While reading a book (a very good one), I found out that Kitsune means "fox" in Japanese!The characters that form the word can also be interpreted as "come and sleep."
So, Kitsune, does this mean you are a foxy lady?
(By the way, the book was "Plum Wine" by Angela Davis-Gardner.)
...sorry for the interuption... back to your regularly scheduled program!
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 1 to 15 of 164
Thread: Grumpy Grammar Grinch Grouses...
Hybrid View
-
10-25-2006, 05:05 AM #1
Mrs. Freestyle to you!
- Join Date
- Jul 2006
- Location
- The boonies of New England
- Posts
- 197
OT, but I can't resist telling what I just found out...
-
10-25-2006, 05:23 AM #2Kitsune06 Guest
(still hijacked)
Don't worry, it's early. I'm chasing your post around the board, replied @ the 'consider this' thread, only to discover you *moved it*! Have some more coffee. Kitsune means 'fox' but also relates to fox spirits, who would manifest themselves as (yup) beautiful young women (among few others). And yup, some etymologies have it that "kitsu-ne" means "come and sleep" and "ki-tsune" which means "always comes". The Japanese view of Kitsune as yokai has fit me decently for quite awhile...
Some days I have a harder time hiding my tail than others!
-
10-25-2006, 05:29 AM #3
Don't whine
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- I'm the only one allowed to whine
- Posts
- 10,557
That's what belts and suspenders are for.
Sheesh, you young kids and your baggy pants...."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
-
10-25-2006, 05:31 AM #4
Grizzled
- Join Date
- Sep 2006
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Posts
- 4,066
<back on track>
I'm a Grammar Grinch too. Which is pretty officious of me, considering I hardly speak English any more.
The one I really hate is "loser". Spelt "looser". Arg!
Funny thing, it bugs me less when English speakers misspell it (hey, they just can't spell) than when Norwegians, trying to be kreatif and unusual, misspell it. It's not cool to use a phrase in a foreign language if you can't SPELL it!
-
10-25-2006, 06:03 AM #5
Don't whine
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
- I'm the only one allowed to whine
- Posts
- 10,557
I view spelling and grammar as creative endevours. Sometimes breaking the rules gets yer point across better than following them. (which is why I sucked as a proofreader, but I am a good editor)
What sticks in my craw are the trendy phrases that get flung around with reckless abandon. Like "looking to". That one gets up my nose. Can't think of any others at the moment."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
-
10-25-2006, 07:47 AM #6
Team Whiner
- Join Date
- Apr 2003
- Location
- Concord, CA USA
- Posts
- 1,299
And from another grinch:
break
brake
-
10-25-2006, 08:42 AM #7
Registered User
- Join Date
- Jan 2006
- Location
- Pacific Northwest
- Posts
- 3,436
He lead them to victory.
Auggh! I HATE that. Used to have a boss who spelled it that way and no amount of correction would stick."My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
Reply With Quote
Posting Permissions
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.2
Copyright © 2026 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2026 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:50 PM.
vBulletin Skin By: PurevB.com