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I am easy to amuse (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 121 points 6 days ago (4 children)

ASS (Advanced Substation Alpha)

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Fantastic sub format for anime.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Loanwords

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Same reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don't know.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Then why respond?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I didnt know if you knew the loan word thing.

Why ask?

[–] OuterRem@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

Because it sounds like English words which is "cool"

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Eyy I just watched Red Ranger, extremely enjoyable for how stupid it is. I bet I'd have loved power rangers if I watched it as a kid

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

I watched too much of power rangers on TV as a child.
As a result, I don't find the anime enjoyable.

Even though the premise was fun, I just couldn't tolerate it enough to feel the fun.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Why is that not ASA? Or even ASSA.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 62 points 6 days ago

Because they knew exactly what they were doing, obviously.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago

Because ASS.

[–] vodka@lemm.ee 18 points 5 days ago

Because substation alpha is SSA so they just reversed it.

Because it's funny.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

When I took a geometry test in eighth grade, I got a point deducted because I wrote ASS instead of SSA (side-side-angle) when calculating angles and side lengths of a triangle. Still got the right answer though

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Oh, wonderful, teachers who punish kids for being kids and/or making mistakes.

[–] ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago

Right in the nostalgia! Happiness is a warm genlock...