When you get really excited (perhaps overly excited) about doing part of your linguistics final - I love critical discourse analysis.
When you manage to do a really good job at being an engaged undergraduate at one of the biggest linguistics conferences in the Americas. How I wasn't constantly overwhelmed I don't know.
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When you know how to say "Happy Groundhog Day!" in Russian: С днем сурка!
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When you seriously consider writing to language institutions in a country because you want to know what part of the country an accent is from.
(Blhaauehhgrrrrg I hate not knowing.)
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I just realized how much of a bad influence this place has.
(Blhaauehhgrrrrg I hate not knowing.)
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I just realized how much of a bad influence this place has.
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When you get rather displeased over the abysmal quality of Facebook's translations for comments and pages.
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When you are tickled by the notion of starting a thread called, "Why Americans are fatter than Europeans".
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Atinkoriko wrote:When you get rather displeased over the abysmal quality of Facebook's translations for comments and pages.
I just came across this bizarre translation from Arabic to English on Facebook. I couldn't understand why someone who is offering condolences would want someone's money to be blessed.
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tomgosse wrote:Atinkoriko wrote:When you get rather displeased over the abysmal quality of Facebook's translations for comments and pages.
I just came across this bizarre translation from Arabic to English on Facebook. I couldn't understand why someone who is offering condolences would want someone's money to be blessed.
Hahaha, that is truly abysmal
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When you're bored at 1am so, pen and paper in hand, you begin to learn the basics of Swedish grammar
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When this is the sign outside your office.
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jeff_lindqvist wrote:When this is the sign outside your office.
You have an office!
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