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Athe

@xavalcontratat-blog

I just like stuff because why not
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I love you I love you I love you I love you

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I didn’t just fall in love with you. I fell in love with the idea of you, and the way you made me feel and now it hurts to even reach out to you even though we’re good “friends”.

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sometimes i get asked why i’m single. i’ll always reply with i’m working on myself but really i’m waiting for someone who’s not coming back. even if they did, it would be toxic.

heartbreak

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frakon98

Gaming Lockscreens by @frakon98

4 lockscreens/backgrounds dedicated to gaming. In nowadays society, videogames cover a large part of our life.

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Nice motivational things you can say to yourself in korean when shit hits the fan

힘내! [him-nae]: Cheer up! Have strength!  

할 수 있어 [hal-su-isseo]: You can do this!

수고 했어 [su-go-haesseo]: You worked hard, good job 

고생했어 [go-saeng-haesseo]: You suffered but it’s okay now, good job, you worked hard

잘 했어 [jal-hasseo]: You did well/ good job

됐다 [dwae-tta]: it’s done, it’s finished

여쁜데? [ye-ppeun-de]: You look pretty though? It looks good, though!

괜찮은데? [gwaen-chaneun-de]: It’s okay, though? It’s okay, right?

잘 어울리네 [jal-eo-ool-li-ne]: It looks good, it fits well, it matches well

괜찮나 [gwaen-chan-a]: It’s okay, you’re okay, you’re good

괜찮을 거야 [gwaen-chan-eul-geo-ya]: it’ll be fine, it’ll be okay

힘들다 [him-deul-da]: it’s hard, this is hard, it’s really difficult

답답하다 [dap-dap-ha-da]: this is frustrating, how frustrating,

피곤해 [pi-gon-hae]: I’m tired, i’m exhausted😢

어렵다 [eo-ryeob-da]: this is difficult, this is hard,

다 잘 될 거야 [da-jal-dwil-geo-ya]: it’ll be fine, it’ll all be okay

축하해!! [chuk-ha-hae]: congrats!!!

슬프네요 [seul-peu-ne-yo]: how sad, omg this is sad

사랑해 [sa-rang-hae] i luv u ❤️

역시! [yeok-shi]: as expected! (when you do something well and say as expected bc ur amazing and can do stuff well!)

아무것도 아니야 [a-mu-geot-do-a-ni-ya]: this isn’t even anything, it’s not that big, it’s small, it’s nothing

성공! [seong-gong]: a success!

잘 됐다 [jal-dwaet-da]: It worked out well, it’s good now

지나갈 거야 [ji-na-gal-geo-ya]: it’ll pass, it’ll be over,

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Writing systems in the world

A writing system is a method of visually representing verbal communication. There are about 4,000 languages that make use of an established writing system.

All writing systems require:

  • at least one set of defined base elements or symbols, individually termed signs and collectively called a script;
  • at least one set of rules and conventions (orthography) understood and shared by a community, which assigns meaning to the base elements (graphemes), their ordering and relations to one another;
  • at least one language (generally spoken) whose constructions are represented and can be recalled by the interpretation of these elements and rules;
  • some physical means of distinctly representing the symbols by application to a permanent or semi-permanent medium, so they may be interpreted (usually visually, but tactile systems have also been devised).

Generally, threre are three major types of writing systems: alphabets, syllabaries, and logographies. There are a number of subdivisions of each type, and there are different classifications of writing systems in different sources.

Alphabets use a standard set of letters representing the consonants and vowels of a spoken language. The correspondence is almost never one-to-one. Usually several different letters represent one phoneme and/or several phonemes are represented by the same letter. Alternately, a sequence of two or more letters can represent a single phoneme. Abjads differ from alphabets in that vowels are not indicated, and in abugidas or alphasyllabaries each character represents a consonant-vowel pairing.

Syllabaries consist of symbols that represent syllables (which are considered to be a basic building block of the words).

Logographies use characters corresponding to words, morphemes or other semantic units.

