Comments on: Keep Your Eyes Open – Ions http://howtojaponese.com/2009/08/26/keep-your-eyes-open-ions/ How to "Get Used to" Japanese Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel http://howtojaponese.com/2009/08/26/keep-your-eyes-open-ions/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Daniel Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:21:11 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/?p=1095#comment-1327 Matt and Akaki - Most excellent! Thanks for sharing that...I had no idea. Daniel L - Not exactly, although I'm sure more examples like this will come up. Basically the theme is "shit that you can ascertain using your eyeballs and a bit of common logic." I agree wholeheartedly with your second paragraph. It's amazing how much you'll see something once you know it. Maybe it's just easier for your brain to parse it that way. Matt and Akaki – Most excellent! Thanks for sharing that…I had no idea.

Daniel L – Not exactly, although I’m sure more examples like this will come up. Basically the theme is “shit that you can ascertain using your eyeballs and a bit of common logic.” I agree wholeheartedly with your second paragraph. It’s amazing how much you’ll see something once you know it. Maybe it’s just easier for your brain to parse it that way.

]]> By: Akaki Kuumeri http://howtojaponese.com/2009/08/26/keep-your-eyes-open-ions/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 Akaki Kuumeri Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:03:03 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/?p=1095#comment-1322 And check this out: the Chinese simplified 陽 to 阳 and, to make a neat logical pair, simplified 陰 to 阴. And check this out: the Chinese simplified 陽 to 阳 and, to make a neat logical pair, simplified 陰 to 阴.

]]> By: Daniel L http://howtojaponese.com/2009/08/26/keep-your-eyes-open-ions/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Daniel L Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:10:53 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/?p=1095#comment-1317 I'm still unclear as to what exactly the "Keep Your Eyes Open" theme means, but if it's got anything to do with things you were ashamed of not knowing until now, then good lord yes please continue this series. Big fan of keeping your eyes open in public, here, if only for that gratifying feeling of "hey, I JUST studied that!" Happens suprisingly often, and reason enough to keep forging on. I’m still unclear as to what exactly the “Keep Your Eyes Open” theme means, but if it’s got anything to do with things you were ashamed of not knowing until now, then good lord yes please continue this series.

Big fan of keeping your eyes open in public, here, if only for that gratifying feeling of “hey, I JUST studied that!” Happens suprisingly often, and reason enough to keep forging on.

]]> By: Matt http://howtojaponese.com/2009/08/26/keep-your-eyes-open-ions/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Matt Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:36:16 +0000 http://howtojaponese.com/?p=1095#comment-1316 Note: 陰 and 陽 are better known in English (via Chinese) as "yin" and "yang." A whole lot of things snapped into place for me when I realized this. Note: 陰 and 陽 are better known in English (via Chinese) as “yin” and “yang.” A whole lot of things snapped into place for me when I realized this.

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