15/09/28 16:17:46.63 AhKuXE19!.net
I will chat in English for a little while.
2:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:19:17.09 aZ+WChij.net
what kei americajin are you?
3:Jess
15/09/28 16:20:10.89 AhKuXE19!.net
I am American, yes. I am from Philadelphia. Where are you from?
4:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:21:04.12 yCWFBkR9.net
I'm behind you.
5:Jess
15/09/28 16:22:07.44 AhKuXE19!.net
There's a wall behind me. I'm in bed. Good try. ;)
6:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:25:49.75 yCWFBkR9.net
what about your answer to >>2
s/he is asking about your origin like chinese-american.
7:Jess
15/09/28 16:35:53.20 AhKuXE19!.net
ID:aZ+WChij
I am white. I didn't know what -kei meant, oops!
8:Jess
15/09/28 16:38:36.51 AhKuXE19!.net
>>6
Oh, I figured out how to reply. I am white American.
9:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:42:15.42 yCWFBkR9.net
i like tv dramas of states...whats best for you
10:Jess
15/09/28 16:44:27.10 AhKuXE19!.net
>>9
I like House of Cards and Game of Thrones. What are your favorite American TV shows?
11:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:45:13.34 aZ+WChij.net
>>5
a dead body might be buried in the wall.
12:Jess
15/09/28 16:45:43.16 AhKuXE19!.net
>>11
So that's what that smell is.
13:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:48:37.75 yCWFBkR9.net
ahh i know them from the news of emmy award but i havent watched them
i like suits n i watch under the dome these days
14:Jess
15/09/28 16:49:35.25 AhKuXE19!.net
>>13
I haven't seen those, but I hear Suits is good. What is it about?
15:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 16:55:55.31 YVFY0AT3.net
>>14
How long is your dick? I heard white people have longer penises.
16:Jess
15/09/28 16:57:23.47 AhKuXE19!.net
>>15
0 inches. I'm a woman. How big is your dick?
17:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/28 17:03:13.25 YVFY0AT3.net
>>16
Oh that's unexpected and disappointing because I have big cocks.
18:Jess
15/09/28 17:05:51.64 AhKuXE19!.net
>>17
There are many other places to find big cocks!
19:777
15/09/28 17:12:15.42 LFDSn05T.net
>>1
What do you think of this person's English?
URLﾘﾝｸ(dl.dropboxusercontent.com)
20:Jess
15/09/28 17:25:16.03 AhKuXE19!.net
>>19
I don't like the passage. It looks like it's from a racist poem. Is it copypasta?
If not, the pronunciation is pretty good, except "warlord" and "geography."
21:777
15/09/28 18:19:37.64 LFDSn05T.net
>>20
Thanks.
I think it's his own opinion.
I'm surprised to hear that his pronunciation is pretty good.
I thought it's very bad.
22:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/29 12:52:22.33 TttCGXZF!.net
>>15
6 inches is average.
23:Dreas
15/09/29 12:54:23.46 TttCGXZF!.net
>>19
I don't wanna be debbie downer but his english is horrid.
It's slurred and lispy- grammar and vocabulary are at least decent but he sounds
as if he's chewing food while talking.
24:777
15/09/29 15:49:27.61 WozQK3s8.net
>>23
Thanks for your opinion.
I'm almost certain that you're a native speaker of American English.
The phrase "I don't wanna be debbie downer" is very American.
I actually had to google about it.
Debbie Downer
URLﾘﾝｸ(en.wikipedia.org)
25:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/29 19:49:44.97 RzhJ213+.net
>>24
no, he is korean.
26:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/30 01:26:14.53 INknGw3q!.net
>>24
Yup, I am. I try to help with English on
This board. That phrase was probably a
Dead giveaway :/
If you have other questions I can help.
27:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/09/30 11:16:02.34 sCrbfxy/.net
>>1
Hi, Jesse. Welcome aboard! So you're a Caucasian American nicknamed
"Jesse." I had thought it was a male-only name. But you said you're
a woman. I said to myself, "What?!" So I googled the name and found
that it was a name for men and women as well.
The poster at >>2 was actually asking you what kind of hyphenated American you are.
I mean, are you Italian-American, Swedish-American, German-American,
or what? If you prefer not to specify, then you have the right
to remain silent. Anything you say here on 2-channel may be
used against you in court or in front of Darth Vader.
As a nonnative English speaker, I welcome you warmly because
we learners of English are in dire need of instructive inputs
on the English language and the cultures of the English-speaking
world from native speakers like you.
Anything you may say here will be very useful to us. I hope
you'll enjoy being with us, as much as we enjoy being with you.
28:777
15/10/01 11:45:12.99 e8GTPbH6.net
>>26
"If you have other questions I can help."
Which sentence do you think is more natural,
"Today, I performed *in* the TV show 'Music Station Ultra FES'"
or
"Today, I performed *on* the TV show 'Music Station Ultra FES'"?
Thanks.
29:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 16:33:35.75 GQHVHQSv.net
ニュアンスも含めて訳せばよっし俺はこれから君とチャットするぞ って事
これはスレタイとしておかしいだろ
30:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 20:14:45.27 bcP3Sf5e.net
Looks like the original poster has vanished into thin air
or is temporarily busy elsewhere.
If you guys are interested, I would like the rest of us
to talk to one another until Jesse makes her glorious comeback.
I hope this thread will become a platform somewhat different
from "Chat in English," where people talk mainly about sex
(especially gay sex), food, and politics (especially atomic bombs,
xenophobic ideas, and anti-Korean sentiments).
The problem is, what do we have in common? What are some of the
things that interest all of us? Are you, for example, interested
in novels and movies?
31:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 20:35:24.93 PFmdIEO3.net
>>1
ふ～あ～ゆ～？
32:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 21:02:08.23 PFmdIEO3.net
あいあむじゃぱんにーずきもぶさいえろーじじいもんきー
33:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 21:14:33.93 PFmdIEO3.net
あいらぶほわいとがーる
ほわいとがーるいずべりーベリーライクあるよ
ほわいとがーるいずアンダーヘアーもじゃもじゃニダ、えんゆー？ｗ
34:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 21:23:36.52 PFmdIEO3.net
ほわいとがーるはぶベリーびっぐ ばあーぎーな
あいしんくほわいとがーるずはぶびっぐばーぎーなとうブラックホールｗ
イゲモエヨ？ブラックホールニダｗ
35:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/01 21:32:30.92 PFmdIEO3.net
あいはぶつうべりーびっぐごーるでんぼーるあんどえれくとちんこｗ
まいがーるふれんどえぶりでいはっぴいニダｗ
36:臭い米国人
15/10/02 06:17:15.81 ZA6coDlM!.net
>>30
Maybe this thread is to be exclusively chatting with us foreigners?
I feel like that was the OP's original intention.
>>31-35
イイカゲンニシロ！
37:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/02 13:58:03.56 fVJe4PtT.net
>>36
You just called yourselves "foreigners." I thought the word offended
all non-Japanese. Doesn't it offend you? In any case, some people from
abroad do seem to dislike the word anyway. To avoid hurting anybody's
feelings, I usually use either of the following, depending on the case:
(1) a non-Japanese, two non-Japanese
(2) a person or people from abroad (OR from outside Japan)
(3) international students (if they are students)
(4) tourists from abroad (OR from outside Japan)
What words or phrases would you suggest we should use? Thanks.
38:臭い米国人
15/10/02 21:39:43.74 ZA6coDlM!.net
>>37
It depends on the person, but from how I feel I'll leave you with this:
If you know the person's nationality, you can usually say it.
"Foreigner" isn't offensive if it's said in English.
If it's said in Japanese, then it feels somewhat offensive to use to a stranger.
-HTH (Hope this helps)
39:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/02 21:50:22.85 fVJe4PtT.net
>>38
Thanks for your input. I know that if I know a specific person's nationality,
naturally I'll call them with an adjective denoting their nationality.
The problem is, what is the safest way to call a person or a group of
persons from abroad whose nationality or nationalities you don't know?
