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feynavaley · 3 months
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Sorry for the prolonged silence... Let's just say, things with my coworker went really well and he's now my boyfriend. Which means, my free time has suddenly gotten even more limited... But to be honest, I'm not really missing tumblr right now. 😅
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feynavaley · 4 months
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Happy Birthday 🍁
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feynavaley · 4 months
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the blog killing axolotl is one of my favorite things that has ever happened on this website because talking about it afterwards sounds like an inside joke or perhaps a prank. like always be on the lookout for the blog killing axolotl. he can kill your blog. it happened to me once trust me.
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feynavaley · 4 months
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America: We have a problem. England: No, YOU have a problem. I have an idiot who keeps making them.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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feynavaley · 5 months
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Hello, I'm not a native English speaker, I would like to know how to improve my syntax. Thank you so much!
Improving syntax simply takes practice and creativity. Take any sentence in your WIP, especially weak ones, and rearrange the words. Then read it out loud and listen for the difference.
Example of reworking syntax:
She spent all month cleaning and repairing the house before it was put up for sale.
Before the house was put up for sale, she spent a month cleaning and repairing it.
Cleaning and repairing the house before putting it up for sale took her all month.
Rearranging syntax can also help "fit" a sentence between two other sentences, like a puzzle piece. If a whole paragraph sounds off, one sentence might be the problem.
It was a competitive market and time was running out. She spent all month cleaning and repairing the house before it was put up for sale. It didn't feel like enough.
It was a competitive market and time was running out. Before the house was put up for sale, she spent a month cleaning and repairing it. It didn't feel like enough.
It was a competitive market and time was running out. Cleaning and repairing the house before putting it up for sale took her all month. It didn't feel like enough.
Practice this while writing or editing. Find sentences that don't work in a paragraph, or just sound awkward to read. Rearrange them in different ways like the above examples until you find one you like.
Changing the wording, or diction, can also improve a sentence. If changing the syntax does not satisfy you, change the wording next and see if that helps. Reading your work out loud or letting a native speaker review it will help you so much.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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. Reference used.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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I've already mentioned this in the past, but I can't help but think that Matthew would harbour some sort of resentment towards Francis for what happened at the end of the French and Indian War.
However, Matthew isn't the kind of person who bears grudges for wrongdoings he is the victim of. Due to his self-esteem issues, he feels like he doesn't deserve to be resentful, that the other person surely had reasons more important than Matthew himself and that demanding to be treated "fairly" would be too self-centred of him. As a result, unless he has very good reasons to feel otherwise, he always tries to deny and bury deep within himself any resentment or negative feelings. (Which of course creates issues in the long run – but this isn't what I wanted to focus on right now.)
Right after being ceded to England, Matthew did the same with Francis and blamed only himself for not being worthy enough to be kept and fought for. He didn't blame Francis in the slightest.
Then, the Revolutionary War happened. And Francis sided with Alfred – in other words, he took a stance against Arthur and, in Matthew's eyes, laughed in front of his suffering.
Matthew did have a reason to be angry with Francis, then. Justifying it with being angry on Arthur's behalf, he finally let everything out. His resentment took years to cool down, and it didn't completely fade until he and Francis had a chance to spend a lot of time together (which was WWI).
Matthew didn't fully admit that it wasn't only about Arthur until the very last moments, either. Francis knew anyway. And for this reason, he didn't press but left Matthew all the space and time he needed to come to terms with it.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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just remember it could always be worse. we could still have PE.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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Too many problems, too lazy to fix
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feynavaley · 5 months
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Headcanon:
Germany is that person that COMPLETELY changes their tone of voice when they call their mom. He be yelling and screaming in the most aggressive tone in world meetings but then he calls his big brother Prussia on the phone and his voice goes from "SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU LITTLE SHITS" to the sweetest softest "Hi Bruder 🥺 Ja I brought my lunchbox don't worry"
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feynavaley · 5 months
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My life is a comedy.
I'm on a business trip with my superior, so I've been spending a lot of time with her even outside of work hours. Today, during a casual conversation, I let slip that I have a huge crush on that other coworker I've written about in the past.
To be perfectly honest, I thought everyone knew by now. The women, at least. I've been doing my best to be subtle, of course, but I've been on the other side as well and I know -- hiding something like this is impossible. Even if you don't do anything in particular to make it obvious, there's the way your eyes literally shine when you look at that person, the adoring expression, how you blush and/or stutter when you interact... Every person is different in how they react to this, of course, but from the outside, you can tell when there's such a strong interest.
...except apparently, I've been doing a much better job at hiding my feelings that I thought for my superior was flabbergasted.
Her first reaction was a gasp, followed by, "You're jocking, right? You must be jocking!"
Feeling rather foolish at that point, but thinking I was too far in to back down, I assured her that no, unfortunately, I wasn't jocking. Nevertheless, I'm definitely able to keep up a professional relationship and pretend my feelings don't exist.
Turns out that wasn't what my superior was concerned about. Apparently, what everyone has been noticing and commenting about behind my back is that he is completely smitten with me. He has never explicitly denied when confronted about it, either, just veered the conversation to a different topic. Which -- is not a denial.
Not to mention, it would be completely understandable if he didn't want to make a move without knowing how I felt about it -- after all, I'm much younger than he is and he's also technically one of my superiors, even though I'm not directly under him. Being the sensible person he is, he is aware the situation would be quite uncomfortable for me if I didn't reciprocate his interest.
...but I do. And I can't believe this is happening, but it is. I don't know if this will turn into anything concrete, still... Wow. Moreover, my superior is absolutely thrilled about this and she said that as soon as we're back, she'll make sure he somehow gets the input he can make a move.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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feynavaley · 5 months
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Romanticizing your life makes a difference. One time, I got up super early and made a coffee with creamer and sat down outside on our steps. It smelled like fresh, wet grass and flowers and there was a breeze and it was slightly cold, so my coffee was super comforting. I sat there and watched the sun come up and thought: “This is the best moment ever. I feel so calm and at peace. My coffee is the best it ever tasted. It smells incredible out here”. I saw a deer in the trees in the distance and felt like I was in a ghibli movie. It was a perfect moment. And you can have that too.
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feynavaley · 5 months
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sharing your opinions in the tags is very welcome!
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feynavaley · 5 months
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Honestly been thinking about something. Matthew always writing and referring to himself by the English version of his name instead of the French version. Yesh Matthieu was the name he was originally given, but it was given to him by Francis. Specifically a Francis who hurt him.
And as much as i think they're in a better place now and that Francis is allowed to call him Matthieu, Matthew uses the English version in most cases, because the father who stayed, the father who was there when he was growing up called him 'Matthew.'
Which you know Arthur does have his own issues as a father. But the bar was on the floor for Matthew so he doesn't process the harm Art did until a little later on
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feynavaley · 5 months
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