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Originally Posted by BunjinEnt
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I declined to vote because I felt the list of choices was inaccurate and too short. I think I explained my opinion on Japanese terms above, none of the poll choices reflect this point of view.
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I seldom post, believing that I'm much better served by listenning than taliking, but I thought I'd jump in this time. I look at the use of Japanese terms as the basic nomenclature of the art or hobby or whatever it is to you. All subjects have their own unique jargon or nomenclature and it's important to use it correctly. For instance, you call a monitor a monitor, not a "glowing screen of many colors and pictures." A hammer is a hammer. You don't call it a "nail pounder," although that's what it is. Similarly, a shohin is a shohin. It's just two combersome to call it that "little tree that's under ten inches tall above the rim of the pot, " although that's what one definition states. Also, it would get real old to hear "little tree under ten inches tall above the rim of the pot" every time someone wanted to talk about a shohin.
Because of this, I think that it is important to use the Japanese terms where appropriate. Just don't use them to try to impress people, that tack seldom works, anyway. And for Pete's sakes, if you're going to use them, then use them correctly. Nothing is more embarassing than using a word wrong for a long time, only to find out that it doesn't mean anything near what you thought it did.
Oh yeah, I didn't vot either.
err... that's supposed to be
vote.