11 this "akai desu" is (to a small extent) a matter of taste (Japanese)
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This article is from the Japanese FAQ, by TANAKA Tomoyuki tanaka@cs.indiana.edu and Olaf Meeuwissen olaf@IMSL.shinshu-u.ac.jp with numerous contributions by others.
11 this "akai desu" is (to a small extent) a matter of taste (Japanese)
question: what other topics do Japanese linguistic purists talk about?
(Japanese counterparts to the US "different than/from",
"it's me/I", "10 items or less/fewer", etc.)
1. another SABORI KEIGO (sloppy polite-form), like "akai desu"
using "rare" too much.
strange: korareru kakareru
correct: irassharu okakininaru
2. "ageru" is for people only.
(TT doesn't have a stand on this one.)
according to these people,
strange: kingyo ni esa wo ageru. (hana ni mizu wo ageru)
correct: kingyo ni esa wo yaru. (hana ni mizu wo yaru)
these seem much more technical/picky than "akai desu".
let me know if you remember other issues like these.
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