Text; Don't judge.

[alphatar]

Hello evereaone. My name is Cora and I am seventean 17. Inglish is a lot more diffikalty than Chyneas. I am lurning it so bea paytient give mea tyme to mastur thea layngwuj. Numburs are easea at furst.

Thaync yu much. Avitar Cora.

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[raptorcanaria]

I think you're doing great.

text; I'm facedesking so hard from laughter right now.

[alphatar]

Wat dus you're mean?

text; Chinese

[demon_brat]

Not everybody is ignorant of your native language.

text; Chinese

[alphatar]

Oh wow! I was having trouble finding someone who knew my language and just gave up. Too soon it looks like. This is amazing! I'm learning English from Bean and thought this might help me practice.

[text]

[littlecousin]

Hi Cora! This is Nita.

[What, she doesn't know it's spelled differently.]

English spelling is the worst. None of it makes sense.

[text] God, I can't.

[alphatar]

Nita. What is !

lyke i but diffrint.

I shuld yuse English not Inglish?

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[michaeljangelo]

I feel your language pain, and raise you a MY FINGERS ARE TOO BIG FOR THIS DAMN KEYBOARD.

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[alphatar]

So language not layngwuj? You hav trubbl too?

Bigger keyboard? Why raise not rays?

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[kazilik]

[Who needs text, it's hard to type with claws. But enjoy the dragon wreathed in steam peering at you, Korra. She still hasn't figured out that leaning towards the screen doesn't make you get closer.] Hello, are you new as well? These things are very queer, aren't they?

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[alphatar]

[Still typing by fingerpoking, it takes Korra a few moments to realize that a video feed comes up.]

I've been here for a month and-

[White dinner saucers with a blue speck on each replace her eyes. Not the species she was expecting to see.] There's two now? [Her voice is faint and somewhat reverent.]

Your colors are so much more vibrant than Temeraire's. [Smiling she holds up her hands as if to pre-empt something.]

Don't worry, I know about the no fire breathing thing. I won't ask you to teach me any advanced firebending. [First thing she asked Temeraire and was a little saddened that wasn't the case.]

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[disfavored]

...What are you doing, Korra? You're perfectly capable of writing normally, aren't you? [And by normally he means in Chinese.]

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[alphatar]

Yeah, bending wasn't the only training I've been receiving my whole life you know. But this English language is a little clunky compared to ours, so I was hoping I could get some practice on the network. Bean's been teaching it to me. I don't know if you met him yet.

[Finally it registers that Tarrlok is actually on the network not being morose.]

Hey! You should learn it too. I think it's going to really come in handy.

[hackingyoursensors]

If it makes you feel better, Chinese is difficult for English-speakers to learn.

[He knows. :'( His Mandarin needs work.]

[alphatar]

You're kidding. Instead of simply changing a character, English just keeps adding more letters until something comes out. Don't even get me started on the numeral system English uses.

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[backinakidflash]

[There's a piece of paper being held towards the camera with a hieroglyphic sort of handwriting on it. It looks like this:



After a few seconds, the paper moved downward, and Bart gives the camera a wave.]

Hi Cora! Second languages are always hard. I think you're doing great.

[video]

[alphatar]

[The whole time the paper is there, Korra's face a mixture of confusion, surprise, and a tad bit of horror.]

Thanks Wally! I'm working on it. What the heck was that??

[Waaaaait.]

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I thought you were someone else. They have fir- erm, red hair too.

[Smooth one Korra.]

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[definingfuture]

Looks great. I can't say I'd do as good the other way around.

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[alphatar]

Thayncs! I am lurning a lot from evereaone. My language is eesy. Not hard lyke English.

You're Tony to?

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[wintershepherd]

[ Hey Korra, guess who else originally learned to spell things phonetically? This colonial era guy, that's who! ]

you're doing great.

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[alphatar]

Thaync you! I have a gud teechur. Wat is you name?

[dustonmyfeet]

[If Toph could read, she'd be snickering at you right now. But unfortunately your post relies on visuals, so this post is not here. ;P]

[alphatar]

[You have no idea how good you got it Toph. This crap is hard.]

[text]

[seriouslytwisted]

[...well, here goes. Raphael hates doing this shit, but she may have saved Mikey's life and healed Leo, too. It was his mess to clean up, after all.]

thx

[text]

[alphatar]

Hay! We nevur got to reely got to tolk.

Thx?

