Proper spelling - is it that important?

Originally Posted by ramoth

Dyin' at the cognitive dissonance between this and your Disgea 2 avatar and signature.

Too much.

Dude, this is a game. If it had Mario style drawing and I liked the game, I'd still put on the theme. You don't seem to understand the usage of weeaboo.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Scarletdeath

Dude, this is a game. If it had Mario style drawing and I liked the game, I'd still put on the theme. You don't seem to understand the usage of weeaboo.

You're getting all hot and bothered over a term used by Japanophiles to insult other Japanophiles...

...while you have in your avatar and signature Disgea 2, published by a studio whose name translates as "Japan #1" and is wildly popular amongst those same Japanophiles.

It's like a guy in a Batman costume making fun of a guy in a Superman costume for wearing his underwear on the outside.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by ramoth

...while you have in your avatar and signature Disgea 2, published by a studio whose name translates as "Japan #1" and is wildly popular amongst those same Japanophiles.

Again, it's a bloody game. I don't like/dislike a game because of whatever the game publisher is called. I already mention that certain art styles are relevant to me due to the course I'm doing.

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You're getting all hot and bothered over a term used by Japanophiles to insult other Japanophiles...

Did you not see what I said; I don't like the fact that Dhsu insulted someone for working hard to learn a language.

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Originally Posted by ramoth

Anyway, I am with Bigblah on this. This thread is so incredibly far derailed at this point that I'm just going to stop posting in it.

You were the one who started this (again) outta nowhere

I was speaking idiomatically.

Anyway, I am with Bigblah on this. This thread is so incredibly far derailed at this point that I'm just going to stop posting in it.

Additional Spam:

Originally Posted by Scarletdeath

You were the one who started this (again) outta nowhere

You're just as bad as Elixir. "CAN'T LET THAT INSULT GO UNRESPONDED TO.........."

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Bigblah

What the fuck? The people who are doing that are the ones posting according to conversation flow. Or did you just glance over the lover's spat between Scarlet and Dhsu and assume that everyone is talking about lol animu?

I apologize, first for the delayed response, and second of all if I had misinterpreted them and offended them in anyway. I did read the long extensive arguments, just didn't think it was that applicable to the question on hand.

Comparing Japanese to English is like comparing oranges with apples. It's nice to be able to point out similarities in the importance of being able to use and apply the language properly, but the thread doesn't necessarily call for extremely detailed examples of Japanese grammar implications or correct Kanji configurations to illustrate how important it is to know the ENGLISH language and be able to write it properly.

I appreciate that they both went far and beyond to exemplify that example but it was getting further and further away from the main topic, "ENGLISH: is spelling important?"

I work with both of these languages in order to feed myself and all I really have to say to the matter is, "YES, any language needs to be used correctly;" I don't feel the necessity of explaining in great detail why certain words needs to be configured in the right kanji otherwise someone can read it differently. The knowledge of knowing how to use the kanji correctly has nothing to do with spelling English words correctly other than that they both need to be applied and used properly.

At least it's easier to correct your work in English; spell check or a kanji usage checker doesn't really exist in Japanese application for Microsoft Word or Outlook, last time I checked. (I usually have my managers that transferred here from the Tokyo office check and read my emails to the Japanese clients make sure my grammar/kanji/tone usage is correct)

FELIPE NO

The thread title does not specifically mention English, and while this is a predominantly English speaking board, it does not necessarily preclude other languages from being discussed as long as the discussion itself is in English. As for whether it's disrupting the "main topic", that's for moderators to decide.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?