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02-18-2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by steven View Post

A feminine way of saying " I " would be "Atashi" or "Uchi" or even " (your own name)". The latter of those choices speaking in 'the third person' of course. Which seems strange coming from an English perspective. That takes us back to "anata" though. As Kyle pointed out, it's not really a safe way to go-- the safe route is to refer to the person by their name, even when they're right in front of you.
Yeah I meant "atashi". I was half asleep when I wrote that I think. -embarassed-

I saw somewhere that if a female uses "boku" she's considered to be a tomboy, or "Otoko onna", is this correct?


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