Tl;dr - I'm not claiming to have a strong personal opinion on the topic of ethnic portrayal itself in this context, or that people on either side of the discussion are exclusively right or wrong, but my main point is that you shouldn't let anyone gaslight you into believing that the discourse itself is illegitimate. A significant amount of what constitutes the topic is ultimately based on superficiality and subjectivity, so I discourage dismissing or deflecting any dissent as the words of deranged lost cause fanatics.
I have some things to say simply for the purpose of expanding your perspective.

• The consensus among scholars is that in Ancient times, "to be Greek" essentially meant that you spoke Greek as your primary language. Such people were for the most part located in what is now the Greek mainland and some Balkan countries, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), and various settlements dotted all around the perimeter of the Mediterranean Sea. Outside of these regions, I don't think it's reasonable to call any majority of people Greek. Alexander's empire included Egypt and spread as far east as India at its peak, however, we use the word "Hellenistic" and not "Hellenic" for a reason.
• When talking about the Trojan War and the Iliad, it is "technically" more accurate to say "Achaeans/Argives vs Trojans" than it is to say "Greeks vs Trojans", since the Trojans were all but certainly Greek-speaking. In other words, it makes more sense to view the conflict as one between Greek mainlanders and Asia Minor Greeks.
• "The Greek gods were seen as the gods of the whole world and not just the Greek world." Sure, and locations outside of Greece are often featured in the mythology. That being said, Mt. Olympus was nonetheless considered the home of the gods. Greeks saw their country as the center of the world (which is normal for most cultures), and scary monsters were not uncommonely banished to or native to regions *outside* of Greece.
• The Ancient Greeks primarily depicted their gods as human because they were arrogant and liked to think of themselves as gods. The recurring theme of hubris in Greek mythology is in response to said arrogance, and the Greeks thought of themselves as exceptional compared to the rest of the world. Aristotle once claimed that ethnic diversity causes a nation state to lose its values and crumble from the inside (I'm not agreeing with him but it was his opinion and presumably many others' as well). It doesn't really make sense for a Greek person in any time period to portray Greek gods as being ethnically diverse, outside of blonde hair since apparently they were really fond of it.
• Greeks generally think of their own culture as one that has influenced the rest of the world rather than the other way around. Christianity first became mainstream in Greece and the New Testament was first written in Greek. Greece spent more total time being "The Roman Empire" than Rome itself did. Greece is a country that has constantly been geographically exposed to many different cultures and foreigners from different lands, and yet they usually stubbornly refused to change based on that stimulus, even while subjugated to the Ottoman Empire for 400 years. It is the only country in Europe to use its own exclusive alphabet instead of Latin or Cyrillic. According to my mother, Greeks and Jews are the only two Western tribes that retain their cultural identities even after generations of geographical displacement; however true that may or may not be, it says something about how Greeks from her time viewed themselves and perhaps still do.
• From the perspective of a Greek person, sometimes it feels as if there is no other nation in the world whose ethnic legitimacy is interrogated and whose history is parasitized more than their own. There are people in some Balkan countries who like to claim, whether seriously or just trolling, that Greek history is fabricated and not real. As an aside, English accents are almost always used to voice Ancient Greek characters in Western media; I understand it's out of convenience and I'm not outright objecting to it, but I think it's nonetheless worth mentioning.
• I don't speak on behalf of anyone but myself when I say it's my personal philosophy that goddesses should have big boobs.

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1. Pizza Napoletana (Italy) - This classic Italian dish, especially in its traditional Neapolitan form, remains incredibly popular globally. It’s celebrated for its simple yet flavorful ingredients: dough, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, salt, and olive oil​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​.
2. Sushi (Japan) - Renowned for its variety and quality, sushi includes vinegared rice combined with various ingredients such as seafood, vegetables, and occasionally tropical fruits. Sushi's global popularity continues to rise due to its delicate flavors and aesthetic presentation​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​.
3. Picanha (Brazil) - This popular Brazilian cut of beef, known for its tender and juicy texture, is a favorite at churrascarias (Brazilian steakhouses) and is gaining international fame​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​.
4. Roti Canai (Malaysia) - A type of flatbread often served with dhal or curry, roti canai is a staple in Malaysian cuisine and is loved for its flaky texture and versatile flavor​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​.
5. Phat Kaphrao (Thailand) - This spicy stir-fry dish, usually made with basil, chili, garlic, and your choice of protein (like chicken, pork, or seafood), is a beloved street food in Thailand and is known for its intense flavors​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​.
6. Beef (Global) - From American steaks to Japanese Wagyu and Argentine asado, beef is a widely consumed and beloved meat worldwide. Its versatility in various cuisines makes it a staple across the globe​ (Mashed)​.
7. Eggs (Global) - Eggs are fundamental in many cuisines, from French omelets to Japanese tamago and Indian egg curry. They are consumed widely due to their versatility and nutritional value​ (Mashed)​.
8. Cheese (Global) - Whether it’s Italian Parmigiano Reggiano, French Camembert, or Greek Feta, cheese plays a central role in many culinary traditions worldwide, appreciated for its wide range of flavors and textures​ (TasteAtlas: Travel Global, Eat Local)​.
9. Fish (Global) - Fish is crucial in many diets, particularly in coastal regions. From sushi in Japan to ceviche in Latin America, fish is valued for its flavor and health benefits​ (Mashed)​.
10. Maize (Global) - Known as corn in many regions, maize is a dietary staple in numerous cultures. It’s used in various forms such as tortillas, polenta, and cornmeal, and is also a key ingredient in many processed foods​ (Mashed)​.

Welcome to Poetry Corner

Welcome to May!
We have entered the May flowers portion of spring. There certainly is a lot of pollen, but also a lot of rain where I am—Maryland is bouncing between hot and frigid, and I would say it needs to make up its mind, but…. We all know it won't.
However, I have made up my mind about this month's theme! And Im excited to get to it.
I had a suggestion a few weeks ago to include some sources for crit – I don’t have them ready now, but I will get some stuff together for you guys soon, I swear. I am always open to suggestions <3
Let’s face it: poetry is a strange land for many of us. What makes a poem? Does it have to rhyme? Follow a structure and meter? Does it have to be based in emotion? All these are great questions. Poetry comes in all forms and styles, rhyming and non-rhyming, metered and freeform. Some poems even tell a fictional story, like prose does! Some poems don't use any line breaks at all, and Prose-Poems can be tricky yet effective. I'll give you a nudge here to look into them and maybe try them out. Who knows, maybe a constraint is coming our way.
Each month, I provide you with a simple theme and an additional constraint to inspire you. You have 60 - 350 words to write a poem based on that theme. Poetry is often shorter than prose, so word choice is important. Less words mean each word does more. Be sure to read the entire post before submitting!  

This Month’s Challenge

Theme: Gravity IP MP Bonus Constraints:

• Lean into horror, either thematically or narratively.

Gravity, honestly, should be easy. The hardest part might be picking one direction over another.
The gravity of the earth? The gravity of your emotions? The pull of the deep ocean or the urge to explore the stars?
Its really up to you!
Need some help with some horror-themed poems? I got you! An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead.
I am encouraging the poets this week to stretch that definition of dead as well, especially since we did just do death last month! Examples:
Déjà Rêvé. BY Avra Margariti
Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
These are just a few ideas to get you started. Remember, you can interpret the theme any way you like as long as the connection is clear and you follow all sub and post rules. Don’t forget to leave feedback on at least one other poem by the deadline (it is a requirement)!

Schedule

• Submission deadline: Wednesday, May 1st, at 11:59pm EST
• Feedback & Nomination deadline: Tuesday, May 21st at 11:59pm EST
• Campfire: None scheduled for May. Please leave comments on the post. Check out previous Poetry Corners here!
  

  How To Participate

• Submit a 60 - 350 word poem inspired by the theme as a top-level comment below. You have until next Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. EST. Please note that for this particular feature, poems must be at least 60 words. Low-effort poems will be removed. No pre-written content.
  
• Use wordcounter.net to check your word count. The title is not counted in your final word count. Poems under 60 words or over 350 will be disqualified.
  
• Leave actionable feedback on at least one other poem Each critique is worth up to 10 points, up to 50 points. I really encourage trying, even if you are new to poetry!
  
• Nominate your favorite poems from the thread using this form (it will open after the submission deadline). You get points just for voting!
  
• Please be respectful and civil in all feedback and discussion. We welcome writers of all skill levels and experience here, as we’re all here to improve and sharpen our skills. Uncivil or discouraging comments will not be tolerated and may result in further mod actions.
  
• Be creative and have fun! If you have any questions, feel free to ask them on the stickied comment on this thread or via modmail. Top-level comments are reserved for poem submissions.
  

Point Breakdown

TASK	POINTS	ADDITIONAL NOTES
Use of the Weekly Theme	up to 50 pts	Theme should be present, but the interpretation is up to you!
Use of Bonus Constraint	10 pts	(unless otherwise noted)
Actionable Feedback	up to 10 pts each	1 crit required; you’re welcome to provide more crit, but pts are capped at 50
Nominations your poem receives	20 pts each	No cap
Mod Choice	20 - 50 pts	First- 50 pts, Second- 40 pts, Third- 30 pts, plus regular noms
Voting for others	10 pts	Don’t forget to vote by the deadline!

 
Note: *Actionable feedback should be constructive, something that the author can use to improve. Feedback can also be positive, like what you enjoyed, how it made you feel, parts that flowed particularly well, images that stood out, etc.

Rankings for Echoes

Winners:

• First place by u/Lothli
• Second place by u/SaltedCaramelJedi
• Honorable Mention: by u/Tomorrow_Is_Today1

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Hello, I am new to this community.
Currently, I am creating my mod of Half-Life 2. And I am trying to change the font of the title.
I searched a little bit and found that I should change the font name of "ClientTitleFont" in "Steam/steamapps/sourcemods//resource/clientscheme.res".
However, even though I have changed them, the font does not seem to work, and still the title glitches. I tried multiple times removing my mod and re-copying it at "sourcemods", but still, the font does not seem to apply.
Would there be any other solutions to try to fix this?
Content of clientscheme.res:

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Tracker scheme resource file // // sections: //Colors- all the colors used by the scheme //BaseSettings- contains settings for app to use to draw controls //Fonts- list of all the fonts used by app //Borders- description of all the borders // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Scheme { //////////////////////// COLORS /////////////////////////// // color details // this is a list of all the colors used by the scheme Colors { } ///////////////////// BASE SETTINGS //////////////////////// // // default settings for all panels // controls use these to determine their settings BaseSettings { "FgColor""255 220 0 100" "FgColor_vrmode""255 220 0 200" "BgColor""0 0 0 76" "Panel.FgColor""255 220 0 100" "Panel.BgColor""0 0 0 76" "BrightFg""255 220 0 255" "DamagedBg""180 0 0 200" "DamagedFg""180 0 0 230" "BrightDamagedFg""255 0 0 255" // weapon selection colors "SelectionNumberFg""255 220 0 255" "SelectionTextFg""255 220 0 255" "SelectionEmptyBoxBg" "0 0 0 80" "SelectionBoxBg" "0 0 0 80" "SelectionSelectedBoxBg" "0 0 0 80" "ZoomReticleColor""255 220 0 255" // HL1-style HUD colors "Yellowish""255 160 0 255" "Normal""255 208 64 255" "Caution""255 48 0 255" // Top-left corner of the "Half-Life 2" on the main screen "Main.Title1.X""53" "Main.Title1.Y""190" "Main.Title1.Y_hidef""184" "Main.Title1.Color""255 255 255 255" // Top-left corner of secondary title e.g. "DEMO" on the main screen "Main.Title2.X""291" "Main.Title2.Y""207" "Main.Title2.Y_hidef""242" "Main.Title2.Color""255 255 255 200" // Top-left corner of the menu on the main screen "Main.Menu.X""53" "Main.Menu.X_hidef""76" "Main.Menu.Y""240" // Blank space to leave beneath the menu on the main screen "Main.BottomBorder""32" // Deck colors "SteamDeckLoadingBar""250 128 20 255" "SteamDeckSpinner""201 100 0 255" "SteamDeckLoadingText""181 179 175 255" } //////////////////////// BITMAP FONT FILES ///////////////////////////// // // Bitmap Fonts are ****VERY*** expensive static memory resources so they are purposely sparse BitmapFontFiles { // UI buttons, custom font, (256x64) "Buttons""materials/vgui/fonts/buttons_32.vbf" } //////////////////////// FONTS ///////////////////////////// // // describes all the fonts Fonts { // fonts are used in order that they are listed // fonts are used in order that they are listed "DebugFixed" { "1" { "name""Courier New" "tall""14" "weight""400" "antialias" "1" } } // fonts are used in order that they are listed "DebugFixedSmall" { "1" { "name""Courier New" "tall""14" "weight""400" "antialias" "1" } } // fonts listed later in the order will only be used if they fulfill a range not already filled // if a font fails to load then the subsequent fonts will replace Default { "1"[$X360] { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""700" "antialias" "1" } "1"[$WIN32] { "name""Verdana" "tall""16" [$DECK] "tall""9" "weight""700" "antialias" "1" "yres""1 599" } "2" { "name""Verdana" "tall""22" [$DECK] "tall""12" [!$LINUX] "tall""16" [$LINUX] "weight""700" "antialias" "1" "yres""600 767" } "3" { "name""Verdana" "tall""26" [$DECK] "tall""14" [!$LINUX] "tall""19" [$LINUX] "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "yres""768 1023" } "4" { "name""Verdana" "tall""30" [$DECK] "tall""20" [!$LINUX] "tall""24" [$LINUX] "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "yres""1024 1199" } "5" // Proportional - Josh { "name""Verdana" "tall""14" [$DECK] "tall""9" [!$LINUX] "tall""11" [$LINUX] "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } "DefaultSmall" { "1" { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" "yres""480 599" } "2" { "name""Verdana" "tall""13" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" "yres""600 767" } "3" { "name""Verdana" "tall""14" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" "yres""768 1023" "antialias""1" } "4" { "name""Verdana" "tall""20" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" "yres""1024 1199" "antialias""1" } "5" // Proportional - Josh { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" "antialias""1" } "6" { "name""Arial" "tall""12" "range" "0x0000 0x00FF" "weight""0" } } "DefaultVerySmall" { "1" { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""480 599" } "2" { "name""Verdana" "tall""13" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""600 767" } "3" { "name""Verdana" "tall""14" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""768 1023" "antialias""1" } "4" { "name""Verdana" "tall""20" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""1024 1199" "antialias""1" } "5" // Proportional - Josh { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""0" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "antialias""1" } "6" { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "range" "0x0000 0x00FF" "weight""0" } "7" { "name""Arial" "tall""11" "range" "0x0000 0x00FF" "weight""0" } } WeaponIcons { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""70" [$DECK] "tall""64" "tall_hidef""58" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } WeaponIconsSelected { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""70" [$DECK] "tall""64" "tall_hidef""58" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "blur""5" "scanlines""2" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } WeaponIconsSmall { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""36" [$DECK] "tall""32" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } FlashlightDeck { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""46" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } Crosshairs { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""40" [!$OSX] "tall""41" [$OSX] "weight""0" "antialias" "0" "additive""1" "custom""1" "yres""1 1599" [!$DECK] "yres""1 1439" [$DECK] } "2" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""80" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" "yres""1600 3199" [!$DECK] "yres""1440 3199" [$DECK] } "3" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""120" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" "yres""3200 4799" } "4" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""17" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } QuickInfo { "1"[$X360] { "name""HL2cross" "tall""57" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } "1"[$WIN32] { "name""HL2cross" "tall""36" [$DECK] "tall""28" [!$OSX] "tall""50" [$OSX] "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" [!$OSX] } } HudNumbers { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""32"[!$DECK] "tall""40"[$DECK] "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } SquadIcon[$X360] { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""50" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } HudNumbersGlow { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""32"[!$DECK] "tall""40"[$DECK] "weight""0" "blur""4" "scanlines" "2" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } HudNumbersSmall { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" [!$OSX] "name""Helvetica Bold" [$OSX] "tall""16"[!$DECK] "tall""26"[$DECK] "weight""1000" "additive""1" "antialias" "1" "custom""1" } } HudSelectionNumbers { "1" { "name""Verdana" "tall""16" [$DECK] "tall""11" "weight""700" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } HudHintTextLarge { "1"[$X360] { "bitmap""1" "name""Buttons" "scalex""1.0" "scaley""1.0" } "1"[$WIN32] { "name""Verdana" [!$OSX] "name""Helvetica Bold" [$OSX] "tall""22" [$DECK] "tall""14" "weight""1000" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } HudHintTextSmall { "1"[$WIN32] { "name""Verdana" [!$OSX] "name""Helvetica" [$OSX] "tall""18" [$DECK] "tall""11" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } "1"[$X360] { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""700" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } HudSelectionText { "1" { "name""Verdana" "tall""10" [$DECK] "tall""8" "weight""700" "antialias" "1" "yres""1 599" "additive""1" } "2" { "name""Verdana" "tall""14" [$DECK] "tall""10" "weight""700" "antialias" "1" "yres""600 767" "additive""1" } "3" { "name""Verdana" "tall""18" [$DECK] "tall""16" [$LINUX] "tall""12" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "yres""768 1023" "additive""1" } "4" { "name""Verdana" "tall""22" [$DECK] "tall""20" [$LINUX] "tall""16" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "yres""1024 1199" "additive""1" } "5" { "name""Verdana" "tall""9" [$DECK] "tall""8" [$LINUX] "tall""7" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } GameUIButtons { "1"[$X360] { "bitmap""1" "name""Buttons" "scalex""0.63" "scaley""0.63" "scalex_hidef""1.0" "scaley_hidef""1.0" } } BudgetLabel { "1" { "name""Courier New" "tall""14" "weight""400" "outline""1" } } DebugOverlay { "1"[$WIN32] { "name""Courier New" "tall""14" "weight""400" "outline""1" } "1"[$X360] { "name""Tahoma" "tall""18" "weight""200" "outline""1" } } "CloseCaption_Normal" { "1" { "name""Tahoma" [!$OSX] "name""Verdana" [$OSX] "tall""15" [$DECK] "tall""12" "weight""500" "antialias""1" } } "CloseCaption_Italic" { "1" { "name""Tahoma" [!$OSX] "name""Verdana Italic" [$OSX] "tall""15" [$DECK] "tall""12" "weight""500" "italic""1" "antialias""1" } } "CloseCaption_Bold" { "1" { "name""Tahoma" [!$OSX] "name""Verdana Bold" [$OSX] "tall""15" [$DECK] "tall""12" "weight""900" "antialias""1" } } "CloseCaption_BoldItalic" { "1" { "name""Tahoma" [!$OSX] "name""Verdana Bold Italic" [$OSX] "tall""15" [$DECK] "tall""12" "weight""900" "italic""1" "antialias""1" } } "CloseCaption_Small" { "1" { "name""Tahoma" [!$OSX] "name""Verdana" [$OSX] "tall""15" [$DECK] "tall""12" "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "antialias""1" } } // this is the symbol font "Marlett" { "1" { "name""Marlett" "tall""14" "weight""0" "symbol""1" } } "Trebuchet24" { "1" { "name""Trebuchet MS" "tall""24" "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x007F"//Basic Latin "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } "Trebuchet18" { "1" { "name""Trebuchet MS" "tall""18" "weight""900" } } ClientTitleFont { "1" { "name" "Courier New" "tall""32" "tall_hidef""46" "weight" "0" "additive" "0" "antialias" "1" } } CreditsLogo { "1" { "name""Courier New" "tall""34" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } CreditsIcons { "1" { "name""Courier New" "tall""34" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } CreditsText { "1" { "name""Trebuchet MS" "tall""20" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "yres""480 899" } "2" { "name""Trebuchet MS" "tall""12" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } CreditsOutroLogos { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""34" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } CreditsOutroValve { "1" { "name""HalfLife2" "tall""48" "weight""0" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" "custom""1" } } CreditsOutroText { "1" { "name""Verdana" [!$OSX] "name""Courier Bold" [$OSX] "tall""16" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" } } CenterPrintText { // note that this scales with the screen resolution "1" { "name""Trebuchet MS" [!$OSX] "name""Helvetica" [$OSX] "tall""18" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } HDRDemoText { // note that this scales with the screen resolution "1" { "name""Trebuchet MS" "tall""24" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" "additive""1" } } "AchievementNotification" { "1" { "name""Trebuchet MS" "tall""14" "weight""900" "antialias" "1" } } "CommentaryDefault" { "1" { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""480 599" } "2" { "name""Verdana" "tall""13"[$WIN32] "tall""20"[$X360] "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""600 767" } "3" { "name""Verdana" "tall""14" "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""768 1023" "antialias""1" } "4" { "name""Verdana" "tall""20" "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""1024 1199" "antialias""1" } "5" { "name""Verdana" "tall""24" "weight""900" "range""0x0000 0x017F" //Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, Latin Extended-A "yres""1200 6000" "antialias""1" } "6" { "name""Verdana" "tall""12" "range" "0x0000 0x00FF" "weight""900" } "7" { "name""Arial" "tall""12" "range" "0x0000 0x00FF" "weight""800" } } "SteamDeckLoadingText" { "7" { "name""Alte DIN 1451 Mittelschrift" "tall""24" "weight""800" } } } //////////////////////// CUSTOM FONT FILES ///////////////////////////// // // specifies all the custom (non-system) font files that need to be loaded to service the above described fonts CustomFontFiles { "1""resource/VeraMono.ttf" "2""resource/VeraMono.ttf" "3""resource/VeraMono.ttf" } } 

