Comments on: The shoes which took off this place! http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/ The adventures of an American living in Japan. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jenny http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-855 Jenny Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:36:08 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-855 I still don't get it! I still don’t get it!

]]> By: cybersekkin http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-815 cybersekkin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:27:45 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-815 脱いで靴はこちらへ removed shoes, as for, this way as for your removed shoes, here 脱いで靴はこちらへ
removed shoes, as for, this way
as for your removed shoes, here

]]> By: billywest http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-813 billywest Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:17:41 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-813 "It’s more like a passive aggressive note mentioning that the place for shoes you’ve taken off is there" Right. I guess the correct translation would be 'Removed shoes go here', but I do like the idea of shoes walking themselves to their proper places ;) “It’s more like a passive aggressive note mentioning that the place for shoes you’ve taken off is there”

Right. I guess the correct translation would be ‘Removed shoes go here’, but I do like the idea of shoes walking themselves to their proper places ;)

]]> By: Deas http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-812 Deas Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:06:06 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-812 Technically speaking, if it were <em>instructing</em> people to put their shoes there, wouldn't it use the particle を instead of は? It's more like a passive aggressive note mentioning that the place for shoes you've taken off is there. Or you could interpret it as a sign geared towards anthropomorphic shoes capable of responding to invitations... Hmm...I kind of like that last approach best. It's the most whimsical. Technically speaking, if it were instructing people to put their shoes there, wouldn’t it use the particle を instead of は? It’s more like a passive aggressive note mentioning that the place for shoes you’ve taken off is there. Or you could interpret it as a sign geared towards anthropomorphic shoes capable of responding to invitations… Hmm…I kind of like that last approach best. It’s the most whimsical.

]]> By: Steve http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-807 Steve Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:05:08 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-807 I know that the direct translation or grammatical way of thinking can be different from one language to another and that doesn't bother me, but it surprises me to see things in English on signs, instructions, brochures, etc for large businesses that are translated poorly, or items for small business that were manufactured by a large business because I assume they have the resources to get things done. It's one thing to see a mistake here and there, but it's another thing when phrases are really hard to understand (<a href="http://www.japanitup.com/confusing-directions-32/" rel="nofollow">like these instructions</a>) I know that the direct translation or grammatical way of thinking can be different from one language to another and that doesn’t bother me, but it surprises me to see things in English on signs, instructions, brochures, etc for large businesses that are translated poorly, or items for small business that were manufactured by a large business because I assume they have the resources to get things done.

It’s one thing to see a mistake here and there, but it’s another thing when phrases are really hard to understand (like these instructions)

]]> By: Jyankee http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-806 Jyankee Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:19:09 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-806 it's a technical challenge to put the language IN so that it comes OUT in a logical manner! it’s a technical challenge to put the language IN so that it comes OUT in a logical manner!

]]> By: billywest http://www.japanitup.com/the-shoes-which-took-off-this-place-453/#comment-805 billywest Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:24:48 +0000 http://www.japanitup.com/?p=453#comment-805 Yeah, damn that chokuyaku! Even in Japanese it's strange. I mean, 'Put your removed shoes here?' Do you need to tell people that shoes with feet still in them are not acceptable for putting there? A lot of times it's not so much the bad English as it is strange way of thinking. (strange as in different - don't flame me) Yeah, damn that chokuyaku! Even in Japanese it’s strange. I mean, ‘Put your removed shoes here?’ Do you need to tell people that shoes with feet still in them are not acceptable for putting there?

A lot of times it’s not so much the bad English as it is strange way of thinking. (strange as in different - don’t flame me)

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