Do the phrases in (1) through (4) at >>37 work? Are they idiomatic?
I often have to translate official documents and translate what
Japanese people refer to as "外国人" into English. And they never let
me know what their nationalities are. I don't want to use the
word "foreigner(s)" for fear that the word may offend some, if not all.
40:Dreas
15/10/03 02:32:26.91 3HFZqzR+!.net
Gaijins here. Can't talk at this instant but I'll be here in a few hours.
41:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 06:47:54.40 nchJmikO.net
Welcome back, Dreas! Your responses are always valuable, just as
those of 臭い米国人.
42:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 14:40:27.45 so7URBmL.net
... And then there were none.
Okay, then, let me write a bit if nobody has time to pitch in.
Even if no one reads what I have to say, I will talk to myself anyway.
About six months ago or so, I read "Romeo and Juliet" in the original.
As just another Japanese, I naturally found it hard. But I tackled it
anyway. I'd always thought it totally indispensable for serious
learners of English to try Shakespeare in the original. Everybody
knows why. Shakespeare, together with the King James Version of the
Bible, constitutes a vital part of the English-speaking culture.
Okay, then, why R&J, why not "Hamlet" or "The Merchant of Venice"
or "Macbeth"? Well, I think I'll tackle all other works of Shakespeare
in the end, but I thought that it was a good idea for an almost
absolute beginner of Shakespeare to begin with R&J. Why? I found that
it had a plot most accessible to beginners. It's simple: it's well
understandable even to junior high students. The plot basically
revolves around Romeo and Juliet, falling in love despite the
outrageous rivalry between their respective families. Desperate,
they kill themselves in the end. That's about it. It's not as
complex as "Hamlet," "Macbeth," or other works, most of which
center around adult themes. (to be continued)
43:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 15:17:03.40 so7URBmL.net
Continued from >>42
When reading literature, I don't care too much about its plot.
If I did take any interest in plot, then I would start reading
detective novels, sci-fi, or other best-selling novels.
Instead, what I care more about is the rhythm and the beauty
of the language used in the literature. I love language because
of its musicality. I personally believe that there is nothing new
under the sun. No novel can present anything new. Nothing a human
can ever conceive is new enough. Even if any story really is
complex and interest, so what? That's what I say. Instead, it's
the melody of the language that matters -- well, at least to me.
Before tackling R&J, I had read "Hamlet" in the original. But I read
it through only in a casual way, I mean, without consulting commentary
books or dictionaries or grammar books designed for readers of
documents dating back to the Elizabethan era. Ah yes, I did consult
the OED and a few notes on the play but only quickly, not very
carefully. So I only got a rough idea of the play.
But this time, with R&J, it was different. I read it rather seriously.
I don't know how long I spent reading it, perhaps one or two months.
For about two to three hours each day, maybe. I constantly consulted
elaborate dictionaries and a grammar book designed for readers
of documents dating back to ancient times. I had close at hand
the famous Alexander Schmidt Shakespeare Lexicon, the well-known Abbot
grammar book for Shakespeare readers, the Onions Shakespeare glossary,
David Crystal's Shakespeare dictionary ("Shakespeare's Words"),
Gordon Williams' Shakespeare's Sexual Language, the Arden Shakespeare
R&J (an annotated R&J), and the Cambridge annotated R&J.
Besides all those, I also had at hand the whole series of the
Arden Shakespeare books. (to be continued on Part 3)
44:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 15:17:45.88 so7URBmL.net
Part 3 (continued from >>43)
Why did I need all that? Well, when reading even a single play,
I thought it was vital for me to read the very long notes of
the Arden Shakespeare R&J. And, while reading it, I found lots of
cross references to many other plays of the Bard of Avon. Naturally
I was tempted to follow all those cross references, which guided me
to most of the other plays by the Poet. And of course, I had to
consult the Elizabethan English grammar (at least a few pages of it,
if not all) and naturally I also had to consult the Alexander Schmidt
dictionary, the OED, and other dictionaries as well.
So I was terribly busy. I thought that R&J was the most accessible
to beginners like me of all the Bard's works. But still, it was
hard enough for me. Despite all my pains, however, my study of the play
was quite rewarding. R&J reportedly contains the most sexual allusions
of all his works. That aspect attracted me a lot too. R&J is beautiful,
full of both high-brow poetry and rather vulgar sexual and toilet
allusions, and very funny too. I wish I could recite the whole play.
I won't stop at R&J either. I will read many other plays by the Poet
too, if possible, all of them. I wish that, in reading and appreciating
the Bard, I would some day in the distant future be able to emulate
some of his brilliant musicality in language and start writing
some poetry myself -- in English too. I suspect that before I can attain
that level, the time will come for me to pass away, though.
The path is way too long.
45:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 16:19:46.38 hbTukXyW!.net
>>42
>>43
>>44
Okay, now read either the Canterbury Tales or Beowulf in the original.
true beauty.
46:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 17:34:01.42 czPH39gW.net
>>45
Yes, I'd like to try them both some day. But there's a long way
for me go to before I can arrive there. Naturally I've once tried
reading some passages of The Canterbury Tales in the original
and read Beowulf through in its modern English translation.
I'm afraid that at that time at least, twenty years ago or so, I was
not yet ready to appreciate them. I'll try them again one day, at least
Chaucer in the original. But Beowulf? I've once tried studying it,
but Old English grammar is too complicated to master. Yes, it may
not be much more complicated than modern French, but still it's hard
enough, especially because Old English doesn't attract me as much as
modern French. Modern French is used everywhere in the world,
while Old English is rarely found anywhere. It's almost useless, so
that it's rather hard for me to keep motivating myself enough to
keep studying it until I master at least its basic grammar. If I were
still young and at school, I'd find a lot easier to spur myself
on to do all that. But now, it's really hard.
But then again, I also know that Old English, as well as modern German
and Old High German, as well as all the other Germanic languages,
especially ancient ones, proves very important when you want to have
a profound understanding of English. I love the comparative linguistics
of Indo-European languages, although I've never got formal education
in the field. All I've ever done in that field is reading this book
and that and reading the etymological descriptions of this word and
that. In any case, I wish I knew more of ancient languages, including
Latin, Greek, and Old English.
47:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 18:35:40.20 Rvbe1WlX.net
Okay, then, let me try reading a few lines of "The Canterbury Tales."
I've just hand-copied the following passage, together with some of the
notes given in my annotated version of "The Canterbury Tales."
Middle English is much more removed from modern English than Shakespeare
but it's still not completely unintelligible. It looks a lot easier
than Old English. But still, I'm positive that it will take me a long,
long time to learn to appreciate Chaucer. But so far, so good.
Although I don't understand it very well, I find his rhythm beautiful.
48:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 18:38:19.06 Rvbe1WlX.net
Fragment I (Group A)
GENERAL PROLOGUE
Here begynneth the book of the Tales of Canterbury
WHAN that Aprill with his shoures soote --- soote = sweet
The droughte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
5 Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth -- eek = also?
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
--- inspired = quickened? holt = wood? (cf. German Holz = wood)
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne --- croppes = shoots?
Hath in the Ram his half cours yronne,
And smale foweles maken melodye, --- foweles = birds
10 That slepen al the nyght with open ye
(So slepeth hem nature in hir corages); --- priketh = incites? corages = hearts?
Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,
And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes,
To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;
15 And specially from every shires ende
Of Engelond to Canterbury they wende, --- wende = go
The hooly blisful martir for to seke, --- blisful = blessed? seke = visit?
That hem hath holpen whan that they were --- holpen = helped
seeke. --- seeke = sick
Bilful that in that seson on a day,
20 In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay --- lay = stayed?
Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage
To Canterbury with ful devout corage,
("The Canterbury Tales," Everyman's Library, p.1)
49:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 18:50:29.82 Rvbe1WlX.net
>>48
lines 3-4
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
[Translation of the above by Everyman's Library]
And bathed every sap-vessel in moisture,
by virtue of which the flower is produced.
lines 7-8
the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his half cours yronne,
[Translation by Everyman's Library]
The young sun (i.e. the sun at the beginning of its annual journey)
has completed the second half of its course in the Ram.
50:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 19:14:02.08 Rvbe1WlX.net
>>48
lines 13-14
And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes,
To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes;
[Modern English translation by Everyman's Library]
And palmers to visit foreign shores.
To distant shrines, well known in different lands.
line 14 --- ★kowthe★
This word "kowthe" should mean "well known." This is interesting.
Here's what I've just found out in the OED:
★couth (adjective)
Pronunciation: /kʊːθ/
Forms:
Old English: cuth
Middle English 14th century: couthe, kouth
Middle English 15th century: kowth, ●kowthe●
★couth
†1. pa. pple. passing into adj. ●Known●.
Obs. (See also namecouth adj.)
†2. adj. As a quality of things: ●Known; well-known, familiar●.
Obs. Cf. the negative ●uncouth● adj.
(Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition)
51:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 19:32:25.78 NHIp38+D.net
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おおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおお 👀
Rock54: Caution(BBR-MD5:558464d2692f088d1d43d68e7664e878)
52:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 19:39:02.34 Rvbe1WlX.net
>>48
These 22 lines from The Prologue of "The Canterbury Tales" is
read aloud in its original pronunciation on YouTube:
(1) How to Pronounce the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
in Middle English Slow to Fast! (about 7 minutes)
--- This video demonstrates very slowly how to pronounce each word
in its original pronunciation. Very helpful to those who
want to actually practice the pronunciation.
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
(2) Chaucer, The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales,
read aloud in Middle English. (about 1 minute)
-- This is a very beautiful recitation.
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
53:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/03 20:50:46.63 Rvbe1WlX.net
>>48
line 5
Whan Zephirus ●eek● with his sweete breeth
eek = also
★Eek, conj. also,
C2, C3; æc, S; ec, S; ek, S, S2, P; eik,
S3; eke, S, S2, S3, P; eeke, G.—AS. éac: ●Goth. auk●.
(Middle English Dictionary)
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.gutenberg.org)
The above dictionary entry says that this word "eek" means "also."
It also indicates that the word resembles the Gothic word "●auk."
It is also quite similar to the Modern German word "auch" (also).
This is very interesting.
54:Dreas
15/10/04 00:10:14.85 SSToHFMI!.net
>>26
That, is an idiom. Idioms are phrases or
Sentences that crop up in a culture. This
Means that how the phrase is said will
Differ from place to place and there is
No real way of saying what's grammatically
Correct, of at least in this example.
This means we can only answer what is
Correct in street or vernacular English,
And in this example, both are.
So, you could use either one!
55:Dreas
15/10/04 00:12:36.13 SSToHFMI!.net
Oh bollocks, >>54 was supposed to respond to >>28
56:Dreas
15/10/04 00:20:03.63 SSToHFMI!.net
>>38
Fuck, thus is getting into strange
territory. By all logic it should be fine,
But the world is not a logical place.you
Could skirt around the issue by saying
Something like "people from other
Countries". Adapting that to whatever role
You feel is right.
Shoot me some examples, I'll tell you
What to do.
57:777
15/10/04 00:52:18.97 MEBP1Tr/.net
>>47
Anthology of Tales from the Past
URLﾘﾝｸ(en.wikipedia.org)
This was probably written in the 12th century, i.e. about 200 years older
than the Canterbury Tales.
The following text is a part of a story in the anthology.
I'm not well versed in classical Japanese literature,
but I understand most of it without annotation.
I think most educated Japanese people understand it as well.
今昔物語集
URLﾘﾝｸ(yatanavi.org)
今昔、京より東の方に下る者有けり。
何れの国郡とは知らで、一の郷を通ける程に、俄に婬欲盛に発て、女の事の物に狂(くるふ)が如に
思ければ、心を静め難くて、思ひ繚(わずらひ)ける程に、大路の辺に有ける垣の内に、
青菜と云ふ物、糸高く盛に生滋(おひしげり)たり。十月許の事なれば、蕪の根大きにして有けり。
此の男、忽に馬より下て、其の垣の内に入て、蕪の根の大なるを一つ引て取て、
其れを彫(ほり)て、其の穴を娶(とつぎ)て婬を成してけり。然て垣の内に投入て過にけり。
其の後、其の畠の主、青菜を引取らむが為に、下女共数(あまた)具し、亦幼き女子共など具して、
其の畠に行て青菜を引取る程に、年十四五許なる女子の、未だ男には触れざりける有て、
其の青菜を引取る程に、垣の廻を行(あるき)て遊けるに、彼の男の投入たる蕪を見付て、
「此に穴を彫たる蕪の有ぞ。此れは何ぞ」など云て、暫く翫ける程に、皺干(しわび)たりけるを
掻削(かいさい)て食てけり。然て、皆従者共具して家に返りぬ。
58:777
15/10/04 00:58:19.24 MEBP1Tr/.net
>>54
Thank you, again.
59:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 01:50:16.05 V+Zn64nj!.net
>>57
You are remarkably well read. Are you the guy I called highbrow-kun
Before?
60:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 03:45:00.63 V+Zn64nj!.net
>>30
I study language, text, history and physics.
In my spare time I play games and do aircrew stuff.
What do you do?
61:臭い米国人
15/10/04 05:22:34.26 iNNt8R45!.net
>>39
We have a saying in English:
"You can please some of the people some of the time;
but you can't please all of the people all of the time."
The only one I find a bit odd is (4), I'd honestly just say tourist.
If my previous post didn't make sense, calling somebody a foreigner in English is pretty much okay.
But if you say ガイジン、 then it feels a bit wrong.
It's the pronunciation, not the meaning.
>>42
I usually only read the threads in the mornings here, which is around 10-11 pm there.
As >>59 commented, you're quite well read.
I studied Middle-English for a bit for fun, the only thing I read was The Greene Knight though.
For the Canterbury Tales, I found an interactive annotated version online if you'd like to take a look:
URLﾘﾝｸ(genius.com)
>>56
Was this meant for >>39, because as my name says I'm American, bro :)
62:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 06:59:29.72 n9TKM6ft.net
>>61
>>The only one I find a bit odd is (4), I'd honestly just say tourist.
Thank you for your input. The reason I wrote
"tourists from abroad (OR from outside Japan)"
as an option is that there are Japanese people living
in Japan who are on a trip inside Japan.
If you call anybody a "tourist," doesn't that
concept include "a Japanese on a trip inside Japan"?
That's the problem. Of course, when you're just
having a casual conversation, you don't have to
worry about that kind of thing. The problem arises
when you have to translate official and business
documents, where they often mention 外国人 as
a group of non-Japanese residents and tourists.
Dreas let me know in one of his posts that
it's a good idea to call them "people from
other countries." Yes, I consider that as an
option. But in a long document, people would
wish to use a variety of synonyms to avoid
being monotonous. I'd like to know as many
different words or strings of words to mean
"foreigners" as possible.
In any case, you told me that it's quite all
right to call them "foreigners." That's reassuring
to know. Thanks for your valuable input again.
63:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 07:46:15.47 n9TKM6ft.net
>>48
lines 7-8
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Hath in the Ram his half cours ★yronne★,
The word "yronne" looks interesting. If I understand
correctly, the prefix "y-" is a corrupt form of "ge-",
which is the prefix often used in modern and ancient
German to form the past participle of a verb. Whenever
I see this "y-" prefix used in any text, I say to myself,
"Oh, this is beautiful. So the passage must be from a Chaucer
or other Middle English text."
Since I don't have a Middle English Dictionary at hand,
I've just searched the OED for "yronne". The quintessential
dictionary says that it is the past participle of the verb
which means "run."
The word "run" comes from Old English "rinnan."
And this "rinnan" (the infinitive form) changed to "ronne" in Middle
English (there is a document that uses the form in the 16th century
at least). This infinitive also changed to "run", just like in modern
English, in the 16th century.
