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    Thread: I've not seen Katakana used this way before...
Post: RE: I've not seen Katakana used this way before...

(2016-02-21, 6:13 pm)Zgarbas Wrote: It's like a secret handshake between Japanese lyrics and you, where Japanese theows a bunch of katakana at the reader who innocently believes themselves to be flu...
donjorge22 General discussion 5 1,096 2016-03-13, 11:07 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Zgarbas Wrote:If Katz had simply asked people money for his services, then that would not be ethically questionable. Paying for services is common, and there is no guarantee if a service will benefit ...
donjorge22 Off topic 529 103,231 2015-10-03, 11:20 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

ryuudou Wrote:Khatz never had a "method" you had to pay for. AJATT and the core genius behind everything he did was free. We're all benefiting from what he did. He did however sell information about ...
donjorge22 Off topic 529 103,231 2015-10-03, 10:56 am
    Thread: Willing to learn chinese, but how?
Post: Willing to learn chinese, but how?

I would seriously suggest you start off learning Mandarin first and move onto Cantonese later. There is basically no written Cantonese which is a serious handicap for the student who doesn't have an ...
donjorge22 Chinese and Hanzi 8 3,069 2011-09-21, 10:09 am
    Thread: My name is a joke (literally)
Post: My name is a joke (literally)

You can always come up with a Japanese name, y'know. In Cantonese, my name sounds like "blocking [the way]" (and in any case, Sinofied (sp?) English names generally sound dumb) so I now introduce mys...
donjorge22 General discussion 26 7,854 2011-09-05, 9:33 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

Oh, another thing RE the 18 month return policy... 1) it's decent that he offers a refund at all and 2) I'm sure if you popped him a genuine e-mail explaining how your parents had died in a car crash ...
donjorge22 Off topic 567 98,524 2011-08-01, 9:00 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

I don't quite get all the people here whaling on AJATT? His writing style is funny. If it wasn't funny and slightly nebulous, fewer people would bother to read it. He whangs on about making everyth...
donjorge22 Off topic 567 98,524 2011-08-01, 8:54 am
    Thread: The Worst of the Japanese Lovers
Post: The Worst of the Japanese Lovers

TheVinster Wrote:Watch this video and tell me how you feel. Try not stabbing your eyes out like I attempted. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CirgVj8Baw] I feel sure that must be satire (in th...
donjorge22 Off topic 81 18,824 2010-11-25, 4:58 am
    Thread: Easy and free reading material
Post: Easy and free reading material

Ah! I found that site ages ago and then lost the bookmark... I wanted to show it to my my friends but couldn't find it again :( No-one's seen an equivalent site for Chinese have they?
donjorge22 Learning resources 5 2,306 2010-11-21, 6:25 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

Thora Wrote:In response to the ongoing marketing of the efficiency maximizing solutions, a new paradigm for optimal SRSing going forward is proposed: Repurposing the functionality of the SRS as a lex...
donjorge22 General discussion 1,517 595,133 2010-11-01, 8:16 am
    Thread: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)
Post: AnkiWarrior - making Anki more addictive (plug-in)

Hey Proxx, Can you make it so you can have the plugin enabled only for certain decks? If I'm boning up on physics or maths I'm not going to be impressing the people of Japan with my language skills ...
donjorge22 Learning resources 195 62,255 2010-10-24, 11:17 am
    Thread: Unreal Anki
Post: Unreal Anki

Sebastian Wrote:overture2112 Wrote:Sebastian Wrote:There is a tiny bug though, where sometimes Anki stops playing the "Unreal" sounds before the audio ends, to play next card's sound instead. No big d...
donjorge22 Learning resources 37 11,080 2010-10-23, 2:28 pm
    Thread: KO2001 Spreadsheet
Post: KO2001 Spreadsheet

Sweet, cheers.
donjorge22 General discussion 2 901 2010-10-21, 5:48 pm
    Thread: KO2001 Spreadsheet
Post: KO2001 Spreadsheet

If I remember rightly, you can download a spreadsheet full of KO2001 sentences if you can prove ownership... how does anyone prove they own the book? I only ask because I have a deck of ~2500 Cantone...
donjorge22 General discussion 2 901 2010-10-21, 3:48 pm
    Thread: Working in the far east...
Post: Working in the far east...

Haha, moving would indeed be more fun... probably what I'll wind up doing, I think. (She did have a look at social services, but apparently it's only open to British citizens.) Thanks again :)
donjorge22 General discussion 3 1,040 2010-07-22, 9:58 am
    Thread: Working in the far east...
Post: Working in the far east...

@Jarvik Haha, I think marrying her would be fine in a few years time - I take it I could do that while working in Japan? @Icecream I live in York... she's just graduated with a degree in Psychology, ...
donjorge22 General discussion 3 1,040 2010-07-22, 7:58 am
    Thread: Working in the far east...
Post: Working in the far east...