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[justlittle]

*Everyone
*seventeen
*English
*difficult
*Chinese
*learning
*be
*patient
*me
*time
*master
*the
*language
*Numbers
*easy
*first
*Thank
*you
*Avatar

But other than that, you did quite well.

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[alphatar]

That is a lot. Let me ryte them doone. dooyne.

You no wat I meen.

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[solo_patria]

Writing efficiently the English language is such a headache. And all of the authors popular in it are...BYRON among others. I think you are doing good to try it.

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[alphatar]

Wow. Yur English is reely gud. I do not think I can reed books yet. Evereaone is hellping me get bettur.

Wat is yur name?

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[heartofgraces]

[...What is he looking at.]

...Good...luck?

Text

[alphatar]

[The results of her first lesson in writing English]

Thank you! I am lurning it one step at a tyme. What is your name?

text; english

[cynisme]

my god I thought that I rote english poorly.

text; english

[alphatar]

So you’re lurning to? Bean tawt me to allways write the furst lettur big. Then evereathing els is small.

What is your name?

[text]

[backwordscompatible]

Not bad. Maybe next time, add a few pictures?

[text]

[alphatar]

I can try for pictures next tyme? I do not don’t hav a kamra. Thea alfibet is a lot harder than it looks.

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[dracobin]

I think you are doing very well for someone who has only just begun to learn the language; practice makes perfect, after all.

text; Chinese

[alphatar]

Oh my gosh! You know Chinese too!? I had no idea there were that many who did. Thanks! I’ve been taking notes from all the corrections I’ve been getting. It’s pretty hard to get English down, but Bean’s a great teacher. Especially for how old he is.


You know Iskierka, right? Can you believe someone else from your world is here!? And not even a person, anotherdragon! That is so amazing!

text; english

[saisamour]

[...um.]

Do you need additional help in mastering the language?

text; english

[alphatar]

I hav taykin down notes but I do nead to get bettur better. Saying the wurds owt lowd really hellps helps. I wuld luv mor help!

What is your name?

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[andaway]

[CLARK'S INNER REPORTER IS SCREAMING but for someone who's still learning written English their spelling is just slightly worse than Lois', Bean must be a good teacher.

Still he writes in Chinese.]

You are doing quite well, you should have seen the first time I tried to write in an Asian language.

text; Mandarin

[alphatar]

You know my language too!? Seriously, where I had no idea this many foreigners knew it! Thanks, I’ve been writing down notes on the corrections people are giving me. It’s a lot easier to learn when you can speak it. Technically it’s whatever magical translation thing they’ve got here, but it helps out a lot.

My name's Korra, what's yours?

[hammer]

I remember having this problem when I learned French. If you want to practice, I would be happy to write with you. Don't worry about making mistakes. Everyone does. No one will judge you for it. Unless they're jerks. Then don't pay any attention to them.

[alphatar]

French. Bean nose French to. If I lurn English well enuf then maybea I can lurn French from both of you. No jerks yet. I will not won’t pay attention to them. Hav to start somhwere.

I wuld lyke to write more English with you. You’re a nyse persun. What’s the write way to put your name in English?

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[jirk]

I cannot believe these things don't have a text translate function. Talk about obsolete technology.

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[alphatar]

Tony nose technology. Maybea he can hellp with that?

Be-live?

Sawrea. I don’t have that in my notes. What is your name?

i'm sorry i'm really sorry no i'm so sorry he's judging NOW IN BRITISH ENGLISH bc [text].

[mopirates_moproblems]

You may wish to familiarise yourself with a dictionary.

[text] James, you turd. xD

[alphatar]

Thank you. Manea peepl hav hellped me write down notes so I can get bettur. I don’t think I can reed books yet. A dictionary wuld be good laytur on when I can write bettur English though.

What is your name?

[Text]

[apologiesmyking]

I found English a strange language to learn at first myself, but it a useful one.

[Text]

[alphatar]

Ya. It’s very diffykilt difficult. My notes are reely hellping though. You have ise lyke myne. Lyke the Wotter Trybe. Where are you frum?

[audio/Chinese]

[suoxi]

If you need assistance with English, I can offer assistance. I speak both Chinese and English fluently.

[audio/Chinese]

[alphatar]

That would be incredible! Bean, my teacher, is a great teacher; but some tutoring on the side wouldn't hurt at all. It's taking me forever to type in English too. I'm Korra by the way, what's your name?