Then the past participle of the verb "rinnan" changed to "yronne"
in Middle English. This kind of information never tires me. The OED
is my beloved. I wish I could ever get to know her through and
through. But I know it's completely impossible. The world of
knowledge is just vast -- vast.
64:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 08:03:24.32 n9TKM6ft.net
>>48
line 5
And smale foweles ●maken● melodye,
And look at this verb "maken". Don't you guys think this verb looks
beautiful? This is exactly like the modern German verb "machen".
The OED says the verb "to make" took the forms of macan, macian,
and makian in Old English. The etymology section of the OED goes on
to say that the verb is cognate to the following:
Old Frisian makia, Middle Dutch ★maken★ (Dutch ★maken★),
Old Saxon makon (Middle Low German maken), Old High German mahhon
(Middle High German ●machen●, German ●machen●);
(Oxford English Dictionary, Third Edition, June 2000)
65:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 08:21:59.03 n9TKM6ft.net
>>48
line 16
Of Engelond to Canterbury they ●wende●,
The verb "wende" here is also interesting. Contemporary English does
have the word "wend." The OED says the verb "wend" comes from the
Old English "wendan". Its past tense and past participle forms were
"went" in Middle English. And these forms "went" were then used as
the past and the past participle forms of the verb "go."
That's why modern English has this inflection pattern: "go - went - went."
This is another thing I've learned today. On the other hand, the
original word inflection pattern "wend - went - went" then had to
change itself to: "wend - wended - wended" to avoid conflicting
with the pattern "go - went - went."
66:777
15/10/04 09:43:41.63 MEBP1Tr/.net
>>59
I'm not that well-read.
Most high-school students learn about the anthology.
My point was that the language is not so much different from modern Japanese.
67:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 09:55:47.54 n9TKM6ft.net
>>48
1 ●WHAN that● Aprill with his shoures soote
5 ●Whan● Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
10 ●Thanne● longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,
"Whan" and "whan that" mean "when." "Thanne" means "then" according
to the Middle English Dictionary available here:
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.gutenberg.org)
The dictionary also says that one Saxon form of "whan" was "whanne."
So "whanne" and "thanne" rhyme. That's good. It's just like in
their modern English counterparts (when and then), which rhyme.
Anyway, as indicated at the beginning of this post, lines 1 and 5
begin with "Whan", which is responded to by "thanne" in line 10.
Here, the basic plot is along these lines:
WHEN such and such a season comes,
THEN lots of people feel tempted to go to pilgrimages.
68:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 10:06:54.49 n9TKM6ft.net
>>66
Talking about the slight differences between the ancient and
the modern forms of a language, I once read through a modern (ancient)
Icelandic grammar very quickly. I read it through but it was rather like
scanning it, without trying to memorize the grammatical rules or words
taught in it. Still it was quite clear to me that modern and ancient
Icelandic are almost identical (Old Icelandic dates back to a
millennium ago, if I remember correctly). The grammatical rules are almost
the same, for one thing. For another, the forms of the words are also
almost identical.
For example, suppose the Old Icelandic word
meaning "word" is "woooorrrddde" (I'm just making it up). Modern Icelandic
is something like "woooorrrddd". The only difference between them is
the absence of the "e" in the modern Icelandic equivalent. Every word
and every grammatical rule were the same way. There's not a single
major difference in any element of the language. It's really amazing
how conservative Icelandic people have been all these years (maybe
for more than a millennium), consciously or unconsciously refusing to
let their language change as did the English and the Japanese.
69:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 10:11:19.08 um9LqYRX.net
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うおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおお 👀
Rock54: Caution(BBR-MD5:558464d2692f088d1d43d68e7664e878)
70:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 10:28:14.95 um9LqYRX.net
銀1、8250538+1091118＝9341656
銀2、6050827+600582＝6651409
農、4013186+167777＝4180963
銀3、721373+1047060+100000＝1868433
郵、79193
株（予）、1009838
コ255500
日405800
三208900
ク289700
い169200
タ172200
日63200
西357300
中203300
全計25256592
71:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 10:39:21.45 um9LqYRX.net
土地評価額約92000000
家評価額約30000000
別荘売却予定、家+土地評価額2100000
マイナンバー対策予定にて
別荘資産は売却中
その他貸駐車場の土地の売却は考え中
72:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 10:46:48.57 um9LqYRX.net
マイナンバー導入により税金課税対象者
土地+現金（株、地金）等の資産5000万以上保持者は税金を
取られる可能性あり
今から対策しておく必要性あり
73:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 10:49:56.28 um9LqYRX.net
訂正ひとつ
別荘売却予定評価額2100000→21000000
74:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 11:20:04.60 um9LqYRX.net
現在脱税している連中は
マイナンバー制度導入により
全てバレる
脱税だけは絶対にしてはあかん
金持ほど脱税するがあほや
下手したら資産差押さえくらうで～
そんでもええんか～
はよ税金だけは納めとき～
75:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 13:16:16.27 cItiFbDl.net
>>48
11 (So slepeth hem nature in hir ●corages●);
22 To Canterbury with ful devout ●corage●,
In the above lines, the word "corage(s)" is used twice. It is used to
mean "spirit(s)" or "heart(s)" unlike in modern English. Etymological
dictionaries say that the use of this word in the sense of "heart" and
"spirit" comes from Old French usage. This Francophonic usage of
the word "corage" is just one of numerous cases where Norman French-derived
words are widely used in the English of old times, more widely than
in today's English. When reading Shakespeare and other old literature,
I very frequently find the prevalent usage of French-derived words.
Old literature also seems to contain more Germanic-derived words
than today's English. Shown below are some examples:
6 Inspired hath in every ●holt and heeth
9 And smale foweles ●maken● melodye,
18 That hem hath ★holpen★ whan that they were
(to be continued)
76:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 13:17:04.99 cItiFbDl.net
Continued from >>75
Note, in particular, the word "holpen." It is the past participle of
the verb "helpen" (or "help" in modern English). The infinitive form
"helpen" is similar to modern German "helfen", while the p.p. form
"holpen" is similar to German "geholfen". I'm not familiar with
Dutch, but I think their Dutch equivalents are even more similar,
or in some cases, completely identical.
In this way, English in the old days (say, during the days of
Shakespeare or Chaucer) contained more Germanic-derived words and
Norman French-derived words than today's English. If that is so,
I feel more tempted to study a little more (if not much more) of
Old English, German, and other Germanic languages, especially
ancient ones.
77:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 13:52:39.38 cItiFbDl.net
Continued from >>76
For the word "holpen," let me say a few more words. The Old English
(or Anglo-Saxon) equivalent of "to help" was "helpan." Here's a list
of the inflected forms of the verb in OE and its relatives.
(1) OE: helpan (infinitive) - healp (past) - holpen
(2) Middle English: helpen - halp - holpen
(3) Modern German: helfen - half - geholfen
(3) Dutch, Low German: helpen - hielp (past singular) - geholpen
There seems to have been many variations of each of the above OE forms
but let me just leave it at that to simplify the discussion.
As for the Dutch equivalent of the verb "help", I consulted the
following webpage:
URLﾘﾝｸ(en.wiktionary.org)
78:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 14:21:13.05 SSToHFMI!.net
Not well read my ass. You're an artist.
79:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 15:42:54.01 cItiFbDl.net
[The Caterbury Tales]
line 12 --- Thanne longen folk to ●goon● on pilgrimages,
(I guess this means "Then people long to go on pilgrimages.")
line 78 --- And [he] wente for to ●doon● his pilgrymage.
(I guess this means "And he went to do his pilgrimage.")
The word "goon" in line 12 should mean "to go." It is similar in form
to German "gehen."
German: gehen - ging - gegangen
OE: gan - ??? - ??? (I don't know.)
ME: gon - ??? - ???
The word "doon" in line 78 should mean "to do." It is similar in form
to German "tun."
German: tun - tat - getat
OE: don - dyde - gedon
ME: don - ???
80:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/04 18:37:46.11 T9sdph3y.net
>>79
What a blunder!
