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Thread: Pet peeves regarding "fluency"? Post: Pet peeves regarding "fluency"? I've found that people at lower levels tend to overestimate their ability, and people at higher levels tend to underestimate their ability. I think the fast pace at the beginning builds (over) confid... |
hobofat | General discussion | 30 | 6,399 | 2012-08-10, 6:48 pm | ||
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Thread: Quiting core 6000 Post: Quiting core 6000 If it's a chore, you are limiting your progress. I say, "Throw the spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks." I constantly delete decks. My biggest to date was 6,000 meticulously collected and inp... |
hobofat | General discussion | 28 | 11,237 | 2012-07-15, 5:57 pm | ||
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Thread: The curious case of the eroding eikaiwa salary Post: The curious case of the eroding eikaiwa salary Tzadeck Wrote:You do have to file your taxes from Japan, but you claim a 'Foreign Earned Income Exclusion' which makes your taxes come out to zero, as long as you're making less than about 90 grand a ... |
hobofat | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 24 | 5,508 | 2012-07-05, 3:26 am | ||
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Thread: How to do pull-ups at home in Japan Post: How to do pull-ups at home in Japan All the junior high schools (at least where I live) have pull-up bars. I guess this only works if you are working at the school and thus have a reason to be there, but still. |
hobofat | Off topic | 41 | 12,796 | 2012-05-29, 7:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels Bokusenou Wrote:Tori-kun Wrote:Bokusenou Wrote:Interesting about Kino no Tabi's easiness level. The writing is pretty straightforward [...] Yeah, have to agree on that. But I shrugged when I saw words... |
hobofat | General discussion | 77 | 31,497 | 2011-11-13, 9:44 pm | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels 時をかける少女 by 筒井康隆（つついやすたか）is quite a nice read. It's a little longer than you mentioned at 229 pages, but the language is quite straightforward and easy to follow. A lot of my co-workers here in Japan... |
hobofat | General discussion | 77 | 31,497 | 2011-11-13, 4:07 am | ||
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Thread: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Post: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) astrangerhere Wrote:And now to clear up some confusion of everyone who has made reference to me. I'm a woman, not a man. Sigh, I know better than to use pronouns on forum boards. Apologies. @Thora:... |
hobofat | Off topic | 42 | 6,738 | 2010-05-28, 9:22 pm | ||
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Thread: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Post: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Surreal Wrote:Instead of getting worked up about it, it would be far more reasonable for you to appreciate an opportunity to show these teenagers what your work is really about. Chances are noone's re... |
hobofat | Off topic | 42 | 6,738 | 2010-05-28, 4:54 pm | ||
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Thread: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Post: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Additionally, in many countries you have to be a citizen to practice the law of that country. I could not, for instance, move to China and pass their licensing exam and practice Chinese law. I could... |
hobofat | Off topic | 42 | 6,738 | 2010-05-28, 3:21 pm | ||
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Thread: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Post: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Surreal Wrote:And what difference does it even make? Is it just a case of wanting to see others like you who are also studying Japanese? It's a life-consuming profession, so it's nice to meet others w... |
hobofat | Off topic | 42 | 6,738 | 2010-05-28, 3:50 am | ||
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Thread: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Post: Any other lawyers? (Please no lawyer jokes!) Just graduated law school and am studying for the July bar right now. Well, apparently not *right* now, but in a few minutes. Language study has been my stress release and excuse not to study law. ... |
hobofat | Off topic | 42 | 6,738 | 2010-05-27, 1:26 pm | ||
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Thread: Is it a good idea to add readings for RSH? Post: Is it a good idea to add readings for RSH? zer0range Wrote:By all means, show the reading if you like, but the main thing with Heisig is to get it out of the way as fast as possible so you can start in on real Chinese (and not be handicapped b... |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 18 | 2,988 | 2010-03-08, 3:36 am | ||
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Thread: Is it a good idea to add readings for RSH? Post: Is it a good idea to add readings for RSH? There is an anki deck that includes all the information including stroke count and pinyin readings, just search for Heisig or Remembering the Hanzi. I display the pinyin along with the keyword, but I... |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 18 | 2,988 | 2010-03-07, 3:54 am | ||
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Thread: Requesting all RTH stories Post: Requesting all RTH stories The time spent working through the difficulty of coming up with a story will be what enables you to remember the story in the first place. |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 4 | 1,455 | 2010-02-05, 4:43 pm | ||
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Thread: Switching back to Mandarin. Post: Switching back to Mandarin. I would advise against using Integrated Chinese textbooks. I started learning Mandarin while living in Xi'an, China teaching English. I picked up Integrated Chinese as well as two books that were pa... |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 30 | 6,402 | 2010-01-07, 7:19 pm | ||
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Thread: Reviewing Kanji->Keyword in the meantime, harmful or useful? Post: Reviewing Kanji->Keyword in the meantime, harmful ... Every person's experience is a bit different. I go from kanji --> keyword. Sacrilege, I know. Burn me. Fact of the matter for me is that seeing the kanji and knowing the keyword gives me someth... |
hobofat | Remembering the Kanji | 22 | 3,553 | 2009-12-02, 7:31 pm | ||
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Thread: College Major and Study Abroad? Post: College Major and Study Abroad? If you can swing it credit-wise, I highly recommend going for a year versus only going for a semester. You'll most likely feel like you are just getting into the swing of things when it's time to go ... |
hobofat | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 10 | 4,890 | 2009-12-01, 12:27 pm | ||
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Thread: Quick question about smart.fm sentence recognition. Post: Quick question about smart.fm sentence recognition... It matters not which way you do it, just that you do it. I think the determining factor for me would be whether or not you are struggling with learning multiple readings or not. When using pre-made ... |
hobofat | General discussion | 20 | 4,100 | 2009-11-25, 12:36 am | ||
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Thread: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? Post: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? Nii87 Wrote:Most Chinese you come across in supermarkets would probably be speaking Cantonese, not Mandarin. Depends entirely on your locale. Most Chinese I encounter at the supermarket here are spea... |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 94 | 25,796 | 2009-11-17, 12:58 am | ||
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Thread: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? Post: Is learning Chinese (Mandarin) worth it? It sounds that many here are questioning whether or not to study Mandarin out of sense of duty, or with the idea that it's something one should do since they already study Japanese and know some hanzi... |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 94 | 25,796 | 2009-11-17, 12:22 am | ||
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Thread: Help! I'm a complete beginner again. Post: Help! I'm a complete beginner again. bflatnine Wrote:Zhuyin Fuhao (bopomofo) is good to know, but I'd say pinyin is more important since vastly more material has pinyin than zhuyin. I would definitely agree with bflatnine here. The PRC ... |
hobofat | Chinese and Hanzi | 9 | 2,943 | 2009-09-19, 2:34 pm | ||