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| location | Australia | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 10 months |
| seen | May 10 at 5:35 | |
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Hello. I'm reading a manga that is quite possibly (ok, is) beyond my level, and learning loads. So I'm asking a lot of questions here about it (when I can't find the answer elsewhere). I'm surprised that, given the complexity, I haven't given up and gone for something simpler, and in fact I'm enjoying it.
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Sep 5 |
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Why are wisdom teeth called 親知らず in Japanese? This answer agrees with an episode of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei I saw, but unfortunately nothing that could be considered expert evidence. Sounds like an urban legend? |
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Jun 30 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 13 |
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When a number is written in western numerals, how do you say them? @Tsuyoshi Ito: I would have, but they look almost exactly the same (and would be totally indistinguishable when not close to each other, or when written by hand), so I didn't even consider the possibility that it mattered. Does it really make any difference? |
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Nov 7 |
accepted | When a number is written in western numerals, how do you say them? |
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Nov 7 |
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When a number is written in western numerals, how do you say them? @Tsuyoshi Ito: Yeah. It's hard to tell when typing. I meant the kanji. |
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Nov 7 |
asked | When a number is written in western numerals, how do you say them? |
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Oct 12 |
accepted | のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What? |
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Oct 12 |
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のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What? @IgnacioVazquez-Abrams: Well, it seems I misunderstood what you meant anyway. I assumed "gerund" was a fancy grammar term for whatever grammar concept "of" is. I never remember what the terms are. |
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Oct 12 |
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のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What? So there's more than one の particle? The one more-or-less meaning "of" and this one (or is a formal noun not a particle? I've never been one to remember the names for grammar concepts)? That means I misunderstood why people preferred to think of it as the two separate pieces. |
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Oct 12 |
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のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What? @IgnacioVazquez-Abrams: Yeah, I got the impression a lot of people like that way, but I can't decide for myself until I actually understand what this way means. |
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Oct 12 |
asked | のか - Particle “lamenting reflections on the preceding statement”. What? |
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Oct 11 |
awarded | Analytical |
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Sep 12 |
accepted | What does どうだ mean? |
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Sep 12 |
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What does どうだ mean? Well, no wonder I was totally lost. How did I even miss that? Thanks. |
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Sep 12 |
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Left (ひだり) and right (みぎ) as cardinal directions There is no word "orientate". The word you're looking for is "orient". Yes, "orientation" is a word, but to leave ate on the end of the verb is a mistake. |
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Sep 12 |
asked | What does どうだ mean? |
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Sep 7 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Aug 28 |
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What does the use of a dash (instead of a character) to extend a sound mean? @sawa. That's a very sad thing to think. Mistakes can be very useful. Mistakes are an opportunity to learn (though, it technically wasn't a mistake, because I knew it was wrong). Besides, how would one refer to it without a name? Does there happen to be a name for it, in any case? |
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Aug 26 |
accepted | Does Japanese have a term equivalent to “Engrish”? |
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Aug 26 |
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Does Japanese have a term equivalent to “Engrish”? Tattoos are bad, m'kay? :) Thanks. I make freeware games, and I was wondering what I should do if I was to translate one myself. At this stage, it would inevitably be pretty bad, but I'd leave it in for fun. Not that any games I've made so far even have text, but I was curious. |