My girlfriend of two years is going back to Malaysia permenantly in a couple of months (since she hasn't been able to find a job in the UK) and I've been wondering what would be best to do. I don't r...
donjorge22 General discussion 3 1,040 2010-07-22, 3:38 am
    Thread: Why are we writing in English?
Post: Why are we writing in English?

Also, not everyone here's learning Japanese, too. Incidentally, Quote:(Yes I do realise the irony that my anti-Englush post is in English.) = "By the way, I'm aware of the irony of appearing on TV in...
donjorge22 Off topic 71 11,011 2010-05-18, 7:43 pm
    Thread: Economics and Physics major
Post: Economics and Physics major

Fuamnach Wrote:Raschaverak Wrote:Fuamnach Wrote:As far as I know, it's less to do with E=mc2 (unless you're talking about particles) and more to do with the time dilation equation; Δt' = Δt/(SQRT(1 - ...
donjorge22 General discussion 25 7,365 2010-04-27, 4:24 pm
    Thread: Economics and Physics major
Post: Economics and Physics major

I'm finishing off a physics degree - I didn't find as much time for languages as you might in other courses. Also, as far as I'm aware a lot of other countries run physics courses in English regardle...
donjorge22 General discussion 25 7,365 2010-04-27, 5:46 am
    Thread: Fare thee well!
Post: Fare thee well!

Thanks very much! I'm learning Cantonese mostly, but I'm not avoiding Mandarin. In any case, they're linked, and there's just so much good TV, films and music in both that I wouldn't want to preclude...
donjorge22 General discussion 4 746 2010-01-28, 6:59 pm
    Thread: Fare thee well!
Post: Fare thee well!

From now on, I'm going to go all Chinese all the time (and English when at work :P) - so I guess that means I'll be stop frequenting these boards. I'm just about at the stage where I can understand a ...
donjorge22 General discussion 4 746 2010-01-28, 6:38 pm
    Thread: Mandarin in Japanese
Post: Mandarin in Japanese

yudantaiteki Wrote:If you want to study Chinese, take the class. You can always study more on your own, but you should never pass up an opportunity to take a class, especially a great one like this. ...
donjorge22 Off topic 3 821 2010-01-28, 5:11 pm
    Thread: Accounting with an SRS
Post: Accounting with an SRS

nest0r Wrote:donjorge22 Wrote:elmaestrokgb Wrote:Why would you have to specially format or automate anything? You just use it as you would normally use flashcards, only smarter. I'm sure you'll deve...
donjorge22 Off topic 11 3,287 2010-01-28, 4:09 pm
    Thread: Approaches to pitch accent?
Post: Approaches to pitch accent?

nest0r Wrote:donjorge22 Wrote:nest0r Wrote:Pitch accents are easy to pick up, that's reason #142345345 that I stress having audio for SRS cards. Yes, yes, yes and yes. We share common ground! ;p Edit...
donjorge22 The Japanese language 215 42,860 2010-01-28, 4:05 pm
    Thread: Mandarin in Japanese
Post: Mandarin in Japanese

If you've got Chinese students to talk to, it'll be a doddle. As ever, just listen as much as possible to the language, and ask them nicely if they don't mind recording some samples for you which you...
donjorge22 Off topic 3 821 2010-01-28, 4:00 pm
    Thread: Accounting with an SRS
Post: Accounting with an SRS

elmaestrokgb Wrote:Why would you have to specially format or automate anything? You just use it as you would normally use flashcards, only smarter. I'm sure you'll develop all kinds of different mod...
donjorge22 Off topic 11 3,287 2010-01-28, 3:37 pm
    Thread: Approaches to pitch accent?
Post: Approaches to pitch accent?

nest0r Wrote:Pitch accents are easy to pick up, that's reason #142345345 that I stress having audio for SRS cards. Yes, yes, yes and yes. But certainly not for all cards. You need some production ca...
donjorge22 The Japanese language 215 42,860 2010-01-28, 3:34 pm
    Thread: Approaches to pitch accent?
Post: Approaches to pitch accent?

vileru Wrote:Tobberoth Wrote:Just because you know the pitch in a word doesn't mean you're pronouncing it right, and Anki sure as hell can't detect it. That's why I emphasized the importance of having...
donjorge22 The Japanese language 215 42,860 2010-01-28, 2:01 pm
    Thread: Accounting with an SRS
Post: Accounting with an SRS

The only realistic way of using an SRS for any mid- to high-level course is to take notes on your computer and then use some method of importing those notes into Anki. Problems: (1) Your notes need t...
donjorge22 Off topic 11 3,287 2010-01-28, 1:55 pm