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Re: Why our language is changing for the better

Faldage #203217 11/12/11 11:42 PM

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gaijin

NOUN:
pl. gaijin
A non-Japanese person.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Japanese : gai, outside, foreign (from Middle Chinese wajh) + jin, person ; see jinriksha

AHD. Thank you.

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Why our language is changing for the worse Jackie 10/12/11 02:36 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse Faldage 10/13/11 11:44 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse Jackie 10/14/11 12:04 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse zmjezhd 10/13/11 11:57 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse olly 10/13/11 10:29 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse Faldage 10/14/11 09:56 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 10/14/11 12:41 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better PhilipWHudson 11/11/11 07:28 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 11/12/11 12:23 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better LukeJavan8 11/12/11 01:29 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Faldage 11/12/11 04:38 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Jackie 11/12/11 11:42 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 11/13/11 02:00 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Jackie 11/14/11 03:34 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Rhubarb Commando 11/19/11 12:34 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Faldage 11/19/11 02:08 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Jackie 11/19/11 02:35 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better goofy 11/19/11 04:55 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better goofy 11/21/11 02:26 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse Jackie 10/19/11 01:17 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse goofy 10/19/11 02:37 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse Tromboniator 10/19/11 08:33 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse goofy 10/20/11 03:38 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse Jackie 10/20/11 02:58 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse BranShea 10/20/11 06:29 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse goofy 10/20/11 11:26 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 10/20/11 02:33 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Faldage 10/20/11 03:00 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better olly 10/20/11 09:06 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 10/20/11 09:23 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better olly 10/20/11 09:50 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better BranShea 10/20/11 10:14 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better goofy 10/21/11 12:15 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better LukeJavan8 10/21/11 12:28 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 10/21/11 01:04 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better LukeJavan8 10/21/11 02:57 PM

Re: the the himself zmjezhd 10/22/11 12:00 AM

Re: the the himself LukeJavan8 10/22/11 01:14 AM

Re: the the himself zmjezhd 10/22/11 04:11 PM

Re: the the himself LukeJavan8 10/22/11 04:18 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Jackie 10/21/11 12:35 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better goofy 10/21/11 01:27 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Tromboniator 10/22/11 06:19 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Candy 10/23/11 09:49 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better BranShea 10/21/11 10:47 AM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 10/21/11 01:01 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better BranShea 10/21/11 06:17 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better goofy 10/21/11 01:27 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Faldage 10/21/11 07:08 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better BranShea 10/21/11 09:20 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better goofy 10/21/11 09:26 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better Buffalo Shrdlu 10/21/11 11:53 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the better zmjezhd 10/20/11 02:22 PM

Re: Why our language is changing for the worse BranShea 10/17/11 08:37 PM

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