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| Suggested Edit | Post #278400 |
Suggested edit: Changed link to a more readable form (more) |
helpful | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277374 |
Post edited: Clarified |
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| Comment | Post #278403 |
While the article is really interesting in its own right, I don't think this answers my question. My question was about the origin of the 'masu' form, which the article doesn't touch upon (the verb forms it does touch upon are simply the usual "make the sentence more verbose" form of polite speech, r... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278403 |
Could you provide some links to that research? I tried searching but only manages to find sites for the usage of keigo, not its history. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #277339 | Post edited | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277357 | Post edited | — | over 4 years ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #277357 |
Suggested edit: Added some organizational tags that describe what the post contains (more) |
helpful | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #278156 | Post edited | — | over 4 years ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #278156 |
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helpful | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #278158 |
Post edited: Updated for Monica's clarification |
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| Comment | Post #278158 |
@MonicaCellio Ah, I see. While it might be a "don't do it" as a recommendation, there's no grammar rule against having differing plurality between the primary and subordinate clauses. I've edited my answer. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278150 |
@msh210 If you're asking that, why not ask about the *petty bourgeois* or *mad dog*? Those are also phrases without a specific idiomatic meaning. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #278158 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Primary clause uses singular, subordinate co-reference is plural, what verb to use in English? > The general rule I learned is to ignore subordinate clauses when resolving cases like this. The "outer" sentence, which contains the verb, is "The oath he swore (verb) just fluff to him", and so the correct verb is "was". That is correct, "was" is the grammatically correct choice in your example... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #278105 | Post edited | — | over 4 years ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #278105 |
Suggested edit: fixed wikipedia link (more) |
helpful | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #278104 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Question | — |
Do we want capitalized tags? So, the general consensus on Should we allow capitalized tags? seems to be yes. The obvious next questions is, do we, the Language community, want them? Since we've recently gotten the [Thai] tag, we now have language tags both capitalized and lowercase. For the sake of consistency, I think we sho... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #278002 |
Suggested edit: Clarified the title (even though it made it much longer) + grammar fixes (more) |
declined | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277352 |
@ArtOfCode besides, it's not like we can't just make a tool for people to set the language of some text. Judaism has Sefaria (though I haven't used it) and SciSpec has LaTeX, I don't see what would be difficult about it. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277352 |
@ArtOfCode I'm pretty sure you said you didn't want to use them... (I asked, you said there's no need, that's what I'm taking as a rejection) (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277352 |
@msh210
So we basically agree then. There should be more fonts in the font stack for language coverage. lang attributes are my preferred choice as well, but @ArtOfCode said that they didn't want to use them (don't ask me why). (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277352 |
@msh210 besides... I do have Noto. But because Noto isn't listed in the font stack for the site, my browser doesn't decide to use it. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277352 |
@msh210 "everyone else can suffer" That's... pretty callous, no matter how I see it (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #277339 |
Suggested edit: merging phonology and pronunciation tag (more) |
helpful | almost 5 years ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #277509 |
Suggested edit: added grammar tag (more) |
helpful | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277352 | Post undeleted | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277352 | Post deleted | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277482 |
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— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277482 |
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— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277482 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Question | — |
Is it really true that all Chinese words have one syllable? I'm sure a lot of people have heard it before: the statement "All Chinese words are one syllable (or character)." And because someone is going to ask, no, this is not just a Western thought - my Mandarin teacher (who is from Taiwan) also said this to me. Personally, I find the whole argument point... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277476 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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When do you use 'whom'? I have two basic questions about the usage of 'whom': 1. When and how do you use the word 'whom'? 2. Can I just... not? Even after looking it up, I'm confused. I've never found an example given where replacing 'whom' with 'who' will make the sentence sound wrong. Have I internalized something ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277458 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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How do Chinese people give their names in Japanese? (And vice versa) So, I have a Chinese name. (Specifically, Mandarin, if that makes a difference). What are the common ways to give this name in Japanese? Should I approximate the Chinese reading, use the on'yomi reading of the characters, or something else? Also, out of curiosity, how does the reverse situation wo... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277374 |
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— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277425 |
Post edited: forgot to include two bullets |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277425 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How should we customize the Resources category? Proposed tagline > Community resources about language and languages Proposed help text > ### Posting Tips: > > - Break different topics up into paragraphs. Multiple paragraphs are easier to read than a wall of text. > - Use clear, simple language. Be specific. > - Add links for any online ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277352 |
Post edited: Added a suggestion for custom markdown |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277352 |
Post edited: Apparently span tags are blacklisted |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277352 |
Post edited: Added example |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277298 |
The spelling never changed. People pronounced it as pronunciation, so people spelled it that way. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277298 |
@DecapitatedSoul normally, you *want* the spelling of words to match their pronunciation. (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277378 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: Is posting links to commercial content as part of a resource post allowed? You should probably refer to the promotional content guidelines. Reproduced here: > You must explicitly state your affiliation. If you're linking your dragon-riding place, please just include a disclaimer that clearly states how you're connected with it. Something as simple as "This place is r... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277352 |
@Sigma Windows 10 / Edge, but it really comes up everywhere since it's not actually a bug (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277374 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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Has Japanese always had the polite "masu" form? Japanese has what is known as the "polite form"/"masu form" and the "plain form". Notably, the two forms have completely different conjugations despite having the same meaning, differing only in politeness. My question is, has this grammatical politeness always existed? And if not, when and how did t... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |