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08-01-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Koir View Post
*wild amateurish watched-too-many-animes guess*

"Get excited! Don't you agree?"
Actually, I can see why you made that mistake:

Anime characters often say "dou" and the translation on the bottom says *something like* "What do you think?". Genki could be construed as excited, and I think I have seen that in anime before, if infrequently.

Anywayz, "dou" literally means "how", I believe.

"Anata, dou?" is how I usually hear it when they translate 'what do you think'. Then "anata wa dou" (or 'kimi wa...' in this case) I usually see translated as Pepsi showed: "how are you".

I don't personally understand the nuance of that one, but that's how I usually hear it :P .


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Originally Posted by noodle
But, that's always f-ed up individuals that kill in secluded areas up high in the mountains. Thats neither the army nor the governments agenda! I hope those people rott in hell, but an army or government shouldn't be judged by psycho individuals.
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