Alphabets typically use a set of less than 100 symbols to fully express a language, whereas syllabaries can have several hundred, and logographies can have thousands of symbols.

Segmental systems

A segmental script has graphemes which represent the phonemes (basic unit of sound) of a language.

Alphabets

Alphabets, or phonemic alphabets, are sets of letters that represent consonants and vowels. The word “alphabet” is derived from alpha and beta, the first two symbols of the Greek alphabet.

Alphabets currently in use include Armenian, Cyrillic, Georgian (Mkhedruli), Greek, Korean (hangŭl), Latin/Roman, N’Ko, and Tifinagh.

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Abjads

The first type of alphabet that was developed was the abjad. An abjad is an alphabetic writing system where there is one symbol per consonant. Abjads differ from other alphabets in that they have characters only for consonantal sounds, although vocalization is used in specific contexts, such as in religious books and children’s books. The term “abjad” takes its name from the old order of the Arabic alphabet’s consonants ‘alif, bā’, jīm, and dāl.

Arabic, Hebrew and Thaana are the only abjads currently in use, but Samaritan and Syriac are used to a limited extent.

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Abugidas

An abugida is an alphabetic writing system whose basic signs denote consonants with an inherent vowel and where consistent modifications of the basic sign indicate other following vowels than the inherent one. The graphic similarity of most abugidas comes from the fact that they are derived from abjads, and the consonants make up the symbols with the inherent vowel and the new vowel symbols are markings added on to the base symbol. The name abugida is derived from the first four characters of an order of the Ge'ez script used in some contexts.

Abugidas that are currently in use include Bengali, Burmese/Myanmar, Cree (Nêhiyaw), Dehong Dai (Tai Le), Devanāgarī, Fraser, Ge’ez (Ethiopic), Gujarāti, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Inuktitut, Kannada, Khmer, Lao, Malayalam, Naskapi (Innu Aimun), Ojibwe (Anishinaabe), Odia, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, and Tibetan

The ones used to a limited extent are Balinese, Batak, Bilang-bilang, Blackfoot (Siksika), Buhid, Carrier (Dulkw’ahke), Chakma, Cham, Dhurwa, Ditema, Gondi, Grantha, Hanifi, Hanuno’o, Hmong, Javanese, Jenticha, Kaithi, Kerinci, Khoiki, Kirat Rai, Kulitan, Lampung, Lanna, Lepcha (Róng-Ríng), Limbu/Kirati, Lontara, Lota Ende, Manipuri (Meetei Mayek), Mon, Mwangwego, New Tai Lue, Ranjana, Rejang, Sasak, Satera Jontal, Saurashtra, Shan, Sharda, Siddham, Sorang Sompeng, Soyombo, Sundanese, Syloti Nagri, Tagalog, Tagbanwa, Tikamuli, Tolong Siki, Tigalari, and Varang Kshiti.

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Syllabic systems

A syllabary is a set of written symbols that represent (or approximate) syllables, which make up words.

Syllabaries currently in use include Cherokee (Tsalagi), Hiragana (Japanese), Katakana (Japanese), and Yi (Nosu).

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Logographic systems

The symbols used in logographic systems often represent both sound and meaning. These scripts can also be called semanto-phonetic, logophonetic, morphoprhonemic, or logosyllabic.

They may include the following types of symbol:

Pictograms and logograms

Pictograms or pictographs resemble the things they represent. Logograms are symbols that represent parts of words or whole words.

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Ideograms

Ideograms or ideographs are symbols which graphically represent abstract ideas.

Compound characters

Compound characters include a semantic element, which represents or hints at their meaning, and a phonetic element, which shows or hints at their pronunciation.

The semanto-phonetic writing systems currently in use are Chinese (Zhōngwén) and Japanese (Nihongo), while Naxi is used mainly for decorative, ceremonial or religious purposes.

Directionality

Scripts are also graphically characterized by the direction in which they are written. Egyptian hieroglyphs were written either left to right or right to left.

