Snowflake Challenge 2024 #4

[autodach]

Challenge #4

IceBreaker Challenge! Tell us about yourself. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


Oh my, this is a hard one!
I used the random question generator to give me 3 questions:

What's something that you recently learned that everyone else already knew?

Not that recently, but I learned this later than most: For most of my life, I had no idea that W and V are supposed to be different sounds (in English). I found out via Star Trek, of all things. The Chris Pine movies have a joke where Chekov fails to input a password because he can’t tell the difference – and neither can I! I was so confused, didn’t get the joke until I googled it. Still can’t hear a difference, but I know it’s there at least.


How difficult is it for you to try new things?

Oh god, so difficult. I am pulling myself into anything new like an exceptionally stubborn dog on a leash.


What's the best compliment you ever received?

“You’re ruthlessly pragmatic, I love that”

Comments

[snowynight]

I can't hear the difference too!

It's interesting how our native language shape and restrict what sounds we hear in other languages.

[autodach]

It's fascinating how these things work. Or don't work in this case XD