WRONG: German: tun - tat - getat
CORRECT: German: tun - tat - ★getan★
By the way, the more I work on the English in the old days, the more
keenly I feel the importance of a knowledge of German (and other
Germanic languages) and Russian (and other Slavic languages).
I'm rather familiar with Romance languages (especially French) but
that's definitely not enough when trying to explore the historical
development of the English language.
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89:臭い米国人
15/10/04 22:03:02.69 iNNt8R45!.net
>>62
I'm sorry. Even though you said it was for documents I still didn't process it.
Reevaluating your question, there's no harm in saying "tourists from abroad" when it is in writing.
(1) non-native(s)
(2) foreign visitor(s); overseas visitor(s)
(3) exchange student(s)
(4) foreign tourist(s); overseas tourist(s)
Thinking about it as I write this, overseas is used as a synonym for foreign.
90:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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94:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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95:Dreas
15/10/05 04:24:47.22 yhvX++MB!.net
Dreas here. I finally got my keyboard, so if you have any serious questions
about English, America or myself, this is the time.
96:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/05 06:51:52.39 0zUXjBct.net
WARNING: This is a very, very long post. If you (臭い米国人) or
any other person feels discouraged to read it, please just ignore
my post. No one is obliged to read or respond to it. Thank you.
>>89
>>(1) non-native(s)
>>(2) foreign visitor(s); overseas visitor(s)
>>(3) exchange student(s)
>>(4) foreign tourist(s); overseas tourist(s)
Good. Those sound idiomatic. Thanks for your input. The problem
(people may say, "Not again!") is that in some contexts, I have to
specify those non-natives are people not native to Japan, rather than
to any other country. If you are writing a document as a Japanese
governmental agency, and if you say "nonnatives," then of course
it means "people who are not Japanese."
But in some cases, we may see a document that doesn't specify
who is writing it. But still the document says something along
the lines of "★外国人★の方は～してください" (which literally means
"Foreigners are requested to do such and such a thing." Since
the document is written in Japanese, readers assume that this
word "外国人" (foreigners) means "people who are not Japanese."
(to be continued on Part 2)
97:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/05 06:52:41.44 0zUXjBct.net
Part 2
But what if we translate it into English? Can we leave it at
something like "★Foreigners★ are requested to do such and such a thing"?
Remember that the document does not specify who is writing it.
In that case, readers will wonder, "Who are they referring to
as 'foreigners' here?" If the document happens to be in Japan,
then the document is most probably understood to refer to
"people who are not Japanese." But what if the document is
distributed among many different countries -- and by the management
of a company run by Japanese? The author of the document, who
is probably writing under the name of the company's president,
probably assumes that what they mean by 外国人 (foreigners) here
is "people who are not Japanese."
So, when the document happens to be read in, for example, Tanzania,
and if it has been authored by a company run by a Japanese, then
the original phrase "外国人" (foreigners) should (if I understand
it correctly) be translated as "non-Japanese." That's why I am
obliged to translate "外国人" which Japanese people often use
for business purposes (especially for purposes of circulation
outside Japan) into "non-Japanese." The phrase "non-Japanese"
may sound clumsy to native English speakers. I know that in many
contexts, options (1) through (4) that you (臭い米国人) listed above
sound much better and idiomatic . But the problem is that
these contexts may change. You never know in which countries and
in which contexts the document you are translating now may be
used in the future.
(Continued on Part 3)
98:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/05 06:53:23.10 0zUXjBct.net
Part 3
Now, in conclusion, my question is, does "non-Japanese" in such
contexts still sound un-idiomatic? What about "non-Japanese students,
non-Japanese tourists, non-Japanese visitors, non-Japanese workers,"
and so on?
And what about "workers, products, etc. from outside Japan"?
This phrase "outside Japan" cannot be rejected altogether because
some Japanese companies do request us translators to use although
it may sound a bit funny. If you're in Japan, then the phrase
"overseas" naturally refers to "somewhere outside Japan." But what if
it happens to be in Tanzania or the Netherlands? In that case,
the phrase "overseas" is understood to mean "outside Tanzania or
the Netherlands." But the author of the document in Japanese assumes
that the phrase "海外" is understood as "outside Japan." In that case,
I am obliged to use the phrase "outside Japan" even though it may
sound a bit un-idiomatic in many contexts.
(End of my three-part post)
99:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/05 10:17:41.07 /mhv+8k1.net
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101:臭い米国人
15/10/05 21:25:29.68 pXcsiiox!.net
>>98
I realize your question took a lot of effort, so sorry for the curt reply.
But yes in that case you are right to use "non-Japanese" and "outside Japan" and so forth.
I gave you the generality and you were looking for the specifics.
If you have to be specific, then yes it will sound different than the general terms, but it's no less valid.
"All non-Japanese working for 〇〇 Corporation are not required to observe Japanese holidays."
Sounds just as natural as,
"All foreigners working for 〇〇 Corporation are not required to observe Japanese holidays."
With the first one being correct when it's information that doesn't stay in Japan, like you described.
102:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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107:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 00:31:53.30 AxfzOeN1.net
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108:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 01:19:39.69 QosxC1RW!.net
Hey sevens,whats your history on this board?
Are you some sort ofnteacher? You're like
A literature professor.
109:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 02:27:58.78 AxfzOeN1.net
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110:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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111:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 02:44:30.86 AxfzOeN1.net
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112:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 02:53:49.52 AxfzOeN1.net
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113:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 03:04:44.76 AxfzOeN1.net
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114:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 03:26:25.73 AxfzOeN1.net
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115:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 03:33:22.00 AxfzOeN1.net
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116:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 07:14:05.12 FCx/Znsy.net
>>101
You're so kind, 臭い米国人, thank you very much for reading my lengthy
post and answering it.
117:777
15/10/06 08:46:49.19 SkbZR64Z.net
>108
>Are you some sort of a teacher? You're like
>A literature professor.
Not at all.
Why do you think so?
118:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 09:57:06.96 AxfzOeN1.net
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119:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 10:01:36.68 AxfzOeN1.net
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120:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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121:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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122:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 10:16:36.95 AxfzOeN1.net
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123:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 10:47:09.10 AxfzOeN1.net
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124:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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125:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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126:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 11:50:08.91 cZou15Xc.net
[The possible significance of the prefix "fl-" as an indicator
of something lightweight, hence moving, floating, etc.]
As a lover of language, I sometimes come up with a random idea about
the English language. One such idea that has visited me one of these
days is that the prefix (or rather, the initial word-beginning sound
"fl-") might signify something lightweight, hence moving, floating,
or otherwise.
Let me explain. Look at the words listed below. The list of words and
definitions is from the Pocket Oxford English Dictionary (POD), 11th,
2013.
flaccid --- soft and limp
flag
flagellate -- to whip someone
flagellum -- a long, thin projection which enables many single-
celled organisms to swim
flail -- to swing the arms or legs wildly
flake -- a small, flat, very thin piece of something
flame -- a hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by
something on fire
flannel -- a kind of softly woven woollen fabric
flap -- to move up and down or from side to side
flare -- a sudden brief burst of flame or light
flash -- to shine with a bright but brief or irregular light
flat -- habing a level and even surface
flavour -- the distinctive taaste of a food or drink
flea -- a small wingless jumping insect
fledge -- (of a young bird) to develop wing feathers that are
large enough for flight
127:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 12:42:30.85 AxfzOeN1.net
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ぎゃあああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああ
128:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 12:44:38.26 AxfzOeN1.net
うぎゃああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああああ
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129:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 12:46:56.70 cZou15Xc.net
Continued from >>126
flee -- to run away
fleece -- the wool coat of a sheep; a soft, warm fabric with
a pile, or a garment made from this
fleet -- fast and nimble
flex -- to bend a limb or joint
flick -- to make a sudden sharp movement
flicker -- to shine or burn unsteadily
flight (fly)
flimsy -- weak and fragile
flinch -- to make a quick, nervous movement as a reaction
to fear or pain
fling -- to throw or move forcefully
flint -- [My note: Note that when you hit flint stone with
with something hard, it produces a sound that might
sound like "flint." The word "flint" (and its etymological
cognates( might have originated as an onomatopoeia.
