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	shoiryu 2004-09-18 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"Yao-eh". (Reply to this)(Thread)

	telesilla 2004-09-18 04:57 am UTC (link)
	I thought that was the forbidden name of G-d. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shoiryu 2004-09-18 05:01 am UTC (link)
	"Yah-weh". ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	telesilla 2004-09-18 05:05 am UTC (link)
	I thought that was that big search engine, the one before Google. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shoiryu 2004-09-18 05:05 am UTC (link)
	"Yah-hoo". (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	telesilla 2004-09-18 05:11 am UTC (link)
	I thought that was that chocolate drink. I really wish this was an easier word for this game (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2004-09-18 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Jinx! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pyratejenni 2004-09-18 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	No, that's "Yoohoo." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2004-09-18 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Nooooo, that's that godawful chocolate soda pop. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kyuuketsukirui 2004-09-18 06:46 am UTC (link)
	a as in father o as in oh i as in seen yah-oh-ee (Reply to this)(Parent)

	elfy 2004-09-18 04:54 am UTC (link)
	tl;dr (Reply to this)(Thread)

	phosfate 2004-09-18 05:07 am UTC (link)
	Fuckin' sporfle! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elfy 2004-09-18 10:49 am UTC (link)
	thought you might ~~apperciate~~ appreciate. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ymfaery 2004-09-18 08:22 am UTC (link)
	What the heck does that mean anyway? O_oa (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elfy 2004-09-18 08:31 am UTC (link)
	too long; didn't read. :D (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ymfaery 2004-09-19 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Thank you. ^_^ (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elfy 2004-09-19 02:03 am UTC (link)
	No problems. :) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	telesilla 2004-09-18 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Cookie Monster voice That Deep. eats cookies (Reply to this)

cesare
2004-09-18 04:56 am UTC (link)

I myself have always personally not been able to pronounce yaoi and similarly shounen-ai (at least the larger majority of it), not because I am anti-Japanese in any way or to any degree whatsoever, but more rather because I'm NOT anti-Japanese. In order to prevent to bringing on some exclamations of "you said what now?" accompanied by arched eyebrows in my general direction as a result of that statement, please permit me to explain exactly what I meant by that.

You see it's in fact because I'm so concerned about Japanese culture and the Japanese language, that I tend to find myself put off, offended and sometimes outright disgusted by the very unrealistic pronunciations of Japanese words out there.

The creators and writers behind manga/anime series (who are more often than not Japanese, and after all yaoi/shounen-ai stories are written, drawn, and aimed predominantly at Japanese girls and women), and especially their fangirls, tend to place more emphasis on words like "kawaii, bishounen" and oh you know what, pretend I drivelled on like that for another eight years and we'll call it even, okay? Thanks, man. Next time I promise, I'll cover for you.

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	elfy 2004-09-18 05:03 am UTC (link)
	luff!! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2004-09-18 05:10 am UTC (link)
	Liar! YOU'RE A FUCKING JAPANOPHOBE! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cesare
2004-09-18 11:45 am UTC (link)

Look, people. I thought I made it perfectly clear that I did not say you weren't allowed to disagree with me or that it makes you stupid or bad for not agreeing with me, and for that matter I didn't say OMG PLEEZ DONT RESPOND!! either. I actually encouraged responses from people, wherein they share of their own thoughts and opinions on what I expressed in my "thoughts on Japanese" two-parter, no matter how much they may prove to differ from my own. I just didn't expect there to be so much damn wankyness in the responses I did end up recieving.

I refer to people throwing blind accusations at me such as "I dont't approve of JAPAN in general" and that I must be on some "high horse with a pole up my ass" who feels she's on some moral high ground above everyone else who happens to like Japan, accusations which were entirely uncalled for and showed blatant disregard for my own personal thoughts and feelings which I feel I clearly expressed. And I can assure I would not have done the same to anyone else here, regardless of how much I happened to disagree with them personally.

