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Incredible 02/05/24 3:32:45 PM #1:	Anime (pronounced animay) is taken from animeshon, the Japanese approximation for the English word animation, which is pronounced animay-tion Since it's taken directly from the English word, it should be spelled anima in English. Anim if you want the pronunciation to be clear fammy fam --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978670863] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Anime (pronounced animay) is taken from animeshon, the Japanese approximation for the English word animation, which is pronounced animay-tionSince it's taken directly from the English word, it should be spelled anima in English. Anim if you want the pronunciation to be clear fammy fam </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/05/24 3:32:56 PM #2:	Animu --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:978670867] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Animu </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 02/05/24 3:34:47 PM #3:	Animation --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:978670893] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Animation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GetMagnaCarter 02/05/24 3:42:20 PM #4:	except Japanese write foreign words phonetically using kanji the English spelling is irrelevant --- "Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did She die in vain?" <cite>GetMagnaCarter posted [p:978671043] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>except Japanese write foreign words phonetically using kanji the English spelling is irrelevant </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 02/05/24 3:43:15 PM #5:	GetMagnaCarter posted... except Japanese write foreign words phonetically using kanji the English spelling is irrelevant https://youtu.be/i6l8MFdTaPE --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:978671057] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>GetMagnaCarter posted... </cite><quote>except Japanese write foreign words phonetically using kanji the English spelling is irrelevant</quote>https://youtu.be/i6l8MFdTaPE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
archizzy 02/05/24 3:44:32 PM #6:	Thats why people skip all the debate and just call it cartoon. --- PSN ID: sled_dogs76 60" Pioneer Kuro Elite PRO151FD, Yamaha RX-V3900 A/V Receiver, Oppo DV983-H player. Coming soon: 2 Seaton Submersives from Mark Seaton <cite>archizzy posted [p:978671080] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Thats why people skip all the debate and just call it cartoon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:45:12 PM #7:	GetMagnaCarter posted... except Japanese write foreign words phonetically using kanji the English spelling is irrelevant It's a foreign word, so if you're writing in that foreign language, you would just spell it as you would the word --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671097] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>GetMagnaCarter posted... </cite><quote>except Japanese write foreign words phonetically using kanji the English spelling is irrelevant</quote>It's a foreign word, so if you're writing in that foreign language, you would just spell it as you would the word </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 3:45:16 PM #8:	Anima is already an English word that means soul. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671099] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Anima is already an English word that means soul. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:45:38 PM #9:	Tyranthraxus posted... Anima is already an English word that means soul. It's short for animation --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671111] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Anima is already an English word that means soul.</quote>It's short for animation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 3:46:06 PM #10:	Incredible posted... It's short for animation No. It's short for animeshon as you already said. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671122] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>It's short for animation</quote>No. It's short for animeshon as you already said. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ellis123 02/05/24 3:46:08 PM #11:	Tyranthraxus posted... Anima is already an English word that means soul. And thus we have figured out one way Engrish comes into being. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:978671123] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Anima is already an English word that means soul.</quote>And thus we have figured out one way Engrish comes into being. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:47:26 PM #12:	Tyranthraxus posted... No. It's short for animeshon as you already said. Animeshon is animation, just approximated to Japanese There's no reason to use animeshon in English --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671143] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>No. It's short for animeshon as you already said.</quote>Animeshon is animation, just approximated to JapaneseThere's no reason to use animeshon in English </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GEKGanon 02/05/24 3:48:10 PM #13:	NeonTentacles posted... Animu Nailed it on the first try. +50pts to Weebfyndor. --- Steam Name: gekganon <cite>GEKGanon posted [p:978671159] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>NeonTentacles posted... </cite><quote>Animu</quote>Nailed it on the first try. +50pts to Weebfyndor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DocileOrangeCup 02/05/24 3:48:50 PM #14:	Actually, since it's an English word, it should be pronounced "uh nyme". --- https://imgur.com/kHnd6lr https://imgur.com/uG042id https://imgur.com/tIfDfZH https://imgur.com/xhtRl8w https://imgur.com/ggQozRe https://tinyurl.com/Corn-420 <cite>DocileOrangeCup posted [p:978671177] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Actually, since it's an English word, it should be pronounced "uh nyme". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 3:48:57 PM #15:	Incredible posted... Animeshon is animation, just approximated to Japanese There's no reason to use animeshon in English There's no reason to use anime in English either. It's cartoons. That's the English word for it. If you want to half ass backport the Japanese loan word, it's anime. