NOTE: Since it is 1AM, I cannot guarantee a continuing, cohesive train-of-thought.
Why is "त्र"/"tr" its own letter? It is literally the letter "t" with the vowel symbol ("matra") for "r" under it. Others like "क्र"/"kr" and "ग्र"/"gr" aren't considered separate letters, even though they're the exact same case as "त्र". I don't understand why this particular combination is an exception. To me, it's almost like considering "à" and "á" separate letters in French, but not "è" and "é", "i" and "ï", "c" and "ç"...you get my point.
Another thing I don't understand is old versions of some letters. For example, this is (apparently) an old version of "a":
It reminds me of that time I read about a couple who tried to name their baby some weird, ridiculously long name with no vowels and insisted it was supposed to be pronounced "Alvin".
It may seem that I'm trying to appear to be an expert on Hindi, but I'm not. I only learned the language for 7 years, starting when I was 7. I still pronounce "ढ़" and "ड़" (variations of "ra") the same , not to mention "न" and "ण" ("na") and "श" and "ष" ("sha")! It's not a dialect thing either - I simply never learned the difference. I'll screw up on my phonetic spelling (when I don't already have the spelling memorized) sometimes
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| This is me when I'm writing Hindi. |
At this point, I don't use that name anymore except on official documents and stuff, and since I live in the USA, my name is English-only. In real life, I use the name "Aki"/"Aqui" because, you know, it's easy and actually means something to me. The meaning of my real name might as well be nonexistent. It is literally a word people who speak Hindi instead of Hinglish might use in everyday conversation. It's one of the first things you learn in school/daycare:
Shape.
My name means shape.
Why would someone give their child such a meaningless name?
On the other hand, my "name", Aki/Aqui, means so much to me. In Japanese, Aki means "autumn". In Spanish, Aqui means "here". Not only is autumn my favorite season because of the weather (my soul lives, dies and resurrects by the weather, I swear), but the two meanings together give me hope.
WARNING: CHEESINESS AHEAD
Here's the meaning I found in my "name" that gives me hope:
It may be the autumn of my life, but it is not yet winter. I am still here and my life still has time to work out.
I guess names are like life. Your life doesn't have any meaning unless you give it some. Names by themselves mean nothing.
What's in a name? What's in a person? It wouldn't really matter to history if someone else had done that really important thing all those years ago, assuming the same circumstances. Oh my god.
This ended up ending like every single paper I ever have to write. I wonder if the teachers realized I'm having an existential crisis yet...
Q. The supernatural plays an important role in Richard III and those who ignore it do so at their own peril. Discuss.
A. Since the supernatural plays such a key role in bringing about god's plans anyway, the characters couldn't escape their fate even if they tried, so what would be the point?
Q. Write down one (or several) ideas for song lyrics.
A. Achieving your life goal and feeling lost about what to do next
Q. Compare a silent era film technique to a modern era film technique
A. *Writes about long shots and exaggerated actions, which evolves into talking about Slow Cinema, which evolves into talking about the Slow Food Movement, which evolves into talking about the flaws of modern life*
