thebigslime

joined 9 months ago
[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Endonym vs exonym is a universal truth of contact between speakers of different languages. It is in no way unique to English.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Poor Puerto Rico

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I read most of Homer's Odyssey my sophomore year of high school. My teacher had us skip some chapters for some reason. It's plenty readable at that age, translation depending.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thank you, kind sibling. This rift is the most frustrating diplomatic choice I've ever seen America make. I hope we can make it right and grow closer someday.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Make it hurt, Danes.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Origin characters aside, Jaheira can definitely get it.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Do is the root of a key in movable Do solfeggio. In the most natural key, C, Do would be C. Basically, solfeggio is relative, not absolute. Most instrumental pedagogy use absolute pitches in North America. Vocal pedagogy has more use of relative pitches. This makes sense, as many instruments have absolute means of playing most notes. The voice does not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solf%C3%A8ge?wprov=sfla1

Edit: Don't ask me why A isn't the root of the most neutral key. No idea why it's C.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Better Off Ted

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Great Britain is a stone's throw from France but their use of French loan words is attrocious.

[–] thebigslime@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bye bye Butterfree fucked me up in 1998.

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