I applied to graduate school……AND ACTUALLY GOT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t know how much I will actually be on here until like early December as a result because I work a full-time job and now have homework on top of that, but I love you all and will drop in from time to time. :)

anonymousdandelion:

What is the most likely reason for someone to get your name wrong?

My name includes sounds that some people have difficulty pronouncing

Because my name is “foreign” people call me a modified (e.g. anglicized) variant

There is another common name that looks or sounds similar to mine

People see my name written and read it with a different phonetic pronunciation

My name is often just so unfamiliar to people that they struggle with it

People call me by a former name/deadname/name I no longer use

Another reason

There is absolutely no explanation… yet, they manage to say it wrong anyway

I deliberately trick people into saying my name wrong because I enjoy mischief

Everybody says my name correctly :)

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Yet another poll on the subject of name errors — because all things come in threes and mostly because the notes on the other polls are very intriguing. I imagine multiple answers will be true for many of us (goodness knows they are for me), but try to choose whatever feels like the most common/prevalent reason!

Reblog, if you like, for a larger sample size to continue forcing me to wade through too many fascinating name-related notifications. But also for sample size. :-)

ghostlypawn:

wicked movie getting put on pause for strike. the prophecy remains true. there will never be a wicked movie. it will remain in movie limbo forever.

friendlyneighbourhoodpizzaman:

waxvat:

the anniversary of library paste man’s death is in four days.

the anniversary of the library paste man’s death is today

greelin:

can you stop making kissy noises at the malevolent entity, please. you’re scaring it

winternymphaea:

i love girls that are weird about the moon

plantyhamchuk:

saxifraga-x-urbium:

Help stop the appalling proposal to wipe out huge area of Kent's ancient woodland

A staggering 50+ hectares of irreplaceable ancient woodland could be in danger if Kent County Council allows the expansion of Hermitage Quar

campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Overseas folks can sign this! Please consider sharing and/or signing!

prlncessandthepauper:

i think nori and elina should kiss

watertightvines:

If your name exists in multiple languages but with different pronunciations, does your own pronunciation change when switching between languages?

No, I pronounce it the same way regardless of what language I am speaking.

Yes, I pronounce it in the way that matches the language I am speaking.

I change it if the pronunciation is similar, but do NOT if it’s too different.

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anonymousdandelion:

How are other people most likely to mess up your first name/the name you go by?

My name is often mispronounced

My name is often misspelled

My name is mispronounced and misspelled about equally often

My name is rarely mispronounced or misspelled

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Reblog to help find out how many of us share in the Struggle.

Feel free to elaborate on your name situation in the notes, should you care to do so!

(Companion poll about surnames coming soon.)

book–wyrm:

Lets (non-scientifically) see if american schools are uniquely bad at teaching.

Was your education substandard/shitty

Yes; American; Public School

No; American; Public School

Yes; American; Private School

No; American; Private School

Yes; Non-American; Public School

No; Non-American; Public School

Yes; Non-American; Private School

No; Non-American; Private School

Complicated (explain in tags) / See Results

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I keep seeing americans talk about how awful their education system is and I really have to wonder. Is it uniquely bad? Or do we just disproportionately hear american voices here on tumble dot com?

eurydicees:

ok was talking to a friend and now i’m crazy curious:

have you ever downloaded a fic on ao3?

yes, i do this often!

yes, a few times for special fics

no, but i don’t care that people do

no, that’s weird and uncomfortable

i…didn’t even know you could do that

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expand on ur answer in the tags if you want & rb for more answers pls pls pls !!!!

qbertsstuff:

why do you have short nails?

homo reasons

just like them short

male raised to believe nails must be short

neurodivergent reasons

digital artist reasons

mixture of reasons (explain in tags?)

other reason (explain in tags bc i am picking my brain thinking of reason lmao)

they’re not short

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compassionatereminders:

“No one can love you until you love yourself” is like the worst possible way of articulating “if you don’t respect and value yourself, it’s very easy to become attracted to people who don’t treat you right and then justify their mistreatment, so be careful.”