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Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:07 am

Oh, they are- I just meant that (as you've got in your post) 'osu' is おす, and 'ossu' is おっす- just that the way in which it's written in hiragana (or katakana) should influence the alphabet version of the word.

By the way, in terms of kanji you can have 押忍 as 'osu' AND 'ossu', or have 押っ忍 for 'ossu'; I guess that helps in terms of distinguishing one pronunciation from another, but like you say since they're the same darn thing anyway it's only people concerned with minute details (like most of us here ^_^) who would care.

Saiyavenger2941 · Post by **Saiyavenger2941** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:09 am

Ok, bit off topic, but... Did anyone else think that Videl had a baby bump in one of her illustration cards?

If so... My interest in this special just hit a brand new high. (Which is saying something, considering I could've cared less before I saw that.)

To V-Jump and Toriyama: Forget Vegeta and his mini-me. Show us more of Gohan and Videl!

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:28 am

Cypher wrote:Oh, they are- I just meant that (as you've got in your post) 'osu' is おす, and 'ossu' is おっす- just that the way in which it's written in hiragana (or katakana) should influence the alphabet version of the word.

By the way, in terms of kanji you can have 押忍 as 'osu' AND 'ossu', or have 押っ忍 for 'ossu'; I guess that helps in terms of distinguishing one pronunciation from another, but like you say since they're the same darn thing anyway it's only people concerned with minute details (like most of us here ^_^) who would care.

Well, if that's the case, we don't run around spelling it "dess" so why spell it "oss," right? However, in terms of pronunciation they're correct.

Acid_Reign · Post by **Acid_Reign** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:44 am

You could just as easily add an apostrophe and negate the issue, e.g., “Oss’! Ora Gokuu!.”

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:18 am

Acid_Reign wrote:You could just as easily add an apostrophe and negate the issue, e.g., “Oss’! Ora Gokuu!.”

Its not necessarily right to do that, but I personally don't care all that much.

Acid_Reign · Post by **Acid_Reign** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:23 am

Kendamu wrote:Its not necessarily right to do that, but I personally don't care all that much.

“Right” in what sense? Are you doing a transcription, transliteration, or something else? And what type?

If the point is to convey Gokū’s accent in textual form, then it makes sense to render what he’s saying using some kind of phonetic transcription. If, instead, we want to be able to reconstruct the exact meaning and/or spelling of what he’s saying, then it makes more sense to use some kind of transliteration. In this case, we want to preserve semantics while indicating the broader differences between his regional dialect and formal Japanese, so it’d be most beneficial to use a mix of both, which is essentially what I did. The orthography can not be reconstructed based on “Oss’! Ora Gokuu!” alone; it requires knowledge of the consonant doubling and implied vowel sound ending of osu; but the general “Gokū-ness” persists and that’s what matters in this context.

Big Momma · Post by **Big Momma** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:22 pm

You can't have "oss" or "os" in Japanese. It has to be either "osu" or "ossu".

Sorry, that was just getting on my nerves.

Acid_Reign · Post by **Acid_Reign** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:54 pm

Big Momma wrote:You can't have "oss" or "os" in Japanese. It has to be either "osu" or "ossu".

Sorry, that was just getting on my nerves.

I fully understand that. Did you not read what I said?

Big Momma · Post by **Big Momma** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:01 pm

Acid_Reign wrote:
Big Momma wrote:You can't have "oss" or "os" in Japanese. It has to be either "osu" or "ossu".

Sorry, that was just getting on my nerves.
I fully understand that. Did you not read what I said?

Sorry, I did one of those things where I went back to see new posts, and completely forgot there was another new page and posted.

Whoops.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:22 pm

I think the title will end up being "Goku and Friends Return; The Lost Story of Vegeta's Brother!"

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:56 pm

Which symbol is Son wearing on his gi? The gô, Kaiô, or Kame symbol?

SSJ2bardock · Post by **SSJ2bardock** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:43 pm

JulieYBM wrote:Which symbol is Son wearing on his gi? The gô, Kaiô, or Kame symbol?

Sorry to bring this up, but I've always wanted to know. What does the symbol on Goku's Namek gi mean/say?

Post by **Herms** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:12 pm

JulieYBM wrote:Which symbol is Son wearing on his gi? The gô, Kaiô, or Kame symbol?

The charater model sheet has him wearing the "Kame" symbol on both sides.

SSJ2bardock wrote:Sorry to bring this up, but I've always wanted to know. What does the symbol on Goku's Namek gi mean/say?

It's the character used to write the go in "Goku", "Gohan", and "Goten".

Dbzbabe · Post by **Dbzbabe** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:31 pm

bought volume 49 of Shonen Jump and this was inside! ^^

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:35 pm

Well, Vegeta's going to kill Sanji for doing that to his wife...

Dbzbabe · Post by **Dbzbabe** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:46 pm

JulieYBM wrote:Well, Vegeta's going to kill Sanji for doing that to his wife...

lol hes too busy staring down Zorro xD

JulieYBM · Post by **JulieYBM** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:49 pm

Dbzbabe wrote:
JulieYBM wrote:Well, Vegeta's going to kill Sanji for doing that to his wife...
lol hes too busy staring down Zorro xD

It's Zoro.

Dbzbabe · Post by **Dbzbabe** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:23 pm

JulieYBM wrote:
Dbzbabe wrote:
JulieYBM wrote:Well, Vegeta's going to kill Sanji for doing that to his wife...
lol hes too busy staring down Zorro xD
It's Zoro.

opps xD thanks

The Time Traveller · Post by **The Time Traveller** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:29 am

Dbzbabe wrote:
JulieYBM wrote:
Dbzbabe wrote: lol hes too busy staring down Zorro xD
It's Zoro.
opps xD thanks

At least she didn't say Zolo, because we would have had to kill her.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:38 am

I love all this DB/OP stuff. X3

Kanzenshuu

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