R: [EVA][OT] Morally/socially bad (Was: Did Shinji rape unconscious Asuka?)

M bochan at r4.dion.ne.jp
Tue Jan 30 20:45:39 EST 2007


> Like I stated, Warui/ii is supposedly only used in a specific  
> context, but whatever.

No.

I really hate to keep beating this dead horse, but "warui/ii" are  
GENERIC terms used in a WIDE VARIETY of situations from which they  
derive their nuance.  In the big green Kenkyusha J->E dictionary that  
is used as one of the main dictionaries by nearly every translation  
company I have ever worked with, "warui" has 13 different sub-entries  
spanning over half a page, and "ii/yoi" combined have 35 sub-entries  
spanning over an entire page.  Of these, only a small portion have  
any social/moral nuance, and the examples they give clearly show that  
the nuance is derived from the context and not intrinsic to "warui/ii 
(yoi)" itself.

So I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but get over it.  :/

"M"



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