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Pretty simple prompt. I’ve seen a few fics on AO3 with this kind of thing and my favorites are The Cosmos and Killer. Basically, these stories have the same origin: Marinette, even as a kindergartener, didn’t like bullies, and one day stands up for another young kid and protecting (or even verbally and/or physically attacking the older bully), and gets help from other students (almost always including Chloe). Marinette, Chloe, and anyone else in the group (not Adrien or Alya) form a group with a really intimidating history (the Cosmos has the group which I believe is called the Constellations, and Killer has the group being called the Aces or the Royals, based on the Aces in a deck of cards and different colored queens) that takes down any bullies, including teachers and other adults. They eventually disband and form “new identities,” with Marinette being clumsy and shy and Chloe being a rich brat who bullies Marinette but secretly feels awful about it. Lila shows up, spreads her lies, and Marinette brings the group back together to take her and any other people (Alya, teachers, the principal, etc) down.
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Yeah, that’s it. If anyone knows of any fics with this premise, let me know. Compete stories only. Thanks!

Ok my idea for my fic will obviously have some similarities to the animes that they are based off of. I just want to know how many TCG games I should have Izuku use. I have already decided on 2 games for this fic and was curious if I should add any others and if so what are they. If I don't know the card game don't get mad at me my knowledge of tcg only extends to 3 maybe 4 games and the 4th I barely know.
The 2 games that are 100% in this fic are Yugioh (and yes the game will be called Yugioh and not Dule Monsters) and Cardfight Vanguard. The other 2 games that I know (at least how to play) are Pokemon tcg and Magic The Gathering. I've heard of the Digimon tcg but know nothing about it but I will learn it if I have to for the fic.
The only other tcg I can think of is a no go because I just didn't like it for some reason (Buddyfight).

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I am planning out a fic, a short one, like less than 20k words and it’s Single Mom Hermione and Unattached Draco. I don’t want to have Ron bashing so I am wondering how do I deal with him. Lil Rose Granger-Weasley would be anywhere between 0-2 based on how Ron’s non-involvement plays out.
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I currently face this dilemma regarding language. The protagonist is a Colombian-American lawyer based in Miami. A majority of the characters are of Latin origin. That being said, I am conflicted on whether or not to write in English or Spanish. Alterations would be required if I write in English/Spanish then translate.
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Burst Rex of Awakening

RUSH DUEL Etymology/Translation Corner
Tagline: "Executing a join and pairing of the azure skies with courage at ultra-high speeds! Fusion Summon! Time to come on out! Bluetech Burst Rex!!"
CM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfSMAg9axf0
Yuhi: "Yu-Gi-Oh! RUSH DUEL! Executing a join and pairing of the azure skies with courage at ultra-high speeds! Time to come on out! Fusion Summon! Bluetech Burst Rex!! There's new themes in here?! They both look interesting. These legendary dragons also get an Over Rush Rare! And there's still way more!"
This is a list of translated Japanese names for all of the cards in Burst Rex of Awakening. See below for further notes.
Each card name is linked to an image!! (Use an image-zooming extension like Imagus to view them instantly.)
Any questions or issues you may have about the translations are welcome.

• Five-God Dragon / F·G·D

1. Rocky Tank Jariot
2. Gray-Bronze Dragon
3. Hybridrive Scale
4. Hybridrive Tusk
5. Hybridrive Lizard
6. Hybridrive Screwdriver Full artwork
7. Stray Familiar Witch
8. Releaslayer
9. Chemispet Inko
10. Dice-Key Mekuru
11. Dice-Key Ku
12. Dice-Key Ribbon
13. Cyberspyce Hotpot
14. Cyberspyce Cinnamon
15. Cyberspyce Turmeric
16. Cyberspyce Cumin
17. Wheatcloth Demeter
18. Cyberspyce Nutmeg Alternate artwork
19. Cyberspyce Garam Masala
20. Dark Matter Dead-Yell
21. Dark Matter Lockdoll
22. Dark Matter Jelly
23. Dark Matter Craydoll
24. Dark Matter String
25. Dark Matter Knight
26. Dark Matter Hazardoll
27. Dark Matter Freya
28. Rocky Machine Gareking / Rocky Demon God - Gareking
29. Dragonic Geist
30. Twin-Edge Phantom Dragon
31. Imperial Guard of the Wise Emperor
32. Advance Form
33. Granmarg the Earth Emperor
34. Water-Mirror Serpent
35. Dragon Remover
36. Fusionic Tribern
37. Fadrawnir the Purehearted Full artwork
38. Data Eater
39. Defrostrooper V2
40. Sumskull
41. Swellskull
42. The Seven Treasure Gods - Beidai / The Seven Treasure Gods - Rice Supreme Full artwork
43. God Demon Beast - Garzett
44. Bluetech Burst Rex Full artwork
45. Sevens Road Ultima Witch Full artwork Alternate full artwork
46. Cyberspyce Queen Cinnamon
47. Cyberspyce Karipandrapery
48. Dark Matter Enigmata
49. Dark Matter Enigknight Zuwieger
50. Blue-Eyes Blazing Bright Dragon / Fiercely Shimmering Dragon with Blue Eyes Full artwork
51. Tribe-Mirror Dragon
52. Hybridrive Back Fusion Alternate artwork
53. Hybridrive Restruct
54. Blue-Tooth Reconnect
55. Spycecloth Mix
56. Dark Matter Storm
57. Dark Matter Force
58. But a Mere Jest of the Cosmos Princess Full artwork
59. Hybridrive Bumper
60. Spycecloth Secret Recipe
61. Spycecloth Black Pepper
62. Dark Matter Assassinate
63. JAM:P Catch! Alternate artwork
64. Dragonic Domination Alternate artwork
65. The Enkindling of Divine Doubt
66. Delirium Invitation Full artwork

Etymology and other trivia:

