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Topic	How do YOU abbreviate Japanese?
Zeus 04/01/17 2:23:53 AM #26:	dainkinkaide posted... Zeus posted... tbh, the only one I knew about was an even older one that was considered offensive which was a derivation of Nippon, although even that one I still don't get why that would arbitrarily become offensive in the first place. Because it was commonly used as a pejorative, as was the abbreviated form of "Japanese". There was nothing arbitrary about it; it was just a natural evolution of usage. Then, in theory, isn't even the term "Japanese" offensive because it still carries those negative connotations? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:876291128] in How do YOU... [t:75183165]...</cite> <quote><cite>dainkinkaide posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>tbh, the only one I knew about was an even older one that was considered offensive which was a derivation of Nippon, although even that one I still don't get why that would arbitrarily become offensive in the first place.</quote> Because it was commonly used as a pejorative, as was the abbreviated form of "Japanese". There was nothing arbitrary about it; it was just a natural evolution of usage.</quote> Then, in theory, isn't even the term "Japanese" offensive because it still carries those negative connotations? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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