Comments on: Exploring one’s subconscious via language

By: Terran

Terran — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:21:49 +0000

In conclusion, stimulants rock.

By: Tilmitt

Tilmitt — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:19:41 +0000

The more drunk I get the better I speak Japanese so perhaps it’s true! I think Terran remembers that stuff from when he used to go cardcaptorz dreamchat and everyone was like “gomen ne, usagi-chan!” and stuff.

By: Terran

Terran — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:55:23 +0000

lol I don't really remember posting that.

I wonder where I got that Japanese from.

Or what I was talking about.

By: ダニエル氏

ダニエル氏 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:55:55 +0000

Your Japanese is perfectly correct though, Terran. Maybe alcohol incurs Japanese?

Tilmitt, you're right. Some of my friends correct me, like Ayumi and Mitsuki, but some don't at all. It depends on your level, or more precisely, their perception of your level. If they feel you're making a mistake every sentence, they won't bother correcting you because then they'd be doing nothing but correcting you all the time, but if they feel that mistakes are rare enough to warrant the time, then they'll usually give you that time.

I haven't met anyone who'll correct awkward phrasing, like telling me "I understand what you said but here's a more natural way of saying it", but that's expecting too much I suppose. To be honest, if a friend corrects me too much, and/or does it in a way that's just a bit too direct I can get a bit discouraged and just revert to English. It's happened about two or three times since I came here.

By: Terran

Terran — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:58:17 +0000

Wah. If I was in Japan I'd be all like "fucktard" and they'd be all like "There's no Japanese for that word. Gomen gomen gomen. Gomen kudasai." Haha! I'm fucking plastered.

I'm sorry.

But I am fucking plastered.

By: Tilmitt

Tilmitt — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:01:15 +0000

lol interesting post I must try and remember 飼う, I used to always say 「わんちゃんがいます」but it seems I was wrong all along. I hate the way Japanese people are often too polite to correct you, even Chisa doesn’t correct me sometimes I have to keep telling her to. It especially pisses me off when I say something and then realise straight away that it was wrong but the other person doesn’t say anything.