A few weeks ago I saw a guy on the tram. He was HUGE, heavily tattooed, had a ton of scars (rough neighbourhood...) and he sat in front of me holding a tiny, old fashioned phone with buttons. The exp… (View Post)

I can see Xan as a high school teacher. "This class is especially hopeless today!" and, of course, while grading tests: "We're all doomed". Branwen would be a combat medic. Minsc … (View Post)

As a future (I certainly hope so!) linguist focusing on Nordic region of Europe, I feel I have to add to this. While it's true that most of the languages come from proto-indo-european root, there's a… (View Post)

Gendered nouns in languages are one huge mess. It's no easier to learn if one's native language has them, believe me. For example, in Polish mouse is feminine, rat is masculine. In Spanish it's other… (View Post)

@Squire‌, hah. After almost a year of studying Danish I have to tell you that in comparison, English is a walk in the park. I love Danish, but at the same time all the reasons for it give me frequent… (View Post)