NotTHATPollyGlot
NotTHATPollyGlot t1_it9pjy0 wrote
Reply to comment by iwantolearnstuff in I am at page 4 of neuromancer and i'm already confused. by iwantolearnstuff
Haha merci! I have been convinced to believe I am at "conversational basic French", but this book was also written in 1880 (L'Inondation par Emile Zola), so that could be another reason for my struggle.
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Also, yay Belgian! I am a fan of Angèle's music! :)
NotTHATPollyGlot t1_it9mzst wrote
Hello!
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I think you should be able to look up those terms. I found info with a quick Google search:
The Sprawl is a colloquial name for an area in the northeastern part of the United States. I haven't read the Neuromancer, so I don't know if this setting gets further explained.
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Cyberspace = The internet (but better, I think, according to the book?)
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And nerve-splicing is the procedure of grafting/sewing nerves together in order to fix damaged nerve tissue. I assume the book may talk about it as a procedure to also enhance biological traits??? I don't know, but I hope that helps!!!
Yay reading a second language!!! <3 I say keep going but have a good dictionary at the ready. I am trying so hard to get through a short story (novella) in French and I think I've only managed 3 pages so far because my brain is b...r.e...a.k...i.n..g....
NotTHATPollyGlot t1_it6722t wrote
Al James - "Ngayong Gabi"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-nk7Odh0GQ)
English Translation: "Tonight"
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This is in Tagalog (but if you put CC on you will get English), and it's a sexy rap song that I found on a Filipino Spotify playlist as it's Filipino-American History Month (yay) and I've been looking for more Filipino music.
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Obscure? Well, he definitely needs more love! He has an incredibly smooth voice and I think he needs some international attention.
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Salamat po ng lahat!
NotTHATPollyGlot t1_ja769ux wrote
Reply to 19 F and 21 M by Dee7000
He sounds needy and manipulative and I think you already know what you need to do - end the relationship, letting him know that this isn't working out.
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Be firm - not cruel or crass, but firm and kind, and then block him on everything because he'll just whine and moan and threaten to kill himself (and whether or not he does is not your fault, that's the manipulation).
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I'm sorry you're dealing with that, but the best option is to really disengage yourself from that before he convinces you to stay and you have 3 children in a loveless marriage. Honestly, run, girl! RUN.