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  Topic: Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive?
KuroiKitsune

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 PostForum: Learn Japanese   Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:59 am   Subject: Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive?
this stuck in my head all day today so i decided to post one more
i asked everyone i knew about this three letters, no one actually thought it is offensive. i called my friend in japan also...everyon ...
  Topic: Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive?
KuroiKitsune

Replies: 541
Views: 1697348
 PostForum: Learn Japanese   Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:17 am   Subject: Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive?
I am a person of Japanese descent, and personally I believe "jap" should never be used in any context. If someone says something along the lines of "Oh! I have jap next!" to me it feels like that pers ...
  Topic: Japanese Pronounciation Help
KuroiKitsune

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 PostForum: Learn Japanese   Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:49 pm   Subject: Japanese Pronounciation Help
Yayoi... what a pretty name.... I believe the best transliteration of it would be: Ya-yo-'E'

Ya- as in "yawn"
Yo- as in "yo! whats up?"
E- the way the letter is read

Hope that helps!
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