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    Thread: ajatt -> what is a MCD?
Post: ajatt -> what is a MCD?

I'm keeping the secret ingredient to myself. :D More Japanese for me!
Brokenvai General discussion 31 29,355 2010-12-08, 1:31 am
    Thread: 15-Month Progress Report
Post: 15-Month Progress Report

@ta12121 You're the man now, dawg. Oh, and don't worry so much about translation. Think of it as saying what you said, as a Japanese person might. Not strict translation. (translation is more about ...
Brokenvai General discussion 80 16,846 2010-12-07, 10:11 pm
    Thread: Discussion on Textbooks
Post: Discussion on Textbooks

Only use textbooks made for native speakers. Textbooks made for foreign speakers consist only of what one or a couple authors decided is "correct Japanese, that foreigners should learn!". i.e., "Ho...
Brokenvai The Japanese language 46 14,898 2010-11-10, 2:45 am
    Thread: Advice sought for Intermediate Japanese
Post: Advice sought for Intermediate Japanese

Advice: 1. Delete your vocab deck. 2. Read 3. SRS Sentences if you'd like (optional) that you like 4. Complete cycles of 2 (and 3) over and over 5. ????? 6 Profit!
Brokenvai Learning resources 38 10,227 2010-07-23, 10:34 pm
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

I'd like to take this opportunity to speculate, but I believe anyone who thinks they really need it, doesn't really need it. Get out there, research, and tear it up with some Japanese on your own.
Brokenvai General discussion 1,517 595,169 2009-07-21, 12:39 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

I'm refraining from using words I shouldn't use... But I honestly feel like crying. Khatzumoto has just "suddenly" fallen sick, and now it's pushed back to the 31st this month. Figures.
Brokenvai General discussion 1,517 595,169 2009-07-21, 12:34 am
    Thread: Love in Japan...
Post: Love in Japan...

IceCream, I love your post. It is the exact and absolute truth, and I've been reading through this entire forum just to get to the end and say the exact same things you have said. TheTrueBlue, I can...
Brokenvai General discussion 578 67,349 2009-07-18, 11:33 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

Fanty, you're right. Essentially that's what is supposed to happen if you immerse yourself in the language enough. When you're linguistically fluent.
Brokenvai General discussion 1,517 595,169 2009-06-03, 9:44 pm
    Thread: Quickly learn to just read a language?
Post: Quickly learn to just read a language?

I'm not exactly sure how to upload a text document anywhere... Should I upload to Google documents?
Brokenvai Off topic 59 12,334 2009-06-03, 9:21 pm
    Thread: Quickly learn to just read a language?
Post: Quickly learn to just read a language?

There already are two college-level word decks on Anki. I'm trying to use one, but it has an example sentence with a blank line, and a hint as to the word. It's a bit illogical, because they should re...
Brokenvai Off topic 59 12,334 2009-06-03, 6:13 pm
    Thread: What are some good Unlicensed Manga?
Post: What are some good Unlicensed Manga?

”==The comedy in this manga is the best I've ever read. Here's a link to the scans at manga helpers: http://mangahelpers.com/downloads/read- … manga=2061 I learned a lot of Japanese from this 14 volu...
Brokenvai General discussion 29 6,899 2009-05-21, 11:38 pm
    Thread: 若い世代の言葉の中性化
Post: 若い世代の言葉の中性化

kazelee Wrote:SammyB Wrote:Transparent_Aluminium Wrote:somehow this made me think of: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlJGa5Comc] (not really related to topic) What the heck was that... o_O ...
Brokenvai General discussion 19 3,068 2009-05-21, 11:18 pm
    Thread: Something different...
Post: Something different...

They use my favorite guitarist ever for the music!!! Joe Satriani!! Any Satch fans out there? Oh, and yes. These designs are very inspiring. Thank god they're on photograph, I love them so much.
Brokenvai Off topic 25 3,070 2009-05-21, 4:38 pm
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

Haha. I completely understand your point. :) ALT, I believe you can search on Google or something, is an Assistant Language Teacher. ^^ You can search up "alt program japan". But, I do understand y...
Brokenvai Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-21, 7:00 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

^ They're still comparing Japan. :) Love this discussion
Brokenvai Off topic 341 43,720 2009-05-21, 6:15 am
    Thread: Stop after finishing?
Post: Stop after finishing?