• Jariot is a portmanteau of jari (Japanese for "gravel") and chariot.
• The Gray in Gray-Bronze Dragon seems to be a contraction of great.
• Hybridrive is a portmanteau of hybrid and drive—a mass-storage hardware device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
• Releaslayer is a portmanteau of release (the OCG term for Tributing), Lilith, and slayer.
• Inko is the Japanese name for the true parrots
• Mekuru is Japanese for "to turn over" or "to flip over," and is the OCG term for excavating.
• Ku comes from baku—a Japanese supernatural being resembling a tapir that is said to devour nightmares.
• Cyberspyce is a portmanteau of Cyberse, cyberspace, spy, and spice.
• Hotpot is likely based on BellaBot—a versatile service robot with a cat-like appearance for serving guests in hotels, restaurants, bars, and events. A hotpot is a mixture of meat and vegetables, sometimes including sliced potatoes, cooked slowly in a covered dish inside an oven, or in a special heated pan.
• Demeter is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth.
• Garam masala is an aromatic mixture of ground spices used in Indian cuisine. The rest of the Cyberspyce monsters are mostly named after spices used in this mixture.
• Dark matter is a theoretical substance existing in space that does not give off any light.
• The yell used in Dead-Yell's name is Japanese wasei-eigo for cheering (esp. for a school sports team).
• Craydoll seems to be a portmanteau of cradle and doll.
• Hazardoll is a portmanteau of hazard and doll.
• Freya (Fureiya) is a pun on furē (the Japanese pronunciation of "hurray"), a phrase commonly shouted during cheering, and Freya or Freyja—one of the preeminent goddesses in Norse mythology.
• Gareking is a portmanteau of gareki (Japanese for "rubble" or "debris") and king. Machine (Mashin) is a pun on the Japanese word mashin (meaning "devil" or "demon god").
• Geist is German for "ghost."
• Imperial Guard of the Wise Emperor has a similar name and effect as the OCG's Imperial Guard of the Flame Emperor (Royal Firestorm Guards in the TCG).
• Tribern is a portmanteau of tribe (the OCG term for "Type") and wyvern.
• Fadrawnir is a portmanteau of Fafnir (a lindworm from Norse mythology) and draw.
• Sumskull (Tasudokuro) is a pun on the Japanese word tasu ("to add numbers").
• Swellskull (Masudokuro) is a pun on the Japanese idiom masumasu ("more and more").
• Beidai is based on Daikokuten—one of the Seven Lucky Gods and the god of commerce and prosperity. He is sometimes considered the patron of cooks, farmers and bankers, and a protector of crops. He is also often depicted as riding on a rice bale, hence the kanji for "rice" appearing in the card name. Beidai is also used in the Japanese phrase beidaitōryō, used to refer to the President of the United States of America, and fittingly this card's artwork is drawn in the style of an American comic book.
• God Demon Beast - Garzett is a reference to God Mazinger—an anime, manga, and novel series created by manga artist Go Nagai.
• Karipandrapery (Karīpandoraperī) is meant to sound like a typical name for a Hindu deity and is a portmanteau of Kali (a major Hindu goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction, and death), karē-pan ("curry bread"), Pandora, and drapery (due to all the Cyberspyce cards also having a cloth motif).
• Enigmata is a plural form of the word enigma. It is also a pun on the Latin māter ("mother").
• Enigknight is a portmanteau of enigma and knight, while Zuwieger is a pun on Zuwijo (a character from the GO RUSH!! anime) and Sieger (German for "victor" or "champion").
• Tribe-Mirror Dragon's name in Japanese (Toraibumirā Doragon) is made up of sounds from the other FGD-related monsters in this set: Gray-Bronze Dragon (Gureiburonzu Doragon), Water-Mirror Serpent, and Fusionic Tribern.
• Spycecloth (Supaisukurōsu) is also a pun on cross.
• Hybridrive Bumper is a reference to Jointech Bumper, which has a similar effect.

Blue-Eyes Duel Set bonus card

1. Blue-Eyes Bright Dragon / Shimmering Dragon with Blue Eyes

Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!! Blu-ray & DVD DUEL-7

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Transcription Subject: Fink, Landlord/Veln supporter
Date [standardized human time]: February 24, 2137
I idly waited in the empty restaurant for this mister Gilt. His secretary had sent me a message saying that he was underway. It’s weird how his secretary has refused to make any phone or face calls, and has only contacted me through messages. It shouldn’t matter though, so long as this Mr. Gilt is a level-headed and reputable leaser.
My train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the jingling of the bell above the entrance. Walking through the doorway had to be the most veteran-looking exterminator I have ever seen. He wore 3 exterminator badges, but far more impressive than that was how he was covered in scars. They were concentrated especially heavily around his neck, most likely from predators attempting to bite through his throat, and somehow he’d survived so many attacks. What did puzzle me further though was how unevenly his fur was shaven and the strange look in his eyes, one that I could not place. “Hello. Mister Gilt, I presume?”
“The one and only. I’m here for the interview and to see the restaurant.” I now noticed that he was wearing a pawsfree headset. Its green light was blinking, like it was on.
“I’m sorry, but are you having a call right now?”
“No! No, I am a very busy venlil and always wear this in case I get an important call.” A bit strange, but I suppose not too out of the ordinary.
“Well, could you tell something about yourself?”
“As you can see, Gilt, er, I have spend decades removing the taint of Venlil Prime and keeping the population safe,” Gilt said in a rather strange way, like he was reading it off a paper; maybe he had memorized the line, expecting the question during the interview. “Now that I’m retired from that lifestyle, I have begun investing my well-earned money in small businesses.”
“That all sounds good. Your secretary already gave me most of the information I needed, like how you’re going to turn this place into a salad-based restaurant; he called it a ‘salad house.’ And I’m sure that I don’t have to ask you what your policy on humans is.” I gave a small chuckle, imagining a veteran exterminator like him welcoming humans warmly into his restaurant.
“You don’t have to worry about me or any employee of mine ever accepting those tainted scum into my establishment. I can’t wait for Veln to be voted in, he will surely make sure that those filthy humans will be cast off our magnificent Venlil Prime,” Gilt said, again quite stiff. He might just be nervous.
“Rightfully said, he sure has my vote.” Speaking of humans, is that one across the street? Over Gilt’s shoulder, I spotted a human making a phone call in an old, rusted-up van. He was looking straight at me, up until he noticed I was looking back and quickly looked away. With relief, I noticed that a pair of exterminators were walking straight towards the car. The human seemed to end his phone call and opened up a window to speak to the exterminators. With that small problem solved, I turned my attention back to Gilt, who seemed to be panicking a bit. I suppose even someone with nerves of steel as him can get nervous over simple things like an interview. He pressed a button on the pawsfree headset, and the blinking light turned off.
Transcription Subject: Vuccen, Krakotl Exterminator
Date [standardized human time]: February 24, 2137
Another day, another pointless patrol. I wish they would give us something real to do. But with all those ‘animal’ welfare laws and us no longer being allowed to lock up anyone with predator disease, we have nothing left to do but roam the streets in the hopes we find something that we are allowed to do. My prayers were answered, because not 10 meters ahead of us, I saw a human sitting in the passenger seat of a terribly beat-up van covered in rust and algae. Weirdly enough, it had a sideview mirror on the driver’s side. Finally, something to do. “Come on Cuko, I see a human let’s see if it’s hiding something,” I chirped to my venlil partner.
“Please be nice to them, they hardly ever do anything wrong.” She’s so kind, too bad that she sometimes focuses it on the wrong kind.
I tapped against the window with the talon of my right wing, and the human quickly ended a call and began to crank the window open by hand. “Hey, if it isn’t Burny-bird, how are you two doing?” he said, switching glances between me and my partner.
All of a sudden, I recognized the human’s face; it was the same one that purposely angered me last month [chapter 2]. “Get out of the car,” I demanded while I unholstered my flamethrower.
The human casually placed his arm in the window and calmly asked, “Why, what have I done?” Cuko behind me signed with her tail in agreement.
“Random search, now get out of the vehicle.”
“Sure, ‘random,’ totally not out of some bias to antagonize a specific species,” he said sarcastically as he got out of the car with one hand raised while the other opened the door.
Cuko guided him to the front of the car for a pat down. “Please place your claws on the hood and spread your hindlegs.” If evolving into predators wasn’t enough, they had to be completely bald too. With all those false pelts, humans can hide so many dangerous items without anyone being the wiser.
I wretched when I looked into the car; the floor was littered with mouldy cans of vegetables, nearly empty save for the rotting scraps and overgrown utensils. “W-why?”
The human spoke up while he was being patted down by my partner, “I know what you’re looking at —ough, careful with those nails— and those are not mine, all that junk is from the owner, my friend. I have been urging him to clean it up, and I’ve even thought about doing it for him, but he really should learn to take care of himself.”
I began to sift through the junk, relieved that I am covered from talon to neck in a rubber fireproof suit, not having to coat my feathers in this filth. Outside, I heard that Cuko hadn’t found anything dangerous or illegal on it, and that its name was ‘Maarten.’ I was about to give up on finding anything until I pulled a lever on a small rectangular object I found in the glovebox, and a small knife flipped out. “Aha, got you now filthy predator. Why do you have this?”
“That’s a pocketknife, that’s just a tool. I have it in the glovebox with the rest of my tools to keep this hunk of rust running.”
My partner spoke up with a concerned look on her face, “It’s not illegal to own a knife that small. You probably have bigger ones in your kitchen drawer, we can’t arrest him for that.”
It looked away from me and continued looking at Cuko, as it did before I spoke up. I shudder imagining what predatory thoughts lie behind those binocular-eyes.
Transcription Subject: Maarten de Groot, Human Refugee/Meat dealer
Date [standardized human time]: February 24, 2137
Don’t pet her, don’t pet her, she has a flamethrower.
Transcription Subject: Vuccen, Krakotl Exterminator
Date [standardized human time]: February 24, 2137
Giving up on finding anything in the front, I slid open the side door, revealing even more junk. At least these look more promising…and not covered in mould. Why is there a dishwasher and 5 blenders in here? “I noticed that the wool on the top of your head is a lot more puffy then on most venlil,” the human carelessly remarked. Of course, it’s going to point out her insecurities, typical predators.
“It is, you don’t have to mention it,” Cuko replied in an annoyed tone.
“It looks good on you, it’s cute.” What?!
“Oh, er, thank you…very much.” I can’t listen to this, she’s to naïve to understand that it’s just tricking her. I continued searching the back of the van for anything, traces of meat, weapons, dead venlil. I opened up one of the 3 large boxes that were hidden behind a piece of plywood that was haplessly placed there. There was a cool box inside. Jackpot! To my disappointment, it was empty, and so was the next one, and the one after that. Stil,l though, why would anyone have these hidden away like this?
“Why are there 3 cool boxes hidden away in the back in back?” I asked, demanding an answer from the human and interrupting it from its conversation with my partner.
“I don’t know, why is any of that stuff in there? On our way over here, we saw a dishwasher on the side of the road and he threw it- well he asked me to throw it in the back.” This is going nowhere.
Transcription Subject: Fink, Landlord/Veln supporter
Date [standardized human time]: February 24, 2137
“And that is why you should never combine drain cleaner and aluminium in a metal canister,” Gilt said, finishing his strange explanation.
“Huh, I never knew how to make an acid bomb. Shall we begin with the tour?,” I asked, finally cutting off Gilt’s rambling about chemistry. What a strange person.
The dining area wasn’t much to look at, it was completely empty save for a bar that was bolted to the floor, hence why the previous renters didn’t take it with them. Gilt walked around seemingly at random, looking at the outlets and taking a glance at the empty shelves behind the bar. “Are these taps pressured by gas?,” Gilt asked while he pulled on a lever and being briefly disappointed by the lack of alcohol.
“Yes, I think there was room for 2 canisters, but I have to look that up. May I ask you something? Why do you know so much about chemistry as an exterminator?” Gilt’s tail suddenly began flicking nervously left and right.
“Uhhh, uhhh, I uhh, studied it, yes, I studied it, but I was better cut as an exterminator.” I was unable to get a proper read on him; he sounds like he’s lying or at least nervous about something.
“Shall we take a look at the kitchen?”
“Yes!” Gilt nearly yelled, and he instantly got up and speed walked through the kitchen door. When I walked through the door, he was fawning over the industrial freezer lined against the wall. “This thing is big enough to fit a body inside…hypothetically.”
“…Yes, it would be very useful for you for keeping your vegetables preserved. There is also plenty of counter space, and even a strayu-oven,” I said, doing my best sales pitch.
Gilt immediately took a liking to the oven. “Can this thing make other stuff too?”
“Well, it’s a strayu-oven. I don’t know what else you want to make with it, especially in a salad-house.”
“I don’t know! Perhaps other food that needs to be warm?” Gilt said dismissively, his tail nervously flicking left and right. I think he’s just very nervous.
“I am quite glad you’re an exterminator,” I said, trying to relieve the awkwardness. “I really don’t want to have any humans in any of my buildings, especially not after what I heard on the news not a quarter claw ago.”
He gave a confused ear flick. “What are you talking about?”
“It’s all over the news. Some humans blew up the front of the exchange program headquarters. Those dangerous predators should have never been allowed to stay on our planet.”
Gilt his ears folded back and showed a snarl, something hardly any venlil did and combined with the fact that he looked so dangerous made me instinctively back up. “Those sons of farsuls, I will make them pay! Humanity First is making the humans’ reputation even worse!”
“Calm down sir, you’re no longer part of the force.” He really takes this personally. You can take the exterminator out of the guild, but you can’t take the guild out of the exterminator. “Hey, you seem like a good leaser for this place.” And the only participant. I quickly said, hoping to change the subject. He was a bit intense before, but now, he was starting to scare me. It’s not like I trust this man, but I need to lease this place out too not go under. To many leasers and renters pulled out after going bankrupt, after Venlil Prime left the Federation. All because Tarva wanted to sleep with a predator.
Miraculoisly this seemed to work miraculously, “Oh, great, where do I sign?” His ears lifted up again into a happy expression, though only for only a short moment until his pawsfree headset went off and he immediately answered it. The green light began blinking once again. “What?...No…No…Yes…I already did it, without your help…bye…bye!”
Transcription Subject: Vuccen, Krakotl Exterminator
Date [standardized human time]: February 24, 2137
I noticed Cuko was looking a bit confused at a piece of paper with some venlilian writing on it. “What do you have there?”
“That human from just then, gave me his phone number for some reason.” She’s too naïve for this line of work.
A/N:
As always I really appreciate comments, it gives a lot more satisfaction than a few up arrows.
A special thanks to u/InstantSquirrelSoup for proofreading. Check out his fic: Arxur Hospitality
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Edit: shit, I forgot to include a link to the song! https://youtu.be/8HeuMiuj_Sg?si=GrfF1tL9SWTbGF76
I know people have talked about themes for various Wildbow works a bunch, but I felt this was a little different so hopefully it won't be redundant.
I thought about this when I was listening to this song on my way to work today, and I just couldn't get the idea out of my head. So, since it's a slow day at work, I did this. Basically, I couldn't stop picturing an opening theme for a hypothetical Ward show to go along with the song. I have absolutely no artistic talent, so I couldn't possibly hope to actually animate anything. However, I was raised on the internet era that included Song-fics (ie writing the scenes for a music video of a song using whatever intellectual property you wanted to). So I figured I could give it a shot, maybe get across what I was seeing in my head. I'm hoping it comes across well enough.
Note: This is structured like a standard animated (western or anime, really) show opening. Many of the scenes are based on things that actually happened in the story, but some liberties were taken when needed. This is pretty normal for these kinds of openings, most of the time they don't really show things exactly like they happen in the show proper. The lines of the song are in bold, and the italicized text following each line is the scene that would play out to that line or section of music. Also, I know I pale in comparison to Wildbow in the writing, but I'm hoping it's not too rough.
Note the second: Yes, I know I'm a 36 year old man, sometimes you just have to channel your 13 year old self.
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Hi, I'm looking for GMK a Latin base and novelties. Looking for new in box.
I was going to just look for selling posts but it's incredibly hard searching up anything regarding this set when the name is a single letter.

