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Yours Rightfully Insolent
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Posts: 1,946
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Happily ever after ^_^
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09-17-2010, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Actually, the word does not include homemakers or students.
There seems to be misunderstandings.
I will write about it next time.
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Hi YuriTokoro, can I just call you Yuri?
This is how Google has defined "freeter": define:freeter - Google Search
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excluding homemakers and students.
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The word "excluding" carries the direct opposite meaning of "including". It's basically saying "freeter" does not include homemakers or students.
Since Google and you agree with one another, you won't have to write about the explanation of "freeter", but if you want then feel free to do so. 
This is a new word to me, and as the definition states, it is a Japanese expression, so it's no wonder that it's appeared in anime and required sidenotes for clarification.
EDIT: Whether "freeter" can be used in formal speech or writing is still unclear. Since your English teacher couldn't understand it either, you should just save it for informal occasions, like this - in a forum. For instance, "Hi guys, I'm a freeter," which incidentally happens to be true. ^_^
If your teacher asks you again, quote the internet's definition.
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Last edited by CoolNard : 09-17-2010 at 03:56 PM.
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