Travis Mayo
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Zoe :
I’m African. In my language time exists because an event occurred. Not the other way around. So I don’t arrive at 9am… 9am occurred because that is when I arrived. I arrived soon soon.
2026-03-11 16:57:17
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Günter :
Arrival is by far one of the most important films in human history.
2026-03-11 04:36:32
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theycallmeQuiche :
This is why i hate when people say words don’t matter. It really is that deep
2026-03-11 14:41:15
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Rosemary🇨🇦 :
Another creator was discussing this same concept of how language shapes the way you think in the context of psychology. She was saying how in English we use “I am” statements, like “I am anxious”. So it seems like it’s a fixed part of your personality. I am. But another language she mentioned I believe it was Arabic, they say anxiety is passing through me. So it’s not a fixed state, it’s something that will pass. It’s not who you are or what you are or a part of you. It is mutable.
2026-03-10 18:26:20
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Adi :
This is something any bi- tri- multi- lingual individual experiences at different levels. Voice, intonation, perception, behavior or even personality shift with every language spoken.
2026-03-10 22:43:47
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Taitan006🇰🇪 :
Perception changes especially if you are multilingual.
2026-03-11 06:59:01
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Laura da Silva :
i speak a west african creole language. we dont have a way to speak of a definitive future tense. so instead of saying “when” we say “if”. ill make my coffee when i go to work tomorrow -> ill make my coffee IF i go to work tomorrow. honestly, much more accurate way of perceiving the future since none of us actually know what will happen 🤷🏼♀️
2026-03-11 22:36:27
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slowik_bajdaru :
FINALLY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT ARRIVAL AND PSYCHOLONGUISTICS
2026-03-10 20:47:28
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jhak1988 :
That explains a lot. In my native language we don't have a future tense. I'm not actually depressed, I'm just grammatically incapable of seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.
2026-03-10 23:38:27
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The Sparks Lady 🇨🇦 :
George Orwell's 1984 also explores this where the government bans negative sounding words to shape the populations thinking. e.g. you can't say "sad" only "un-happy."
2026-03-11 12:36:51
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Maddie :
In French, “I miss you” is “tu me manques” and it more translates to “you’ll be missing from me” and I love that so much
2026-03-12 18:24:32
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📀Mystah Perry 🇲🇶🇷🇪 📀 :
I'm French.. I feel like I have a whole different personality,when I type/speak in English.
2026-03-11 03:21:37
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Iggfrbmohf :
As someone who speaks English Spanish and German fluently… it’s crazy to see how my personality also changes depending on the language I’m using
2026-03-12 20:23:41
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hlox_8 :
Reminds me of my native language, we don’t say ( I love you ) we say- Wii oi niin ( My heart remembers you) I view it as a deeper knowing— we have always remembered a person who is meaningful to us, stretching beyond space and time.
2026-03-12 05:23:17
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⨷ Nestor.tadeo ⨷ :
Similar to how language also influences behavior, I’m bilingual and I feel like when i speak English it feels more cold but when i speak Spanish it feels more warm and I feel it change my personality and behavior to more bubbly
2026-03-12 00:17:21
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M :
this reminds me about reading about a country that has a name for a specific shade of blue, but other people cannot distinguish the shade of blue because they dont have a name for it
2026-03-11 12:50:03
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Kea :
Life is so complex.
2026-03-13 17:56:36
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binkking :
I’ll raise you one: LANGUAGE CREATES REALITY
2026-04-01 04:36:11
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Daniel :
Exactly. This is why etymology the study of word origins and how their meanings shift over time is often left out of standard education. When we don't know the history of a word, we don't realize we are living in a reality built by someone else's definitions.
2026-03-10 00:34:19
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armc27 :
“To have a second language is to have a second soul”
2026-05-04 15:56:46
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P :
“I love you” is translated in Igbo as “I see you”
2026-04-15 12:12:24
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simply_emma :
did you know language shape your intelligence , the level of your understanding and compréhension depend of the language you speak
2026-03-11 01:37:12
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user2066594429584 :
Please God let me stay in this side of TikTok
2026-04-06 23:46:59
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Lazy Tot :
As a small example, in Spanish blame is different. For example, in English we say “I dropped the bowl”. But in Spanish we say “The bowl dropped itself on me”
2026-03-14 16:04:27
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arisal_1224 :
In English, "I miss you" is a verb—it's something you do. In Romanian, "Dorul" is treated like an entity or a physical state that possesses you.
2026-03-11 21:04:32
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