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[talkingteacuprin-chan-blog]

Ok, I need some clarification here, and with your background, I think you might be able to solve my confusion. So, is it seNpai, or seMpai?

I’m probably the worst person to ask this to, because I’ll give you the answer that you don’t want to hear: it’s neither and both at the same time.

So, Linguistics lesson!

The phrase in question is: 先輩、or せんぱい。Romanized, you would have se-n-pa-i, according to most teachers of the language.

This is where language teaching fails miserably.

Do you see that ん?  The “n” letter in there?  That’s not really an n sound.  That’s what’s called a moraic nasal, which basically means that it’s a nasal sound that takes up a syllable on its own (note, this is NOT a precise definition, but if you want to know more, look into syllable vs. mora).  Just to confuse you further, it’s not even produced in the same place as an n sound.  It’s a uvular nasal (note, that this is disputed by scholars as to what the base sound actually is, but that’s irrelevant for this discussion).  

What should you take away from the last paragraph?  ん =/= n.  They’re not the same thing.  To English speakers, who don’t have uvular sounds in their inventory, it sounds like an “n”, so that’s what it’s taught as, and because there’s no letter in the English alphabet that can represent it, it becomes “n”.

So, that should be it, right?  It should be “senpai”?

It’s not that simple.  See, when you hear a native speaker saying it, what do they say?  “Sempai”.  Seriously, I’m not joking.  Go listen to someone native saying it.  No one says “senpai”.  It’s “sempai”.  

This is because of assimilation (place assimilation, for those of you fellow Linguists).  You make a “p” sound with your lips (voiceless bilabial stop), and so in order to exert the least amount of work when you speak, you move the nasal to the lips (bilabial nasal, or “m”).  

Assimilation is pretty common in languages.  Want an example?  In English, we have the prefix “in-”, which means “not”.  So, to say that something is not possible, we get:

in- + possible –> impossible

Almost the same change, different language.  

So, final verdict?  I will always write it as “sempai”.  For one, we don’t write “inpossible”.  Secondly, sticking to romanization rules is kind of asinine for various reasons when it comes to phonemes which don’t exist in the target language (which I will illustrate if it gets asked, but I’ll refrain from my rant for now), and thirdly, it makes it easier to learn the proper pronunciation.  That being said, you’re not wrong if you write “senpai”.  

tl;dr?  Write it whichever way you want and tell the people who are trying to reinforce their prescriptive English to shove off.

[granite-stone-chest-blog]

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[knightmysteriolibray]

Chronicle: Intriguing… any possibility that I can learn more of those particular spells other than name, namely (ha-ha) Twisted Persona, Chroma Clone, Opposite Self, Mirror Enchant, Emotion Expression, Spirit Reflection, Double Trouble, and Magic Aura? Also, assuming Knight knows the Naruto animé, what's the Shadow Clone spell like there and what it its difference from the shadow Clone Jutsu?

From the desk of Twilight SparkleA summary of the asked for Cloning spells===========================

Twisted Persona: It’s a fairly powerful dark magic spell.  It forces you to face yourself, basically, creating a clone made of pure magic, one born from something deep inside yourself that you keep repressed.  The only way to defeat it is to acknowledge that this flaw is a part of who you are, and accept it.  Otherwise, if you deny it, it just gets stronger.  Worst case scenario, you deny it strongly enough that it changes into a monstrous ‘berserk’ form…

Chroma Clone: A basic light manipulation spell to make copies of yourself using light.  The clones are intangible and off-color.  It’s magic kindergarten stuff.  They poof out of existence if you hit them hard enough.

Opposite Self: A simple clone spell.  Creates a clone that’s the exact opposite of your current personality. 

Mirror Enchant: Enchants a mirror to produce a temporary clone, albeit one that’s reversed in appearance.  Like Chroma Clones, they poof if you hit them hard enough. 

Emotion Expression: Creates several weak clones of yourself, each one embodying an emotion or personality trait of yours.  Each clone is a different color, representing that emotion.  (Red = anger, yellow = cowardice, etc.)

Spirit Reflection: Similar to Twisted Persona, only necromantic. 

Double Trouble: Defense spell.  Creates a Chroma/Shadow Clone upon impact to your body. 

Magic Aura: Advanced.  Sacrifice a portion of your internal magic well to create a temporary clone.  You’re effectively crippled until the clone is either reclaimed or dies.  Also, you have to cast enchantments on the clone so it KNOWS that it is the clone and is fine with that.

Shadow Clone: Shadow clone is basically a darkness version of Chroma Clone.

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[purveyor-of-nonsense]

Lesson Went Well!

I'm really too impatient to go into fine details, but tuning, three basic chords, basic reading, strumming styles, different interpretations to musical notation, an awesome staircase, and a fantastic conversation (he has a sexy as all hell voice, but the topics were great too).

I fucking love my mandolin. I got the story as to why his is named Jenny. And apparently he's going to make me some chicken parmesan.

Also, the lesson/chat ran from 6:30-11:30.