Republic of B.
May 25

booksdirect:
“Thanks to the teachers who instilled in me such a love of English … “
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May 23
When people interrupt me while I’m reading
sodamnrelatable:
They expect my reaction to be something like:

When really, my reaction is something like:

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awesomepeoplereading:
Zadie Smith reads.
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May 19

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May 16
For the confusèd among you.
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Old English (Anglo-Saxon):
Eft he axode, hu ðære ðeode nama wære þe hi of comon. Him wæs geandwyrd, þæt hi Angle genemnode wæron. Þa cwæð he, "Rihtlice hi sind Angle gehatene, for ðan ðe hi engla wlite habbað, and swilcum gedafenað þæt hi on heofonum engla geferan beon."
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Middle English:
In þat lond ben trees þat beren wolle, as þogh it were of scheep; whereof men maken clothes, and all þing þat may ben made of wolle. In þat contree ben many ipotaynes, þat dwellen som tyme in the water, and somtyme on the lond: and þei ben half man and half hors, as I haue seyd before; and þei eten men, whan þei may take hem.
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Early Modern English:
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she Be not her maid, since she is envious; Her vestal livery is but sick and green And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. It is my lady, O, it is my love!
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Modern English:
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
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Pointless dribble:
Omg, lol, def totes ridic, c u ltr
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Tumblr:
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May 15
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May 13

reading-as-breathing:
Edward Hopper
Compartment C, Car 293, 1938
oil on canvas
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readbeforeyouwrite:
.: wired to write :. by ~xdragonflyx on deviantART on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/26813815
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