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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 270 points 1 week ago (5 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 119 points 1 week ago (4 children)

ASS (Advanced Substation Alpha)

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don't know.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I didnt know if you knew the loan word thing.

Why ask?

[–] OuterRem@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Because it sounds like English words which is "cool"

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eyy I just watched Red Ranger, extremely enjoyable for how stupid it is. I bet I'd have loved power rangers if I watched it as a kid

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

I watched too much of power rangers on TV as a child.
As a result, I don't find the anime enjoyable.

Even though the premise was fun, I just couldn't tolerate it enough to feel the fun.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why is that not ASA? Or even ASSA.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 week ago

Because they knew exactly what they were doing, obviously.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago
[–] vodka@lemm.ee 18 points 1 week ago

Because substation alpha is SSA so they just reversed it.

Because it's funny.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

When I took a geometry test in eighth grade, I got a point deducted because I wrote ASS instead of SSA (side-side-angle) when calculating angles and side lengths of a triangle. Still got the right answer though

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, wonderful, teachers who punish kids for being kids and/or making mistakes.

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In a "show your workings" questions it makes sense.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

There’s no difference between SSA and ASS in that context so it’s pointless to punish a student for that

[–] ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Right in the nostalgia! Happiness is a warm genlock...

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 88 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 61 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I’m so old and tired, this isn’t even funny anymore. I’ll have to explain to some junior engineer about ASS. Then management will learn about this term “ass”, and use it incorrectly at every possible opportunity. Then when no one can explain ASS, I end up being “the ass guy.”

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I always chuckle when Jellyfin shows subtitles as "Full ASS".

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Never half ass two things. Full ass 1 thing

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago

The default libass shaping engine,