I understand, I understand.... But definitely after a while, reviews get slim and you find that remember almost everything in every shape and form. And thank you so much for understanding. :) It's ni...
Brokenvai Remembering the Kanji 55 8,374 2009-05-19, 7:06 pm
    Thread: Stop after finishing?
Post: Stop after finishing?

Vosmiura, not to try and bag on you too much...but I completely agree with Tobberoth. And more. Wouldn't it seem that recognizing the Kanji immediately, knowing how to write it without thinking, woul...
Brokenvai Remembering the Kanji 55 8,374 2009-05-19, 3:43 pm
    Thread: RTK Beginner
Post: RTK Beginner

He meant the expired cards and failed cards. You should wait for cards to expire, then review them. :) The whole idea is that based on how well you remembered a Kanji, an amount of time right before y...
Brokenvai Remembering the Kanji 15 2,135 2009-05-18, 8:18 pm
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

Hmm. Well, I'm making a reply as well. Everyone can check it out if you want, on the other website. :) Edit: Just a small comment, I'm really impressed with the quality of English we speak with on ...
Brokenvai General discussion 1,517 595,169 2009-05-18, 5:51 pm
    Thread: Thought site was still down
Post: Thought site was still down

Haha... Being the pertinent point or not...it's really a pointless topic?
Brokenvai Off topic 4 816 2009-05-16, 9:31 pm
    Thread: Thought site was still down
Post: Thought site was still down

Check the recent topic: "JS:Redirector-H2[Trj] infection, or false positive?"
Brokenvai Off topic 4 816 2009-05-16, 8:44 pm
    Thread: Stop after finishing?
Post: Stop after finishing?

But....There's a difference. I'm just wondering if we can just cut down on having to master writing later rather than now. The time is now. Many forget that writing is important, and then have to go b...
Brokenvai Remembering the Kanji 55 8,374 2009-05-16, 1:37 pm
    Thread: Stop after finishing?
Post: Stop after finishing?

o.O I find it kind of strange that people are giving up writing for reading. (What?!) Sure, it's possible to live in the U.S. and read manga, newspapers, online stuff. But what about actually being i...
Brokenvai Remembering the Kanji 55 8,374 2009-05-13, 9:16 pm
    Thread: Thinking in Japanese
Post: Thinking in Japanese

Have any of you felt that vibe from hearing Japanese? I mean...you're listening intently, and it's almost like your mind is speaking along with the words of the song, t.v. show, etc. I love that fee...
Brokenvai General discussion 16 6,123 2009-05-13, 8:40 pm
    Thread: Made a video.
Post: Made a video.

Oh god yeah. I'ma anki everythang.
Brokenvai Off topic 9 1,489 2009-05-13, 8:38 pm
    Thread: The Best Combinations of Methods and Tools for Learning Japanese
Post: The Best Combinations of Methods and Tools for Lea...

Here's my plan: 1.RTK 2.Sentence-mining from Real World (literature, manga, T.V. series with their script, Japanese movies with Japanese subtitles, everything) 3.Japanese fluency. :)
Brokenvai Learning resources 11 2,819 2009-05-13, 7:35 am
    Thread: Post a URL of a pic of your kanji drawings!
Post: Post a URL of a pic of your kanji drawings!

Well, its all comparable to our own writing styles in our own respective language. Other people that are native or fluent to our written language, can find most handwriting legible, as is this the sa...
Brokenvai Remembering the Kanji 27 8,709 2009-05-12, 9:49 pm
    Thread: Made a video.
Post: Made a video.

宇多田ヒカル lovers unite! Awesome video by the way.
Brokenvai Off topic 9 1,489 2009-05-10, 2:29 pm
    Thread: The "What I just did to make my Environment more Japanese!" thread
Post: The "What I just did to make my Environment more J...

skinnyneo Wrote:Serge Wrote:ThreadTopic Wrote:What I just did to make my Environment more Japanese Moved to Japan. Dang! I was going to use this. :( How about AJATT? .... Yeah. AJATT works, son!
Brokenvai General discussion 106 19,525 2009-04-30, 10:03 pm
    Thread: Sentence mining A dictionary of basic Japanese grammar.
Post: Sentence mining A dictionary of basic Japanese gra...

What the crap? I have to request for access to the sheet now?
Brokenvai Group study 65 21,696 2009-04-30, 9:59 pm