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Oct. 19, 2020

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Honorifics in Japanese

I think the most burdensome thing about Japanese is honorifics. Today, I send e-mails to my university registrar to ask a question. The question is quite simple but writing e-mails bothered me. It is not easy for me to use honorifics correctly. I don't usually use such rigid honorifics, and there are many manners on business.
What is the most complicated in English?

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Honorifics in Japanese

I think the most burdensomehardest thing about Japanese is the honorifics.

Today, I sendt some e-mails to my university registrar to asking a question.

The question iwas quite simple but writing the e-mails bothered me.

It is not easy for me to use honorifics correctly.

You can also say "It's" instead of "It is".

I don't usually use such rigid honorifics, and there are many manners odifferent ways to do it in business.

What is the most complicated inpart of English?

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Great Job! Just a few corrections!

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ponta

Oct. 20, 2020

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Thank you for your correction!

Honorifics in Japanese

I think the most burdensome thing about Japanese is honorifics.

Today, I send e-mails toemailed my university registrar to ask a question.

The question is quite simple, but writing e-mails bothereds me.

"Writing emails bothers me" = in general, I don't like to write emails.
"Writing the email bothered me" = there was something about this particular email I didn't like.

It is not easy for me to use honorifics correctly.

I don't usually use such rigidthe most formal honorifics, and there are many manners ondifferent rules of etiquette for business.

What is the most complicated inaspect of English?

Or "part of the English language."

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My sister is learning Japanese...she says the honorifics are really hard.
I hope my corrections were helpful!

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ponta

Oct. 20, 2020

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Thank you so much. Good luck with your sister, too!

Honorifics in Japanese

I think the most burdensome thing about Japanese is honorifics.

Today, I sendt e-mails to my university registrar to ask a question.

The question iwas quite simple, but writing the e-mails bothered me.

I don't usually use such rigid honorifics, and there are many manners on businessto follow.

What you wrote is not wrong, but the meaning sounds strange. When you say "business," do you mean the social interaction with the registrar? Typically, "business" is used to discuss economy or companies in English, or maybe specific tasks.

What is the most complicated inaspect of English?

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Very well written! One major point, most English speakers (who are not aware of Japanese and its honorifics) will not know what you mean by that word, because we don't really have that. It may be better to say something like "formal titles."

"What is the most complicated in English?"--Hmm... I think the many subtle ways to describe the timing of actions very precisely. Or the spelling! What about you, as a non-native speaker?

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ponta

Oct. 20, 2020

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Thank you! I guess auxiliary verbs or articles, which are not used in Japanese, is the hard part. Spelling is also hard, but I don't usually have a problem thanks to computers.

Honorifics in Japanese


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I think the most burdensomehardest thing about Japanese is the honorifics.

Today, I send e-mails to my university registrar to ask a question.


Today, I sendt e-mails to my university registrar to ask a question.

Today, I send e-mails toemailed my university registrar to ask a question.

Today, I sendt some e-mails to my university registrar to asking a question.

The question is quite simple but writing e-mails bothered me.


The question iwas quite simple, but writing the e-mails bothered me.

The question is quite simple, but writing e-mails bothereds me.

"Writing emails bothers me" = in general, I don't like to write emails. "Writing the email bothered me" = there was something about this particular email I didn't like.

The question iwas quite simple but writing the e-mails bothered me.

It is not easy for me to use honorifics correctly.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It is not easy for me to use honorifics correctly.

You can also say "It's" instead of "It is".

I don't usually use such rigid honorifics, and there are many manners on business.


I don't usually use such rigidthe most formal honorifics, and there are many manners ondifferent rules of etiquette for business.

I don't usually use such rigid honorifics, and there are many manners on businessto follow.

What you wrote is not wrong, but the meaning sounds strange. When you say "business," do you mean the social interaction with the registrar? Typically, "business" is used to discuss economy or companies in English, or maybe specific tasks.

I don't usually use such rigid honorifics, and there are many manners odifferent ways to do it in business.

What is the most complicated in English?


What is the most complicated inaspect of English?

What is the most complicated inaspect of English?

Or "part of the English language."

What is the most complicated inpart of English?

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