Chaos... to be continued

[MsNatalie99]

That's def code switching. It seems like its related. (I edited my original quote bc I got it wrong the first time)

Hmm I'm sure it's helped. I've been doing community work since I was 17 and I only spoke Spanish at home until my niece learned English then I speak in both languages with her.

Also my friends are mostly bilingual so we all switch between languages back and forth. So basically I have never stopped using my first language. But then school and work (maybe 70%) is all English.

I'd say the people I work with maybe 3 or 4 out of 5 are primarily Spanish speakers. But it depends. Sometimes they all speak English.

Yeah, my brother never stopped with either language. He makes me do this thing where I read a news paper written in english, but I have to read aloud in spanish. Surprisingly difficult, but he can do it switching languages sentence to sentence

 

[cheekygirl75]

she comes from the us look up her name: gayle tufts

Oh, wow! So how is her German to you?

 

[PlanetaryNebula]

and now i wonder how that person looks in your mind

You look euro punk. Colorful hair, piercings tatoos and a plaid skirt with thigh highs lol. You’re listening to the Sex Pistols and chewing bubble gum or something .

 

[MsNatalie99]

colorful hair - check
piercings - check
tattoos - check
plaid skirt - sorta check
thigh highs - not so check
sex pistols - check but not only
bubble gum - check for the past

Combat or work boots?

 

[Diosax]

Thank you

Yeah, my brother never stopped with either language. He makes me do this thing where I read a news paper written in english, but I have to read aloud in spanish. Surprisingly difficult, but he can do it switching languages sentence to sentence

That's awesome. I can probably do that too!! But haven't try it.

Well, like the professor said in the 1st TikTok, I'm definitely envious

Haha I'm pretty proud of it now. But it def tookbme a lot of years to get here. The microaggressions from monolingual speakers sometimes are real and it made me shy about it for a while.

 

[cheekygirl75]

That's awesome. I can probably do that too!! But haven't try it.


Haha I'm pretty proud of it now. But it def tookbme a lot of years to get here. The microaggressions from monolingual speakers sometimes are real and it made me shy about it for a while.

Oh, I can only imagine... when I was teaching immigrants, it didn't seem to matter how new they were to the U.S., they had usually already experienced this in some form

 

[Diosax]

Oh, I can only imagine... when I was teaching immigrants, it didn't seem to matter how new they were to the U.S., they had usually already experienced this in some form

I know!! It really sucks!!
I'm now the person that anytime someone apoligizes for their bad English I ALWAYS make it a point to comment on it and say there's nothing wrong with their English and that everyone has an accent

 

[Strixaluco]

Yeah, my brother never stopped with either language. He makes me do this thing where I read a news paper written in english, but I have to read aloud in spanish. Surprisingly difficult, but he can do it switching languages sentence to sentence

Translating is more difficult than speaking!

 

[PlanetaryNebula]

good morning Nebs

colorful hair - check
piercings - check
tattoos - check
plaid skirt - sorta check
thigh highs - not so check
sex pistols - check but not only
bubble gum - check for the past

I mean, I’m sure you change your clothes and listen to Rancid as well . I just kind of took your aura/energy/name/etc and painted a pic in my head. A beautiful pic

 

[amanuk]

What do you have going on today?

Nothing much at the moment, Nat. I'll be off to bed soon.

 

[pumaman23]

What's on your mind Puma? Hmm lemme guess

Well duh. That's always on my mind.

But I meant to point out that I think you had a role in casting the denizens of Chaos as bit players just "keeping it warm"

 

[MsNatalie99]

Nothing much at the moment, Nat. I'll be off to bed soon.

Be sure to say g'night so I can dance again

 

[MsNatalie99]

But I meant to point out that I think you had a role in casting the denizens of Chaos as bit players just "keeping it warm"

Sorry... consider it dropped

 

[Diosax]

Sorry... consider it dropped

I don't understand what is happening

 

[MsNatalie99]

I don't understand what is happening

Nothing. I just inadvertantly marginalized a bunch of my friends. I see it, so I corrected it. Good lookin out Puma. My bad

 

[pumaman23]

https://www.dw.com/en/denglish-how-to-use-english-to-sound-like-a-true-german/a-52993280

That's awesome. It reminds me of this.

Nicht fur Gerfingerpoken und mittengrabben is freaking awesome.
There's an equivalent fake English one somewhere too that's not as funny to me (as a native English speaker) but interesting to see it from the other side. Which of course I can't find.

Ah. Here's a text history of it
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/blinkenlights.html

 

[pumaman23]

Sorry... consider it dropped

Oh man, I was just trying for good natured ribbing. Sorry for apparently missing the mark.

 

[Diosax]

Nothing. I just inadvertantly marginalized a bunch of my friends. I see it, so I corrected it. Good lookin out Puma. My bad

I thought his hmm was more of a hmmm yummy hmmm

But just went back to read everything

I get it now

 

[MsNatalie99]

Oh man, I was just trying for good natured ribbing. Sorry for apparently missing the mark.

It's fine. I made the joke, and if I expect people to be accountable for what they say, then so should I be.

 

[hotoldrguy]

Oh man, I was just trying for good natured ribbing. Sorry for apparently missing the mark.

There are no small parts, just small actors.

 

[Strixaluco]

if I expect people to be accountable for what they say, then so should I be.

There are few people actually being able to follow that principle in practice as well as you do.

 

[PlanetaryNebula]

Combat or work boots?

My mind saw combat boots

 

[PlanetaryNebula]

Nothing much at the moment, Nat. I'll be off to bed soon.

Missed you aman!!!

 

[hotoldrguy]

My mind saw combat boots

I was seeing black leather with some chain as decoration

 

[PlanetaryNebula]

I don't understand what is happening

Me neither?