flip -- to turn over with a quick, smooth movement.
flirt -- to behave as if to trying to attract someone sexually
but without serious intentions
flit -- to move quickly and lightly
flitter -- to move quickly here and there
float
flocculent -- resembling tufts of wool
flock -- a soft material for stuffing cushions and quilts,
made of torn-up cloth or waste wool
floe -- a sheet of floating ice
130:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 12:50:13.14 AxfzOeN1.net
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131:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 12:54:38.53 AxfzOeN1.net
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132:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:01:57.49 AxfzOeN1.net
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133:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:03:42.59 cZou15Xc.net
Continued from >>129
flue -- a passage in a chimney for smoke and waste gases
fluent -- from Latin "fluere" (to flow)
fluff -- soft fibres gathered in small light clumps (--> fluffy)
fluid -- from Latin "fluere" (to flow)
flummery -- empty talk or compliments (My note: It must
be something light, not heavy.)
flutter -- to fly unsteadily by flapping the wings quickly and lightly
flux -- continuous change [from Latin "fluere" (to flow)]
fly -- to move through the air
fly -- a flying insect
134:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:05:23.00 AxfzOeN1.net
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135:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:06:55.55 AxfzOeN1.net
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136:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:08:09.11 AxfzOeN1.net
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137:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:10:23.23 AxfzOeN1.net
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138:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:16:08.34 AxfzOeN1.net
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139:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:20:18.66 AxfzOeN1.net
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140:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:22:46.01 cZou15Xc.net
From >>126, >>129, and >>133, I hope you can see what I meant when
I said that to me, the suffix "fl-" evokes the concept of lightness,
hence the concept of moving, floating, and quick change.
Let me again pick up some of the examples I gave above. Look at the words
"flow" and "float." These words signify something light. Nothing heavy
can "flow" or "float." It must always be light. The concept of "fly,"
too, signifies something light. Nothing heavy can fly. Only light
things fly. Flies that bother you by attacking your favorite food
fly in the air and they are also lightweight. They seem as if
floating in the air. They also seem as if to flow through the air.
How about this?
flagellum -- a long, thin projection which enables many single-
celled organisms to swim
Flagella, too, must be lightweight. Otherwise, they can't enable
small creatures to swim. Flakes are also light. That's why they
can fly, float, and fly in the air. Flames of fire also evoke
a sense of lightness. Otherwise they can't go this way and that
so quickly. The same goes to the concepts of flares and flaring.
Flannel is also lightweight. That's why they are soft. Flavor, too,
must evoke a sense of lightness. Otherwise no flavor can "flow through
the air" to get into your nostrils to make you smell. Flashing also
evokes a sense of lightness. Otherwise no flashlight can emit beams
that quickly. Fleas are also light. So are the feathers of a
full-fledged young bird. To be able to flee, you should not be heavy.
Fleece is naturally lightweight and soft. Fleet means "fast and nimble"
and should therefore evoke a sense of something lightweight.
On and on and on my explanations may go. I think that what I meant to
say is now clear.
141:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:24:47.73 AxfzOeN1.net
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142:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:29:14.33 AxfzOeN1.net
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いいいいいいいいいいいいい
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143:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:35:24.15 AxfzOeN1.net
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144:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 13:43:16.86 AxfzOeN1.net
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145:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:04:42.72 AxfzOeN1.net
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146:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:11:19.70 cZou15Xc.net
[This time, the significance of the prefix "fl-"]
So much for the possible significance of the suffix "fl-". Now let's
move on to what the prefix "gl-" might signify in word formation.
I don't know what professional linguists say, but to me at least,
the prefix (or rather the initial sounds) "gl-" evokes a sense of
light or brilliance.
Look at the words listed below:
(1) glacial (= relating to ice, especially in the form of glaciers)
(2) glacier
(3) glad (Being glad evokes a facial expression that shines.)
(4) glamour (Glamor -- or an attractive and exciting quality -- is
naturally brilliant.)
(5) glance (When you glance at something, your eyes shine.)
(6) glare
(7) glass (Glass naturally shines.)
(8) glaze (to fit panes of glass into a window frame)
(to be continued)
147:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:11:52.00 cZou15Xc.net
continued from >>146
(9) gleam
(10) glee
(11) glide (Gliding signifies an act of sliding on a slippery surface,
which might reminds you of a shining surface, like ice, which shines.)
(12) glimmer
(13) glimpse
(14) glisten
(15) glitter
(16) glitz
(17) glory (glorify, glorious)
(18) gloss (glossy)
(19) glow
(20) glower (to have an angry or sullen expression -- Note that an angry
expression emits some kind of light. Every impressive or strong
facial expression "shines" in some way.)
148:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:16:34.25 AxfzOeN1.net
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149:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:18:47.01 AxfzOeN1.net
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150:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:21:12.97 AxfzOeN1.net
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151:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
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152:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:29:02.31 AxfzOeN1.net
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153:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:34:15.94 AxfzOeN1.net
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154:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 14:38:33.07 AxfzOeN1.net
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155:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/06 21:27:54.06 AxfzOeN1.net
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156:臭い米国人
15/10/06 23:13:02.12 YE0t0nl+!.net
>>116
No problem, it's nice to answer something that's not in the 英語で雑談 thread.
>>117
He asks because you're well read, even among English natives.
A lot of English natives don't care to read, which is why a lot of the "news" stories are so full of pictures.
>>147
Those are some interesting theories, have you looked at etymologies for all of those words?
I am not a scholar but from my understanding, in order for a set of letters to be an affix, it has to have been
defined as such in ancient writings, not in contemporary usage. By which I mean Latin, Greek, et cetera.
157:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 07:53:34.32 asdaY49v.net
>>156
About etymology, I know what you mean. Yes, of course, we must not
forget how each of those words must have looked and meant in the old
days, not only in Greek and Latin but Old Icelandic, Gothic, Old High
German, and so on. I have two important etymological sources at hand
(one of which is the 20-volume OED) and have tried, whenever possible,
to look into the older senses and forms of the words too. The senses
of the words I cited above are from the POD, a modern English dictionary,
but I put them there just for reference.
Now, even if the modern senses of words may be quite different from
their ancient ones, I believe that it is still instructive to examine
the words in terms of their modern senses as well. In doing so, I
always try to grasp the most prevalent, the most dominant concept
that each word seems to have, not a very specific, special, slang-like,
or eccentric senses.
Take the example of the suffix "sl-". Suppose there is a word "sloxapp",
which I don't think exists. But just suppose it exists. And suppose
again that it is cognate with the Greek word "loxab", which I don't
think exists either. Now, if the Greek word has no "s-" at the beginning,
is it meaningless to talk about the suffix "sl-" at the beginning of
the (imaginary) English word "sloxapp"? I don't think so.
(continued on Part 2)
158:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 07:54:34.57 asdaY49v.net
Part 2
How can it be meaningful? The point is that Greeks may have tended to
drop the "s-" sound at the top because they were incapable of
pronouncing "s" and "l" together (which may not be the case, but
I am making this imaginary argument just to illustrate my point).
Now, while the Greeks may have been uncomfortable with pronouncing "sl-",
so that they may have developed a new form "lox-", the English may
have liked the form "sl-". It may be because the sound "sl-" (this
sequence of "s" followed by "l") may have evoked in their minds
a sense of lightweight-ness, hence motion and quick movement and
floating, and so on.
That's what I wanted to emphasize. Each people (each nation or each
dialectal group of people) has their own linguistic tastes. One
ethnic group likes a particular group of sounds or strings of sounds,
which another people may hate. What do they like and hate particular
sounds or strings of sounds? For one thing, that may be because of
the anatomy of their tongue, jaw bones, and so on. For another thing,
partly due to their local climactic, geographic, and other conditions,
they may have developed a particular system of tastes and worldviews.
And it is these tastes and worldviews that may have affected their
choice of sounds and strings of sounds, hence words.
