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Post by J. T./Jessica on Oct 17, 2006 8:00:34 GMT -5
Ranma picks Akane and Ukyo complains about how her dowery and how he's supposed to pick her because she's the 'cute fiancee'.
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Post by J. T./Jessica on Jan 20, 2007 19:32:21 GMT -5
Or how about "(character A) is REALLY the crown prince/ss of some country... and GUESS whose ruler just died?"
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Post by J. T./Jessica on Feb 18, 2008 23:21:34 GMT -5
I don't know if it's a plot device, but it's definately Over-FREAKIN'-Used...
Shampoo is a native Chinese speaker, correct? The broken speech comes from the fact that, unlike Cologne or Mousse, she doesn't bother to learn proper Japanese...
I don't know about you all, but excluding some words and phrases that have reached the point of being automatic, when I'm thinking I typically think in my native English...
SO... why is it that if you read a Ranma fic, pretty much ANY Ranma fic, involving Shampoo - if she thinks, it's in the same broken Japanese that she speaks in? I mean, writing it in English is one thing, but I seriously doubt she'd think in terms of "Ranma take Shampoo on date!" and "Shampoo bring Airen too-too good ramen!" even though that might be what comes out of her mouth. She'd probably form the thoughts behind the words normally - "Take me on a date!" and "I brought Airen* some great ramen!"
*(Note: I'm using Airen as a title here, probably misusing it.)
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Post by JP Gibb on Feb 19, 2008 22:19:55 GMT -5
IIRC, don't they do that in the dub though? I haven't watched for a while, but I thought the VA did the same thing...
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Post by J. T./Jessica on Feb 20, 2008 5:32:46 GMT -5
Probably, for continuity.
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