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I can speak 4 languages fluently and you should too. My favourite ones tho are Afrikaans, Basque, Latgalian and Xhosa. And English. If you’re a monolingual beta then I look down upon you as aesthetically, morally and intellectually superior. My matrix is bigger than yours.
Feb 28, 2025
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partykeer wil mens net in jou moedertaal so bietjie praat, maar wat is jou moederstaal as jy twee verskillendes het? ek dink dis nogals ontsagwekkende om ‘n taal te kan praat wat uniek is tot suid afrika, uniek aan ‘n volk mense wat teen alle omstandighede gekies het om te volhard. dis my pa se taal, my ouma en oupa se taal, en almal wie voor dit gekom het.
ek vind dit moeilik om myself uit te druk, eks heeltyd tussen twee wêrelde, die engels en die afrikaans, maar is dit nie wat my tog uniek maak nie? dat ek ’n weerspreking is nie. dat ek meer as een ding kan wees, nooit wit of swart nie, maar asemrowend grys is.
Mar 24, 2025
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So… I understand at least three languages at a functional level, but I’ve always found it strange to label myself as “bilingual” or “multilingual.” because yeah MOST people are navigating complex language throughout their day - doing it in French + English + Afrikaans doesn’t make me special or different.
To me, the idea of even “mastering” a language is a lie. Even your mother tongue slips, evolves, or reshapes itself depending on who you’re talking to, what you’re reading, or how long you’ve been away. Fluency is fluid!!!!
Most of us already live in multilingual mindsets. Maybe not in terms of grammar and vocab, but in how we shift between registers, tones, and modes of speaking e.g. job interview voice vs texting your friends. It’s all language. It’s all translation.
To me, multilingualism is just about being open: to shifting, to listening, to learning different ways of speaking and being. people who say to me “wow its so impressive that you can speak French!!!” are more just prisoners of their own perception that monolingualism vs bilingualism is a thing that is real (I dont think it is…).
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I love hearing people speak other languages that i can’t understand it feels so distopic and sureal that whats coming out of their mouth makes sense to someone else. Oh and other alphabets go crazy too, like you are telling me that that bunch of lines have a meaning that i dont know? ughh so cool.
Jan 11, 2025
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Dharmic religions over Abrahamic ones … sorry, Monotheists. Not to say that this is some battle between monism and dualism. As someone who strongly believes in swag, they just seem way more aesthetically compelling.
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Unfortunately, I relate to works of Emil Cioran too much. Oftentimes I want to end my life, but he inspires me to live. Shoutout fr. It’s not that I’m depressed or sad or upset. I’m very optimistic. I just want to go home.
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Supposedly, George Michael smoked 25 joints a day. His genius justifies mine. I remember the day when he died. It was Christmas. I cried.
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