Talk:Engrish - Revision history

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 22:30, 24 October 2024

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	== Cleanup ==		== Cleanup ==

AzimuthAcolyte: Updating links

2022-01-25T06:33:17Z

Updating links

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	After discussing with [[User:DrSpengler]], we've decided on the following:		After discussing with [[User:DrSpengler]], we've decided on the following:
	# Cleanup and rewrite of the "Engrish" article to incorporate redundant bits from the "[[Romanization]]" article		# Cleanup and rewrite of the "Engrish" article to incorporate redundant bits from the "[[Japanese language\|Romanization]]" article
	# Rewrite of the "Romanization" article so it actually explains its subject, instead of being a second "Engrish" article.		# Rewrite of the "Romanization" article so it actually explains its subject, instead of being a second "Engrish" article.

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	I remember when BW Neo was first showing up, BWN Hardhead was insanely delightfully mistranslated as "Birdhead." [[User:Hooper X\|-hx]] 11:47, 19 October 2010 (EDT)		I remember when BW Neo was first showing up, BWN Hardhead was insanely delightfully mistranslated as "Birdhead." [[User:Hooper X\|-hx]] 11:47, 19 October 2010 (EDT)

	== Merge with [[Romanization]] ==		== Merge with [[Japanese language\|Romanization]] ==

	I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		I think this article could do with being merged into [[Japanese language\|Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:I am in favor of the merge and paring down. [[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:I am in favor of the merge and paring down. [[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

Cyberlink420 at 06:35, 28 November 2021

2021-11-28T06:35:53Z

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	== Blast It All ==		== Blast It All ==

	Where did you hear that ブレスト was the standard spelling for "blast" in katakana? At most, it might be an acceptable alternate, but there are [http://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Ti2&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88+breast&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=2778322b8c7f3a6f far more examples] ([~~http~~://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaYIczOGOLk~~&feature=related~~ such as this]) of ブレスト being used for "breast" and of [http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88+blast&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=CFy2D89SCTJTxF4qINoyZ9JIGAAAAqgQFT9DAnaU&pbx=1&fp=2778322b8c7f3a6f ブラスト being used for "blast"] than of [http://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=m3h&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88+blast&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=a217b5e8aeffe82c ブレスト being used for "blast"]. I suppose it might be considered an "alternate" spelling, but anime-wise, ブレスト had been established as a kana spelling for "breast" at least since ''Mazinger Z'' in the '70s, so Takara's choice to use it for "Blast" still seems odd to me.		Where did you hear that ブレスト was the standard spelling for "blast" in katakana? At most, it might be an acceptable alternate, but there are [http://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Ti2&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88+breast&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=2778322b8c7f3a6f far more examples] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaYIczOGOLk such as this]) of ブレスト being used for "breast" and of [http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88+blast&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=CFy2D89SCTJTxF4qINoyZ9JIGAAAAqgQFT9DAnaU&pbx=1&fp=2778322b8c7f3a6f ブラスト being used for "blast"] than of [http://www.google.com/search?q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=m3h&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88+blast&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=a217b5e8aeffe82c ブレスト being used for "blast"]. I suppose it might be considered an "alternate" spelling, but anime-wise, ブレスト had been established as a kana spelling for "breast" at least since ''Mazinger Z'' in the '70s, so Takara's choice to use it for "Blast" still seems odd to me.

	There's also their choice to use "breeze" (ブリーズ) instead of (ブレーズ) "blaze" to spell "Blaze Master" in kana. It's not even a matter of avoiding confusing his name with Blades, whom they renamed Graze...--[[User:Apcog\|Apcog]] 19:30, 4 September 2010 (EDT)		There's also their choice to use "breeze" (ブリーズ) instead of (ブレーズ) "blaze" to spell "Blaze Master" in kana. It's not even a matter of avoiding confusing his name with Blades, whom they renamed Graze...--[[User:Apcog\|Apcog]] 19:30, 4 September 2010 (EDT)

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Merge with Romanization */

2021-07-19T03:09:57Z

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	:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	::::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:::::Honestly building out the resultant article into one on Translation/Mistranslation overall wouldn't be a terrible idea either. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 23:09, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

Fanofcoolstuff27: /* Merge with Romanization */

2021-07-19T02:02:43Z

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	::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

Fanofcoolstuff27: /* Merge with Romanization */

2021-07-19T02:02:29Z

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	::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

Sabrblade: /* Merge with Romanization */

2021-07-19T01:55:27Z

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	I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:I am in favor of the merge and paring down. [[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	I am in favor of the merge and paring down.		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	[[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Merge with Romanization */

2021-07-19T01:46:55Z

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	I am in favor of the merge and paring down.		I am in favor of the merge and paring down.
	[[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		[[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

MrRald: /* Merge with Romanization */

2021-07-19T01:33:44Z

Merge with Romanization

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	I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

			I am in favor of the merge and paring down.
			[[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

Broadside: /* Merge with Romanization */ new section

2021-07-19T01:31:29Z

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	==Weird translation issues==		==Weird translation issues==
	I remember when BW Neo was first showing up, BWN Hardhead was insanely delightfully mistranslated as "Birdhead." [[User:Hooper X\|-hx]] 11:47, 19 October 2010 (EDT)		I remember when BW Neo was first showing up, BWN Hardhead was insanely delightfully mistranslated as "Birdhead." [[User:Hooper X\|-hx]] 11:47, 19 October 2010 (EDT)

			== Merge with [[Romanization]] ==

			I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

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	:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	::::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:::::Honestly building out the resultant article into one on Translation/Mistranslation overall wouldn't be a terrible idea either. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 23:09, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

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	::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

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	::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:::I'm for the merge. I'm sure we could split the other cases (mentioned by Sabrblade) that don't fit with the overall theme into their own section further down the page or something. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27\|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27\|talk]]) 22:02, 18 July 2021 (EDT)

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	I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		I think this article could do with being merged into [[Romanization]], and both could do with being pared down a whole lot. There's no real reason for us to have both pages, and anything on that page that isn't redundant with this one is just... rephrasing from Wikipedia. And that's not to mention the contents of this page, much of which is rooted in "wow japan so wacky and silly".--[[User:Riptide\|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide\|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
			:I am in favor of the merge and paring down. [[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	I am in favor of the merge and paring down.		::Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	[[User:MrRald\|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald\|talk]]) 21:33, 18 July 2021 (EDT)		:::The thing is, not every instance of Engrish is Romanization. The mainpic example itself, for instance, is just bad translation. --[[User:Sabrblade\|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade\|talk]]) 21:55, 18 July 2021 (EDT)
	:Thirding this. -[[User:AzimuthAcolyte\|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte\|talk]]) 21:46, 18 July 2021 (EDT)