[StonerPenguin]

Originally Posted by Sashimister

It's a sound and since it is a sound, it isn't silent.

Originally Posted by StonerPenguin

>>In b4 a non-native speaker criticizes a native speaker on his knowledge of his own first language.

Originally Posted by mira

It is a sound but it is the sound of whichever character follows it. The small pause itself IS silent but the small is not because it just duplicates whichever sound comes after. I was trying to describe it to make sense.

Check me out! I'm fuckin' psychic!

But seriously, as a fellow American teenage girl, PLEASE STOP. You're making us look bad. Your whole victim act is really childish, and what SM is doing really isn't that unreasonable. Here's an analogy of the situation here;
"I can beat up full grown bears! I'm like super good at it too, I do it all the time!"
"Bullshit."
"HOMG U R so mean! You're calling me a liar because you're a jealous meanie with no life."
"Then prove it."
"I don't have to prove anything to some weirdo bully who goes around calling people liars without proof. Why don't you just leave me alone!? TT____TT so mean! BAAAAAAAWWW"
And yet this person would continue to boast about their unproven ability, pull the "I'm a victim; leave me alone, you're a Bully" act when others had reasonable doubts, and instruct others on the art of beating up bears (telling them things that are wrong and could possibly cause them harm). How retarded and annoying would that be? That's exactly what you're doing and it's LAME. I don't know why you won't just compromise and accept that your Japanese isn't that good, you don't know "a lot" but you'd like improve. It's very clear that we have vastly different definitions of "a lot".

I sympathize with wanting to help and being proud of what you've learned so far, but you're letting your ego get the better of you. I know about 500 kanji. Am I a little proud that I've probably gotten farther in my Japanese studies than 95% of weeaboos who try to learn Japanese? You bet. Am I about to sing praises of my Japanese ability, argue with a native Japanese speaker on facets of Japanese, and claim I know 'a lot' so I'm qualified to teach others? Hell no. (And, by the way, 500 kanji is NOT a lot when talking about Japanese proficiency. The sad thing here is my Japanese is probably better than yours, but I constantly state "My Japanese is for shit" before giving people advice so they'll know to take what I say with a large grain of salt.)

Your Japanese level clearly isn't as high as you say it is. Moreover, you 'teaching' other people will more than likely have a detrimental effect, which is why SM is concerned. Consider SM's position; He's a native Japanese speaker who teaches Japanese to foreigners professionally. He's a huge help on this site, and he helps monitor users like you. Do you know how many users we've had on this site just like you who have done exactly what you're doing who in the end just egotistical weeaboos? The last person we had like this (that I know of) was a 16-year-old boy who actually charged money for his 'classes' when he was a prolific online translator user with a low Japanese level. Using a little empathy, do you see how this would really frustrate a legitimate teacher? This teenager didn't help out; he taught people incorrect shit just to make money and ego-trip. You really are doing the same thing he did, so it's no wonder SM is bothered by you. And your whole immature uncompromising victim attitude certainly isn't making things any better.

I know it's hard to say you're wrong, especially when it's just one person telling you so. So here's a second opinion; You're in the wrong here, humbly demote your title as a "beginner Japanese student" instead of your current self-proclaimed "intermediate-advanced Japanese student/teacher" title, because it's getting on people's nerves.