Saturday, January 05, 2008
The best and worse of katakana
(Grammar bastards take heed: the title's meant to be like that...)
Komon-sensu, although phonetically derived from "common sense" is closer in meaning to "common knowledge." Good material for Japan-bashing here: those caustic observations just write themselves.
Fortunately, the evolution of the Japanese language has a fantastic ace up its sleeve:
Purin
1. A caramel pudding
2. Needing to have your roots dyed
Come on Latin: keep up!
Komon-sensu, although phonetically derived from "common sense" is closer in meaning to "common knowledge." Good material for Japan-bashing here: those caustic observations just write themselves.
Fortunately, the evolution of the Japanese language has a fantastic ace up its sleeve:
Purin
1. A caramel pudding
2. Needing to have your roots dyed
Come on Latin: keep up!
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