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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage kazelee Wrote:mirina Wrote:In other words, we can choose to be offended, or we can choose to, momentarily, set aside our emotions, and look at the situation from another perspective. No, unfortunately... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-06, 12:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage bodhisamaya Wrote:We can't get offended when others point out we are different (as we all are) in some way if they don't have ill intentions. Even if they do have ill intentions, no one can offend us... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-06, 8:26 am | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage yudantaiteki Wrote:mirina Wrote:the person using the term probably is not putting as much thought into it. I find that hard to believe -- if that were the case, the response I would expect is "oh, sor... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 7:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage shirokuro Wrote:As a gay male, I feel like I should offer my perspective on this issue. This is a matter of being considerate. This is a forum. You don't know everyone on here. There's a diverse read... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 6:50 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage kazelee Wrote:mirina Wrote:"Gay" is a neutral term referring to homosexual people. It evolved further, independent from its original term, to now mean something akin to "lame." That's the thing. More ... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 5:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage yudantaiteki Wrote:mirina Wrote:To respond to your actual point, however, if one calls a dog a "bitch", is one also implying that the dog is a rude, unpleasant woman? If a black man calls another bla... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 5:14 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage ruiner Wrote:mirina Wrote:[quo I do believe it is the same word; it is just, rather, a word that has evolved from its original meaning, just as the other words are discussing have. Does "gay" = "happy... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 4:58 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage Quote:Are these two even the same word? I used to think so. After studying language for a bit and seeing how one syllable can drastically change the meaning of word, I'm not sure anymore. Anyway, I u... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 3:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Politically Correct: Word usage Post: Politically Correct: Word usage Personally, I see words as nothing more than that -- words -- and whether or not one should be offended or bothered by the usage depends on the intent of the person. "Gay" was definitely part of my ve... |
mirina | General discussion | 231 | 30,708 | 2010-02-05, 12:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese TV + Japanese Subs Post: Japanese TV + Japanese Subs This is like my ~dream come true~. I love London Hearts. It will be nice to be able to fully understand what they are saying now. |
mirina | Off topic | 15 | 6,837 | 2010-02-04, 2:45 pm | ||
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Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course) Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ... ruiner Wrote:Yeah Youtube is so gay lately. Actually.................... it kind of is. Every other recommended video features a gay vlogger. TheVinster Wrote:Is that a good site? I checked it out, a... |
mirina | Learning resources | 106 | 32,715 | 2010-02-04, 1:48 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread FooSoft Wrote:IceCream Wrote:um... i'm not sure, but i think Tae Kim does cover this use of に. I know i read it somewhere, anyway. It's roughly equivalent to the -ly ending in english. Of course, its ... |
mirina | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,695 | 2010-01-24, 4:40 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread mr_hans_moleman Wrote:yudantaiteki Wrote:What do you mean "accept it the way it is"? How can you understand the sentence if you don't know what's modifying what? For example, take the sentence: 「彼女は国... |
mirina | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,695 | 2010-01-24, 1:50 pm | ||
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Thread: 間： あいだ, かん or ま? Post: 間： あいだ, かん or ま? Codexus Wrote:Both those expressions are ま too: 間に合う いつの間にか But verb in dictionary form + あいだに: 例：食べる間に （あいだ） Ah, I completely forgot about 間に合う and いつの間にか. Good thing you pointed that out. |
mirina | The Japanese language | 24 | 8,299 | 2010-01-24, 4:09 am | ||
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Thread: 間： あいだ, かん or ま? Post: 間： あいだ, かん or ま? bungle Wrote:Sorry about the noob question but I'm having trouble working out the correct reading for 間 when I see it it the following situations: .The relationship between two people e.g. 政治家と建設業者の間... |
mirina | The Japanese language | 24 | 8,299 | 2010-01-24, 3:37 am | ||
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Thread: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ！ Post: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ！ ta12121 Wrote:Hmmm it would be interesting to play FF7,8,9 all in japanese. But at the moment dont' really have money to spare on those things, well not yet at least. But since having a ps3 i would ha... |
mirina | General discussion | 124 | 16,064 | 2010-01-24, 3:17 am | ||
