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    Thread: how long did you continue daily review after finishing rtk ?
Post: RE: how long did you continue daily review after f...

I continue to review them today, 6 years later. I have about 1 or 2 per day. but if I stopped reviewing I would stop knowing all those obscure kanji, and they do pop up not infrequently. i know it's...
dtcamero General discussion 16 1,657 2016-03-16, 10:34 am
    Thread: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself
Post: RE: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

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dtcamero The Japanese language 60 7,057 2016-02-21, 11:06 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

(2016-01-22, 10:42 am)thecite wrote: Wrote: They even used the blood from the slaughtered emu to create a horrific mural on one of the walls of the refurbished cafeteria. i don't suppose there are...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2016-01-22, 3:31 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

(2016-01-18, 10:15 pm)vix86 Wrote: The upside is that you basically can transition straight into a company in Japan by doing the job hunting the same way undergrad students do....就職 the same as Japa...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2016-01-19, 12:28 am
    Thread: Prep for March Trip to Japan
Post: RE: Prep for March Trip to Japan

-jr pass seems to be worth it if you'll use the shinkansen more than twice a week. up to you i guess. -tinder is huge in tokyo. find a date and she'll make a great language partner i promise. much m...
dtcamero Off topic 6 883 2016-01-16, 11:09 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

ah excellent, thanks!
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2016-01-16, 11:06 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

one thing that struck me about that funny early message board post was this statement: kats rogo Wrote:...but I know I have some 2900 Kanji to learn before reaching my goal of 4279 characters... i d...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2016-01-16, 3:05 pm
    Thread: Japan or Taiwan.
Post: RE: Japan or Taiwan.

well since this is turning into a visa conversation, I'd say that you should consult with a lawyer who can go over all the possible ways for you to live legally in japan. while staying in japan I me...
dtcamero General discussion 28 3,387 2016-01-10, 7:48 pm
    Thread: How bad are tones. Thinking of switching.
Post: RE: How bad are tones. Thinking of switching.

ya dont believe the internet hype. you can learn to speak chinese just fine, just like many people here can speak japanese and be understood no problem.
dtcamero Chinese and Hanzi 17 2,561 2016-01-04, 2:05 pm
    Thread: What is the hardest part about learning language?
Post: RE: What is the hardest part about learning langua...

@sunlightunderwater (when) - who - where - how - what - duration (time) - subject - place - verb - object - time duration you're welcome :D
dtcamero General discussion 19 2,186 2015-12-17, 4:01 pm
    Thread: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of you-know-what...
Post: RE: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of...

most americans are not offered an honest examination of all aspects of their county's history. it is in the prevailing powers' interests that the details of american colonies in the phillipines and c...
dtcamero Off topic 29 3,520 2015-12-10, 12:49 pm
    Thread: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of you-know-what...
Post: RE: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of...

@ryuudou I actually agree with most of what you said, and thank you for providing a compelling counter-argument. however I think you underestimate the role of european and american villianry in the w...
dtcamero Off topic 29 3,520 2015-12-10, 10:37 am
    Thread: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of you-know-what...
Post: RE: Just realized today is the 74th anniversary of...

(2015-12-08, 11:56 am)Ash_S Wrote: (2015-12-08, 10:28 am)john555 Wrote: (2015-12-07, 7:09 pm)yogert909 Wrote: Probably about as remorseful as we are on August 6. You're treating Dec. 7th and Au...
dtcamero Off topic 29 3,520 2015-12-08, 3:39 pm
    Thread: 撮ったのかよ or エーアイアイ?
Post: RE: 撮ったのかよ or エーアイアイ?

update... this is officially an audio version of the blue dress. apparently we process audio frequencies differently and if you play the audio at different speeds you can see how it becomes either とっ...
dtcamero General discussion 27 2,683 2015-12-08, 3:17 pm
    Thread: 撮ったのかよ or エーアイアイ?
Post: RE: 撮ったのかよ or エーアイアイ?

