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Is 暖かった standard Japanese?
I know Google hits aren't necessarily reliable, but I nonetheless searched for the following two forms:
暖かかった - 約 2,770,000 件
暖かった - 約 2,810,000 件
The numbers are much further apart if I search ...
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Why does 微妙 become “sucky” in slang usage?
Technically the word 微妙 means
as per WWWJDIC:
(adj-na,n) (1) delicate; subtle; sensitive; (2) difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; (3) doubtful; questionable; dicey;
However, last ...
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Usage of ～じゃん (～じゃない)
I'd like to know if I can put ～じゃん at the end of every adjective, if there are any exceptions to that usage, and if it's different from ～じゃない.
Adj (na) + じゃん
便利じゃん
便利だったじゃん
便利じゃないじゃん
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