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Comment by euske

Fun fact (not fabricated BECAUSE IT'S APRIL 2ND OVER HERE):

Japanese alphabets (kana) doesn't have a concept of upper/lower cases. There are two different types of kanas (round ones and square ones) but they are kind of equal in terms of strength/stress so they can't be used to express anger.

People on 2-Channel forum (Japan's 4chan, basically) came up with a brilliant idea, which is to insert a space between each letter so that it looks a bit wider and has an extra oomph.

Example:

- normal: 今日はいい天気だね。 (it's a fine day, isn't it.)

- angry: 今 日 は い い 天 気 だ ね 。 (IT'S A F*KING NICE DAY ISN'T IT)

parent euske 5 years ago

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