Chapter 81: In Which We Are Meme-ing. :D
Comment. And I shall give you a letter. You have to list 10 things you LOVE that begin with letter. Then, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own!
exosomatic gave me < S >.
... No one said that the words must be in English, right? :D
1. Sigrid.
An obvious answer, no? She may be dead, but she had an incredibly large impact on my life. She got her first name from my grandmother, plus her late paternal grandmother. The main idea was that it is traditional, and works in both Finnish and Swedish - and in English, too.
2. Suomi.
Finnish for 'Finland' and (when written with a lower case first letter) 'Finnish'. My home, my first language. The best country in the whole world. And the absolutely coolest language in the whole world, even if it is tricky as hell. :D
3. All things Swedish.
My main subject, my home #2, my home-to-be, my language #2, my working language-to-be, the country where some of my closest friends live in. The language is awesome, it is so beautiful with its musical accents (intonations) and loooooong vowels, and absolutely ridiculous sound system. (Okay, I understand it, in a way, but still...)
4. Syyssateet.
Finnish for 'autumn rains'. I love autumn, I love it when it rains. Do I need to say more?
5. Siblings.
I have a whole lot of younger brothers, all of whom I love to pieces. The eldest ones are seventeen, the youngest one is ALMOST a year old. Such a bunch of awesome young men. :)
6. Språkvetenskap.
Swedish for 'Linguistics'. That is what I do, that is what I love. And that is what I am going to do for the rest of my life. End of conversation.
7. Suklaa.
Finnish for 'chocolate'. 'nuff said.
8. Suukot, suudelmat.
Finnish for 'kisses' - both "proper" ones, plus the kind of kisses a mum might give her child. You English-speakers are weird, because you refer to both the actions with one verb/noun. Shame on you!
9. Strawberries.
Mmmm, strawberries and whipped cream...
10. Studying.
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen (?!), I utterly enjoy studying. One can never know too much.
exosomatic gave me < S >.
... No one said that the words must be in English, right? :D
1. Sigrid.
An obvious answer, no? She may be dead, but she had an incredibly large impact on my life. She got her first name from my grandmother, plus her late paternal grandmother. The main idea was that it is traditional, and works in both Finnish and Swedish - and in English, too.
2. Suomi.
Finnish for 'Finland' and (when written with a lower case first letter) 'Finnish'. My home, my first language. The best country in the whole world. And the absolutely coolest language in the whole world, even if it is tricky as hell. :D
3. All things Swedish.
My main subject, my home #2, my home-to-be, my language #2, my working language-to-be, the country where some of my closest friends live in. The language is awesome, it is so beautiful with its musical accents (intonations) and loooooong vowels, and absolutely ridiculous sound system. (Okay, I understand it, in a way, but still...)
4. Syyssateet.
Finnish for 'autumn rains'. I love autumn, I love it when it rains. Do I need to say more?
5. Siblings.
I have a whole lot of younger brothers, all of whom I love to pieces. The eldest ones are seventeen, the youngest one is ALMOST a year old. Such a bunch of awesome young men. :)
6. Språkvetenskap.
Swedish for 'Linguistics'. That is what I do, that is what I love. And that is what I am going to do for the rest of my life. End of conversation.
7. Suklaa.
Finnish for 'chocolate'. 'nuff said.
8. Suukot, suudelmat.
Finnish for 'kisses' - both "proper" ones, plus the kind of kisses a mum might give her child. You English-speakers are weird, because you refer to both the actions with one verb/noun. Shame on you!
9. Strawberries.
Mmmm, strawberries and whipped cream...
10. Studying.
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen (?!), I utterly enjoy studying. One can never know too much.