Alison

@alisonwithonel.bsky.social

Teacher of multilingual learners in the SC upstate. Former Spanish teacher. True crime podcast addict. Blue dot in a sea of red.

Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer. Sounds GREAT to me. Buy independent.

Ummm the fact that Swahili has different possessive pronouns based on the “class” of noun 🤯 — thanks for that succinct explanation, Google. No thanks to Duolingo for not explaining why on earth there are so many possessive pronouns 😫 Ninapenda kujifunza Kiswahili