On Sun, 31 Aug 1997, Terrence M Marks wrote:
My vote: Use Japanese only for honorifics (if you use them) and
untranslatable words. Basically, Japanese words tend to say "I'm saying
ti this way to confuse people and show that I know more Japanese than
you."
There's nothing in "Ohaiyo" that can't be put into "Good Morning".
And I have no idea what a "itadakimasu" is.
damn, i should know what that is. i think what you say before you start a
meal, although i have no idea of an exact translation =) and i could
easily be wrong =)
Geoff Finger Harvey Mudd
aka Griffon Claremont, CA
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