Understanding "Tú,” "Usted," and "Vos" in Different Spanish-Speaking Countries

Learning when to use "tú," "usted," and "vos" can be one of the trickiest aspects of mastering Spanish. These pronouns vary in usage depending on the formality of the situation and the region you are in. Here's a comprehensive breakdown to help you understand these polite forms and their geographical nuances.

Tú

• Usage: "Tú" is the informal second-person singular pronoun.
• Regions: It is most commonly used across Spain and many Latin American countries.
• Context: Use "tú" when speaking to friends, family, and people of the same age or social standing.

Example: - "¿Cómo estás tú?" (How are you?)

Usted

• Usage: "Usted" is the formal second-person singular pronoun.
• Regions: This is widely understood and used in almost every Spanish-speaking country.
• Context: Use "usted" in formal occasions, when addressing elders, superiors, or strangers in a polite manner.

Example: - "¿Cómo está usted?" (How are you?)

Vos

• Usage: "Vos" functions as an informal second-person singular pronoun similar to "tú," but with different conjugations.
• Regions: Commonly used in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Central America, like Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
• Context: Similar to "tú," but the choice to use "vos" over "tú" greatly depends on local customs and social norms.

Example: - "¿Cómo estás vos?" (How are you?)

Regional Insights

• Spain: "Tú" is commonly used, and "usted" is reserved for formal situations. "Vos" is not used in modern Spain.
• Mexico: "Tú" is preferred in informal conversations, while "usted" is used for formal situations. "Vos" is generally not used.
• Argentina/Uruguay: "Vos" is the standard informal pronoun, and "usted" is used for formality.
• Central America: Both "tú" and "vos" are used informally, but the choice can vary by country and even within regions of a country. "Usted" remains the formal option.

By understanding these distinctions, you can ensure you're using the right pronoun for the right situation, which is crucial for effective and respectful communication.

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Hi! My partner is Gujarati---he is a native English speaker and he also speaks Gujarati and Hindi. Much of his family are native Gujarati/Hindi speakers and I would love to learn their language so that I can chat with them easier!
When I am deciding which path to take: learn Hindi then Gujarati or just Gujarati first, there are a few factors in my decision:

1. there are more resources online for Hindi than Gujarati
2. this will be my first experience with a language not based on Latin
3. I would like to be able to travel around all of India eventually, which seems easier to do with Hindi versus Gujarati
4. but his family mostly speaks Gujarati versus Hindi
5. but his family speaks a dialect of Gujarati that I'm having trouble finding resources for

What do you language experts recommend? Hindi first or just straight into Gujarati?

=BACKGROUND=

Gwýsene ⟪ثِتونج ځوېٓسِنہ⟫ ⟨th'Tundj Gwýsene⟩ /θɛˈtund͡ʒ ˈʝyːzɛnɛ/ (or "the least Germanic Germanic language") is a Germanic language descendant from Old English spoken in Nabataea (modern-day Jordan, Sinai, and northwestern Saudi Arabia). It takes place in a timeline where the Anglo-Saxons get kicked out of Britain by the Celts, therefore they sail all the way to Nabataea (I pride myself on my realism here) and settle there. Most of them eventually convert to Islam, and, as a consequence, Arabic becomes elevated to the language of academia, nobility, and poetry.
"English" as we know it still survives in-timeline as Englisc — basically Middle English with some modifications — spoken as a minority language in southeastern Britain (or Pritani as the Celts call it in-world).
==ETYMOLOGY OF GWÝSENE==
⟨Gwýsene⟩ ⟪ځوېٓسِنہ⟫ is derived from ځوېٓسِن (Gwýsen) + ـہ- (-e, adjectival suffix), the former from Middle Gwýsene جِٔويسّمَن (ɣewissman), a fossilization of جِٔويسّ (ɣewiss, "Geuisse") + مُن (mon, "man"), from Old Gwýsene יוש מן (yws mn, yewisse monn), from Old English Ġewisse monn.
⟨Tundj⟩ ⟪تونج⟫ is loaned from an Arabized pronunciation of Old Gwýsene תנג (tng, tunge) (from which descends the doublet ⟨Togg⟩ ⟪تُځّ⟫ /toɣ(ː)/, "tongue")
The Englisc exonym is ⟨Eizmenasisc⟩ /ɛjzmɛˈnaːsɪʃ/, From Brithonech (in-world Conlang) Euuzmenasech /ˈøʏzmə̃næsɛx/, from Middle French Yœssmanes /ˈjœssmanɛs/ (hence modern in-world French Yœssmanes /jœsman/ and Aquitanian (in-world) ⟨Yissmanes⟩ /ˈiːsmans/), from Middle (High) German \jewissmaneisch (hence modern in-world German *Jewissmännisch** /jəˌvɪsˈmɛnɪʃ/, Saxon Jewissmannisch /jɛˌvɪsˈma.nɪʃ/, and Hollandish Iweesmanis /iˈʋeːsmanɪs/), Ultimately from Middle Gwýsene جِٔويسّمَن (ɣewissman). Doublet of Englisc ⟨iwis mon⟩ /ɪˈwɪs mɔn/ + ⟨-isc⟩ /-ɪʃ/