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671180] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>Animeshon is animation, just approximated to JapaneseThere's no reason to use animeshon in English</quote>There's no reason to use anime in English either. It's cartoons. That's the English word for it. If you want to half ass backport the Japanese loan word, it's anime. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:49:09 PM #16:	Should we start calling Japanese music "musikku" or something There's no reason to pronounce an English word as you would in Japanese if you're speaking English --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671184] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Should we start calling Japanese music "musikku" or something There's no reason to pronounce an English word as you would in Japanese if you're speaking English </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 02/05/24 3:49:37 PM #17:	It is correct to use the romaji spelling for Katakana words even when the word is derived from English. So, anime is right. --- "They think it don't be like it is, but it do." -Oscar Gamble <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:978671192] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>It is correct to use the romaji spelling for Katakana words even when the word is derived from English. So, anime is right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:49:49 PM #18:	Tyranthraxus posted... There's no reason to use anime in English either. Right, you would use anima if you wanted to abbreviate animation --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671199] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>There's no reason to use anime in English either.</quote>Right, you would use anima if you wanted to abbreviate animation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 3:50:39 PM #19:	Incredible posted... Should we start calling Japanese music "musikku" or something There's no reason to pronounce an English word as you would in Japanese if you're speaking English There's no reason to mix the language of your sentence. You like to watch cartoons. That's all there is to it. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671234] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>Should we start calling Japanese music "musikku" or something There's no reason to pronounce an English word as you would in Japanese if you're speaking English</quote>There's no reason to mix the language of your sentence. You like to watch cartoons. That's all there is to it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:51:09 PM #20:	berlyman101 posted... It is correct to use the romaji spelling for Katakana words even when the word is derived from English. No it's not lol. You would just use the English spelling because the word is English to begin with Do you call Trunks from DBZ "Torankusu"? Or Cell "Seru"? "Pikkoro"? "Bejiita"? "Furiiza"? Nah fam --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671246] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>berlyman101 posted... </cite><quote>It is correct to use the romaji spelling for Katakana words even when the word is derived from English.</quote>No it's not lol. You would just use the English spelling because the word is English to begin with Do you call Trunks from DBZ "Torankusu"? Or Cell "Seru"? "Pikkoro"? "Bejiita"? "Furiiza"? Nah fam </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 3:51:13 PM #21:	Incredible posted... Right, you would use anima if you wanted to abbreviate animation No I wouldn't and nobody else would either. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671247] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>Right, you would use anima if you wanted to abbreviate animation</quote>No I wouldn't and nobody else would either. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 02/05/24 3:51:33 PM #22:	Tyranthraxus posted... There's no reason to use anime in English either. It's cartoons. That's the English word for it. If you want to half ass backport the Japanese loan word, it's anime. It's more concise to say "anime" than "Japanese cartoons." --- "They think it don't be like it is, but it do." -Oscar Gamble <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:978671254] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>There's no reason to use anime in English either. It's cartoons. That's the English word for it. If you want to half ass backport the Japanese loan word, it's anime.</quote>It's more concise to say "anime" than "Japanese cartoons." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:51:48 PM #23:	Tyranthraxus posted... No I wouldn't and nobody else would either. If you wanted to, then you would abbreviate it as anima --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671260] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>No I wouldn't and nobody else would either.</quote>If you wanted to, then you would abbreviate it as anima </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:52:27 PM #24:	berlyman101 posted... It's more concise to say "anime" than "Japanese cartoons." Just say J-cartoons "Anime" is short for animation in general --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671280] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>berlyman101 posted... </cite><quote>It's more concise to say "anime" than "Japanese cartoons."</quote>Just say J-cartoons "Anime" is short for animation in general </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 02/05/24 3:52:55 PM #25:	Incredible posted... No it's not lol. You would just use the English spelling because the word is English to begin with Do you call Trunks from DBZ "Torankusu"? Or Cell "Seru"? "Pikkoro"? "Bejiita"? "Furiiza"? Nah fam "Animation" has a different connotation in English than "anime," so it's a useful term. --- "They think it don't be like it is, but it do." -Oscar Gamble <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:978671291] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>No it's not lol. You would just use the English spelling because the word is English to begin with Do you call Trunks from DBZ "Torankusu"? Or Cell "Seru"? "Pikkoro"? "Bejiita"? "Furiiza"? Nah fam</quote>"Animation" has a different connotation in English than "anime," so it's a useful term. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 3:53:13 PM #26:	berlyman101 posted... It's more concise to say "anime" than "Japanese cartoons." That's no reason to specify that the cartoons are Japanese. Especially when they're not even always Japanese. Lots of cartoons come from China or Korea that get called Anime. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671300] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>berlyman101 posted... </cite><quote>It's more concise to say "anime" than "Japanese cartoons."</quote>That's no reason to specify that the cartoons are Japanese. Especially when they're not even always Japanese. Lots of cartoons come from China or Korea that get called Anime. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:55:10 PM #27:	berlyman101 posted... "Animation" has a different connotation in English than "anime," so it's a useful term. Arbitrary social construct. People wanted a short term to describe Japanese cartoons so they went with "anime" even though that's technically redundant Japanimation/Japanima would have been better --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671342] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>berlyman101 posted... </cite><quote>"Animation" has a different connotation in English than "anime," so it's a useful term.</quote>Arbitrary social construct. People wanted a short term to describe Japanese cartoons so they went with "anime" even though that's technically redundantJapanimation/Japanima would have been better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 02/05/24 3:56:22 PM #28:	Tyranthraxus posted... That's no reason to specify that the cartoons are Japanese. Especially when they're not even always Japanese. Lots of cartoons come from China or Korea that get called Anime. It's very often relevant. Anime has a significant following in the US and it's useful to quickly differentiate it as an interest. It's technically incorrect to call anything but Japanese cartoons anime, but colloquially it can be understood that they come from different countries. Incredible posted... If you wanted to, then you would abbreviate it as anima Anima already has a different meaning in western culture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_and_animus?wprov=sfla1 --- "They think it don't be like it is, but it do." -Oscar Gamble <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:978671366] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>That's no reason to specify that the cartoons are Japanese. Especially when they're not even always Japanese. Lots of cartoons come from China or Korea that get called Anime.</quote>It's very often relevant. Anime has a significant following in the US and it's useful to quickly differentiate it as an interest.It's technically incorrect to call anything but Japanese cartoons anime, but colloquially it can be understood that they come from different countries.Incredible posted... </cite><quote>If you wanted to, then you would abbreviate it as anima</quote>Anima already has a different meaning in western culture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_and_animus?wprov=sfla1 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 3:57:26 PM #29:	berlyman101 posted... Anima already has a different meaning in western culture. Plenty of words have plenty of meanings --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671387] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>berlyman101 posted... </cite><quote>Anima already has a different meaning in western culture.</quote>Plenty of words have plenty of meanings </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 02/05/24 3:57:36 PM #30:	Incredible posted... Arbitrary social construct. People wanted a short term to describe Japanese cartoons so they went with "anime" even though that's technically redundant Japanimation/Japanima would have been better https://youtu.be/n-BmKFgJJog?si=PnG5qwHmbUObNkaI --- "They think it don't be like it is, but it do." -Oscar Gamble <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:978671392] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>Arbitrary social construct. People wanted a short term to describe Japanese cartoons so they went with "anime" even though that's technically redundantJapanimation/Japanima would have been better</quote>https://youtu.be/n-BmKFgJJog?si=PnG5qwHmbUObNkaI </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/05/24 4:01:57 PM #31:	Incredible posted... If you wanted to, then you would abbreviate it as anima No. If I wanted to do it, I'd use one of these: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7fbaf4fa.jpg --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978671489] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Incredible posted... </cite><quote>If you wanted to, then you would abbreviate it as anima</quote>No. If I wanted to do it, I'd use one of these: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7fbaf4fa.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 4:04:02 PM #32:	Annie --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978671542] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>Annie </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 02/05/24 4:34:54 PM #33:	It doesnt matter if a word makes sense or not. What matters is that it conveys meaning. If everyone is using a nonsensical word for some concept, then that word has value and the sensible word that is not used is worthless. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:978672148] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>It doesnt matter if a word makes sense or not. What matters is that it conveys meaning. If everyone is using a nonsensical word for some concept, then that word has value and the sensible word that is not used is worthless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Incredible 02/05/24 4:36:38 PM #34:	An --- W fam <cite>Incredible posted [p:978672187] in It's anima... [t:80688799]...</cite> <quote>An </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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