(Continued on Part 3)
159:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 07:54:57.26 asdaY49v.net
Continued on Part 3
In the course of our history, which may have lasted two million years,
we must have used language. Just as modern people do, every ancient
person must have accidentally or deliberately developed thousands of
words in the course of their life. I myself have coined some words
that I thought are appropriate. Some of them were accepted by some
others around me. Many other words I coined were rejected by other
people. In this way, through the two million years, we must have
produced, chosen, and rejected sounds, strings of sounds, and words.
It is in this way that I imagine that the ancient English would have
developed some notion of the suffix "sl-" somehow related to the
concept of lightweight-ness, hence motion, quick movement, or floating.
I apologize for my awkward writing. I know my theory is not quite
well organized and, besides, I am just a native speaker of Japanese,
still struggling in my study of English. I hope that, even though I
may be just babbling here, I may some day -- through all these humble
and seemingly haphazard attempts -- manage to develop a beautifully
organized set of theories.
160:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 08:19:39.12 asdaY49v.net
>>158
>>the sound "sl-" (this sequence of "s" followed by "l") may have
>>evoked in their minds a sense of lightweight-ness, hence motion
>>and quick movement and floating, and so on.
=====
Oops! What a blunder again! This argument was NOT about my argument
on the "sl-", BUT on the "fl-". I mixed them up. I had developed
another argument on the suffix "sl-", which I believe must have
evoked in the minds of the English a sense of sliding or slipping.
Last night I wanted to talk about this "sl-" suffix too. This "sl-",
just like the suffixes "fl-" and "gl-" that I discussed yesterday,
seems as if it had originated as an onomatopoeia. Just pronounce "slide"
or "slip." Don't their sounds evoke in you a sense of slipperiness
or sliding motion? The sounds themselves seem as if they had meaning.
This "S" sound, as you can see, can be made to last forever, like
ssssssssssssss, just as the sound produced by snakes. This sound is,
in this sense, quite different from, for example, G, which occurs
abruptly like an eruption and doesn't last for more than a second.
The sound L, too, lasts forever. Just pronounce LLLLLLLLL. It does
last forever. Sadly this sound is hard for Japanese to pronounce.
Anyway, the sounds S and L are both long-lasting. And I suspect that
this long-lasting nature of the sounds S and L is one factor that
contributes to the evocation by the suffix "sl-" of a sense of sliding
or slipperiness.
161:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 08:34:04.67 asdaY49v.net
At >>157-159, I tried to argue that even the modern forms and senses
of words containing a particular affix may be instructive. But I think
I failed. I'm sorry.
What I really wanted to say was that, even when we confine our studies
to modern times, say, only a period of three to four hundred years,
we may argue that the English may have rejected or selected particular
groups of sounds and strings of sounds, hence affixes, according to
their tastes and characteristics derived from their particular
anatomical, climactic, geographical, cultural, psychological,
and/or other circumstances.
Taking again the example of "slaxxap". Suppose that word has existed
from the 17th century having a particular sense that has persisted
up until today. And suppose that the word is cognate with (ie sharing
the same etymological origin as) the Greek word "laxabb".
Why did the English put the S sound at the beginning, while the Greeks
did not? It may be because the English liked the string of sounds "sl-"
for the reasons I described above. And the psychological and other
characteristics of the English may have developed the supposedly
original form "laxxabb" into "slaxxap" to suit their tastes.
And why did they like that particular string of sounds (sl-)?
It may be because the English language already had many other words
starting with "sl-" meaning something related to the concept of sliding.
With analogy, the English would have, a little before the 17th century,
added the sound S at the beginning to harmonize the word with the
others.
162:777
15/10/07 11:27:15.93 kkWOywAY.net
>>156
>He asks because you're well read, even among English natives.
I have no idea why you think I'm well read.
Maybe you mistook me for someone else(for example, >>42).
163:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 12:35:11.40 nT/Z79od.net
["Romeo and Juliet" -- again]
Well, now, then, I guess all my lengthy, pseudo-academic talk about
affixes and other etymological stuff has bored you. (Or rather,
there may be nobody left here.) So I'll resume my etymological
discussions later on and get back to "Romeo and Juliet."
At first, R&J bored me. Or rather, all Shakespeare bored me. As a
serious student of the English language, I've always thought that
I should some day tackle Shakespeare in earnest. Whether I come to
love him or not in the end, I thought I just had to study him if
I really wanted to become a reasonably good speaker/writer of English.
But sadly, Shakespeare bored me. I tried reading "Hamlet" it in
Japanese when I was a high school student. After only dozens of
pages, I got so bored I just couldn't go on. I tried several other
plays in Japanese. They again bored me. I tried Charles Lamb's
"Tales from Shakespeare" in the original when I was, say, 30 or so.
It didn't interest me much either. I then tried two dozens of pages
or so of "Hamlet" in the original with some notes in its Arden
Shakespeare edition when I was 40 or so. This time I realized the
profound effect of Shakespearean language on modern English, but
my reading of it, or rather my attempt at it, was not enough to
incite me to go on studying it for more than ten hours.
(continued on Part 2)
164:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 12:36:03.18 nT/Z79od.net
Part 2
When 777, another poster in this thread as well as elsewhere on
this BBS for English learners, set up his own thread designed
specifically for his commentary on "Hamlet." He did a good job
for a month or two despite the malicious jealousy-filled attacks
against him from morons. I was delighted to see him courageously
tackle this world of Shakespeare, which seems almost esoteric to us
ordinary learners of English. Shakespeare is tough enough even for
students currently majoring in English literature and studying full time
under the supervision of college professors. So much the harder
for us, literature major or not, who graduated a long time ago
from college.
Ah, yes, I remember, two years before that, I had heard two
recordings of "Hamlet" and one recording of "Romeo and Juliet"
on YouTube. These recordings are by volunteers and accessible to
the public free of charge, but they are really well-made.
The Shakespeare recording I liked best was that of "Romeo and Juliet"
at the following link:
(continued on Part 3)
165:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 12:36:32.56 nT/Z79od.net
Part 3
Act 2 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
The above link directs you to the part of Romeo performed by my
favorite actor. His voice is just beautiful and acts magnificently.
How he voices his admiration for Juliet, who is standing on the
elevated platform high above him!
This Romeo actor, together with the actor playing "Juliet," attracted
me so much that I heard the entire performance of the play. I had
never read R&J either in Japanese or in English. I had heard the
performance in the original right away, while following the text
displayed synchronously with the performance. Although I don't
think I understood the language well enough, I think I grasped
the essence, or rather, the heart of the language and performance.
I fell in love with the performance and Shakespeare at that time.
That is my first serious encounter with Shakespeare. That happened
about three years ago.
166:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/07 13:13:26.70 Z7I30e4W.net
Part 4
There are several movie versions of "Romeo and Juliet" available on
YouTube. The movie featuring Olivia Hussey and that featuring
Leonardo DiCaprio are very famous but I don't like them.
They just bore me. Here is one of the R&J movie renderings that I like:
R&J 1976 (The heroine is a magnificent actor.)
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
I saw several other renderings on YouTube, but I can't seem to
find them now. They must still be there. When I find them, I'll
show you where they are.
167:臭い米国人
15/10/07 23:57:37.92 l1AnCdDB!.net
>>162
Perhaps so. But the general consensus seems that the posters in this thread are either English natives, like myself, or are well read, such as >>157+ is.
>>166
I get what you're going at with your explanation, but you've obviously devoted more time to it than I have. So I don't really have a rebuttal for you.
However about the Romeo and Juliet thing, I don't think you, or anyone else for that matter, really needs to understand the particular works of
older authors -- like Shakespeare for English or 夏目漱石 for Japanese -- in order to use the language well.
This is coming from a person who did a thesis on 日本語の書き言葉の歴史、but at the same time has never bothered to read any of Shakespeare's works.
