Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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Dec
29
comment Why is water polite but ice not?
Because freezing the water squeezes out most of the impurities.
Dec
20
answered Clarifying だから use at the end of a sentence
Dec
11
comment What are the rules for the plural suffix ~ら
possible duplicate of Pluralization in Japanese: usage of -たち and -ら
Dec
8
comment How does “ ~ずにはいられない ” work?
@yadokari: Correct, although it is uk.
Nov
13
comment Is the 強い with a ロ instead of ム on top a valid kanji in Japanese?
They look different on my system, but not very. Check your fonts.
Nov
8
answered What does あらいだす mean?
Nov
7
comment How do you pronounce を after a subject?
Fair enough. I hope the edit handles that.
Nov
7
revised How do you pronounce を after a subject?
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Nov
7
answered How do you pronounce を after a subject?
Oct
31
comment What does なんたらという mean?
Uh, yeah. I don't think that article is helping...
Oct
30
comment Can the よう ending signify an imperative?
It also implies that the speaker will eat as well though.
Oct
30
comment Can the よう ending signify an imperative?
Sure. But it's, well, less than polite about it.
Oct
30
answered Can the よう ending signify an imperative?
Oct
29
comment Etymology of 土産 {みやげ}
Or it could come from 「視る」, "to assess".
Oct
26
comment How does 話{はなし}が噛{か}み合{あ}わない work?
I find Rikaichan (or Rikaikun) invaluable for this.
Oct
25
answered How does 話{はなし}が噛{か}み合{あ}わない work?
Oct
18
comment Are there many words that have the same pronunciation ambiguity as Nihon/Nippon?
It's not "ambiguity in pronunciation", it's "multiplicity in pronunciation".
Oct
18
comment Are there many words that have the same pronunciation ambiguity as Nihon/Nippon?
「十分」 (「じゅっぷん」 and 「じゅうぶん」)
Oct
12
comment のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What?
You turn the verb into a noun, then ponder it. "To be or not to be, that is the question."
Oct
12
comment のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What?
There are at least 5 の particles.