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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| Jensen wrote: |
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| ...stupidest, most off base... |
Man, you're hurting my feelings here.
Apparently I wasn't successful with the attempt to communicate some ideas I had on the subject? Thought what I posted was pertinent, or at least somewhat related.
If you want to comment, why not say, "This doesn't make any sense to me, I think you're missing the point..." Saying "stupid" makes me question your intentions, it also makes me kind of want to rip your lungs out.
But I guess I can't complain too much 'cause I've stepped on toes and said things off the cuff here too... |
Yeah, really. What was that? I didn't think your post was off topic. It actually had something to it. |
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jacl
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:46 am Post subject: |
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fun topic. Thing to remember is, nobody likes a language nazi.
Didn't we just go over this a few months ago?
The thread was "Phaiting!" or some such thing. Some smart posts (not by me) about the origin. Trusting my memory here, but I think it comes from early baseball games in Japan, a team there was the "Fighting...somebodies..."? Caught on there as a call to action and then made its way to Korea. My kids watch soju-dramas with me and they picked up on it. At first my daughter...an internet freak... was" WTF?" Which she pronounces "wathafu?" and considers a normal exclamation of alarm and perplexion apropriate in all social contexts.
I like how "Hwaiting" is used, like "yolshimhi hamyon denda" except you can say it faster. And it indicates purpose and determination unlike the reckless "Banzai!" you hear at American playgrounds and skateparks. It makes good sense as a game chant... a "let's get it on!" kinda thing. Which makes me wonder, is T. Rex's Chinese pronunication correct in "Bang a gong"? How do you say "gong" in Cantonese? Does it matter?
With so much asian media influence in movies and cartoons, it wouldn't surprise me if in a few years American students are raising their fists and yelling "Hacha!" before taking tests or competing in a sport. Except they'll probably say something like "Hachet!!" and we'll all be wondering, "WTF?" |
Well, that was just about the stupidest, most off base post I've ever read. |
It's not even the stupidest, most off base post on this thread. |
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