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08-09-2011, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxful View Post
How about this "謝る必要はない、大丈夫です。"?
Correct grammar-wise.

The imbalance between the curt 「必要はない」 and the nicer 「大丈夫です」 needs amended. Hate to sound anal but native ears will rarely, if ever, miss these subtleties.

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