Comments on: What Unites Us http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-unites-us the weblog of the Aikido Center of Jacksonville Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Aikidoka http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Aikidoka Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:36:47 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-64 Quite the opposite, apostrophe is a mark of elision (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe), i.e., it <i>shortens</i> the prior syllable. Thus, O'Sensei is <i>short</i>o sensei. It's doing the opposite of what it should be. Trust me on this, you should not be writing Oh-Sensei as O'Sensei. Quite the opposite, apostrophe is a mark of elision (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe), i.e., it shortens the prior syllable.

Thus, O’Sensei is shorto sensei.

It’s doing the opposite of what it should be.

Trust me on this, you should not be writing Oh-Sensei as O’Sensei.

]]> By: ... http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-63 ... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:45:51 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-63 To comment on the grammatical detail; O' Sensei is an English adaptation, which you can agree I'm sure. With that stated, English is a phonetic language. Phonetic languages are unique in their presumptions. The have the presumption of phonetic variants. As "grey" and "gray" pronounce the same word. I off the top of my head can find about 4 more phonetic variants that will sound the strong "O" sound. According to my English education O' is one of the phonetic variants for the strong "O". To comment on the grammatical detail;

O’ Sensei is an English adaptation, which you can agree I’m sure.

With that stated, English is a phonetic language. Phonetic languages are unique in their presumptions. The have the presumption of phonetic variants. As “grey” and “gray” pronounce the same word. I off the top of my head can find about 4 more phonetic variants that will sound the strong “O” sound. According to my English education O’ is one of the phonetic variants for the strong “O”.

]]> By: Aikidoka http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Aikidoka Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:14:54 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-62 Hi, I love the blog, but I'd like to point out a grammatical detail that's been bugging me. When you refer to Ueshiba Morihei as "Great Teacher" in Japanese, it is <b>not</b> correct to write O'Sensei (he wasn't Irish, after all). "Great Teacher" is composed of 2 kanji characters: the first is pronounced "dai" or "oh"/"oo" (background: http://thekanji.blogspot.com/2007/07/kanji-dai-big.html). So if you want, write "Oh-Sensei" or "Oo-Sensei" or even ?sensei (bar on top of the O to indicate the length of the sound), but not "O'Sensei". Hi, I love the blog, but I’d like to point out a grammatical detail that’s been bugging me.

When you refer to Ueshiba Morihei as “Great Teacher” in Japanese, it is not correct to write O’Sensei (he wasn’t Irish, after all).

“Great Teacher” is composed of 2 kanji characters: the first is pronounced “dai” or “oh”/”oo” (background: http://thekanji.blogspot.com/2007/07/kanji-dai-big.html).

So if you want, write “Oh-Sensei” or “Oo-Sensei” or even ?sensei (bar on top of the O to indicate the length of the sound), but not “O’Sensei”.

]]> By: MM http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-57 MM Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:50:01 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-57 Oh yeah I don't remember if I emailed Dee, but I'm free any Saturday in November. It is mandatory I work Saturdays in December. My bad ^_^ Oh yeah I don’t remember if I emailed Dee, but I’m free any Saturday in November. It is mandatory I work Saturdays in December. My bad ^_^

]]> By: Jerry http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Jerry Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:10:27 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-53 No worries, I was kidding. :-) Would you resend it to Sensei, though? My email is acting up. No worries, I was kidding. :-)

Would you resend it to Sensei, though? My email is acting up.

]]> By: MM http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-52 MM Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:51:24 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-52 He had to pick me up from work at 3pm He had to pick me up from work at 3pm

]]> By: dichotomy http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-51 dichotomy Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:38:26 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-51 Sorry, I got held up at school. Check your e-mail before you go to bed. Sorry, I got held up at school. Check your e-mail before you go to bed.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Jerry Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:43:23 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-50 Hey, dichotomy. It's past 3:00 p.m. Your deadline, not mine. ;-) Hey, dichotomy. It’s past 3:00 p.m.

Your deadline, not mine. ;-)

]]> By: Jerry http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jerry Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:11:18 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-49 The former, I think. Yonkyo still hurts, though. Instant carpal tunnel syndrome. The former, I think. Yonkyo still hurts, though.

Instant carpal tunnel syndrome.

]]> By: MM http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/2009/10/what-unites-us/comment-page-1/#comment-48 MM Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:07:38 +0000 http://www.aikidocenterofjacksonville.com/blog/?p=145#comment-48 Maybe increased flexibility in the joints and ligaments makes locks more bearable over time?... or maybe it is just the slow deterioration of nerve clusters? Either way, good times! Maybe increased flexibility in the joints and ligaments makes locks more bearable over time?… or maybe it is just the slow deterioration of nerve clusters? Either way, good times!

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