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Forum: Introductions 04-06-2007, 03:46 PM
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Posted By nikuman
Could be - I was there at the CB BBQ, and I'm as...

Could be - I was there at the CB BBQ, and I'm as white and nerdy as they come.
Forum: Introductions 04-04-2007, 09:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,052
Posted By nikuman
LOL. MTC Japanese is the most grammatically...

LOL.

MTC Japanese is the most grammatically incorrect form around. That's what happens when you have gaijin who learned from gaijin teaching gaijin. And that's to say nothing of the natives who...
Forum: Introductions 04-04-2007, 09:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,052
Posted By nikuman
Yes, long ago. I particularly got into kanji and...

Yes, long ago. I particularly got into kanji and classical japanese, although, like everything, i'm a bit rusty. I would be a Japanese professor now if not for the fact that the pay sucks.
Forum: Introductions 04-04-2007, 09:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,052
Posted By nikuman
There's a set of verbs for animate/inanimate...

There's a set of verbs for animate/inanimate objects (not really that simple), so that's probably where the dorky gaijin (is there any other kind?) got it from.
Forum: Introductions 04-04-2007, 09:35 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,052
Posted By nikuman
Well, you've opened a can of worms there.... ...

Well, you've opened a can of worms there....

With the disclaimer that I'm quite rusty on the book-learnin' behind this, there's about 10 or so uses of wa/ga that are discrete. Ga is used as an...
Forum: Introductions 04-04-2007, 09:08 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,052
Posted By nikuman
Technically speaking, you could say "boku wa...

Technically speaking, you could say "boku wa enpitsu desu" in response to a question as to whether or not you'd like a pen or a pencil. The particle "wa" indicates an "as for" type of feeling (i.e.,...
Forum: Introductions 04-04-2007, 08:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 11,052
Posted By nikuman
My intro

I've lurked around for more than a little bit, even posted a couple of times, and I figure I should probably give a formal intro now. My name is nikuman. I am a corporate lawyer/CB spammer during...
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