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Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Moment of silence for Dolly Parton 😢

Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What a beautiful signature 😵‍💫

Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I can’t think of a bigger story…

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Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Don’t let politicians kill you. Take your medicine, get your vaccines, listen to expertise. #medsky

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Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I’m glad I made a point of circling back to this. Pressing warnings here we ignore at our peril!

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Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In your defense, autocorrect probably did that for you 😉

Mellowghost @mellowghost.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Did Kendrick embarrass Drake so bad he only sings in Spanish now?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Every vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.

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pistachiOoOoOo 👻👻👻 @streetlightlily.horntforgood.com · 31/01/2026

You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS

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So, putting it all together: Today, family in a different state, I’m here to converse with. Course this is not a literal translation, but an amalgamation of the spirit of what’s being said and literally translated concepts. I love this, man…

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を of course marks the object of the sentence. 訪問して means to visit. It’s interesting the way that word is built. 訪 means to call on (I assume the way the British use it) or visit, and 問 means to question. It’s like going somewhere to have a conversation with someone. おります means I’m here.

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いる means “There is.” Basically the います verb but a different conjugation, specifically the dictionary form. Presumably, if you’re not concluding the sentence, perhaps you would use the dictionary form rather than the ます form. Within context, we’re saying family (家族) that is in a different state.

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Ok, so formal announcement hello 🙅🏽‍♂️ 別 means different but it’s Kanji for べつ. 州 means state or province. That took me down a rabbit hole because I figured the word would be something more like けん or 県 (prefecture). I learned that 県 actually refers to a county rather than a state. に in of course.

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Today we are visiting family in a different state. 今日はべつのステートの家族に行きす。 Translator version: 本日は、別の州にいる家族を訪問しております。 #LearnJapanese

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I do not intend to be rude by being too casual. If I am offensive, please tell me so I can do better. This is just an opportunity for me to practice constructing thoughts in Japanese and not limiting myself to what’s on Duolingo. I’m sharing bits of myself; I don’t expect anything in return.

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Housekeeping notes: I missed yesterday; I think doing this every day might be a bit much to keep up with, but I’ll keep doing my best. Constructive feedback is always welcome but never expected. I’m not going to say that every time. I’m not sure if my casual tone in 日本語 is appropriate or not, but

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言い渡され means sentenced. It combines the kanji for to tell and transit/ferry/cross. That feels appropriate. Things are going to be different for a while. So final version: 今日、友達は五年の懲役刑を言い渡されました。

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So, they’re still going with the formal business translation for today. 友人 means friend, which is good to know. A deeper dive shows that to be the formal translation. 友達 is the word I actually would have intended. 懲役 means imprisonment. 刑 means sentence so combined a sentence of imprisonment.

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Today, my friend was sentenced to 5 years in prison. 今日は五年に「prison」にともだちを「sentenced」 Translator: 本日、私の友人は5年の懲役刑を言い渡されました。 #LearnJapanese *Sorry this is a little personal and a sentence I never figured I’d need to learn, but here we are.

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本日 is the formal announcement way to say today. Translator overdid that I think; 今日 would have been better. Also, 致しました is the verb meaning to do. So that goes back to doing the medical exam.

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It’s a way of honoring my patients. That’s really cool. 診察 means medical appointment. The rest of the verb suffix いたしました essentially means I did it, which with 診察 means I medically examined them. This was a neat one today. I’m going to have to dig into this more.

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Ok, not sure, what the translator is spitting out here. 本日 is another way to say today?! Not sure what the difference is there; I’ll have to look more into that. 名 seems to go along with the number to mark it as people (who were patients). 患者 means patient. Oh! 様 is a respectful word!

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