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07-12-2009, 10:31 PM
sorry to ask this funny question, but I thought it's interesting.
well, many Japanese girls care but maybe not that much like many American girls do I guess. Maybe the girls care, cos the boys care. ? The Japanese lady also told me that her American friends cared a lot about their legs, but not about their armpit and arms and their face (she meant around their lips) that surprised her a lot. Well, I heard that there are more and more Japanese boys care their hair in their legs(is this right English? in? on? or do you have any special name for that? In Japanese, we have,we call it sunege) and they shave it too! What do you think about that? I don't mind if they want to shave it,I would say "go ahead!" but I think I like people who care about inside, not too much about outside. Have a great week "Koir"! Quote:
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07-12-2009, 10:37 PM
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 These are all exclamations or stock phrases. Some mean "!" more than others, so I have added what each one means in brackets ( ) afterwards. I also thought of some more general ones too.General/ international: "Really!?" (Disbelief) "Never!" (Disbelief) "Ouch!" ("that hurt!") "Brr!" ("it's cold!") "Whew!" (relief. "That was close!") "Urgh!" ("that's disgusting!") "Psst!" ("listen!") "Shh!" ("Be Quiet!") "Hey!" (to get attention or to object) "Ha!" (when something goes right for you. For example, You win a game, "Ha! I won!". It can also show contempt. "Ha! You lost!") "Shoot!" (when something goes wrong) "Holy~!" (Surprise) Polite British: "Oh my!" (shock) "Typical!" (this is often sarcastic, or when something goes wrong. You find out the bus is running late; "Typical!". Wimbledon is cancelled because of rain. "Typical!") "Drat!" (when something goes wrong) "Yikes!" (surprise) "Yeesh!" ( mild frustration or sympathy. "Yeesh! this is hard..." "Yeesh! that's not nice.") "Rubbish!" ("I don't believe you".) “Blast!” (when something goes wrong) "Brill!" (that's amazing!") Semi-polite; these might be considered impolite some places. Some of these are also used in other countries, not just Britain. "Christ!" (Surprise) "Jesus!" (Surprise) "Jesus Christ!" (Surprise) "What the devil?!" (Surprise, questioning. "What the devil are you doing!?" or "What the hell are you doing?!") "Oi!" (to get attention, to object to something) "Oh hell!" (when something goes wrong) "Bloody hell!" (Surprise or used when something goes wrong. Sometimes used in admiration: "I got the highest grade in my class!" "Bloody hell! That's amazing!") “Good god!” (“That’s terrible!”) “Good heavens!” (surprise) Rude! "Bugger!" (when something goes wrong) "Oh bugger it" (when something goes wrong) "Piss!" (when something goes wrong) "Oh piss it (all)!" (when something goes wrong) "Arse!" (when something goes wrong) "Wank!" (when something goes wrong) "Bullshit!" ("I don't believe you at all") "Damn" (when something goes wrong, not as rude as the rest.) "Crap!" ("I'm in trouble", when something goes wrong) "Balls!" (when something goes wrong. also: "Oh balls!") British dialect: These exclaimations show either an accent, or are used only by very specific kinds of people. They're not often used but still interesting. Many are hard to pronounce and make the speaker sound very silly! Also, these exclamations are mostly voluntary- when they are used, the speaker has actually decided to use them. The exclamations in the lists above are mostly involuntary- when they are used the speaker is reacting strongly and without thinking. "Blimmin 'eck" (impressed, when something goes wrong) "Blimmin 'ell" (when something goes wrong) "Mint!" (awesome!) "Gert lush!" (Awesome!) "Urgh, Mingin'!" (That's Ugly/ Disgusting.) "I say!" (surprise, objection) "Poppycock!" ('I don't believe you') "Alreet my luvver!" (Hello old friend!) “Flipping Nora!” (surprise or impressed) “Ooh by 'eck!” ('That hurts', 'that's a lot of effort' or surprise. For example, picking up a box that is very heavy, "Ooh, by 'eck! My back!") “Lummie bill!” (Surprised or impressed) “Ooh Lummie!” (same as "Ooh by 'eck!") “A half-penneth and gawd elp us!” ("Oh dear, this isn't good." "You are ridiculous") “Blimey bill!” (Surprise) "Gordon Bennett!"(Surprise) “Blimey!”