Comments on: Beginner Lesson S2 #6 - Winter Plans

by: Sindy

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 21:43:34 +0000

Thank you Jason-san! So you know your on the list of JP101 worth it staff!

Congratulations! and there are more JP101 staff on that list too but I will tell them when we get the change! S_R_C

by: Jason

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:36:30 +0000

Ok, I think we’ve thoroughly beaten the poor horse that is the word “unique” here and what it does and doesn’t or may or may not mean to a bloody pulp. Let’s move on. If anyone wants to continue a discussion about language evolution, feel free to start a thread in the forum.

Sindy, I don’t think there’s a person here who’d deny that you’re unique in the truest sense of the word. Or at least desperately hope so.

by: JockZon (JZ)

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:06:30 +0000

Anyone who wants to discuss the matter of “languages is a living thin” contact me! it’s my favorite topic to debate about. I am not gonna participate in this one though because I don’t think it should be in the comments for this lesson.

by: Sindy

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:46:09 +0000

Jim-san you may be right just until certain point because knowing grammar doesn’t make you unique ok! Everybody can learn grammar, its something common and indispensable we should all know!

Being unique and original means being born with different qualities, do different things, say original words, not follow what everybody does like sheeps, not like the color pink, have a unnatural or unnormal (for some people) characteristics, be different from everybody else, etc

Guess who has all that” I’m not cheering my self or what you to cheer me up but ITS ME”ok

If you disagree then check out my posts, my pages, my pictures, etc and you’ll see for yourself period! S_R_C

by: Kelly

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:56:15 +0000

Languages evolve. The meanings of words evolve. I think this is a good thing. Today, no one uses “shoen” as the plural for “shoe” and that’s okay.

We are not French. We do not need to form a committee to mandate what is the ‘proper’ official use of our language and what is not. Let the words evolve.

At any rate, it’s stressfull to discuss these things on the internet. It makes me paranoid about having grammar mistakes in my comments.

by: Jason

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:34:25 +0000

*”found in” not “found it in.”

Geez, I can’t type this morning.

by: Jason

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:32:40 +0000

*ungrammatical.

Liz, that “mysterious n” sound and the “mysterious n” sound found it in the lesson aren’t the same.

by: Jason

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:29:25 +0000

No. It’s the combination g/n sound. If you listen closely, you can hear Sakuraさん do it with other g sounds too. It’s just more pronounced there. Maybe because there’s a pause at that particular が. Not to mention んが would also be ungrammatically.

by: Liz

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:10:08 +0000

John-Briggss-san sent me this great explanation about the “mysterious n” sound.

Meaning:
Verb short form + ndesu - the mode of explaining things

Examples:

Ashita nihon ni iku ndesu - I will go to Japan ( so I bought new suits case etc)

Densha ga okureta ndesu - Train delayed ( so I came here late)

John-san, Doumo!!

by: John C. Briggs

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:45:13 +0000

Jasonさん,
Regarding Lizさん question, after listening to the lesson again, I thought that what we might have here is
　　　　もどります　ん　が
where the ん is “explaining the reason” or “please under stand my situation”. I think this fits in the context of the dialogue.
If so, the transcript is wrong.
What do you think?
ジョン