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[vsnet-chat 4292] honorifics
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 11:10:25 +0000
- To: vsnet-chat@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- From: crawl@zoom.co.uk
- Subject: [vsnet-chat 4292] honorifics
- Sender: owner-vsnet-chat@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Chris Jones wrote:
>(I think it was Dr* Kato)
...
>(* Forgive me if the honorific is incorrect. I wasn't sure if it should be
>Dr Kato, Prof Kato, Kato-san, or something else)
yep, every day Japanese honorifics seem to be multi-level (even ignoring
academic titles), what with -san, -sama, -dono and what have you...
...I suppose "var-chan" wouldn't be appreciated? ;))))
Cheekily
John
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