It's the misuse part that gets me. I used to hang out with a couple of guys who loved Japan (and either didn't care for or really disliked anime), and specifically Japanese as a language. One of them was even double majoring in it (and comp sci, I believe). SO they'd wander around and jabber at each other in as much Japanese as they knew. And then they'd say it to me. After a while, I started responding in Latin, just to make the point. (Er, the point being that people who don't know the language don't really want to be talked at in it.) Since they both went out of their way to study the language and use it properly, I see nothing wrong with this one. On the other hand, there are an wful lot of fangirl twits running around who, I'm told, do grossly misuse the handful of words they think they know. That's offensive stupidity in my book. Also, most of the English loan-words I know that made their way into Japanese are technical terms. I doubt anyone would have a problem with that. Of course, there might be hoards of raving Japanese fan-schoolgirls running around saying "Cold!" when they mean "Cool!" That, too, would be offensive stupidity. But, of course, Japan tends to educate its children more effectively, and, as I understand it, many schoolkids actually get decent instruction in English, which ought to cut down on that a bit.
Um, I'm not sure I made any clear point there. Oh well.
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Date: 2004-08-23 01:53 am (UTC)I used to hang out with a couple of guys who loved Japan (and either didn't care for or really disliked anime), and specifically Japanese as a language. One of them was even double majoring in it (and comp sci, I believe). SO they'd wander around and jabber at each other in as much Japanese as they knew.
And then they'd say it to me.
After a while, I started responding in Latin, just to make the point. (Er, the point being that people who don't know the language don't really want to be talked at in it.)
Since they both went out of their way to study the language and use it properly, I see nothing wrong with this one. On the other hand, there are an wful lot of fangirl twits running around who, I'm told, do grossly misuse the handful of words they think they know. That's offensive stupidity in my book.
Also, most of the English loan-words I know that made their way into Japanese are technical terms. I doubt anyone would have a problem with that.
Of course, there might be hoards of raving Japanese fan-schoolgirls running around saying "Cold!" when they mean "Cool!" That, too, would be offensive stupidity. But, of course, Japan tends to educate its children more effectively, and, as I understand it, many schoolkids actually get decent instruction in English, which ought to cut down on that a bit.
Um, I'm not sure I made any clear point there. Oh well.
And yes, PLEASE write more Can't Sleep.