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To: lee martell
The same is true for almost every Japanese expression.

Which is why after two years of college Japanese I could just manage to ask where the toilet was.

4 posted on 06/21/2014 1:13:34 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter

don’t forget the three alphabets...lol. Dropping out of Japanese my Freshman year was one of the most fulfilling accomplishments of my life...still like the food though.


6 posted on 06/21/2014 1:17:43 PM PDT by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: skeeter

I’m surprised they don’t have a Bureau of Linguistic Planning and Regulation Enforcement. The Chinese or Quebecers in Canada would consider something like that.


8 posted on 06/21/2014 1:19:58 PM PDT by lee martell
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