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YoakeNoHikari wrote:No, it isn't. It's actually Far Q - Neega. Nobody who read that should be insulted at all, it bears no relation to any words that might have similar, (not even similar,) pronunciation.
I wouldn't say it is "far" as it would be closer to ファー than ファ.

Regardless it seems like a gaijin attempt in turning a certain local swear phrase into Japanese, but the result leaves much to be desired. Even the other Japanese/Chinese examples are equally weird and some are outright wrong. None of them will ever be used by natives anyway and I guess the original artist made them up for lulz.
Regardless, it is interesting how other cultures have picked up "American-style" swearing and cursing. I remember watching some anime series where the characters randomly use English swearing phrases, albeit not very well much of the time. Still, I have to wonder what brought it on more or less.
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ainsoph9 wrote:
Regardless, it is interesting how other cultures have picked up "American-style" swearing and cursing. I remember watching some anime series where the characters randomly use English swearing phrases, albeit not very well much of the time. Still, I have to wonder what brought it on more or less.
C^3....BEEETCH

Dunno...maybe because it's more aggressive?
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Man, I wish I thought of learning Japanese earlier, I could've written down things that would've gotten me shot much easier. :lol:

It's probably because I'm American, but I certainly don't see it as being more aggressive, however, they do it for the country they produce it in, so I really can't particularly comment on it, as curse words have basically just become things to fill in gaps in anything you are saying.

Ex:
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Sh*t, Hold on, F*cking f*cker just f*cked with my f*cking f*ck.
To many that is a legitimate English sentence.

I don't care for the proliferation of our swear words into other languages, but not much can be done of it.
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Cosmic Eagle wrote:C^3....BEEETCH

Dunno...maybe because it's more aggressive?
I would argue that it is for the "cool" factor. Most Japanese probably do not know too much about the context of what the English words mean. However, the connotation is still there. I remember seeing Night Wizard and BECK and just hearing random swearing.
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Just imagine Japanese people saying English in their own grammar (Subject-Object-Verb) Right?
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cboy123 wrote:Just imagine Japanese people saying English in their own grammar (Subject-Object-Verb) Right?
No.....Jap is not SOV like that. It's.....flexible. Very loose. But yet there are still solid rigid rules.


It's easier to watch out for particles and the general story flow as a guide than use SOV as a framework. Because it's not.
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Cosmic Eagle wrote:
cboy123 wrote:Just imagine Japanese people saying English in their own grammar (Subject-Object-Verb) Right?
No.....Jap is not SOV like that. It's.....flexible. Very loose. But yet there are still solid rigid rules.


It's easier to watch out for particles and the general story flow as a guide than use SOV as a framework. Because it's not.
I know... but I couldn't help laughing thinking they do it IN ENGLISH
BTW, do anyone here know about the history of their language?
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Sadly:
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Japanese (and most Asian languages) are Altaic in root, that's the most I've ever looked into it.
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hocchan, where is the rest of the tree up close?
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Looks like the roots of the tree came from Dinosaurs' Language
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:lol: I honestly wish I could find it, I think someone just felt like doing European languages. (I've searched countless nights trying to find the freaking rest of the tree. :? )
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Here is something interesting.
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ainsoph9 wrote:Here is something interesting.
Now that's a list...
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