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Thread: Changing Anki strategy mid-deck from JLPT to survival focus Post: Changing Anki strategy mid-deck from JLPT to survi... jimbojones99 Wrote:Thanks folks, I took a look and downloaded the core 2000/6000 deck on your advice. I'm glad I ditched the most of the remaining JLPT deck - way too much obscure / low frequency s... |
mirina | Learning resources | 6 | 3,911 | 2010-01-24, 1:03 am | ||
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Thread: Beyond RTK3, list of 漢字 to unlock some achievements Post: Beyond RTK3, list of 漢字 to unlock some achievement... Jarvik7 Wrote:I guessed potation would be the process of making water potable. wrong :( I thought it was a ye olden word for "potion" at first, myself, because the book I saw it in was about a crazy ... |
mirina | Remembering the Kanji | 51 | 46,399 | 2010-01-24, 12:54 am | ||
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Thread: Beyond RTK3, list of 漢字 to unlock some achievements Post: Beyond RTK3, list of 漢字 to unlock some achievement... kapalama Wrote:The joyo lists are silly, and no one in Japan actually gives a damn about them, other than the people putting the lists together. College entrance exams ignore them, so students who wan... |
mirina | Remembering the Kanji | 51 | 46,399 | 2010-01-24, 12:39 am | ||
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Thread: 喪心 ? Post: 喪心 ? Put the word in quotes. The results will change dramatically. A number of the results seem to be from dictionaries as well. |
mirina | The Japanese language | 9 | 1,741 | 2010-01-23, 8:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Tokyo vs Osaka for full time language school? Post: Tokyo vs Osaka for full time language school? activeaero, I really think the only way you are going to legitimately determine which city is right for you is to basically live in one or the other.. People can give advice, and it's certainly helpfu... |
mirina | General discussion | 57 | 10,558 | 2010-01-21, 12:28 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese books,novels,etc Post: Japanese books,novels,etc Jarvik7 Wrote:To get you started, here is あたし彼女 http://blegi.jp/novel/2985/view/46691 Reading that makes me want to kill people. I can't imagine reading a book in English that goes entirely like this... |
mirina | General discussion | 49 | 15,080 | 2010-01-20, 2:29 pm | ||
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Thread: Making the most of my trip to Japan Post: Making the most of my trip to Japan dizmox Wrote:In two months time I'll be in Japan for a sojourn of around three weeks, during which time I'll be staying with my penfriend (who's learning English). Around 3-4 months ago I finished R... |
mirina | General discussion | 13 | 1,636 | 2010-01-20, 1:45 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread jpkuelho Wrote:僕がどうもそういうのが好きではなかったので whats どうもうそういうのが supposed to mean? "I didn't/wouldn't have really liked something like that"? そういうの = that kind of thing/something like that どうも's meaning is rea... |
mirina | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,695 | 2010-01-20, 1:26 am | ||
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Thread: Life in ALT Limbo Post: Life in ALT Limbo Jarvik7 Wrote:Not all art degrees are about creating art. An arts degree is another name for a humanities degree. I have an art degree and I can't draw/sculpt/paint to save my life and I loathe creati... |
mirina | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 72 | 20,406 | 2010-01-19, 8:43 pm | ||
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Thread: Life in ALT Limbo Post: Life in ALT Limbo esgrove Wrote:Actually, I wasn't talking about freelance art work. Even though my degree is in studio art, I never wanted to use it to be an artist. I just wanted to gain perspective and improve my ab... |
mirina | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 72 | 20,406 | 2010-01-18, 7:19 pm | ||
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Thread: Female Japanese Food Eating Champions Post: Female Japanese Food Eating Champions magamo Wrote:mirina Wrote:I don't want to be mean, but Gyaru Son is kind of scary looking to me... I think that's because of her huge irises covering 95% of the eyes. She also looks half her real age.... |
mirina | Off topic | 17 | 8,266 | 2010-01-18, 7:01 pm | ||
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Thread: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time Post: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time IceCream Wrote:and cool, i'l try no looking at the computer before bed, but i kinda like falling asleep to japanese drama on really low. The sound of people talking that i don't understand kinda stops... |
mirina | Off topic | 65 | 16,085 | 2010-01-18, 2:44 pm | ||
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Thread: Female Japanese Food Eating Champions Post: Female Japanese Food Eating Champions I don't want to be mean, but Gyaru Son is kind of scary looking to me... aphasiac Wrote:chamcham Wrote:How these girls stay so slim and beautiful is beyond me.... Competitive eaters train by stretch... |
mirina | Off topic | 17 | 8,266 | 2010-01-18, 2:04 pm | ||
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Thread: Life in ALT Limbo Post: Life in ALT Limbo ocircle Wrote:mirina Wrote:You're an art student, right? Then... why not work freelance? You got an art degree for a reason, didn't you? Ha! If only that was so easy! Man, I'll be lucky to earn a tot... |
mirina | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 72 | 20,406 | 2010-01-18, 1:57 pm | ||
