Learning Katakana Is So Hard For No Reason Because It Sounds Just Like The English Word But You Don't

Learning katakana is so hard for no reason because it sounds just like the english word but you don't realize until you know what it means. Like if I said "sutukesu" would you automatically realize what it is?? No but when you know it means suitcase it's really fucking obvious isn't it

And "kureyon" means crayon. It's so simple. I learnt it a few months ago and at the time it took like 5 minutes of struggling until my tutor said it (I have to read it out and then translate it, she didn't say it before). I always go one syllable at a time but with katakana it's so much simpler when the words are fast. It was literally:

"ku-re-yo-n???"

".....kureyon"

"OH CRAYON??"

I was sounding it out like I'd never heard a word in my life. And you know the second you figure it out you will feel stupid. (It literally sounds just like crayon when it's said fast enough I'm still mad I didn't get it)

I learnt "macudonarudo" today and I was struggling. It's fucking McDonald's.

Other simple words that I was clever enough to actually figure out without being a moron for 10 minutes are "kare" (curry) "baiorin" (violin) and "pa-ti" (party)

Do you ever get really mad about the most selfish shit ever and then feel awful and have to sit in your self loathing until you calm down

I might post some of them soon yeah :)

I have 31 drafts rn wow

I just scrolled through instagram reels long enough that I got confused by AO3 tags omfg. There was the character tag "___ (minor)" and I just stared at it for like three minutes trying to figure out why they made her a minor.

about gelphie: I know maguire went viral for writing “GELPHIE IS REAL” when signing someone’s book, but gelphie isn’t “official” in the books. Like, they never explicitly “date.” Elphaba kisses Glinda on the mouth, and they “sleep together” on the way to the EC, but I’d say it’s a stretch calling them “official” in the books - and I’m a Gelphie shipper myself!!

I kinda assumed that they never actually went out, I don't think they would've had time to try while keeping that storyline tbh.

When I said official I meant that they kissed, as like a "oh they actually did have feelings" and as "they're officially queer". Like officially lgbtq not officially dating if that makes sense :)

Sorry if the post didn't sound like what I meant and thank you for giving me more information! I haven't read the book yet (I have it, I just don't read much) so I'm going off the musical and what I've heard people say.

Generally if a ship kisses, it gets called official because they do officially like eachother iykwim

It's so funny that both Galinda and Elphaba immediately go "oh this girl makes me feel really warm and flustered. It's probably because I hate her? Idrk that makes the most sense" but god it's so in character for both of them.

I see people judging because of how obvious it was that they didn't really hate eachother but like

1- as if either of them would know what a lesbian is? We'd have "ofc I like men doesn't everyone? That's the normal thing to feel??" Vs "wdym I like her? Why would that make me flustered??" Rich people pleaser vs neglect & self loathing.

2- Galinda wouldn't have had that kinda feelings for anyone yet but also wouldn't have hated anyone (at least that much) yet. So when she got the feels she absolutely would've gone "oh that's weird it's probably hate? It's a girl so idrk"

3- Elphie is way more used to negative feelings and people hating her than she's used to liking people. She gets strong feelings about someone, she assumes it's just hate.

4- Do people forget that they didn't get along even before that song? Elphie thinks Galinda is spoiled, Galinda thinks Elphie is weird. It's not like they got those feelings immediately, it was after they already decided they didn't like eachother. It's not like you would fight with someone and then go "wow my face is red and my hearts beating really fast, I must like them!" Like come on guys, context??

Like yeah looking back on it it was obvious they liked eachother but those are also all things that happen when you really hate someone?