of interest include Japanese ESL and EU bureaucratese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_English. Learning the varieties of ESL allows one to deride any foreign opponent with ease, or to employ it in parodies and other creative endeavours. However, the deliberate usage of ESL carries the risk of being perceived as dim or non-white, and can subconsciously harm one's own verbal abilities.

Share and discuss anything containing or pertaining to ESL.

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