Subject: Re: [FFML][Spam]Nihongo Verisimilitude (Was: [FFML] [spam] Angel, Shmangel)
From: "The Eternal Lost Lurker" <EternalLostLurker@worldnet.att.net>
Date: 5/12/1998, 6:48 PM
To: "David Johnston" <rgorman@telusplanet.net>
CC: <ffml@fanfic.com>

Of course that wouldn't work because in Japanese, Shampoo probably 
doesn't call herself "Shampoo".  Although I notice C-Ko does call 
herself "C-Ko".  Just one of her many loathesome kawaii-isms.

Shampoo actually refers to herself using "watashi" in the original,
if I remember correctly.

As for C-ko referring to herself as C-ko...that's not an uncommon
phenomenon, and it's not neccessarily a 'kawaii-ism'. (Although
granted, it is more common among females...) In many instances, when
one is referring to either oneself or another person in the room, if
it is neccessary to use a subject identifier, a pronoun is not
neccessarily always the way to go about this. This is why, when an
anime character is speaking about him/herself, or another person in
the room, they refer to that person by name, even if not directly
addressing them. This is, by the way, the basis behind the insult
"<name> no baka", if I'm correct (which is about sixty percent of the
time...^_^;;)

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