29th June

kirbyskisses:

dear non-spanish speakers writing spiderverse fanfiction (or anything with spanglish),

in spanglish you don’t switch by word, you switch by phrase.

it’s not:

“[first part of the sentence in english], [second part of the sentence in english], mi amor.”

“[full english sentence], querida.”

it’s:

“[first part of the sentence in english], [segunda parte de la frase en español], mi amor.”

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also miles is boricua, miguel is mexican. they have two different accents and use different vocabulary for certain words.

also miles is “nyourican” - a puerto rican native to new york - while his mom is directly from the island, so there are differences there, too, because his spanish is more influence by new york english. 

here’s some good references that aren’t google translate (which usually pulls from spain, a country that speaks vastly differently from latin america)

here have some random videos on different slang/spanish accents:

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in spanish most words are gendered, so most feminine words end in a and masculine/gender neutral words end in o. adding ito/ita makes something cuter, smaller and more affectionate.

spanish nicknames that aren’t “mi amor

  • “querido/a” - darling
  • “cariño” - dear (always masculine regardless, of who its being said to)
  • “mi princesa/príncipe” - my prince/princess
  • “mi rey/reina” - my king/queen
  • “papí/mamí” - can be used in any way; romantic, sexual, familial for one’s parent or child, or just platonically
  • “tesoro” - treasure

also spanish is a language that uses adjectives as terms of affection both cute ones and ones that might sound insensitive in english

  • gordo (fat), flaco (skinny), negro (black), blanco (white), linda (pretty), bella (beautiful), morena (brown skin), etc.

and like most languages that are not english, spanish has multiple ways of saying i love you.

  • te amo” - romantic
  • te quiero” - familial, platonic (although there’s nothing wrong with using it romantically)

see also:

  • te adoro - i adore you
  • te deseo - i want you
  • te necesito - i need you

 and, of course, they can vary regionally too.

please use this because i have read a lot of really well written things that take me out of it because the use of spanglish is terrible. don’t just go on your presumptions that spanish/spanglish works in the same way that english does.


buena suerte, gringos.

- signed your friendly neighborhood afro-latina

29th June

seinquant:

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AAAAH

29th June

blueskiesandstarrynights:

We’ve been given so much this summer

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29th June

jules-hoard-of-stuff:

PSA for Across the Spiderverse:

Do NOT see the new Spiderverse movie if you have any form of epileptic condition or conditions affected by bright lights and rapidly changing colors.

I will not be spoiling the plot or anything happening in it, but it is important that people know, because ohhh my god the AMOUNT of flashing lights and rapidly changing colors from beginning to end was so rampant that even I, a non-epileptic autistic person, got a severe headache and wild overstimulation. They do not give a warning in theaters at all that this movie is NOT epileptic friendly from the literal beginning with the beginning credits - which is so, so sad!

This is a beautifully made film, it’s wonderful, it’s amazing, but unfortunately, it’s not a good time for anyone super affected by bright flashing lights in rapid succession, especially those seizure prone.

I wanted to put this out there BECAUSE there are no theater warnings. Idk if anyone else has put it out there, but it is SUPER IMPORTANT!!!

I wish you all a lovely day and hope they eventually have a remaster that will be much more friendly to epileptic and other people affected by bright, flashing lights.

(EDIT: Changed all text to plain text for screen readers! Sorry about that, my bad!)

SECOND EDIT: please do not fight in the comments of my post please… if you guys wanna talk stuff out in DMs, that is a-okay and not my business but I directly get notifications for everyone’s comments and replies- including people fighting in the comments.

I understand that some theaters have warnings in them. Mine did not, and many other peoples’ did not. It seems to be a theater by theater basis, so please understand that is where I’m coming from. If you had a warning in your theater, that is wonderful! And I’m very grateful that ya'lls theaters had warnings! That is a great sign. But please under stand that mine and many others’ theaters don’t have warnings.

Please take any arguments off my post, it is not meant to be grounds for heated discussion, just a warning for people who are photosensitive or epileptic. Thank you.

29th June

chloesimaginationthings:

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We need a whole scene dedicated to them

29th June

arsonforcharlie:

picsthatmakeyougohmm:

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29th June

bonediggercharleston:

chongoblog:

sorryforpartyjocking-deactivate:

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they are literally investigating the unification church that the assassin was mad about and the public is now more aware of its political influence this was seriously a very effective murder of a human being

29th June

natalieironside:

fluidkitsunestan:

natalieironside:

Rereading JDatE and y'know it’s wild how much times can change. For instance, in the early 2000s it was believable for a guy who works at a video store to own a house.

jedated, ha gotem

#but seriously whats jdate

Comedic horror novel by Jason “the Cracked guy” Pargin from about 20 years ago

28th June

dat-soldier:

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Spiderman meets my Spidersona

28th June

soberscientistlife:

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“I hate reality just as much as the next guy, but it’s still the only place to get a decent meal”

- Groucho Marx