=PHONOLOGY=

Consonants	Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Post-Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	/m/		/n/
Plosive/Affricate	/p/ /b/		/t/ /d/	/t͡ʃ/ /d͡ʒ/¹		/k/ (/g/)²
Fricative	/f/ /v/	/θ/ /ð/	/s/ /z/	/ʃ/ /ʒ/¹	(/ç/)³ (/ʝ/)³	/x/ /ɣ/
Tap/Trill			/ɾ/ /r/
Approximant	/w/		/ɹ/ (/l/)⁴		/j/	/ɫ/

Vowels	Front	Central	Back
Close	/i/ /iː/ /y/ /yː/		/u/¹ /uː/¹
Near-Close	(/ɪ/)⁵ (/ʏ/)⁵
Mid	/e/ /eː/ /ø/ /øː/		/o/ /oː/
Open-Mid	(/ɛ/)⁵	(/ɐ/)⁵	(/ɔ/)⁵
Open	/æ/ /æː/		/ɑ/ /ɑː/

1. Nonnative phonemes
2. allophone of /k/ inter-vocalically
3. allophones of /x/ /ɣ/ near front vowels
4. allophone of /ɫ/ when not near any back vowels and/or velar consonants.
5. allophones in unstressed syllables

These are the phonemes of Standard Gwýsene, and, expectedly, they differ from dialect to dialect.
==EVOLUTION FROM OLD ENGLISH==
The Phonological evolution from Old English to Old Gwýsene are as follows:

• /g/ /j/ => /ɣ~ʝ/
• /h/ => /x/
• /f/ /θ/ /s/ => /v/ /ð/ /z/ word-internally
• /l/ => /ɫ/
• /x/ /ɣ/ => /ç/ /ʝ/ near /i/ /e/ /ø/
• /eo/ /eːo̯/ => /iɔ̯/ /iːɔ̯/
• /æɑ/ /æːɑ̯/ => /iɐ̯/ /iːɐ̯/
• /iy/ /y/ => /ø/
• /iːy̯/ => /øː/

From Old Gwýsene to Middle Gwýsene:

• /ŋk/ /ŋg/ => /kː/ /ɣː/
• /w̥/ /r̥/ /l̥/ /n̥/ => /fː/ /sː/ /ʃː/ /nː/
• /-çt/ /-xt/ => /-ç/ /-x/
• /r/ => /ɹ~ɻ/ post-vocalically
• /iɔ̯/ /iːɔ̯/ => /iɐ̯/ /iːɐ̯/
• /i/ /y/ /u/ => /ɪ/ /œ/ /ʊ/ when unstressed
• /e/ /ø/ /o/ => /ɛ/ /ɛ/ /ɔ/ when unstressed
• /æ/ /ɑ/ => /ɐ/ /ɐ/ when unstressed

From Middle Gwýsene to Modern Gwýsene:

• /p/ /t/ /k/ /b/ /d/ => /b/ /d/ /g/ /v/ /z/ word-internally
• /p/ /t/ /k/ /b/ /d/ => /f/ /s/ /x/ /v/ /z/ word-finally
• /wi/ => /wy/ => /yː/
• /ɪ/ /œ/ /ʊ/ => /ɛ/ /ʏ/ /ɔ/
• /ɔ/ => /ɐ/
• /i(ː)/ /u(ː)/ => /y(ː)/ /o(ː)/
• /o(ː)/ /æ(ː)/ /ɑ(ː)/ => /ɑ(ː)/ /e(ː)/ /æ(ː)/
• (/æː/ /uː/ => /i/ /ɑ/ in open syllables)
• /eː/ => /i/
• /iɐ̯/ /iːɐ̯/ => /eː/ /iː/

==DIALECT GROUPS==
Gwýsene has 4 main dialect groupings:
1- Southern Dialects
Spoken around in-world Áglästrélz /ˈɑːɣɫɐˌstɾeːɫz/ [ˈɑːʁɫ(ə)ˌsd̥ɾeːɫz]. Speakers of these dialects tend to pronounce:

• /Vm/ /Vn/ /Vɫ/ as syllabic [N̩] [ɫ̩]
• /ɹ~ɻ/ as [ɰ] in non-rhotic accents
• /w/ as [ɥ] near front vowels
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [pʰ] [tʰ] [kʰ]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [b̥] [d̥] [g̊] word-internally
• /ɛ/ /ɐ/ as [ə]

Regarded as the oldest dialect by Gwýsens as it encompasses the original "homeland" (if we don't count the Anglo-Saxons that is). They're also considered the most "posh", and the standard accent is loosely based on the southern dialects.
2- Central Dialects
Spoken around in-world Keü-Nüvátra /keʏ ˌnʏˈvɑːtɾɐ/ [kɛɨ ˌnɨˈvɒːtɾɐ]. Speakers of these dialects tend to pronounce:

• /ç/ /ʝ/ as [h] [j]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [pʰ] [tʰ] [kʰ]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [p˭] [t˭] [k˭] word-internally
• /Vɹ/ /Vːɹ/ as [Vʴ] [Vʴːɹ]
• /ʏ/ /y/ /yː/ as [ɨ] [ʉ] [ʉː]
• /u/ as [ɯ] (though not that common)
• stressed /e/ /ø/ /o/ as [ɛ] [œ] [ɔ]
• /ɑ/ /ɑː/ as [ɒ] [ɒː]
• /æ/ /æː/ as [ä] [äː]

Central Dialects are considered posh by northerners and westerners, but not by southerners.
3- Western Dialects
Spoken in in-world Ettúr /ɛtˈtuːɻ/ [ətˈtuːɽ]. Speakers of these dialects tend to pronounce:

• /ç/ /ʝ/ as [x] [ɣ]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [p˭] [t˭] [k˭]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [b] [d] [g] word-internally
• /b/ /d/ as [β̞] [ð̞] word-internally, instead of /v/ /z/
• /ɹ~ɻ/ as [ɾ~ɽ]
• stressed /e/ /ø/ /o/ as [ɛ] [œ] [ɔ]
• unstressed /e/ /ø/ /o/ as [ə] [œ] [ə]
• /eː/ /øː/ /oː/ as [ɛː] [œː] [ɔː]

4- Northern Dialects
Spoken in in-world Ämma̋n /ɐmˈmæːn/ [(ʕ)ɐmˈmæːn]. Speakers of these dialects tend to pronounce:

• /ç/ /ʝ/ as [h] [j]
• /ɫ/ as [l]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [p˭] [t˭] [k˭]
• /p/ /t/ /k/ as [b] [d] [g] word-internally
• /b/ /d/ as [b] [d] word-internally, instead of /v/ /z/
• /ɹ~ɻ/ as [ɾ~ɽ]
• /Vɹ/ as [Vː], or [Vɾ] in rhotic accents
• /Vːɹ/ as [Vːː] or [Vː], or [Vːɾ] in rhotic accents
• /ʏ/ /y/ /yː/ as [ɨ] [ɨ] [ɨː]
• /ø/ /øː/ as [ə] [əː] or [ɵ] [ɵː]
• /ɑ/ /ɑː/ as [ä] [äː]

==LEXICAL DOUBLETS==
The differing analyses of the Old English sequences /xe͜o xæ͜ɑ/ & /je͜o jæ͜ɑ/ when the change from /e͜o æ͜ɑ/ to /iɔ̯ iɐ̯/ was taking place led to:

• In the south, /i/ was elided into the palatal /ç/ /ʝ/, yielding Modern Southern [χɑ xæ] [ʁɑ ɣæ]
• In the (at the time) North, /i/ was fully pronounced, yielding Modern Central [heː] [jeː]

For example, Old English heofon & geofon evolved into:

• [ˈχɑvɱ̩] & [ˈʁɑvɱ̩] in Southern dialects. Used natively in the south and the west and were adopted as the standard forms /ˈxɑvɐn/ & /ˈɣɑvɐn/
• [ˈheːvɐn] & [ˈjeːvɐn] in the Central dialects. Used natively in the center and north and considered nonstandard.

=ORTHOGRAPHY=

Gýsene uses the Arabic script natively alongside a romanization
==SCRIPT BACKGROUND==
Since Gýsen use of the Nabataean & then Arabic script preceded the Persians by centuries, the Gýsen Arabic script differs quite a bit from the Indo-Persian system:

1. Rasm: Gýsens writing in Nabataean (& carrying over to Arabic) tended to follow Aramaic & Hebrew convention for representing consonants, while the Persian convention was derived from the most similar sounding preexisting Arabic consonants, leading to drastic differences in pointing convention (i‘jām). As Islam spread, the 2 conventions spread in their respective halves of the Muslim World: The Indo-Persian-Derived Eastern convention, and the Gýsen-Derived Western convention:

(Loose) Consonant ↓	Western ↓	Eastern ↓
//v//	⟪پ⟫	⟪و⟫ ǀ ⟪ڤ⟫
//tʃ//	⟪ڝ⟫	⟪چ⟫
//p//	⟪ڢ⟫	⟪پ⟫
//f//	⟪ڧ⟫	⟪ف⟫

1. Vowel Notation: The western convention has a definitive way of expressing vowels when diacritics are fully written, while in the eastern convention diacritics often serve dual-duty due to limitations of Arabic short vowel diacritics.