(Surprise) “Chuffing Marvellous!” (That's good!) “Chuffing hell!” (That's good, or exasperation) “Ee by gum!” (same as 'Ooh by 'eck') “By gum!” (That's good! or surprise) “God’s blood!” (surprise or horror. shock) “Cor!” (wow!) “Ruddy hell” (bloody hell) “Roody hell” (bloody hell) “Chocks Away!” (Let's go!) “Tally ho!” (Let's go!) “Pip pip!” (goodbye/hello. no real meaning.) "What ho!" (hello!) “Innit!” ("isn't it!" "i agree" often on the end of sentences as a question "Isn't it?" "Do you agree?", for example "The Matrix is cool Innit?", "Innit!". Can have no meaning at all, "Look at my new car innit!" “Luvaduck!” (surprise) “Oh Dash it (all)!” (frustration) “Pish and Tosh” (That's not true or I don't believe you) “What rot!” (That's not true or I don't believe you) “Now see here!” (You are being rude or unpleasant.) “Steady on!” (You are getting too emotional. You are being too active) “Fiddle sticks!” (when something goes wrong) “Gutted!” ("That bad!" usually not sympathetic.) “Well stone the crows!” (Surprise) “Wotcha!” (Hello!) “Wotcher!” (Hello!) “Jiminy Cricket!” (surprise) "Beard!" (I don't believe you) "Itchy Beard!" (I really don't believe you!) "Ten Four!" (I understand)
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Thank u again:) -
07-12-2009, 10:41 PM
Thank you again.
Yes you are right, we care, but maybe not that much like American girls do. I guess Japanese girls legs are not so hairy? (well it depends though) I don't know... I didn't mean that Japanese girls don't shave their legs,but what I meant was if they don't and if their legs are not too hairy, then it's not a big thing. Thank you for answering to my silly question I was just curious Have a good day alanX-san  Quote:
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07-12-2009, 10:46 PM
 Wow...Im amazed!(I am not sure if this word is right but I am really surprised!) Thank you very very much for your time and all. I will print it out and study all of them Thank you Columbine-san! Quote:
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07-12-2009, 11:09 PM
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Hello everyone:) How was your summer holidays? -
08-27-2009, 04:52 PM
(Well, it wasn't SUMMER holidays for Aussies and Kiwies though) Hi there, I am back from my trip around Western part of Japan! I had a great time there. How was yours? I have a question, Does "I am back from my trip around Western part of Japan" sound right? can I say just "West Japan"? I visited Osaka,Hyogo(Himeji),Hiroshima(and Miyajima),Kagoshima(and Sakurajima),Kumamoto(and Mt.Aso)... for 8 days. didn't use airplanes, but buses and trains! You can save a lot of money, but get really tired... but I really enjoy travell by trains, cos I can actually see the local people, I mean I can listen to how and what they are talking... Japan is a small country, but there many kinds of accents and dialects in each area. I am from Yokohama, so I speak basic type of Japanese with Yokohama slangs. I liked how Kyusu Island people talk (Kagoshima and Kumamoto) I don't know how to explain , but sounded nice to me Actually I couldn't understand 100% what my uncle said...I met him in Kumamoto, he has a heavy accent and dialect. I hope I can go and travell overseas again with my backpack again soon! but now I have a job and an apartment to pay the rent and all... no enough money no time.... oh well... Everyone! Leave your questions about Japanese too! Have a good day!
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08-27-2009, 07:17 PM
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"I am back from my trip around the Western part of Japan." or "I am back from my trip around Western Japan." Time and money. I always seem to have a lack in one of these if I suddenly have more of the other.
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08-28-2009, 01:53 AM
I'm sorry I'm a bit late in but I'll help if you would like.
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I heard that there are more and more Japanese boys caring for their hair on their legs. You can make it even more natural sound by saying 'leg hair' instead of 'hair on their legs'. Meaning an even more natural sounding version of the previous sentence would be: I heard that there are more and more Japanese boys caring for their leg hair. I hope that helps somewhat. Feel free to ask me anything about English. The best general tips I can give you at the moment would be writing tips. Study other people’s paragraph layouts. It looks unnatural to start each sentence on a new line. Paragraphs should be used to group sentences to group several sentences that together develop one central idea. Thinking about it however can make it hard to decide where to start or end paragraphs though. If I was learning English I would just read a lot and try and get a feel for how fluent English writers use paragraphs. I hope I have helped.
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