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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 3535324" data-attributes="member: 871"><p>Well, I was aware of the term "jingo" in the English sense, and the negative connotations there. I was considering "Jingo" because of this for humorous effect, mainly. However, since there were 2 possible definitions in Japanese for the term, I wasn't sure which one was more prevalent/used. Also, I wasn't sure of the "weight" of the term in Japanese, if you will--I didn't know if any bad connotation in Japanese was <em>so bad</em> that it'd be rude to use at all (i.e., non-Eric's Grandma friendly language, just in Japanese rather than English). I just wanted to ask people actually knowledgeable in the language if that was the case, rather than rely on just an online translator.</p><p></p><p>I sorta saw "Jingo" as having potential joke-wise for those knowledgeable about the Japanese language, as well as for those aware of the word in the English language (a potential cross-cultural punchline, that is). And, to play with the English connotation, it'd be a commentary on the ancient empire that dominated that area ages ago & helped establish the language as the dominant/"Common" language for the entire region.</p><p></p><p>Also, I was considering getting Korean and Chinese words/terms as well for a mix-n-match that would sound sorta-kinda authentic (and to step away from Asian cultures = Japanese culture with this fantasy setting), but wouldn't really mean anything in just 1 language. I wanted to be able to generate serious terms and phrases using other languages (and not just joke terms all around). The joke-stuff would be little humor "Easter eggs" scattered throughout the game.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Babelfish</strong> was one of the first resources I tried, actually. Results are given in the written characters of the language it's translated into (which I can't read at all) instead of using the English alphabet to depict the term, so it's not useful for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 3535324, member: 871"] Well, I was aware of the term "jingo" in the English sense, and the negative connotations there. I was considering "Jingo" because of this for humorous effect, mainly. However, since there were 2 possible definitions in Japanese for the term, I wasn't sure which one was more prevalent/used. Also, I wasn't sure of the "weight" of the term in Japanese, if you will--I didn't know if any bad connotation in Japanese was [I]so bad[/I] that it'd be rude to use at all (i.e., non-Eric's Grandma friendly language, just in Japanese rather than English). I just wanted to ask people actually knowledgeable in the language if that was the case, rather than rely on just an online translator. I sorta saw "Jingo" as having potential joke-wise for those knowledgeable about the Japanese language, as well as for those aware of the word in the English language (a potential cross-cultural punchline, that is). And, to play with the English connotation, it'd be a commentary on the ancient empire that dominated that area ages ago & helped establish the language as the dominant/"Common" language for the entire region. Also, I was considering getting Korean and Chinese words/terms as well for a mix-n-match that would sound sorta-kinda authentic (and to step away from Asian cultures = Japanese culture with this fantasy setting), but wouldn't really mean anything in just 1 language. I wanted to be able to generate serious terms and phrases using other languages (and not just joke terms all around). The joke-stuff would be little humor "Easter eggs" scattered throughout the game. [B]Babelfish[/B] was one of the first resources I tried, actually. Results are given in the written characters of the language it's translated into (which I can't read at all) instead of using the English alphabet to depict the term, so it's not useful for me. [/QUOTE]
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