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Punk is on page 9 of 160

Excited to learn Japanese only has two irregular verbs.

Less excited about the four levels of formality.

This book describes the "abrupt" level as "speaking 'down' to children, animals, and other social inferiors," which is both upsetting (we don't talk to people like they're dogs!) and hilarious (specifically identifying animals as "social inferiors").

— Feb 10, 2022 10:04AM

Japanese Verbs and Essentials of Grammar : A Practical Guide to the Mastery of Japanese

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Punk is on page 102 of 160

Example sentences that show uses for "suru" that involve having form, shape, sound, smell, etc, but turn into an uncomfortable found poem if you leave out a few:

That child has a healthy body, doesn't he?
It made a suspicious noise.
It tastes like strawberries.
It feels a little strange.

— Apr 23, 2022 11:02AM

Punk is on page 79 of 160

But why, book, would I want to turn a "true adjective" into a "quasi adjective"? Feels like a downgrade.

— Apr 03, 2022 05:11PM

Punk is on page 57 of 160

"a woman who looks like she might be someone's wife or mother"

Oh, and what does that look like?

Apparently in Japanese complete strangers will call you [a] "wife" or "mother" if you look like one, but adult men will only be called "uncle" or "grandfather."

— Mar 15, 2022 08:52AM

Punk is on page 36 of 160

Some of these example sentences are unnecessarily ominous:

* I wanted you to eat the vegetables.

* He is about to phone the police.

* Let's push it up to the top of the hill.

* I ate dinner and don't remember what happened afterwards.

— Feb 27, 2022 11:23AM

Punk is on page 18 of 160

This book's whole attitude is like, "Okay, in order to land the plane," and I'm like, "But I don't know anything about planes!!" And it's all, "First select one of seven buttons."

I just have to keep reading and hope it eventually explains why I'm doing all of this.

— Feb 15, 2022 07:33AM