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Today’s Word: appropriate

Today’s Word: appropriate

August 10, 2018    =========

☆  appropriate  適切な

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Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for the situation. One thing I found really hard about the Japanese language is Keigo, and the honorific language. I studied them, they were soooo hard to remember! In the end, I just used regular Japanese, even though I knew it was more appropriate to use Keigo. Of course, because I was not Japanese, it was usually not a problem, no one minded that I wasn’t using the appropriate language.

How about English? It’s rare that there is a word that is not appropriate to use, and we don’t really have a system of language where you mustRead more about Today’s Word: appropriate[…]