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"Hora, the Japanese word" in the context of a proper noun first brings to mind "somewhat archaic noun for bullshit", then "noun-fragment for hollow", and then "
by pircrn 5y ago
"Hora, the Japanese word" in the context of a proper noun first brings to mind "somewhat archaic noun for bullshit", then "noun-fragment for hollow", and then "that verbal fragment half-word roughly analogous to 'there' or 'here' or, I suppose, 'see there/here', in some contexts more similar to "come on", just a general calling-attention-thing really, can be rather brusque depending on usage/context, personally I think the default leans brusque and is softened by tone instead of the other way around, maybe in a way that's roughly analogous to 'hey' or 'excuse me'".
I try to ignore it, but this sort of...naive, context/nuance-stripping romanticization of foreign-language words really annoys me. I think most Japanese-speakers would be merely amused by the unfortunate pun of "Hora Search", though.
- aljun_invictus 5y agoReally? Because I am just a Japanese lover, and I have studied it for a while, and I often hear it in songs. Maybe I don’t have a deep understanding of authentic usage. I think I can seriously think about changing my name.