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You had the power, calm and clean 

and I was just a wild sixteen 

You stared at me and touched my arm 

I felt you close, so pure and warm 

The way you smiled, just long enough 

made me believe it could be love 

I looked at you to search the truth 

You walked away with all my youth 

But at the end and after all, 

all you wanted was control 

You were the wind, I was the feather 

You should have known it so much better 

It was so wrong, but felt so right 

I tried to run, you held me tight 

I could talk about being responsible and being fair 

but there’s an empty space 

cause you never were 

Yeah I was sixteen, not a sound 

and you still walked on higher ground 

For me, it was love 

Did you feel the same? 

You took my pride, I took the blame 

I fell for you, I couldn’t choose 

but you’re the game 

I was destined to lose 

Deep in my heart, I begged you to stay 

You didn’t care, you walked away 

And in that silence, loud and wide 

something in me slowly died 

You were the wind, I was the feather 

You should have known it so much better 

It was so wrong, but felt so right 

I tried to run, you held me tight 

I could talk about being responsible and being fair 

but there’s an empty space, 

cause you never were

Yeah I was sixteen, not a sound 

and you still walked on higher ground 

I hope you get your shit together 

cause now I know it better 

I might be young and immature 

I might be dumb and insecure 

I love too deeply to be wrong 

so don’t confuse a girl this young 

Now ghost me, hate me, I don’t care 

I hope one day you’ll grow a pair

You were the wind, I was the feather 

You should have known it so much better 

It was so wrong, but felt so right 

I tried to run, you held me tight 

I could talk about being responsible and being fair 

but there’s an empty space 

cause you never were 

Yeah I was sixteen, not a sound 

and you still walked on higher ground 

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Frage an Lehrer, die Englisch unterrichten:

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War es schon immer so, dass im Englischen notwendige Relativsätze durch "that" (statt durch "which") eingeleitet werden?

Googles KI Gemini behauptet:

Nein, es war nicht schon immer so, dass im Englischen notwendige Relativsätze (restrictive clauses) ausschließlich mit "that" eingeleitet werden. Die Unterscheidung zwischen "that" und "which" in dieser Weise ist eine relativ junge Konvention, die sich im amerikanischen Englisch stärker etabliert hat als im britischen Englisch.

Hier sind die wichtigsten Punkte:

  • Historische Verwendung: Über Jahrhunderte hinweg wurden "that" und "which" in beiden Arten von Relativsätzen (notwendig/restriktiv und nicht notwendig/nicht-restriktiv) oft austauschbar verwendet. Man findet Beispiele dafür in der englischen Literatur aus früheren Jahrhunderten, wo "which" in restriktiven Sätzen vorkommt.
  • Fowler und die "Regel": Die "Regel", dass "that" für restriktive Sätze und "which" für nicht-restriktive Sätze verwendet werden sollte, wurde maßgeblich von Stilführern wie H.W. Fowler in seinem "Modern English Usage" (1926) populär gemacht. Er plädierte für eine klare Unterscheidung, um die Klarheit zu erhöhen.
  • Amerikanisches vs. Britisches Englisch: Im amerikanischen Englisch wird diese Unterscheidung heute weitgehend als Standard angesehen, insbesondere im formellen Schreiben. Im britischen Englisch ist die Verwendung von "which" in restriktiven Sätzen immer noch gebräuchlicher und wird oft akzeptiert.
  • Der Kern der Unterscheidung:
  • Restriktive Sätze (notwendig): Diese Sätze enthalten Informationen, die für das Verständnis des Hauptsatzes essenziell sind. Ohne sie würde sich die Bedeutung des Satzes ändern oder er würde missverständlich. Sie werden nicht durch Kommas abgetrennt. Hier wird im amerikanischen Englisch "that" bevorzugt (z.B. "The book that I read was good.").
  • Nicht-restriktive Sätze (nicht notwendig): Diese Sätze fügen zusätzliche, aber nicht essenzielle Informationen hinzu. Sie können weggelassen werden, ohne die grundlegende Bedeutung des Hauptsatzes zu ändern. Sie werden durch Kommas abgetrennt. Hier wird immer "which" verwendet (z.B. "My car, which is red, needs a wash.").

Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass die strikte Trennung von "that" und "which" in restriktiven bzw. nicht-restriktiven Sätzen eine Entwicklung ist, die im 20. Jahrhundert an Bedeutung gewann, insbesondere im amerikanischen Englisch, und nicht eine Praxis, die schon immer so bestand.

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Wie findet ihr die Short Story?

Kann man das so schicken? (Englisch LK 11/2)

Title: “Happier than Ever“

I grew up watching the world from the sidelines. I learned when I was young that the world is just like a big cafeteria table I was not welcome at. I was an odd child- to say the least. Making up my own stupid little songs. Cutting myself bangs with the scissors I found in Mom’s drawer. Walking up to people when they’re sad and hugging them silently. An odd child- to say the least. It didn’t get me many friends. Obviously. The one friend I had was just as pathetic. So embarrassing. Honestly. I’m glad we grew apart. She’s still walking around with stupid sunflower clips in her hair. She’s still humming that little song we made up as kids. She’s annoying. Honestly. She thinks people like her for “who she is.” She has like 2 friends. Who would listen to her? She said I changed. She said that “I’m not being myself anymore“. But I know better. I didn’t change, I adapted. And that way I will be more successful and happy than her. 

It is the night before the new school year starts, so I lie down in bed, close my eyes and let the thoughts flow.

You must make friends. Do whatever it takes. It doesn’t matter if you’re not being yourself. It doesn’t matter if you’re uncomfortable. Do you seriously want to spend your school years all alone? Is that really what you want to happen? Wake up to a million spam emails yet not a single message from a friend? Not a single missed call? Not a single message asking “Are you coming today?” Is that seriously what you will let happen? No. Pull yourself together and fit in. You must fit in. If you don’t you’ll be an outcast again. No one will sit next to you in class. You will spend your breaks alone waiting for them to end while the others wish they’d never do. You will watch everybody laugh. Watch everybody hang out. Everybody be happy.

You must fit in. It doesn’t matter what it takes. Remember 7th grade? I’m sure you do. Do you want to repeat that cycle? Is your life just one long pitiful cycle? A cycle of being excluded, tolerated, yet not wanted. Accepted, yet not wished for. It’s pathetic how hard you’re trying. How hard you’re trying to be someone else, yet still manage to fail. But this time will be different because you realized something. Nobody is being themselves. Nobody. Then why should you be? It’s embarrassing to think anybody cares about your true self. Honestly. All those TV shows are making you delusional. Stop believing in that stupid fairytale where anybody cares about who you actually are. You are just a character to be played. Don’t play it the right way and you will end up alone. Do you want that to happen? No. Think about how much better everything will be. You will be happy. You will never be lonely again. Never again. People will look up to you. Admire you. Maybe even envy you. Every single day will not feel like a burden. You will not feel like a burden. You will stop being a burden. People will love you for who you are. Even if it isn’t the real you. The real you was always cut out to be a loser anyway. To be an outcast and alone. To be a pathetic nothing who no one likes. If you don’t want to be that person anymore then read your stupid books in private. Watch that stupid show in secret. No one cares about it anyway. Stop talking so much about things no one cares about. Do you seriously think the world revolves around yourself? Are you seriously that pathetic? You narcissist. It’s funny, hide that. Now think. What do they want to hear? What do they expect from you? Is it coolness? Nonchalance? Funniness? Whatever it is, you must be it. Don’t show yourself. You must fit in. People will expect different things from you. You must be versatile. Be whatever they want you to be. Be yourself in secret.

“Have a nice day too.” I smile back softly to my dear friend as I go home and lie down in bed. I look at my phone. 2 missed calls, 12 new messages. Perfect. A hard day of fitting in. Totally worth it though. I have friends. I’m fitting in. I’m amazing. Happier than ever. I finally feel… empty? Whatever. Now I can be myself. 

But when I look into the mirror I don’t recognize my self. Was she right? 

And now the lights are off, the chairs are empty and I’m all alone. No one is watching, yet why do I keep acting?

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