By Donald Ash | Japanese Expressions
Time to go back to grammar school! If I asked you to tell me what an adverb is, what would you say? If you don’t teach English for living, you may draw a blank; it’s nothing to be ashamed of. How often does another native English speaker come up to you and say “Hey! How’s […]
By Donald Ash | Anime Corner
Ever heard the term otaku before? An English student of mine once explained that オタク translates to mean mania or enthusiast, and later became associated with those endaring expressions “geek” or “nerd.” You probably know the traditional nerd stereotype already: the glasses-wearing, fashion-aloof, pocket-protector wearing, Mark Zuckerberg-ish (sorry, Mark), man or woman who keeps to […]