The early alphabet could be written in multiple directions: horizontally (side to side), or vertically (up or down). Prior to standardization, alphabetical writing was done both left-to-right and right-to-left.

The Greek alphabet and its successors settled on a left-to-right pattern, from the top to the bottom of the page. Other scripts, such as Arabic and Hebrew, came to be written right-to-left. Scripts that incorporate Chinese characters have traditionally been written vertically (top-to-bottom), from the right to the left of the page, but nowadays are frequently written left-to-right, top-to-bottom, due to Western influence.

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tag yourself: underrated words ♡

wayfarer (one who travels by foot): calloused fingers, curated bucket lists, adorable laughter, saving transportstion tickets. views the idea of the "world" as their own backyard. creates playlists based on places and tries their best to journal often (even if they can't always keep up with it.) pines towards moving experiences and deep human connection; believes in the power of unity and love. is unwaveringly fascinated by the variety of cultures and religions on this planet. absorbent, romantic, curious, and friendly.

eunoia (a sound mind; a beautiful thinker): early hour meditations, reading for leisure, flowering tea, daydreaming 24/7. in love with learning new concepts, grasping onto their personal dreams, and tending to others. a cloud watcher by day and a stargazer by night. viewed as ditzy by many for their seemingly distracted demeanor, but is miles more observant than you'd probably gather. speaks only when they feel like their words will count. wise, hopeful, fascinated, and practiced.

abstruse (difficult to understand; secretive): mugs of black coffee, tree-lined pathways, staying up past midnight, mysterious bruises. views the world through an emotional lens, and believes in wandering spirits and lingering energies. favours one-on-one encounters over large crowds, has an offbeat sense of humour, and deeply cherishes their privacy. independent, alluring, creative, and watchful.

ephemeral (occurring only for a short time): midnight kisses, unfinished novels, nighttime drives, leaving supportive anonymous notes in public places. lives life in the "fast lane" by nature; breathes for spontaneity. always ready for the next adventure, and often finds themselves craving physical affection. a wild child with a caring heart. uninhibited, optimistic, wide-eyed, voluntary.

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types of people as paranormal

ufo - 80s fashion, colourful windbreakers, small sunglasses, light pink corvette, pvc clothing, arcade games, stargazing, obsessed with aliens, listens to queen and david bowie, lowkey popular, extravagant hair, bubblegum, metallic lipstick, neon nails

bigfoot- wears exclusively thrifted clothes, shy, favourite place is the woods, runs a photography blog but hates taking photos of themseves, likes country and folk music, good at drawing, adequate at school, collects leaves, wants to leave the city

ghost - dark victorian clothes, perfume, antique bookes, sheer drapes, wants a vinyl player, dreams of decades past, terribly good at literature or history, genuinely likes classic music, feels at ease around cemeteries, finds fascination in death

witch - collection of hats, loves chokers, would kill for their loved ones, prefers black, knows a lot of folklore and mythology, candles, chalk, sketchbooks filled with ancient symbols, can lecture you about pentagrams for an hour, crystals, owls

loch ness - always excited, loves swimming, enjoys walks in the mountains, probably has a pet fish that they gave a human name, naive, wears neutral colors, likes indie music, obsessed with travelling, studies biology or chemistry, lowkey hates flying

vampire - hates the sun, drinks wine or berry juices, mixes slang from previous decades into their speech, can’t wait for the night to start, know a little bit about everything, plays an instrument, prefers dimly lit rooms, never seems to sleep

paranormal researcher - a uniform of jeans, flannels and band tees, listens to rock or alternative, keeps a journal, runs a blog or a youtube channel about conspiracies, believes in paranormal, maybe dabbled in occult, has read a lot of folklore books

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Recognizing Abuse Masterlist

Signs that you’re living in abuse:

Breakdown of abusive parent’s behaviour:

Signs your parents are narcissistic:

Signs you’ve been thru sexual abuse:

Signs of abusive friendship/relationship:

Signs you’re struggling with trauma