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Thread: Comprehensive list of shinjitai and kyuujitai Post: Comprehensive list of shinjitai and kyuujitai JimmySeal Wrote:Asriel Wrote:I hope this covers them. It's got a lot, but I'm not sure how comprehensive it is: http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/new-old-kanji.html I found this page very rough on my brain, ... |
Ben Bullock | The Japanese language | 17 | 9,112 | 2011-03-04, 6:04 am | ||
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Thread: Comprehensive list of shinjitai and kyuujitai Post: Comprehensive list of shinjitai and kyuujitai Asriel Wrote:I hope this covers them. It's got a lot, but I'm not sure how comprehensive it is: http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/new-old-kanji.html Hi that is my page. I got the information from this websi... |
Ben Bullock | The Japanese language | 17 | 9,112 | 2011-03-04, 2:02 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? ファブリス Wrote:Another case of the infamous KANJI ? The pattern is the same each time.. >_< Admin: Ben Bullock, please only add to this discussion from this point on if you have something positive... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 8:20 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? mezbup Wrote:Ben Bullock Wrote:Yes, you've got mad skillz at kanji. Using "yes" here and then "skillz" near the end of the sentence seems somewhat incongruent. I'd suggest using the more casual "yeah"... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 6:10 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? liosama Wrote:I won't explain this any further because you'd be too stupid to recognise what character that is. OK then, thanks for being so considerate about my intellectual level. Quote:I usually ne... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 6:01 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? JimmySeal Wrote:With such an immature and inane response to an earnest discussion Yeah, this was what I call an earnest discussion before that. Nothing trolly about it at all. Then I come along and br... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 5:57 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? blackmacros Wrote:This thread is great. Oh and @nest0r, I call Godwin's Law Does that count in this case? blackmacros Wrote:@Ben I thought you had better things to do? Like tending to your antiquated... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 5:56 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? mezbup Wrote:lol does anyone else find it funny this guy has no substance and resorts purely to semantic arguments in an attempt to mask the fact that he still sucks at Japanese and doesn't see a way ... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 5:54 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? JimmySeal Wrote:Ben Bullock Wrote:If people make fake claims of having successfully learnt of kanji based on their use of the book, it casts doubt on the veracity even of authentic claims of success. ... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 4:25 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? mezbup Wrote:Oh wow this from the horses mouth: Just a small correction. Here you should say "horse's mouth" with an apostrophe between the e and the s to indicate the possessive. In Japanese the equi... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 4:16 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? nest0r Wrote:Nice image, my first comment was that it was probably from some old school traditionalist conversation, based on anecdotal RTKers, from literally 2006 or so, and how it reflected your rig... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 4:13 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? JimmySeal Wrote:Ben Bullock Wrote:The fact that some users of the book certainly do tell exaggerated success stories actually does reflect badly on the book. How does it reflect badly on the book? If ... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 4:06 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Thora Wrote:BB Wrote:[...]I decided to just remove those reviews from the FAQ. They're just personal opinions so they don't really belong on something which calls itself a "Frequently Asked Questions"... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 2:22 am | ||
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Thread: Looking for a "most common kango" list Post: Looking for a "most common kango" list Smackle Wrote:大和言葉 has the nuance of what was spoken in Japan before the arrival of Chinese culture, whereas 和語 stands as a better contrast to 漢語 I'm fairly sure that most Japanese people don't know e... |
Ben Bullock | The Japanese language | 21 | 6,904 | 2010-02-23, 2:20 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? mezbup Wrote:6 pages? Seriously? How much troll food do you guys have? Anyways using the stock standard traditional kanji learning method as seen in Japanese schools (the only place where it can act... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 2:00 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Thora Wrote:When I was exploring online Japanese resources, I came upon your site and appreciated some of the information. I have read some of your contributions to various groups over the years. It i... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-23, 12:13 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? ruiner Wrote:@Ben Bullock I would like to go to the link you provided, but like you, I have other high priorities in my life. As you asked Thora--that you need time to rethink your site's review abou... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-22, 11:02 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Thora Wrote:You are describing the site, not your link. Perhaps you'd consider clarifying your description by indicating that the forum is not *limited to* RTK discussion? Mentioning that the forum in... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-22, 9:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? ruiner Wrote:Thora Wrote:You are describing the site, not your link. Perhaps you'd consider clarifying your description by indicating that the forum is not *limited to* RTK discussion? Mentioning that... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-22, 9:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? ファブリス Wrote:Ben Bullock Wrote:Would you rate Tae Kim's forum above or below this one? It wouldn't be a fair comparison, because this forum tends to focus on the why and the how of efficient Japanese l... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-22, 8:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? yudantaiteki Wrote:The reason I say this is that before I discovered places like this forum, I had encountered several people in real life who were using RTK. All of them had the same misconceptions ... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-22, 8:43 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? ファブリス Wrote:In case you didn't notice the Index page, the forum has a specific area dedicated to Reviewing the Kanji Volume 1, and Reviewing the Kanji Volume 2 & 3. The RtK forum categories have b... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-22, 8:24 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for a "most common kango" list Post: Looking for a "most common kango" list clemente Wrote:I am looking for the "most common kango" list, that is a list of words of Chinese origin, such as junbi, shitsumon, anshin, teian, keisatsu etc. Compound words (apart few exceptions) th... |
Ben Bullock | The Japanese language | 21 | 6,904 | 2010-02-21, 9:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for a "most common kango" list Post: Looking for a "most common kango" list Jarvik7 Wrote:Rekkusu Wrote:漢語? As in chinese words? Don't you mean 敬語 / honorific speech? 漢語 are Japanese words of Chinese origin. Japanese words of native origin are 和語. Since we're on the topic of ... |
Ben Bullock | The Japanese language | 21 | 6,904 | 2010-02-21, 9:54 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Offshore Wrote:Also second a lot of what others said. I don't think anyone here is suggesting this forum doesn't have it's owns quirks/issues, but using the words "gimmicky" and "dodgy" to describe th... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-18, 6:52 pm | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Jarvik7 Wrote:For what it's worth, I used to make heavy use of the FAQ when I started learning Japanese, and still have it in my bookmarks. I don't know if you're the original maintainer though. I'm g... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-18, 5:45 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? thurd Wrote:Ben Bullock Wrote:Jarvik7 Wrote:While I'll agree that the methods some people come up with are questionable, the wording of the review comes across as overwhelmingly negative. You might tr... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-18, 3:57 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Jarvik7 Wrote:While I'll agree that the methods some people come up with are questionable, the wording of the review comes across as overwhelmingly negative. You might try to give it more neutral word... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-18, 1:14 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? kazelee Wrote:"Dodgy... dodgy... gimmicky learning methods." Outside of this forum, few if any will see the positive in that (assuming anyone actually does read your "review") . Well, if they do rea... |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-18, 1:13 am | ||
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Thread: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? Post: Who loves gimmicky learning methods? kazelee Wrote:When people call me a genius (because they used other methods) I get a nice and tingly feeling on the inside. You're a genius. |
Ben Bullock | Off topic | 204 | 29,659 | 2010-02-17, 10:56 pm | ||