I wouldn't resort to immaturely calling names, making accusations and generalisations and jumping to conclusions about what kind of person I am as an individual, and how I feel towards other things like het and regular live-action shot porn. I tried my best in response to explain my stance on these things, why I don't like unrealistic depictions of any kind of island nation. It's a basic rule in good geography, and I thought I illustrated that point quite well. Please try and understand that. That is how I *truly* feel, and it's certainly not at all that I do not approve of Japan or anything that's islandy in general. At least that's what I've found, and I have found many people happen to feel the same. But regardless...

(Pretend I inserted another sixty-five pages of crap here)

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	yadda 2004-09-18 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	I agree with what she said because I'm easily impressed by verbosity. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dana_kujan 2004-09-18 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't even read it and I'm impressed! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2004-09-19 12:35 am UTC (link)
	shoots self in head (Reply to this)(Parent)

	khym_chanur 2004-09-18 05:21 am UTC (link)
	Well, I always pronounced it "yah-oy", until I was told that it was pronounced "yow-ee". Now I read it in my head as "yoi", for no good reason. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	elfy 2004-09-18 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Now I read it in my head as "yoi", for no good reason. Same here. Just cos. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sepiamagpie 2004-09-18 05:32 am UTC (link)
	I still pronounce it yah-oy. Or 'that thing with the girls with the uh, extra bits don't you dare tell me those are men I've seen PICTURES' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	msilverstar 2004-09-19 03:57 am UTC (link)
	I still pronounce it yah-oy. Or 'that thing with the girls with the uh, extra bits don't you dare tell me those are men I've seen PICTURES' yesssssssssssss (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kyuuketsukirui 2004-09-18 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Actually the first is more correct than the latter, so you were doing good until someone took it upon themselves to correct you. :-/ a as in father o as in oh i as in seen yah-oh-ee (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ereshkigal 2004-09-18 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	Considering the phrase that yaoi comes from, I never understood why people would pronounce it as yow-ee. It's yama nashi oshi nashi imi nashi. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the separate parts would be pronounced separately? Then again, I'm probably giving them too much credit... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sepiamagpie 2004-09-19 01:48 am UTC (link)
	bear in mind that some just know it as 'that weird other word for slash that I keep seeing bandied about' (Reply to this)(Parent)

	smo 2004-09-18 07:56 am UTC (link)
	You know, "yoi" also means "good" in Japanese. nodnods (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	khym_chanur 2004-09-18 08:57 am UTC (link)
	Yosh! thumbs-up (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smo 2004-09-18 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Yatta! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ymfaery 2004-09-18 09:09 am UTC (link)
	It's not a long "o" sound? Or am I mixing up my non-existent vocabulary again? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kyuuketsukirui 2004-09-18 09:46 am UTC (link)
	良い(よい) = good. Only one o. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	smo 2004-09-18 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think so. The teacher spelled it with only one "o," as opposed to, say, "kooi," which means "far" ~~I think~~. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Ah-ha, I have access to a dictionary ATM! Yay! ymfaery 2004-09-19 12:19 am UTC (link)
	"kooi" = deed; action or goodwil; kindness, depending on which kanji you use. (Random House J-E/E-J Dictionary, 1995) You're thinking of "tooi" (far). (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Ah-ha, I have access to a dictionary ATM! Yay! smo 2004-09-19 07:00 am UTC (link)
	... Yes. Yes I am. Dammit. goes over vocab flashcards again (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2004-09-19 12:37 am UTC (link)
	In fact, if a Japanese person wants to say, "That's some good yaoi!" there is a danger of bisecting the skull at the jawline. From the inside. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smo 2004-09-19 06:59 am UTC (link)
	Especially if they're complimenting Mr. Okiayu. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	deoridhe 2004-09-18 05:48 am UTC (link)
	dies Oky, y'all gotta stop being funny. I need to sleep!!! (Reply to this)

	littlest_lurker 2004-09-18 06:42 am UTC (link)
	Watch it lady, I could have this deleted if you get any more OT. I mean it! (Reply to this)

	dana_kujan 2004-09-18 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	My eyes read "yaoi" and my brain pronounces it "yow," like what you say when you bump your elbow. hmmm... Any body parts I've left out? (Reply to this)

	snacky 2004-09-19 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Silly! You pronounce it like this: dolphin Go ahead, tell people you want to read some nice "dolphin" stories and see what that gets you. (Reply to this)