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Kessembi:
07 Sep: 02:07
Umm...my English isn't the BEST, but uhh..."should have WRITTEN," maybe?? (Gosh, guys...really lol)

Kudo Masaki:
06 Sep: 20:38
omg dis is rly hard to typ, i don se how ppl typ liek dis...0|2 |_1|< |)15, 1 |-|473 |_337...

katafei:
06 Sep: 18:47
Oh, come on guys, admit your enjoying it :D

phreadom:
06 Sep: 14:44
u r so rite. (that hurt me to type)

Mike Cash:
06 Sep: 07:56
Don't ewe mean "two long"?

tokai devotee:
06 Sep: 07:50
Perhaps Clay has been in Japan too long

Mike Cash:
06 Sep: 06:43
Clay is loosing his mind

clay:
06 Sep: 05:51
Your absolutely right!

tokai devotee:
06 Sep: 04:51
My pet peeve is that most people don't know when to use YOUR & YOU'RE. I see it all the time and it's so annoying!!!

two_heads_talking:
05 Sep: 13:11
there, they're and their. we're, where wear and were.. hmm many others.. most people are too lazy to bother with spelling.

john2:
05 Sep: 11:31
Oo…… know and no irritate me! knot and not also.

Mike Cash:
05 Sep: 11:22
It is fine to prounounce as "should of" so long as one displays knowledge of the proper "should have" when writing

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[OBAASAN]	だいじょうぶ　です　か？ daijoubu desu ka?
[FRANK]	いいえ、だいじょうぶ　じゃない。 iie, daijoubu ja nai <Frank forgot her name> なまえは　なん　です　か？ namae wa nan desu ka?
[OBAASAN]	わたし　の　なまえ　は　おばあさん　です。 watashi no namae wa obaasan desu. あなた　は　フランクさん　です　ね。 anata wa furanku san desu ne.
[FRANK]	はい。　わたし　は　フランク　です。 hai. watashi wa furanku desu.
[OBAASAN]	なにか　のみます　か？ nanika nomimasu ka?
[FRANK]	はい。　のみます。 hai. nomimasu.
[OBAASAN]	<Obaasan gives him a drink> はい、どうぞ。 hai, douzo.
[FRANK]	なん　です　か？ nan desu ka?
[OBAASAN]	カルピス　です。 karupisu desu. [spelled in katakana]
[FRANK]	カルピスはなん　です　か？ karupis wa nan desu ka?
[OBAASAN]	カルピス　は　のみもの　です。 karupisu wa nomimono desu.
[FRANK]	そうか。 souka.

translation

Obaasan - Are you alright?
Frank - No, I am not fine. What's your name?
Obaasan - My name is "obaasan." You are Mr. Frank, aren't you?
Frank - Yes, I am Frank
Obaasan - Will you drink something?
Frank - Yes, I will drink
Obaasan - Here you are.
Frank - What's this?
Obaasan - It's Calpis.
Frank - What is Cow Piss?
Obaasan - Calpis is a drink.
Frank - Ah!

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