==Script keys==

Romanization ↓	Arabic ↓	Standard Phoneme ↓
ä ǀ a	◌َ	/æ/ (stressed) ǀ /ɐ/ (unstressed)
e	◌ِ	/e/ (stressed) ǀ /ɛ/ (unstressed)
o	◌ُ	/o/ (stressed) ǀ /ɔ/ (unstressed)
a̋ ǀ ◌́	◌ٓ	/æː/ (standalone) ǀ /◌ː/ (coupled with other vowels)
a	ا	/ɑ/ (stressed) ǀ /ɐ/ (unstressed)
b	ب	/b/ ǀ /v/ (intervocalically)
g	ځ	/ɣ/ ǀ /ʝ/
d	د	/d/ ǀ /z/ (intervocalically)
h	ھ	/ç/
w ǀ u	و	/w/ (glide) ǀ /u/ (vocalic)
z	ز	/z/
ch	خ	/x/
t	¹ط	/t/
y ǀ i	ي	/j/ (glide) ǀ /i/ (vocalic)
k	ک	/k/ ǀ /g/ (intervocalically)
l	ل	/ɫ/
m	م	/m/
n	ن	/n/
tj	ڝ	/t͡ʃ/
-	¹ع	/Ø/ ǀ /◌ː/ (post-vocalically)
p	ڢ	/p/ ǀ /b/ (intervocalically)
s	¹ص	/s/
k	¹ق	/k/
r	ر	/ɾ/ ǀ /r/ (geminated) ǀ /ɹ/ (post-vocalically)
s	س	/s/ ǀ /z/ (intervocalically)
t	ت	/t/ ǀ /d/ (intervocalically)
y	ې	/y/ (stressed) ǀ /ʏ/ (unstressed)
f	ڧ	/f/ ǀ /v/ (intervocalically)
ö	ۊ	/ø/ (stressed) ǀ /œ/ (unstressed)
-	ء ǀ ئـ	initial vowel holder
v	پ	/v/
th	ث	/θ/ ǀ /ð/ (intervocalically)
tj	¹چ	/t͡ʃ/
dj	¹ج	/d͡ʒ/
dh	ذ	/ð/
j	¹ژ	/ʒ/
sj	ش	/ʃ/
dh	¹ض	/ð/
dh	¹ظ	/ð/
g	¹غ	/ɣ/ ǀ /ʝ/
v	¹ڤ	/v/
a ǀ ä	²ـى	/æ/ (stressed) ǀ /ɐ/ (unstressed)
e	²ـہ	/e/ (stressed) ǀ /ɛ/ (unstressed)
'l-	لٔـ	/‿(ə)ɫ-/
th'-	ثِـ	/θɛ-/

1. nonnative
2. only occur word-finally

=GRAMMAR=

Gwýsen grammar is extremely divergent from the Germanic norm, having been brought about by extremely harsh standardization efforts by the ruling class while backed by academia & scholars. It's heavily influenced by Arabic — being the encompassing liturgical, academic, and aristocratic language during the Middle to Early Modern Gwýsen periods.
==PRONOUNS==
^\this entire segment will use the romanization only]) The Pronouns themselves have remained relatively true to their Germanic origins, apart from the entire set of Arabic 3rd person pronouns & the genitive enclitics. Gwýsene still retains the Old English dual forms, but they're only used in formal writing:

1st Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ih /iç/	wi /wi/	wi /wi/
Accusative	mih /miç/	án /ɑːn/	ós /oːs/
Standalone Genitive	min /min/	ág /ɑːɣ/	ór /oːɹ/
Enclitic Genitive	-min /-mɪn/	-ag /-ɐɣ/	-or /-ɔɹ/

2nd Person	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	thách /θɑːx/	gi /ʝi/	gi /ʝi/
Accusative	thih /θiç/	in /in/	iw /iw/
Standalone Genitive	thin /θin/	ig /iʝ/	iwar /ˈiwɐɹ/
Enclitic Genitive	-thin /-θɪn/	-ig /-ɪʝ/	-iwar /-ɪwɐɹ/

3rd Person Masculine	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	chá /xɑː/	chama̋ /xɐˈmæː/	chám /xɑːm/
Accusative	hin /çin/	chama̋ /xɐˈmæː/	chám /xɑːm/
Standalone Genitive	his /çis/	chama̋ /xɐˈmæː/	chám /xɑːm/
Enclitic Genitive	-his /-çɪs/	-chama /-xɐmɐ/	-cham /-xɐm/

3rd Person Feminine	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	hi /çi/	chana̋ /xɐˈnæː/	chán /xɑːn/
Accusative	hi /çi/	chana̋ /xɐˈnæː/	chán /xɑːn/
Standalone Genitive	hir /çiɹ/	chana̋ /xɐˈnæː/	chán /xɑːn/
Enclitic Genitive	-hir /-çɪɹ/	-chana /-xɐnɐ/	-chan /-xɐn/

==NOUNS==
Middle Gwýsene inherited the Old English nominal declension, but due to merging & reduction of (final) unstressed vowels, all endlings were dropped except for the accusative & dative plurals which were later generalized. Middle Gwýsene also dropped the neuter gender, merging it with the masculine & feminine genders based on endings

Regular Noun Declension	Singular	Plural
Masculine	-	-an /-ɐn/
Feminine	-	-as /-ɐs/

This has been standardized to all nouns, with some ablaut irregulars:

"Man" (man) ǀ "Bách" (book)	Singular	Plural
Masculine	man /mɑn/	menan /ˈmenɐn/
Feminine	bách /bɑːx/	bitjas /ˈbit͡ʃɐs/

...and some nouns retain colloquial plural forms more reminiscent of their Old English counterparts:

"Tjylz" (child) ǀ "Chänz" (hand)	Singular	(Standard) Plural	(Common) Plural
Masculine	tjylz /t͡ʃyɫz/	tjylzan /ˈt͡ʃyɫzɐn/	tjylro /ˈt͡ʃyɫɾɔ/
Feminine	chänz /xænz/	chänzas /ˈxænzɐs/	chänza /ˈxænzɐ/

===Possession===
Gwýsene has two distinct methods of indicating possession dur to the dropping of the genitive case:
1. A loaned version of the Arabic construct state (present in the standard language, urban areas, and most of the Northern and Western dialects). the Arabic definite article (-الـ) was loaned with its use in the construct state into Late Early Modern Gwýsene as a separate "letter form" [-لٔـ] and prescribed by Grammarians ever since as a "genitive" maker. This method also assumes definiteness of the noun it's prefixed to; it must be prefixed to eneg ("any") for indefinite nouns.
Bách 'lgörel /bɑːχ‿ɫ̩ˈʝøɹɛɫ/ ("the boy's book")

bách 'l - görel book ɢᴇɴ.ᴅғ - boy 

2. Use of a prefixed fär (equivalent to English "of", cognate with English "for") (present in rural areas and is generally viewed as a rural or "Bedouin" feature). This method does not assume definiteness, and a definite article is required.
Bách färth'görel /bɑːχ ˌfɐɹðəˈʝøɹɛɫ/ ("the boy's book")

Bách fär - th' - görel book of - ᴅғ - boy 

==ADJECTIVES==
Much like Nouns, adjectives decline for number and gender:

Regular Adjective Declension	Singular	Plural
Masculine	-	-an /-ɐn/
Feminine	-e /-ɛ/*	-as /-ɐs/

\due to its similarity with the common adjectival suffix* -e, adjectives derived that way would not decline for gender in the singular
==VERBS==
Gwýsen verbs are the most mangled, both by Arabization and regular phonological development. Gwýsen word order is VSO. Due to pronouns coming after the verb, they merged with the preexisting endings and formed unique endings that were later generalized to standard verb declension (rendering Gwýsene a pro-drop language)

Present Verb Conjugation	---
Infinitive	-en /-ɛn/
Present Participle	-enz /-ɛnz/
Past Participle	ge- -en /ʝɛ- -ɛn/
Singular Imperative	-
Plural Imperative	-on /-ɔn/
1ˢᵗ singular	-i /-ɪ/
1ˢᵗ plural	-swe /-swɛ/
2ⁿᵈ singular	-tha /-θɐ/
2ⁿᵈ plural	-gge /-ʝʝɛ/
3ʳᵈ singular masculine	-scha /-sxɐ/
3ʳᵈ dual masculine	-schama /-sxɐmɐ/
3ʳᵈ plural masculine	-scham /-sxɐm/
3ʳᵈ singular feminine	-sche /-sxɛ/
3ʳᵈ dual feminine	-schana /-sxɐnɐ/
3ʳᵈ plural feminine	-schan /-sxɐn/

the subjunctive is formed with a prefixed les- (if the verb is consonant-initial) or let- (if the verb is vowel-initial)
As a consequence to the fusional suffixes, the preterite suffixes completely merged with the present ones, so weak verbs need an auxiliary to indicate simple past, which segways us to-
===Auxiliary Verbs===
Most auxiliaries have 2 conjugations: an auxiliary conjugation & a standalone conjugation:

