Let's enjoying butcher other language!!

Nov 05, 2007 10:53

 We all know that the Japanese do it with katakana, and those of us who studied a language other than English at school are probably aware of how we do it too. So for a bit of light hearted fun, I thought I would start a list of words that the English language has stolen aquired (and refuse to pronounce properly). Be they Japanese words or any ( Read more... )

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Re: sure, I'll play. punkybunny November 5 2007, 03:48:53 UTC
Typhoon always weirded me out because it's the same thing as hurricane....it just seems weird to use it..

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Re: sure, I'll play. fujizahra November 5 2007, 08:42:32 UTC
The naming convention is really just a matter of the location. 'Hurricane' is used for the Atlantic storms, and 'typhoon' or 台風 for the Pacific storms.

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Re: sure, I'll play. punkybunny November 5 2007, 09:58:01 UTC
yeah i know that, i just always thought it was bizarre to use two words for the same thing...

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Re: sure, I'll play. figgybee November 5 2007, 11:32:56 UTC
Don't come to Australia, or you'll be *really* weirded out. We call them cyclones. :)

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Re: sure, I'll play. punkybunny November 5 2007, 13:58:23 UTC
ahhh! too confusing. ;)

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Re: sure, I'll play. megami_tsuki November 6 2007, 03:17:15 UTC
intresting...I always thought of Cyclone as another name for a tornado...

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AHH destroyingangel November 5 2007, 14:21:59 UTC
Off-topic.

I LOVE YOUR ICON.

"Augh..The source of the Nile is in Abyssinia!"

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Re: sure, I'll play. megami_tsuki November 6 2007, 03:15:55 UTC
Typhoons are mostly heavey rain and stronger than normal wind.

Huricans have stronger more powerful and divstaing winds and much MUCH heavier rain fall. Tho they are simular, They are in fact two diffrent Weather Phenomina

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