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Yinglung


I also draw. Maybe I draw too much and write too little.

Sep
27th
2013

Yinglong Fujun’s Linguistic Corner 5 – History as Seen from Toponyms, Part 3 · 10:21am Sep 27th, 2013

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Without further ado, let us resume the foray into Equestrian place names.

Macintosh Hills

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Sep
24th
2013

US court to rule if horses 'vicious' · 1:24pm Sep 24th, 2013

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Connecticut could become the first state in the US to classify horses as a "vicious" species

A US court is to hear a case that could result in horses being classified as a "vicious" species.

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Sep
22nd
2013

Yinglong Fujun’s Linguistic Corner 4 – History as Seen from Toponyms, Part 2 · 4:24am Sep 22nd, 2013

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First, let us look at the familiar map below.

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Sep
19th
2013

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! · 11:19am Sep 19th, 2013

中秋節快樂!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!:twilightsmile:

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Sep
14th
2013

Surprise Welshness · 4:44pm Sep 14th, 2013

For no better reasons, I have translated and transliterated some Equestrian toponyms into Welsh.

I have tried to be as accurate as possible given my limited grasp of Welsh, so if you speak Welsh and discover some very silly mistakes, please loudly laugh at will (and then correct me if you're kind enough).

Updated: Welsh translation of Baltimare, 2nd Oct, 2013

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Sep
14th
2013

Some interesting toponymic tidbits · 1:38pm Sep 14th, 2013

When I am doing my research for the next LC, I come across the following text that explores the history of the -villes, -to(w)ns and -dales in the U.S.:

Usage of -ville in the United States

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Sep
9th
2013

Yinglong Fujun’s Linguistic Corner 3 – History as Seen from Toponyms, Part 1 · 1:54pm Sep 9th, 2013

Sep
6th
2013

Romance of the Three Toy Companies · 3:10pm Sep 6th, 2013

News have emerged that the Danish family-owned LEGO company has overtaken Hasbro as the world's second-biggest toymaker by sales, mainly due to growth in Asia including China.
You know what to do, Hasbro.

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Lego becomes world's second-biggest toy maker

Denmark's Lego has become the world's second-biggest toy maker after reporting a 13% increase in sales.

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Aug
31st
2013

HiE - A Quantitative Sampling Part 2 · 9:37am Aug 31st, 2013

Foreword: This is an extension of the previous small project of mine to get at the career choices of HiE protagonists. The feedback inspired me to further see how your typical HiE stories develop, with the hope of constructing a HiE mad lib archetypal template of the genre. The method and the selection criteria are akin to the previous study, with the additional rule that crossover stories are excluded (to ensure the stories are about those 'from our world', and written in the spirit

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Aug
25th
2013

HiE - A Quantitative Sampling · 4:45am Aug 25th, 2013

This blog post presents a distribution of occupation of the main characters featured in on-site stories with a "Human in Equestria" setting.

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