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Post by Otaku on Oct 2, 2008 12:23:04 GMT 8
My teacher asked me which word I use and I told him both. However, upon consulting Wikipedia, the god of knowledge, evidentally, I only am supposed to say 'fall'.
Which do you use?
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Post by gsuiris on Oct 3, 2008 8:27:18 GMT 8
I usually say fall but since I came to Japan I sometimes use autumn since a lot of people don't understand fall. I always thought that fall was the American term and autumn the British. I don't suppose it matters which one you use though, just like color and colour. I like this short article on American Heritage: www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2001/7/2001_7_22c.shtml
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Post by Otaku on Oct 3, 2008 12:24:21 GMT 8
Interesting article...I didn't know that!
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Post by junkdna on Oct 3, 2008 13:25:22 GMT 8
"if youÂfre like most Americans. Saying autumn, like spelling color as colour or talking with an English accent, conveys in this country the tone of mild pretentiousness (or, in advertisements, elegance) that we associate with things British"
Dah fphhhh?
I personally never had any such stoopid notion. The whole first paragraph is stoopid. I never in my life associated the British with elegance or mild pretentiousness. This is just silly and slightly insulting. American Heritage should be shot for this kind of obvious subjective writing in reference material.
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Post by Otaku on Oct 3, 2008 13:37:24 GMT 8
When I was talking about 'interesting', I was referring to the history part of the article...
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Post by rollypop on Oct 3, 2008 14:17:41 GMT 8
I say both. At the same time.
I don`t know, it depends on the context and who I`m talking to. "Autumn" can be used pretentiously, though... For example, "Autumn at Haah-vaahd is simply mah-velous." That might come across as a bit, uh...
But as far as normal conversation goes... but then again, we`re all "internationalized" and therefore a bit biased...depending on who you consider the "normal" group.
Blah blah etc...my brain is running out my ears right now. This is all probably pretty rambly, sorry. Happy Faultumn, everyone.
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Post by jed on Oct 8, 2008 10:44:22 GMT 8
I have heard Japanese use autumn a lot, especially as in "Autumn Sale"
but yes, just use both
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