http://yoijoho.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:34:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://yoijoho.wordpress.com http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/should-japanese-pronounce-english-origin-words-like-english-speakers/ http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/should-japanese-pronounce-english-origin-words-like-english-speakers/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:30:57 +0000 yoijoho http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/?p=27 ]]> It bothers me sometimes when a Japanese person says an English word with a very strong Japanese accent, such as gｅt－ “ゲットする” , “シティバンク”、”マクドナルド”, etc. Do you think Japanese should start pronouncing English words more English like?

]]> http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/should-japanese-pronounce-english-origin-words-like-english-speakers/feed/ 2 yoijoho http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/japanese-overuse-keigo-please-post-examples-of-unnecessary-keigo-words-expressions-or-overuse-of-keigo-in-sentences/ http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/japanese-overuse-keigo-please-post-examples-of-unnecessary-keigo-words-expressions-or-overuse-of-keigo-in-sentences/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:15:18 +0000 yoijoho http://yoijoho.wordpress.com/?p=15 Continue reading →]]> I recently went to a Japanese language teachers’ training class in NYC where native Japanese people attended. When each attendee introduced themselves, many used an expression, ” ~ のお仕事をさせていただいております。”　Is it necessary to say “させていただいて　”? Why can’t we just simply say “しております。”? We are the people doing the action, “work”. Is this passive expression necessary here?

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