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I didn't like to come right out and say it, but hints weren't doing the trick.

You probably would have caught it had you used some adjective that doesn't have the "double i" ending. I think it is very easy overlook the difference on those.
 
Yeah, the difference between ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚‹ใใ†ใงใ™ vs. ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚Šใใ†ใงใ™ might be more obvious than ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„ใใ†ใงใ™ vs. ๆ‚ฒใ—ใใ†ใงใ™.
 
ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚็งใฏๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ€‚

Hello, all. I am going to give another shot at writing a short dialogue...its has been a while so please forgive any mistakes that are silly.

This is a conversation that is supposed to be between two males, that are speaking politely to each other, but they both are supposed to be somewhat foolish in their ideas. Trying to have some fun with this one.

Aใ•ใ‚“ใฎ่ฃๅบญใง In A's backyard

(Aใ•ใ‚“ใฏๅ’ฒใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹่Šฑใ‚’่žใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚A is smelled a blooming flower) ใ„ใ„้ฆ™ใ‚Šใงใ™ใญใ€‚This is a good smell, right. ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎ่ตคใ„่‰ฒใฏ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚And the red color is superb, right.


(Bใ•ใ‚“ใฏ้’ใ„ใƒใƒฉใฎ้šฃใซ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ B is standing next to his blue rose.) ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€‚No.้€†ใซ็งใฎ้’ใ„ใƒใƒฉใฎ้ฆ™ใ‚Šใฎใปใ†ใŒใใฎๆ™ฎ้€šใฎ่Šฑใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ„ใ„ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚On the contrary my blue rose's smell is better than that normal flower I think.

ใใ‚Œใฏใฐใ‹ใฐใ‹ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚That is silly. ใƒใƒƒใƒˆใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจใ€้’ใ„ใƒใƒฉใฏ้ฆ™ใ‚ŠใŒใชใ„ใใ†ใงใ™ใŒใ€่‰ฒใฏใใ‚Œใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚I heard online that blue roses do not have a smell, but the color is pretty.

ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ€ใพใŸใ€‚
 
่žใ can mean "to smell" only in a specific context (in traditional incense-smelling ceremony). ๏ฝžใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใ‚’ใ‹ใ is usually used.
There is no grammatical mistakes in the dialogue, but sounds rather awkward as a real conversation.
 
ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€‚

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

๏ฝžใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใ‚’ใ‹ใ

This is very helpful. Thank you!

One quick question is should is I used the kanji form, which is ๅ—…ใ? Or should I use the kana form?

ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ€ใพใŸใ€‚
 
ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚็งใฏๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ€‚

I present another conversation for scrutiny. This is between to a man, B, and a woman, A, who are at a clothing store. A is shopping and B is just tagging along not doing much. They are both speaking politely, even though this conversation really feels like it should be in informal speech. Again this is a little bit silly, but it was inspired by a story my co-worker told me today.

ๆœๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใง Inside a clothes store

(ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ๆœใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ Looking at cute clothes) Aใ•ใ‚“ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‚ใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ This is really cute, right?

(้Šใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ Doing nothing) Bใ•ใ‚“ ใฏใ„ใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใฎใƒ”ใƒณใ‚ฏใฏๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Yes. It is. That pink is energetic I think.

้šฃใฎ้€š่ทฏใง In the next aisle

Aใ•ใ‚“ ใ“ใฎ่ตคใใฆ้ป„่‰ฒใ„ใถใกใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆใจ็™ฝใ„ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒ„ใจใฉใฃใกใฎๆ–นใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚Do you like this red skirt with yellow spots or these white shorts?

Bใ•ใ‚“ ใˆใƒผใจใ€ๅ›ใฎๅฅฝใใช้›‘่ชŒใซใจใ‚‹ใจใ€ไปŠๅนดใ€ใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆใŒไบบๆฐ—ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆใŒๅฅฝใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚Um. According to your favorite magazine skirts are popular this year, so I like the skirt.

Aใ•ใ‚“ ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ไธกๆ–นใŒๅซŒใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚Is that so. I hate them both.

ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ€ใพใŸใ€‚
 
Bใ•ใ‚“ ใฏใ„ใ€ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ใใฎใƒ”ใƒณใ‚ฏใฏๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใ ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Yes. It is. That pink is energetic I think.
ๅ…ƒๆฐ— sounds odd.

I would say ้ป„่‰ฒใฎใ‚นใƒใƒƒใƒˆใฎใคใ„ใŸ่ตคใ„ใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆ.
ใ‚ทใƒงใƒผใƒ„ refers to underwear in Japanese.

้›‘่ชŒใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใจ
The subject of ๅฅฝใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† is interpreted as "you (= the addressee)".
 
ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚็งใฏๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๅ…ƒๆฐ— sounds odd

For this I wanted to say the color was energetic and cheerful. Would ๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใ„ be more appropriate?

ใคใ„ใŸ่ตคใ„

I do not understand the ใคใ„ใŸ portion of this the sentence. Would you please elaborate?

The subject of ๅฅฝใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† is interpreted as "you (= the addressee)".

I also do not understand this as I used the particle ใŒ to mark ใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆ. Why is the subject still interpreted as "you?"


ใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ˜ใƒผใƒˆๅค–ๆฅ่ชž

I agree, good sir. Also xD

ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ€ใพใŸใ€‚
 
For this I wanted to say the color was energetic and cheerful. Would ๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใ„ be more appropriate?
It can work, but I would use ่ฏใ‚„ใ‹.

I do not understand the ใคใ„ใŸ portion of this the sentence. Would you please elaborate?
้ป„่‰ฒใฎใ‚นใƒใƒƒใƒˆใฎใคใ„ใŸ is a modifying clause. ใคใ„ใŸ is from ใคใ.

I also do not understand this as I used the particle ใŒ to mark ใ‚นใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆ. Why is the subject still interpreted as "you?"
There is no problem with asking if the addressee likes the skirt, right? The problem is on ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†. You must be certain with your own emotions/feelings, that's why you can't use ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† for your own preference.
 
ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚็งใฏๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Thank you! I understand what you mean with regards to using ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† with you own preference.

ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ€ใพใŸใ€‚
 
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