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1. monsutaa kaado! nihongo

   !nihongo Hello.Any of you guys know what is the difference between ikinari, totsuzen and kyuuni?

   Saturday, 14-Jan-17 10:57:49 UTC from web
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     bsmall2

     @mushi mostly politeness, or maybe just style. I wonder if even native speakers could help with this question? Maybe a writer's manual...

     Saturday, 14-Jan-17 15:32:49 UTC in context
   • monsutaa kaado! bsmall2

     @bsmall2 on the internet i saw a lot of people saying that they believe them all to have the same meaning but that they needed a native to confirm that. I guess we neef to wait for a native

     Saturday, 14-Jan-17 17:50:59 UTC in context
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     bsmall2

     @mushi When I get the chance I'll see if there's a discussion of these words in a decent writer's manual. I like 本田勝一「日本語の作文技術」

     Sunday, 15-Jan-17 01:02:46 UTC in context
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     bsmall2

     @mushi In some ways 本田勝一「日本語の作文技術」is like Strunk's Elements of Style or Lasch's Plain Style for Japanese.

     Sunday, 15-Jan-17 01:03:35 UTC in context
   • monsutaa kaado! bsmall2

     @bsmall2 hm, i usually check everything on Jisho.org because it is simple, but in times like this it is pretty much useless

     Sunday, 15-Jan-17 12:28:31 UTC in context
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     bsmall2

     @mushi This site has a lot of examples. http://qttr.at/1n81

     Tuesday, 17-Jan-17 07:49:57 UTC in context