This is definitely a rant, but it's not direct toward you - sorry. I think it's great that you enjoy etymology, as I enjoy it as well, just that the general consensus for English is that
one needs to study The Great Bard in order to really master the modern language. When in fact I feel that knowing the influence he had on the language itself is more than
anyone needs, it is especially not more important than the modern grammar and usage of words. Just like I won't expect a native to know 契沖's criticism of 行阿's 仮名遣い
in order to know if 多い is おおい or おうい。
168:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/08 06:48:44.26 G+FXUZsT.net
>>167
Thanks for your response. You're right about our not having to have
a deep knowledge of The Bard in order to use modern English well.
My reasoning was not exact. As you say, it's important to know how and
where Shakespearean language has influenced the subsequent development
of English, hence the birth of modern English.
Actually I confess that whatever arguments I may have been making
about my having to study Shakespeare and other classics in order to
become a good English speaker is just a pack of excuses on my part. I need all
these excuses to keep motivating myself. I desperately need them in
order not to lead a lazy life. In fact I hate the modern world. Or
rather, I hate whatever I see before my eyes. I hate people as I see
them today. I hate them because of their laziness. I hate myself because
I tend to be lazy and I'm not as motivated as I think I should.
(continued)
169:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/08 06:49:16.84 G+FXUZsT.net
Continued from >>168
What has essentially spurred me on to study English all these decades?
I've always convinced myself that a good knowledge was a must for me
to survive, to earn my living. Yes, my knowledge of English has fed me.
But that's not all. Just to feed yourself in Japan doesn't take all the
desperate, painful, clumsy, half-maddening, bull-like efforts that
I have been making all these decades. What, then, has motivated me? It's
because English, which is essentially *not* necessary in Japan to survive,
at least not when I was young, keeps me feel as if I were not in this
world that I hate. If I have to speak, write, hear, and read Japanese
all the time, I quickly begin to feel that I am part of this maddeningly boring world.
And why the classics, which are excruciatingly difficult for me? Why Shakespeare? It is
because when reading Shakespeare I can savor the luxury of forgetting
all about this ugly, idiotic modern world as I live today.
Of course I know the world must have been full of crap throughout the
history, including the Japan in the days of The Tales of Genji and
the England in the days of Shakespeare. I know that. But still I enjoy
this forgetfulness I have when reading something remote from whatever
I see and touch today.
170:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/08 07:00:33.70 G+FXUZsT.net
Besides, when reading materials and expressing myself in English, I
can strangely let myself do so very freely, more freely than when
doing so in my mother tongue. That seems to be something that happens all the time
to people in general. That happened to Samuel Beckett too, who was an almost
complete bilingual: English and French. He wrote his works in both of
the languages. He said he could express himself much better and more
freely in French, his second language that he began to learn after
the age of 10 or so. He said that when writing in English, he
felt dragged along by the long history and conventions, whether good
or bad, of his Irish traditions and things like that. When writing in
French, he was free from all such nasty conventions.
171:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/08 07:26:43.63 G+FXUZsT.net
Fyodor Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment"
I love "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevksy tremendously. I
first read it in Japanese -- once. Then, several years later, I read
it in English. I loved the English version so much that I read several
other English versions by various translators. I even read it in a
French version too. Altogether, I have read it 12 times maybe. And I
have listened to two recordings of the novel on YouTube -- many times.
As for the Blackstone Audio recording by professional actor Anthony
Heald (which is now available on YouTube), I think I've listened to it
dozens of times -- or even a hundred times maybe. But I don't listen
to it very carefully. I always listen to it while walking, putting out
my laundry, doing other household chores, or for some time in bed
before going to sleep. So, of course, my listening to the recording is
not enough to appreciate the whole of the novel.
But still, there are times when I think I do get to appreciate the
profoundest meaning of what is written there. I can't help emphasizing
that I love the novel itself as written by Dostoevsky, the recording
as performed by Anthony Heald, and the English translation produced by
Constance Garnett (a famous Russian-English translator about a
century ago). These three elements have combined almost divinely to
have produced this splendid masterpiece performance that I have been
listening to with so much joy.
172:Dreas
15/10/08 15:38:52.67 dusibdDj!.net
Fuck bro, I was gonna say something but you've swamped the chat :/
This is not nessesarily a bad thing but... Have you ever considered writing a book?
173:777
15/10/08 21:19:32.04 zTByIZxf.net
I think most British people are accustomed to American English through movies, TV shows, songs, etc.
But how about American people?
Do most native speakers of American English have no problem in understanding spoken British English?
174:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/08 22:30:34.90 Oaq/4FlN!.net
depends on the accents. Ad you know, america is HUGE; this means that the words and way of speaking are sometimes quite different.
The UK is a fraction of its size, but is also diverse with a... Messy history.
The vernacular for the two languages can be quite different but the accent is usually easy enough to understand;
But some accents from america and Britain are considered crude or unpleasant, such as cockney or the southern American accent.
175:臭い米国人
15/10/08 23:58:26.15 24UZ9jX9!.net
>>171
I think the reason people can express themselves more freely in their non-Native tongues is because when learning the non-Native language,
they will learn it in isolation. That is they aren't influenced by the societal norms of that language like when learning their Native tongues.
For example: a Spanish native learning English wants to talk about his black friend. Now in Spanish, black is "Negro" and is an everyday word.
So when he looks up Negro online for an English equivalent, he might find that it is used to describe black people. However he does not learn
that the word used like this has a sense of endearment if he is black as well, but otherwise it is seen as hate speech when used by non-blacks.
Thus even if this speaker is corrected, because he grew up in an area where English was not used by his community, he never got the imprint
of "correctness" that society teaches children in using the language.
I wrote this part last before leaving, if it's confusing please let me know and I'll try to explain better in my next post.
>>173
Accents aren't really that bad for different versions of English. The one most natives struggle with however, is Indians speaking English.
Indian English is vastly different in that it changes the grammar dramatically in addition to the accent people have. While going from British
English to American English or its "derivatives" (Canadian English, Australian English, New Zealand English), there is almost no grammatical change
only an accent on the words.
176:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/09 10:39:19.51 H+CwHK3g.net
>>175
Most natives struggle with Indian English?! No wonder we nonnatives
have to struggle with it. I'm a lot relieved!
And thanks for responding to my statement to the effect that I strangely
feel freer in reading materials and expressing myself in a foreign language.
177:777
15/10/09 12:40:56.41 jDD7mLvc.net
How about these British expressions?
As for me, I only knew the meaning of bloke.
a bit of how's your father
bloke
brolly
chuffed to be bits
the dreaded lurgy
gobsmacked
grub's up
kerfuffle
knackered
know your onions
More tea vicar?
skivvy
sod off
Sod's law
takes the biscuit
the bee's knee
20 Essential British English Expressions - Volume 1
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.youtube.com)
178:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/09 14:29:58.64 dsgEJS4O!.net
Ohi, just testing to see if my IP is blocked on this channel.
179:名無しさん＠英語勉強中
15/10/09 21:05:52.16 mMl5QKi2.net
How many native English speakers are watching this thread, I wonder?
180:臭い米国人
15/10/09 23:14:24.06 9AO3aaMz!.net
>>176
No problem.
>>177
I've heard several of these before, but for some I can't quite explain their meaning, so it's been a while.
However these ones I remember well:
bloke = fellow, person
gobsmacked = surprised
knackered = tired
sod off = piss off/ fuck off
the bee's knees = this is actually used in American English a lot too, it means something that's wonderful or excellent or the best of something.
>>179
I try to read it every morning. Dreas seems to reply a lot too, so at least two.
181:777
15/10/10 07:01:18.61 poHnWBzM.net
>>167
>However about the Romeo and Juliet thing, I don't think you, or anyone else
>for that matter, really needs to understand the particular works of older authors
>-- like Shakespeare for English or 夏目漱石 for Japanese -- in order to use the language well.
Maybe so.
However, some knowledge about his works seems to be common one among educated native English speakers.
For example, the following phrases are frequently quoted in novels, movies, TV shows, etc.
To be, or not to be: that is the question.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Get thee to a nunnery.
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
What's in a name? A rose by any name would smell as sweet.
If music be the food of love, play on.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?