Further question about [sikasi] and daga
Tomoyuki Tanaka
In article <3a107751...@enews.newsguy.com>,
Chris Kern <ke...@grinnell.edu> wrote:
>
>It was stated in a previous thread (and other places) that shikashi
>and daga are both words that you would find mostly in writing.
>
>So when someone uses it in speech, what kind of effect (if any) are
>they shooting for?
more formality. (droll) pomposity.
similar to the effect created in American English when someone
says (in speech) "However, ..." or "Alternatively, ..." or
"previously" or "per se".
in other words, such use is not so uncommon. politicians
and characters in gojira movies would use those things alot.
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Re: "Tanaka-san"
Please do not call me "Tanaka-san" in English speech or text.
White Americans (e.g., comedians, bigots, smart alecs) often use
the "-san" ending to make fun of the Japanese and Japanese Americans.
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;;; TANAKA Tomoyuki ("Mr. Tanaka" or "Tomoyuki")
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;;; TANAKA Tomoyuki ("Mr. Tanaka" or "Tomoyuki")
;;; http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/tanaka.html
Oliver Phillips
I'm English and I've always wanted to visit Japan and learn Japanese
any chance you could teach me some useful phrases
thanx or arigatoo
Oliver (or Olie) Phillips
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