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kinyo
kinyo
02:14
i am using osx. i need to input the full-width character for each letter in the latin alphabet. anyone know how? - You must login to post
by "input", i just mean type then from a keyboard. going to katakana / hiragana mode, let's my type fullwidth numbers and punctuation. but, if i type "a" of course i get the kana characters: あ or ア
Anonymous
02:43
@kinyo Hit F9
kinyo
kinyo
let me do some more testing with f9.
not working yet.
Anonymous
It works on my OS X machine. I type some letters, then hit F9 to convert everything I've typed to full-width Latin.
Anonymous
That's the default. If it doesn't work, check your input method settings to see what you have it set to
Anonymous
I think you should be able to use ctrl-L to accomplish the same thing
kinyo
kinyo
sweet. the "ctrl-L" works great. thanks.
Anonymous
02:55
Oh, if you have it set so you can't use real function keys without FN, then it would be FN+F9, by the way
kinyo
kinyo
yes. "fn+f9" also works. i definitely need to get to know my mac a little better.
Anonymous
I tend to forget about the FN thing typing on a desktop keyboard :-)
Portia
Portia
is japanese language easy?
Anonymous
@Portia Probably not. It depends in part on what your native language is.
Anonymous
Korean speakers have the easiest time learning Japanese, usually.
kinyo
kinyo
03:02
i've got a macbook and use a msft bluetooth keyboard. the keys do not map very well... i must have a wireless keyboard, and don't have enough usb slots (even with a hub)...
Portia
Portia
@snailplane what about indian speaker?
Anonymous
I don't know enough about the Indian languages to be able to say much in terms of phonology or grammar, but there won't be a lot of overlap in vocabulary.
Anonymous
I also don't know which Indian language you mean. Hindi, for example?
Portia
Portia
yes! hindi
Anonymous
03:42
I'm afraid I don't know enough about Hindi to say, but I've never heard anyone suggest that Japanese is particularly easy for native speakers of Hindi
Anonymous
I don't mean to discourage you, though--if you'd like to learn Japanese, go for it! Just know that you'll have to commit to it long-term and spend a lot of time on it :-)
Tim
Tim
09:24
@LiarLiarPantsonFire You might have it easier because (1) In Japan , Japanese people won't expect you speak English and will be more tolerant of your Japanese (2) You already speak and write several different languages (unlike many English native speakers) and fid it easier to adapt.
 
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Anonymous
11:49
I wonder why it's 小雨（こさめ） but 大雨（おおあめ）. I'm reminded of 真っ青（まっさお）
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
Instead of おおさめ?
Anonymous
Yeah. And well, there are relatively few examples of /s/ insertion in the Japanese language as a whole
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
BTW, do you know why Community brings up questions to the top of the active list?
Anonymous
There are other 雨 compounds with it as さめ though
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
I can't see if anything was edited/deleted
Anonymous
11:52
Yes, it bumps at most one question per hour, and it picks those questions which have no upvoted answers
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
I see
Every time it happens my answers receive an anonymous downvote
Anonymous
Hmm.
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
=)
Anonymous
But if you look, is the anonymous downvote before it happens?
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
Presumably for being a bad answer
Anonymous
11:53
That would explain why Community chooses now to pick them up and bump them
Anonymous
@Earthliŋ I don't know... maybe someone will vote the answers back up :-)
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
You're right. Someone tracked down a low answer of mine, downvoted it and then Community picked it for bumping.
@snailplane Like 春雨?
No others come to mind.
Anonymous
@Earthliŋ Yes! :-) I was just looking at the entry for 雨 in my 電子辞書 and it listed several examples
Anonymous
Some of them might be 死語
Anonymous
Like 早雨（はやさめ） maybe
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
12:01
WWWJDIC doesn't list はやさめ
Anonymous
It also lists むらさめ and 秋さめ
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
I like むらさめ
Anonymous
Me too! :-)
Earthliŋ
Earthliŋ
Sorry, I have to go. See you around
Anonymous
See you!

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