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2- Channel

I wouldn't say 2-ch is the best place to learn slang for daily use, perhaps for internet use, but they are about the same as the western equivalents (lol, rofl, that sorta stuff), and while many people (nerds and not-so-nerds alike) use these online, I still cringe at the thought of saying "lol" out loud while having a laugh!
 
I'm not talking about the short cut abbreviations. I'm meant like full words, with double meaning, or shortened words, even endings in sentences.

The other day I was reading my wifes message and she usually ends it with じゃーん. I was like what is that? It's not in my text books, couldn't find it on any resource sites. So I had to ask. She says it's a girlish way of saying です. I have yet to hear her say it on the phone. But I will be listening carefully when I'm out with here and her freinds again.
 

ﾂ〜窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙ｱ at the end of sentence could be either contracted form of ﾂ〜窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙遺?堋｢ﾂ（窶堙個） or dialect in Kanagawa (I heard that particularly around Yokohama but am not sure).
 
Yes, I'm from Yokohama and used 窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙ｱ when I was young.
But, I've been told recently that the "jan" ending is also used in some other area in the Kanto region (Tochigi, if I remember correctly). Today, that ending has become commonplace, everybody seems to be using it in close-friendspeak.

The extended 窶堋ｶ窶堙｡ﾂ〜窶堙ｱ is girlish "cute" talk and is accompanied by a distinctive inflection.
 
My wife is half Okinawan, and Mainland. She probably picked it up from the internet. OTther than that she loves saying DEATH is instead of DESU. It's the only time she can say the "th" sound properly. Hope it doesn't start on the internet or someone might get the wrong idea...hehe
 
The "death" one I've seen around, lol, cos in Japanese they're both spelt the same (in katakana, I mean)
 
lol, don't guys have their own version of 窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙ｱﾂ ﾂ?? 窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙銀?堋ｩﾂ？I've heard things like 窶堋｢窶堋｢窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙ｱﾂ from girls and 窶堋｢窶堋｢窶堋ｶ窶堙｡窶堙銀?堋ｦ from guys.

>>27 Rudel, there are lots of things that can't be found in the dictionary or textbooks, just a thing to keep in mind
 
2channel lingo somehow reminds me of Leet Speak. If you abuse them, you'll just end up looking like an internet geek with no life.
 
Does that mean everyone there is extremely geeky? From what I can tell, there are various active forums that discuss many different topics, some including stuff that I don't exactly think geeks/nerds could appreciate.
 
Gentleman10 said:
Does that mean everyone there is extremely geeky? From what I can tell, there are various active forums that discuss many different topics, some including stuff that I don't exactly think geeks/nerds could appreciate.
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Of course, not everyone, but many ...

There are very intelectual and educated posters there too, but don't expect all of them as nice as the people here.ﾂ If you don't ask them the way they like, some of them can get really cold and cruel ....

And about the 2channel language, it's okay to use it only sometimes cus you could surprise people (especially when you are not a Japanese native) and sometimes could add a little spice to the conversation, but if you used it too often, like, all the time, it sure would make you look like an otaku and dasai ...
 
A geeky state of Japanese Internet society.
ﾂ「ﾆ探ﾆ辰ﾆ椎槌停?愴暖窶凪?堋鞘? ﾆ椎?ﾆ弾ﾆ達ﾂ」ﾂ ﾆ但ﾆ男ﾆ陳≫?ｰﾂｻ
 

窶堋ｨ窶堋ｧﾂ〜ﾂ！ﾂ！ A new word added to my vocabulary!!

Thank you, Nagashima-san!!
 
2Ch is a really unmoderated and there can be lots of wierd people (by anyone's standard) there. It can be very interesting to get peoples point of view that you would not nomallly here in public conversation but I agree that they can be a bit cultie but that really goes for any online community
 
Though 2ch is fearful, Futaba-ch is fearful.

I sometimes look in Futaba-ch.
 
If you're an innocent person, your mind not yet tainted by what is in the very sewers of the internet (I'm not joking around here. It's REALLY BAD) you should probably stay away from 2ch.

It's not what is in the discussions you choose to join. They might be innocent enough. But just staying there is asking to stumble over something you may rather not see.

If you ever saw the sites that got big for a while like shownomercy and their ilk (pretty much a collection of pictures of dead people) they would still seem like little festive sites with pink decoration compared to what you may find on 2ch if you look for it, or by mistake if you don't.

Fair warning issued.
 
4chan is bad enough in English. I mean, even if you can live with the image threads that often get lots of shocker pics, it's the text boards that are more disturbing because words are the most powerful thing we have. And when they're used to write racist, sexist, or just purely hateful speech, it's bad. Give that 2ch has more posts per week than all of 4chan combined.

I do think that free speech is important, and the right to anonymous speech should be protected. Up to the point where infringing on people's rights are involved (criminal slander, harassment/stalking/forum takeovers, announcing intent to commit crime)

Channels want to keep normal slander and hate speech but then let it fly freely when it's passed acceptable limits. (ex. Debito). They partake in harassment and stalking ("Matsuri"). They only agree to take part in the latter (neomugicha incident).

I guess they do have a role to play in society, but any positive element they had cancels out.
 
If you're an innocent person, your mind not yet tainted by what is in the very sewers of the internet (I'm not joking around here. It's REALLY BAD) you should probably stay away from 2ch
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However ,They have so much knowledge in some specialized field.
ppl who are more well informed than the professor of university have
gathered in some specialized field of 2ch

if there is no troll( kids, arashi) in 2ch,it might become so nice boards.
because there is no adomin.
 
If 2chan is anyway like 4chan then its a pit of scum and corruption, a place for all the worst the internet has to offer to concentrate in one location.

I wouldnt touch 2chan with a triple anti-virus, firewall and adware remover covered glove shaped cursor.
 
TwistedMac said:
If you're an innocent person, your mind not yet tainted by what is in the very sewers of the internet (I'm not joking around here. It's REALLY BAD) you should probably stay away from 2ch.
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Hah yeah. I can't read japanese but i went onto 2channel anyway, to check it out.

ASCII art of tubgirl, pictures of the goatse man AND a .on.nimp link

(dont search for any of these, youll regret it)

Reminds me of a few of the english forums i visit.

*shifty eyes*
 
does 2ch have english interface like globee.jp ?
 
2ch ate me alive in 2003. My forum had 30,000 Japanese people posting photos of cute animals and ascii art disses of me. I'd delete a post and 50 more would show up.
 
ghettocities said:
2ch ate me alive in 2003. My forum had 30,000 Japanese people posting photos of cute animals and ascii art disses of me. I'd delete a post and 50 more would show up.
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Welcome to the collective might of Anonymous. Nihongo de, 窶督ｼ窶督ｳ窶堋ｵ, 窶堙遺?堙遺?堋ｵﾂ、nanashi-san. Nanashi窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ does not forgive.
 
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