Many languages like to stuff bits and pieces together to create new words.
The upside is that you don’t have to come up with a thousand sounds (first rule of humanity, and any other life form, is: we’re all lazy af, and will do anything to preserve energy).
The downsides?
1) Some languages can get carried away and end up with 23-syllable words (*coughs* German *coughs*) -
- and 2) when you’re learning a language that’s not - or distantly - related to your own, you can’t make sense of those bits and pieces and it all becomes ten times more complicated.
My specific problem rn is that I’m not familiar with Russian word formation, so every time a word’s longer than five letters I start to panic. I finally decided to fight back by making a list of common prefixes and suffixes - the next step is keep learning more words so I have more root knowledge and hopefully can put things together without having a seizure every time.
Anyway, I’m sharing this in case it’s useful for someone else out there.
PREFIXES
Examples:
возрожде́ние = re + birth + idea suffix = rebirth
надсмо́трщик = above + look + job suffix = warden
обезгла́вить = without + head “ verb suffix = to behead
SUFFIXES
Examples:
гитарист = guitar + job suffix = guitarist
австриец = Austria + nationality suffix = Austrian
движение = move + idea suffix = movement
Vocabulary can be the hardest thing about learning a language, but remember there’s mostly a logical reason behind everything. For some learners, unlocking that reason is a trick to make quicker progress, so if it works for you, go for it!
-Feedback that says “this is good” or “this is bad” without giving a reason why. This doesn’t give any useful information.
-Feedback that vastly misses the point of the story. The exception is when everybody misses the point, in which case you probably need to make your point clearer.
-Feedback from close friends or family members. They are more invested in you than in the story, and that will influence their feedback.
Negative feedback:
-Feedback from somebody who “couldn’t get past more than five pages.” I see reviews like this for books on Amazon all the time and I ignore them because the reviewer hasn’t read enough of the book to form a good opinion. If it doesn’t offer anything useful for me as a reader, it won’t offer anything useful for you as a writer.
-Feedback from somebody you were just in an argument with.
-Feedback attacking you rather than your story.
Positive feedback:
-Feedback obviously more meant to cheer you up than to help you become a better writer.
-Feedback from somebody who only ever gives out positive feedback. Who knows what they really think of your story?
Bad reasons to ignore feedback:
-It’s not worded nicely.
-It criticizes the parts you put the most effort and emotion into writing.
-It comes from somebody who isn’t as good of a writer as you are. Often, finding the good and bad in somebody else’s writing is easier than finding the good and bad in your own writing.
Apparently a lot of people get dialogue punctuation wrong despite having an otherwise solid grasp of grammar, possibly because they’re used to writing essays rather than prose. I don’t wanna be the asshole who complains about writing errors and then doesn’t offer to help, so here are the basics summarized as simply as I could manage on my phone (“dialogue tag” just refers to phrases like “he said,” “she whispered,” “they asked”):
“For most dialogue, use a comma after the sentence and don’t capitalize the next word after the quotation mark,” she said.
“But what if you’re using a question mark rather than a period?” they asked.
“When using a dialogue tag, you never capitalize the word after the quotation mark unless it’s a proper noun!” she snapped.
“When breaking up a single sentence with a dialogue tag,” she said, “use commas.”
“This is a single sentence,” she said. “Now, this is a second stand-alone sentence, so there’s no comma after ‘she said.’”
“There’s no dialogue tag after this sentence, so end it with a period rather than a comma.” She frowned, suddenly concerned that the entire post was as unasked for as it was sanctimonious.
And!
“If you’re breaking dialogue up with an action tag”—she waves her hands back and forth—”the dashes go outside the quotation marks.”
Okay this is for all my fellow trans women out there who happen to still suffer from the problem of having a five o’clock shadow, who want to hide it with minimal make up.
Okay so you pretty much only need two things. Well, three if you count the brushes.
But make up wise, all you need is, a liquid foundation slightly paler then your own skin, and blush.
And then basically all you have to do, you put the foundation on over your whole face, then instead of only putting the blush on certain areas, cover your whole face with it.
The result will be a natural skin tone that no one will be able to tell is make up without looking at you up close, that will completely hide the stupid five o’clock shadow. :D
Reblogging this awesome advice from a very awesome friend :)
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Everyone reaches some point in the school year when they realize they have over extended themselves, feel overly stressed, and just want to give up on themselves. I know I am guilty of this, especially over extending myself and then trying to cram as much into a day as possible. I get overly excited about all the options I have or under estimate how much time some of my commitments take up. There were times this year in college where I was up till two or three in the morning finishing up assignments after working almost ten hours straight. It seems almost impossible to balance between being over extended and bored out of our mind. So here are some ways I help myself keep sane and organized during the year.
