it's on transifex, if anyone wants to translate it, they're welcome to join there :P
2013-08-20 23201, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
ha, nice
2013-08-20 23226, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
2 klingon releases, ha
2013-08-20 23208, 2013
flamingspinach
nikki: really? I figured people only want native speakers
2013-08-20 23213, 2013
nikki
I'm not sure what we want :/
2013-08-20 23244, 2013
ianmcorvidae
I mean, a fairly fluent non-native translation is a lot better than english
2013-08-20 23245, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
re the OCD, I have noticed a tendency for Japanese people to have 1 main hobby/interest that they pour all their effort into, instead of being dabblers in a lot of things
2013-08-20 23212, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
MOAR DESU
2013-08-20 23221, 2013
nikki
yeah, given how few natives we have and how few we're likely to continue to have while we don't have a japanese version, it could well be better :P
2013-08-20 23230, 2013
ianmcorvidae
but we (and by "we" I probably mean "I") should probably work on getting translations on the main server so they can actually be beneficial to a broad audience :P
2013-08-20 23204, 2013
nikki
I mean, even natives make mistakes :P
2013-08-20 23212, 2013
flamingspinach
I might help sometime then
2013-08-20 23218, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
maybe I could try not-so-subtly pimping MB on mixi :D
2013-08-20 23228, 2013
nikki
someone was translating there and misunderstood "edit note" as actually editing a note, not a note attached to an edit
god, I was supposed to go to bed at 10 pm and now it's 3 am
2013-08-20 23201, 2013
flamingspinach
damn you, Neo_Player!
2013-08-20 23223, 2013
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th1rtyf0ur
nikki: joined ja trans team
2013-08-20 23236, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
i assume the forms are disabled until I'm approved?
2013-08-20 23211, 2013
nikki
yeah
2013-08-20 23216, 2013
nikki
but I just approved it :P
2013-08-20 23222, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
k thx :)
2013-08-20 23241, 2013
Leftmost
Now download your ja knowledge to my brain!
2013-08-20 23229, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
is there a quick way to see where the keywords are used in context on mb?
2013-08-20 23243, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
like, 'Subdivision' could refer to several things
2013-08-20 23251, 2013
ianmcorvidae
not really, though that's presumably an area type
2013-08-20 23213, 2013
ianmcorvidae
there's often details with contexts, and you can look at the filenames to get a hint (things starting with root/ will generally roughly follow the URL scheme)
2013-08-20 23253, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
could also refer to label branches, though, which would probably use a different word
2013-08-20 23255, 2013
flamingspinach
look up some of the things marked as that, on wikipedia
2013-08-20 23201, 2013
flamingspinach
then see the corresponding article on japanese wiki
2013-08-20 23226, 2013
nikki
can also just ask in here or something
2013-08-20 23225, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
ok- attributes/Subdivision - area or company/branch?
2013-08-20 23235, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
last word left :)
2013-08-20 23238, 2013
nikki
area
2013-08-20 23241, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
k
2013-08-20 23214, 2013
ianmcorvidae
look in the "more details" section next time, also
2013-08-20 23227, 2013
ianmcorvidae
you'll see in there Occurrences: DB:area_type/name:2 as well as Context: area_type
2013-08-20 23234, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
ah cool
2013-08-20 23236, 2013
ianmcorvidae
which I think would presumably have made it clear it's talking about an area type XD
2013-08-20 23237, 2013
flamingspinach np: MOSAIC.WAV - ねるがよい
2013-08-20 23245, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
hadn't noticed that yet
2013-08-20 23250, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
thanks
2013-08-20 23254, 2013
ianmcorvidae
yeah, especially in attributes you'll probably need it
2013-08-20 23207, 2013
ianmcorvidae
there's something like 8 different 'Other' strings
2013-08-20 23211, 2013
ianmcorvidae
for example XD
2013-08-20 23213, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
there weren't many left in that section
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Leftmost
For those of you who speak Japanese as a learned language, how do you practice kanji knowledge?
2013-08-20 23247, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
used to read manga, but haven't in a while
2013-08-20 23217, 2013
flamingspinach
Leftmost: don't practice kanji, practice vocabulary
2013-08-20 23220, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
that & tweeting in japanese, & reading japanese tweets
2013-08-20 23228, 2013
flamingspinach
to do otherwise is to put the cart before the horse
2013-08-20 23233, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
true
2013-08-20 23255, 2013
Leftmost
flamingspinach, of course. I need to practice both, really, but my kanji reading/writing is in even worse shape than my vocabulary, which isn't doing so hot anyhow.
2013-08-20 23255, 2013
flamingspinach
Leftmost: also, join ##japanese and practice there ;)
2013-08-20 23201, 2013
Leftmost
And I don't have a good way to do either.
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ianmcorvidae
my girlfriend generally just does it by way of reading, etc.
2013-08-20 23226, 2013
flamingspinach
personally I don't care about handwriting and IMHO you shouldn't either (unless calligraphy is a hobby of yours)
2013-08-20 23240, 2013
ianmcorvidae
of course it helps that she's a big fan of one of the idol groups and there's a wide variety of blogs and things to read on the topic. but :P
2013-08-20 23241, 2013
flamingspinach
learning to read kanji is waaaay easier than learning to write them
2013-08-20 23251, 2013
flamingspinach
lol idols
2013-08-20 23203, 2013
ianmcorvidae
and yeah, certainly
2013-08-20 23214, 2013
th1rtyf0ur
oh gawd XD
2013-08-20 23252, 2013
Leftmost
I'm not trying to write perfectly, and I can generally tell how to write a character if I can read it. It was a secondary concern, though.
2013-08-20 23234, 2013
Leftmost
Some sort of framework for improving vocabulary and kanji reading would be incredibly helpful, though.
2013-08-20 23241, 2013
flamingspinach
I've been listening to an idol song on repeat since yesterday, it's so good
