Archive for October, 2021
Yes or NO – tag questions Posted by eriko1 on Oct 21, 2021
This time, I am going to talk about tag questions (付加疑問文 fuka gimonbun). I know that these are confusing to Japanese students learning English, and I bet the Japanese learners must be sharing the same confusion (混乱 konran). So what is a tag question in English? You didn’t go to see the movie last night…
The Dictionary as a Mirror of Time Posted by eriko1 on Oct 16, 2021
One of the largest Japanese dictionaries (辞書 jisho) is published from Sanseido. It is the most popular one. It was first published in 1960, and it has been edited periodically to add or delete words. The dictionary was updated this year after 8 years. Language is alive and it is changing all the time whether…