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The Japanese translation of Little Mermaid makes NO sense. Like, why would they name the main character アリエル? A mermaid who talks? And sings with crabs? And fall in love with and then becomes a human? That's clearly all あり得ない.
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The 2022 online #Japanese language hot take bingo just dropped! Best of luck out there (w/ inspiration from @paularcurtis and assistance from @tbaudinette)
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In a few years, when Japan is wondering where the young interest and scholarship on Japan has gone, and why Japanese is not being discussed by scholars as much, all they need to do is look back on this decision. I absolutely wouldn't be doing what I do if not for my study abroad. twitter.com/mextjapan/stat…
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I just saw a TV show translate "fuck it" as なるほど
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Friendly reminder that Japanese has a counter specifically for pairs of chopsticks (膳、ぜん）, so if you just want one chopstick you can theoretically say お箸を0.5膳ください and no one can stop you.
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A paper plate is a Western serving vessel made of paper - paper means "paper", plate means "plate". But it's also a way of thinking about the impermanence of objects, a way of questioning the norms of the day-to-day of the kitchen. twitter.com/NYTmag/status/…
Sociolinguist @Macquarie_Uni @LanguagesMQ. @Brutalinguist co-host. Studies #Japanese script, media, language, and #metal. #日本語 の文字や #メタル や翻訳を研究する社会言語学者. He/Him.