Editing Talk:Suzumiya Haruhi:Volume7 Chapter 2 (section)

== "That won't flatter anymore." ==


"But, I am here."

Said the unshaking voice, there was nobody more reliable than her.

'''"That won't flatter anymore."''' 

This line makes no sense as it stands. What would make sense here could be something like, "I won't falter anymore." Or does it mean something more in the spirit of, 'I'm no faction's pawn anymore"?--[[User:Nutcase|Nutcase]] 07:58, 2 February 2007 (PST)

:The line in question is "誰の好きにもさせない" - which I'm having a hard time parsing. "誰" (tare) is a suffix for "person". "好き" (suki) means fondness/liking. "にもさせない" is "nimo sasenai" where "sasenai" means can't or doesn't point? I think "flatter" is pretty close, but "falter" is definately not right. [[User:Smidge204|Smidge204]] 12:53, 2 February 2007 (PST)

::I actually translated it as 'That won't flatter anyone.' but someone changed it. >.> ---- --[[User:BaKaFiSh|BaKaFiSh]] 14:29, 2 February 2007 (PST)

::"One who seeks to please none of them?" Very close to your original. I'd suggest putting a comma on the 'here,'and use the 'one who' instead of 'that' for fluid English. However, the period after 'here'contributes to a sense of power in the assertion, the marker going down. --[[User:Nutcase|Nutcase]] 17:28, 2 February 2007 (PST)

:The line made perfect sense to me. She's saying that her continued presence is in effect a sign of the failings of those who oppose her faction. [[User:82.3.199.164|82.3.199.164]] 19:02, 2 February 2007 (PST)

::Okay, I can see that interpretation, but the English is still opaque. I suppose the author may have intended the remark to be opaque, coming from Yuki. Words are an imperfect medium of communication.--[[User:Nutcase|Nutcase]] 08:05, 3 February 2007 (PST)

:"好きにする" means "to do as one likes", so it seems to me that the most sensible interpretation would be "I won't allow them to do as they please." [[User:LyricalAura|LyricalAura]] 16:27, 18 March 2008 (PDT)