Sőn ("to be") Conjugations	Auxiliary	Standalone
Singular Imperative	ső /søː/	ső /søː/
Plural Imperative	sőn /søːn/	sőn /søːn/
Singular Subjunctive	ső /søː/	les-... /ɫɛs-../
Plural Subjunctive	sőn /søːn/	les-... /ɫɛs-.../
1ˢᵗ singular	ém /eːm/	émi /ˈeːmɪ/
1ˢᵗ plural	synz /synz/	synzwe /ˈsynzwɛ/
2ⁿᵈ singular	érs /eːɹs/	értha /ˈérðɐ/
2ⁿᵈ plural	synz /synz/	syngge /ˈsynʝ(ʝ)ɛ/
3ʳᵈ singular masculine	ys /ys/	ysscha /ˈyssxɐ/
3ʳᵈ dual masculine	synz /synz/	synzchama /ˈsynzxɐmɐ/
3ʳᵈ plural masculine	synz /synz/	synzcham /ˈsynzxɐm/
3ʳᵈ singular feminine	ys /ys/	yssche /ˈyssxɛ/
3ʳᵈ dual feminine	synz /synz/	synzchana /ˈsynzxɐnɐ/
3ʳᵈ plural feminine	synz /synz/	synzchan /ˈsynzxɐn/

There are 4 tense-related auxiliaries: Wesan (past auxiliary, "was"), Sőn (participle auxiliary, "be"), Bín (participle auxiliary, "be"), and Víden (future auxiliary, "will"):

Auxiliary Declensions	Wesan ↓	Sőn ↓	Bín ↓	Víden ↓
1ˢᵗ singular	wes /wes/	ém /eːm/	bí /biː/	va̋ /væː/
2ⁿᵈ singular	wir /wiɹ/	érs /eːɹs/	bys /bys/	vés /veːs/
3ʳᵈ singular	wes /wes/	ys /ys/	byth /byθ/	véth /veːθ/
dual/plural	wiran /ˈwiɹɐn/	synz /synz/	bíth /biːθ/	va̋th /væːθ/
Singular Imperative	wes /wes/	ső /søː/	bí /biː/	víz /viːz/
Plural Imperative	weson /ˈwezɔn/	sőn /søːn/	bín /biːn/	vídon /ˈviːzɔn/
Singular Subjunctive	wir /wiɹ/	ső /søː/	bí /biː/	víz /viːz/
Plural Subjunctive	wiren /ˈwiɹɛn/	sőn /søːn/	bín /biːn/	víden /ˈviːzɛn/

===Stong Verbs===
Most of the strong classes remain in Gwýsene, albeit with completely unorthodox ablaut patterns. They've been re-sorted based on patterns that I've Grammarians have found. Strong verbs also never need the past auxiliary.

Type (Gwýsene)	Corr. Type in Old English	Present stem vowel	Past singular stem vowel	Past plural stem vowel	Past participle stem vowel
I	VII.c	é /eː/	í /iː/	í /iː/	é /eː/
II	IV	e /e/	e /e/	i /i/	a /ɑ/
III.a	I	ý /yː/	a̋ /æː/	y /y/	y /y/
III.b	III.a	y /y/	ä /æ/	o /o/	o /o/
IV.a	II.a	í /iː/	í /iː/	o /o/	a /ɑ/
IV.b	II.b	a/á /ɑ(ː)/	í /iː/	o /o/	a /ɑ/
IV.c	III.b	é /eː/	é /eː/	o /o/	a /ɑ/
V.a	VI	ä /æ/	á /ɑː/	á /ɑː/	ä /æ/
V.b	VII.a	a̋ /æː/	i /i/	i /i/	a̋ /æː/
V.c	VII.e	á /ɑː/	í /iː/	í /iː/	á /ɑː/

=TRANSLATIONS=

==NUMBERS==

Number	Cardinal	Ordinal	Adverbial	Multiplier
1	A̋n /æːn/	Föress /ˈføɹɛss/	Mer /meɹ/	A̋nfélz /ˈæːnˌveːɫz/
2	Twin /twin/	Áther /ˈɑːðɛɹ/	Merdén /mɛɹˈdeːn/	Twýfélz /ˈtyːˌveːɫz/
3	Thrý /θɾyː/	Thryzz /ˈθɾyzz/	Thrémra̋s /ˌθɾeːˈmɾæːs/	Thryfélz /ˈθɾyˌveːɫz/
4	Fíwar /ˈfiːwɐɹ/	Fíradh /ˈfiːɹɐð/	Fírmra̋s /ˌfiːɹˈmɾæːs/	Fíwarfélz /ˈfiːwɐɹˌveːɫz/
5	Fýf /fyːf/	Fýfedh /ˈfyːvɛð/	Fýfmra̋s /ˌfyːvˈmɾæːs/	Fýffélz /ˈfyːfˌfeːɫz/
6	Sysj /syʃ/	Sysjedh /ˈsyʃɛð/	Sysmra̋s /ˌsysˈmɾæːs/	Sysjfélz /ˈsyʃˌfeːɫz/
7	Sévan /ˈseːvɐn/	Sévadh /ˈseːvɐð/	Sévmra̋s /ˌseːvˈmɾæːs/	Sévanfélz /ˈseːvɐnˌveːɫz/
8	Éht /eːçt/	Éhtadh /ˈeːçtɐð/	Éhmra̋s /ˈeːçˈmɾæːs/	Éhtafélz /ˈeːçtɐˌveːɫz/
9	Nygan /ˈnyʝɐn/	Nygadh /ˈnyʝɐð/	Nygamra̋s /ˌnyʝɐˈmɾæːs/	Nyganfélz /ˈnyʝɐnˌveːɫz/
10	Tőn /tøːn/	Tődh /ˈtøːð/	Tőmra̋s /ˌtøːˈmɾæːs/	Tőnfélz /ˈtøːnˌveːɫz/

==THE COLD WINTER IS NEAR==
‎‫بېث نيٓھ ثِوېٓنتِر ڝِٓلز، پِٓث ڝۊٓمسخى ستارم سنِوى. ڝۊم وِثنَن خُٓمسمين وِٓرم، برآثَرمين. سَلٓم! ڝۊم ھېذ، سېځّ ءَنز شّيٓڧ، ڧرِس ءَنز درېھّ. بېثِّس خُطَّمين. ھِپّسوى وِتِر، ءَنز زۊٓثِن، ءَنز مِٓلخ، بېثِّس ڧِرش ءُٓسڧرى ثِکآ. ءوٓ، ءَنز براث وِٓرم!‬
Byth ních thʼwýnter tjélz, véth tjőmscha starm snewe. Tjöm withnän¹ chósmin wérm, bráthärmin². Säläm³! Tjöm hydh, sygg ænz ssjíf⁴ ⁶, fres⁵ änz dryhh⁶. Bytthes⁷ chottämin⁸. Hevvswe weter, änz zőthen⁹, änz mélch, býtthes fersj ósfrä¹⁰ thʼká. Ó, änz brath!
be.3.ꜱɢ.ᴘʀᴇꜱ near ᴅꜰ-winter cold , ꜰᴜᴛ.3.ꜱɢ come-3.ꜱɢ.ᴍᴀꜱᴄ storm snowy . come.ɪᴍᴘ.ꜱɢ in house-1.ꜱɢ.ɢᴇɴ.ᴄʟ warm , brother-1.ꜱɢ.ɢᴇɴ.ᴄʟ . Welcome ! come.ɪᴍᴘ.ꜱɢ hither , sing.ɪᴍᴘ.ꜱɢ and dance.ɪᴍᴘ.ꜱɢ , eat.ɪᴍᴘ.ꜱɢ and drink.ɪᴍᴘ.ꜱɢ . be.3.ꜱɢ.ᴘʀᴇꜱ-that plan-1.ꜱɢ.ɢᴇɴ.ᴄʟ . have-1.ᴘʟ water , and beer , and milk, be.3.ꜱɢ.ᴘʀᴇꜱ-that fresh from ᴅꜰ-cow . Oh , and soup !

/byθ niːç θə‿ˈyːnzɛɹ tʃeːɫz veːθ ˈtʃøːmsxɐ stɑɻm ˈsnewɛ/
/tʃøm wɪðˈnæn ˈxoːsˌmɪn weːɹm ˈbɾɑːðɐɹˌmɪn/
/sɐˈɫæm tʃøm çyð syʝʝ‿ɐnz ʃʃiːf fres‿ɐnz dɾyçç/
/ˈbyθθɛs ˈxottɐˌmɪn/
/ˈçevvswɛ ˈwedɛɹ ɐnz ˈzøːðɛn ɐnz meɫχ ˈbyθθɛs feɹʃ ˈoːsfrɐ θəˈkɑː/
/oː ɐnz bɾɑθ/

1. the words for “in” and “on” merged to än, which was kept for “on”.‬
2. Gwýsens tend to use “brother” as an informal form of address‬.
3. Säläm is only used by Muslim Gwysens. Christian Gwysens prefer Pastos /pɐsˈtos/ (from Ancient Greek ‬ἀσπαστός).
4. comes from Old English hlēapan.
5. comes from old English fretan.
6. Drykken & Ssjípan are within a class of verbs that have a differing imperative stems than the usual inflected stems due to sound changes. In this case the usual stems are Drykk- & Ssjíp-, while the imperatives are Dryhh & Ssjíf. In the central and Low Northern dialects this particular /k/ => /ç/ is not present, and the imperative stem is also Drykk.
7. contracted from of Byth thäs (“that is”)‬.
8. from Arabic خُطَّة.
9. from Latin zȳthum.
10. contraction of old English ūt fra (“out of”).