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sundial_exchangeA huge thank you to everyone who has checked in already! π₯³
If you have not checked in yet, please do so as soon as you can. If you're having issues or need to drop out, that's fine, just please let us know in the check-in post or via email to sundial.exchange@gmail.com. We donβt need a justification, we just want to make sure to have time to find you support or to assign a pinch hitter. Letting us know ASAP makes our job as mods so much easier and we really appreciate it π₯°
Pinch hits will be posted here on the comm after January 10th for first-come-first-served claiming, and also linked on Twitter. If we have any more after that point we'll post them as and when. You can also sign up now as a cheerleader or beta.
To people new to this kind of challenge, know that people dropping out and pinch hitters stepping up is an absolutely normal part of fan events like this - life happens! Don't worry if you have to do it, or if it happens to your prompts β¨
Well done everyone! Remember that you can start posting your finished creations to the AO3 collection any time from now. As a reminder: your assigned fanwork needs to be posted by February 5th and treats can be posted up until the collection goes live on February 12th (Lunar New Year). We're very excited to see what you've made!
If you have not checked in yet, please do so as soon as you can. If you're having issues or need to drop out, that's fine, just please let us know in the check-in post or via email to sundial.exchange@gmail.com. We donβt need a justification, we just want to make sure to have time to find you support or to assign a pinch hitter. Letting us know ASAP makes our job as mods so much easier and we really appreciate it π₯°
Pinch hits will be posted here on the comm after January 10th for first-come-first-served claiming, and also linked on Twitter. If we have any more after that point we'll post them as and when. You can also sign up now as a cheerleader or beta.
To people new to this kind of challenge, know that people dropping out and pinch hitters stepping up is an absolutely normal part of fan events like this - life happens! Don't worry if you have to do it, or if it happens to your prompts β¨
Well done everyone! Remember that you can start posting your finished creations to the AO3 collection any time from now. As a reminder: your assigned fanwork needs to be posted by February 5th and treats can be posted up until the collection goes live on February 12th (Lunar New Year). We're very excited to see what you've made!
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Date: 2021-01-07 10:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-07 11:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-17 05:24 am (UTC)I am bats blind and my glasses are hard to even make. A specialist lens grinder has to handle my script. And I broke my glasses this week. I am currently waiting for new ones to be made, but it can take a while. And I cant see well enough to write or draw at a computer until I have the new glasses.
To make up for lost time I'm going to have to work right up to the deadline to get my submission done, once my new glasses arrive. But I WILL get it done.
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Date: 2021-01-17 01:57 pm (UTC)Would it help if we gave you an extension, so that you have until February 11th to get your submission done?
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Date: 2021-01-17 11:39 pm (UTC)That being said, I am still going to try hard to have it done by the 5th. Thank you for being kind about my situation!
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Date: 2021-02-07 12:22 am (UTC)Thank you SO Much!!!
I have an aside question. I noticed that in Chinese dramas, I often hear Chinese exclamative particles. Such as the one seen in some fanfic which sounds to the English Speaking Ear like 'Aiya!' (A delightfully dismissive noise.) What I need to know is do we have anyone associated with the Sundial Exchange who might be able to help me with finding Anglicized versions of other Chinese exclamative particles? Most specifically, I noticed that Zhao Yunlan's actor throws in a sound that is a milder, fonder noise of frustration. It sounds rather like a truncated 'chuh' noise. I can find narrative ways to express it if I must, but I would love to be able to use it in dialog.
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Date: 2021-02-07 12:51 am (UTC)And I'm glad to hear your new glasses arrived! Don't worry about needing to take the extra time, you have a very good reason :)
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Date: 2021-02-07 02:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-02-07 02:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-02-07 02:40 am (UTC)Thanks for a great question! π₯°
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Date: 2021-02-07 04:30 am (UTC)And thank you for the link!
I'll hit up both places
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Date: 2021-02-08 10:52 pm (UTC)there are countless such noises used in Chinese speech that don't really mean much except as an exclaim, and may mean different things when said in different tones.
for example aiya εε isnt necessarily dismissive. it could be shocked, desperate, scolding, flirty, chastising, confused etc.
just saying ε ai is a truncated version of εε, and can be either "hey/oi" or "sigh" or "oh!"
other examples:
ε¦ yi: kind of like "oh!" or "ooh!". sounds like pleasant surprise
ε― en: this is the "mn" that you see mdzs stans talk about
εΈ pei: "pft" or "(spitting noises)" or "no!" or "eugh". a negative reaction to something being said and you want them to shut up/go away
ε yo: like an "ooh" or "daaaamn" but basically a sound made when mildly impressed
ε wei: "hello" if you're having a phone call, otherwise "hey/oi"
εΌ heng: "hmph" or "huh"
those are just some common examples, there are hundreds and thousands more (varying depending on location/dialect in China) and all if their meanings might change with the tone that they are said with
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Date: 2021-02-12 05:29 am (UTC)Thank you so much!