Luke

Sadly, Duolingo is quickly becoming AI infested shit. I have been using it for years now, it’s very frustrating to see it declining in quality.

press your eyes real hard

You did say this originally in a way that could be concerning. It’s unsurprising that someone would advise caution.

the mild pressing

Then you understated yourself in response to someone showing care towards you.

gently pressing

In your quest to refuse to graciously accept any kind of good-natured advice, you’ve moved pretty far away from the “press your eyes real hard” that you started with.

You could have just said “Oh, thanks for the warning, I’ll be careful.” and moved on.

Forth of July is a forced special case that we USians have been conditioned into differentiating. Strange shit like that due to nationalism. We don’t do that for most other dates or holidays, though. Like, hardly anyone goes around routinely saying 31st of October to refer to that holiday.

Maybe the UK equivalent would be the 5th of November. (Or was that just popularized because of V For Vendetta?)

I suppose I’ve heard the Ides of March plenty, as well.

I don’t have a singular favorite, but some of the top ones who get me excited just by their casting are (in no particular order):

• Michelle Yeoh
• Shohreh Aghdashloo
• J. K. Simmons
• Henry Cavill
• Rosamund Pike
• Adjoa Andoh
• Stellan, Alexander, and Bill Skarsgård (really, the whole family is great, but these 3 especially)
• Anson Mount
• Charlize Theron