Comments on: Genki no Moto

By: Matt TREYVAUD

Matt TREYVAUD — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:14:55 +0000

Always glad to help the drunk! (It’s a golden rule thing.)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:58:44 +0000

Very informative, and timely. I was just recently discussing this question of genki’s origins with a Russo-Slavic friend of mine, and we were both too lazy and drunk to look it up, so you’ve done us both a favor!

By: Matt TREYVAUD

Matt TREYVAUD — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:50:59 +0000

Certainly I wouldn’t want to imply that English orthography constitutes a model that kanji should aspire to. But you can fit more lies into kanji than you can into English spelling, try as you might. That’s what makes them interesting.

By: language hat

language hat — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:17:57 +0000

No, no, English orthography is mostly just drunken stumbling.

By: LS

LS — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:15:15 +0000

Language changes quickly … if a kanji is a lie, English orthography is flagrant fabrication.