Before I begin I want to ask something I ask myself every year. What in your schedule can you not live without? These are the crucial tasks that absolutely must be done today. Think of how much time each of these takes up and be realistic, don’t give yourself five hours to sleep when really you need seven or eight(i’m guilty of this but try best to avoid it). Think of how to best organize these requirements so you don’t end up overlapping and find yourself stressed.
1)Use a planner/calendar
Having a easy to see lay out of the month really helps keep me on track. I like my planners to have a monthly and a weekly view. I put all deadlines, tests/quizzes, school events, siblings events, birthdays, work schedule ect here. It helps me to be able to see everything and plan out how early I need to start homework or studying for tests so I can get the best grade(In college there is a 2 week rule my friends and I use to study for tests). In the weekly Ill put a little tid bit of what was covered in class and any specifics about an assignment that gets assigned. I know a lot of my friends have had success with using a calendar on their phone, another uses sticky notes and writes the essentials, and another uses a wall calendar. Find what works best for you and stick with that.
2)Study early
What I mean by this is start an assignment when you get it, even if its months away so the info is still fresh in your mind. It also means start studying for a test early so that you can start with studying for 30-40 minutes and work your way up to a three or four hour study session a few days before the test.
3)Find time for you
This seems like it wouldn’t have a lot to do with school and your success but stress cause people to shut down. Taking small 10-15 minute breaks after studying for two-three hours helps prevent burning out and getting overly stressed. Find a few things that make you happy and set aside some time for them. They don’t have to
4)Read the content before its covered in class
This helps with comprehension but also allows you to ask questions about the content while it is being covered
5)Make friends
This helps out a lot when there are class projects or a big test coming up. I have a short list of people I talk to all the time about almost everything we do in class. It helps a lot knowing if you miss a class they can help cover you some and its super helpful having a few people you can depend on to study together with
6)Highlight
don’t be afraid to highlight terms, important information or key concepts in your notes. This helps give a focus to the notes and gives a little reminder of what might be important to focus on when the test comes up
7)talking to your teacher/ use professors office hours
This goes for students of all ages, don’t be afraid to ask questions or seek out help. This can be in class or outside of class, for college students this is during office hours. Usually professors have few students coming in and truly want to help if they can. Meeting with the teacher can help establish a relationship which helps with grading later on and can help with finding the best way you learn.
8)record the lectures if you are allowed
This helps if you miss a section of lecture and can help you study in times where you can’t pull out a notebook or textbook.
9)sit in the front if possible
This helps the teachers remember who you are(helps when you go in to ask for help, they are often more friendly) and gives you the least amount of distractions. My chem teacher took a poll of where people sat in class and their average test scores, even those who did not participate much in class but sat in the front did better than those who sat in the back.
10)Have snacks
I have studied with many people who have skipped meals(guilty) or didn’t bring snacks. This can make studying less productive because there isn’t as much focus on the material. The snack can also be used as a reward for reaching a certain point. I liked to bring some brain foods(help memory and brain development) mixed nuts, granola bars, pumpkin seeds, etc and then a cheat snack like cheez its that I would swap out.
11)Eat brain foods
On important days treat your brain, especially those long studying days. A few great options are eggs, blueberries, tea, dark chocolate, avocado, oatmeal, nuts, etc. These foods can really help with concentration and give a little boost.
12) Don’t pull all nighters all the time
This is hard especially when it comes to college but staying up all night for many nights in a row throws your body off, slows you down and can make it harder to remember content from class. Try to get at least 6 hours of sleep every night to keep from burning out and to ensure you get the most of your day. This is hard to do(trust me I know) but it is beneficial in the long run.
13)Color code
Color coding can help your brain associate terms together and help terms stay longer.
14)Use practice exams
If your professor/teacher post practice tests use them to your advantage. Try going through them in the amount of time you would be given without any study tools. See how well you did after and then focus on the areas you did poorly on. Often at least 4-5 questions from the practices are on the test in some form whether it be the same set up or the same kind of question.
15)Move around
Research has shown moving study spots can help with memory. moving around causes our brain to form new associations with the same information so it becomes a stronger memory.
16)Write it out
If possible try to write out notes as you are more likely to remember material written than you are if its typed. For college this is harder to do with lecture, often I type out my notes then go back and review them and possibly write them out later that night.
17) learn what works best
This sounds like common sense but figure out what learning style works best for you. Personally I have to read the material and take notes over the content at the same time for me to really soak up the information. One of my best friends is more auditory and likes to watch videos and listen to videos to help her study. In college you can sometimes choose whether you would like an online text book only or a package that has an online book as well as a paper copy. I find it better to have a paper copy, but some people I study with love the online version.
18)Find your weaknesses
Through out covering the material find sections that you are not as confident on or don’t fully understand. Make a list of them as they appear then try to focus on those sections when studying.