i'm getting weird blue dress vibes. I only hear エーアイアイ in the clip. cannot imagine how that could possibly sound like とったのかよ there are no お sounds whatsoever... kreepy
dtcamero General discussion 27 2,683 2015-12-08, 3:13 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Tzadeck Wrote:The rate that Khatz was charging was already unethical, as far as I'm concerned. Anyone care to remind me how much Khatz charged for Silverspoon exactly? Then give me an estimate of th...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-11-03, 2:28 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

mattimus Wrote:It's a real possibility that he's dead. Sorry to be blunt, but no one seems to be bringing this up. I think Ken Seeroi said he saw Khatz somewhere in Tokyo recently, and that he was n...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-11-02, 9:28 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

kameden Wrote:To all the people asking for refunds: Don't you feel a little bit guilty about doing it? I mean you did use his service and everything. ya what they purchased wasn't just access to an rs...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-11-02, 10:29 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

thanks for the info. if he's not honoring your refund then I highly doubt he's still honoring other customers refunds absent a court order. so that means in my book that Khatz is officially 夜逃げ. it'...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-10-29, 10:17 pm
    Thread: Tips for Japanese Job Interviews
Post: Tips for Japanese Job Interviews

i'm just gonna leave this here... [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBL0BVyafKU]
dtcamero JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 9 1,803 2015-10-13, 2:56 pm
    Thread: Beyond Anki: What Are Some Language Learning Tools?
Post: Beyond Anki: What Are Some Language Learning Tools...

speaking for myself, I became fluent in japanese by becoming very literate first. after having a strong grasp on the written language, and reading a lot, I internalized the natural habits and forms th...
dtcamero Learning resources 39 5,732 2015-10-12, 11:08 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

here here
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-10-05, 8:35 pm
    Thread: What is your third language (L3)?
Post: What is your third language (L3)?

mandarin shares about half its vocabulary with japanese. as well as a script. and has lots of english words spelt with ateji. it also has the benefit of 4,000 years of culture behind it, and is the w...
dtcamero Off topic 19 2,922 2015-09-16, 9:35 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

ya if that is his last tweet, his last publicly recorded statement, then I think we've solved the puzzle. influence and sales were in decline, couldn't sell to anyone. It's actually quite nice of him ...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-09-04, 9:56 am
    Thread: Hanzi deck tailored to a Japanese speaker
Post: Hanzi deck tailored to a Japanese speaker

I'm sorry I forgot which deck it was, but there was one that some guy made which matched RTH to character pronunciations for the first book only. And then I found a second deck for the second book and...
dtcamero Learning resources 3 825 2015-08-30, 4:36 am
    Thread: Hanzi deck tailored to a Japanese speaker
Post: Hanzi deck tailored to a Japanese speaker

well as someone who used rtk to learn japanese, and is now studying mandarin having recently finished rth, i'll give my opinion... (i'm learning simplified btw, might study 简体字->繁体字 at a later poin...
dtcamero Learning resources 3 825 2015-08-29, 11:30 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

buonaparte Wrote:Ah, and K. said that classes suck. Language textbooks suck. Grammar sucks. And that's absolute nonsense. pink floyd wrote a handfull of shitty songs too...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-08-22, 2:16 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

i think that we have a failure to communicate here, and the reason is quite simple. khatz buried a cluster of great ideas within a mountain of nonsense. if you are turned off by his jokes, writing st...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-08-22, 12:31 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

ryuudou Wrote:The vast majority of you would be taking college classes and doing JPOD101 and filling out conjugation charts if it weren't for Khatz and his promotion of using a SRS and his influence o...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-08-21, 10:13 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Tzadeck Wrote:Since then I've come to appreciate that he inspired a lot of people, but I don't think I could ever have felt that way. I'm always evaluating everything I hear with the question "Should...
dtcamero Off topic 529 103,167 2015-08-21, 9:09 am