Ronald Spillman-
Oh yeah, congratulations to you(Shinobu) and the other
two for getting on the Top posters the last
month....And so recent too. 

Thank you Sempai! (^_^) 

I took Shouryu's **ahem** "advice" and REALLY read the
FAQ. I was looking through the archives of past
conversations. Then, I started to feel mighty
crunchy... This ML has a history, Na' mean?? Puts
things in perspective.  Sincere apology to those I may
have shocked or offended when I first joined.
Sumimasen!! 

aiight then, movin on.. ***********

Wizz, my Ninpo Brother?-
>for those of you that know atleast how to speak 
>Japanese, how long it takes to learn it?  

** laughs ** a looong time!! (^_^) 

Son of Washu-
>I learned it the hard way, watching subbed movies so
>long I knew the lines without looking, then piecing
>it backwards.

True. True. Anime does help a lot! That's why all my
Anime is in Japanese except for my Ranma flicks. I
also listen to Japanese music, such as J-pop and
Japanese Hip-hop tapes my lil Japanese buddy hooks me
up wit. Talk about Slanguage!! (^_^) 

Mibat-
>We learned to speak at native speed 
>and with native idioms, ie cultural differences. 

The cultural differences are all important. My teacher
and my native speaker are both from the Oosaka/Kansai
area, so Kansai-dialect is what I'm learning. It's
kinda funny, my speaker learned English first from
Americans, and then from Britons! When she speaks, she
can't decide if she talks with an American or British
accent! (^_^) Then I'm adding my Midwest Ghetto slang
in da mix... 

Whiz-
>How is everyone tonight?
Doin good Ninpo Brother. By the way, are you going to
the American Tai-Kai this year?? 

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Steffie-Chan
>One thing I didn't get... when the two halves were
separated by the incense, was the curse lifted from
Ranma?    
 
>That's always been a sticking point in the series for
me.  

I feel ya. Some episodes/Manga have to be watched more
than once!! I'm not sure either. I know what I woulda
done though, Happosai would have to get Beatdown for
Messin up like that in the 1st place! 

I read a Fic once that theorized that Ranma's mind and
Body were affected by his curse over time.. It was a
good story but I didn't see anything up to this point
in my reading to prove that. 

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Slang/English
Crunchy-embarrased 
Sumimasen- Sorry, My bag 

Peace. 
Shinobu, SAUCE-man, Supporting Nirvana as the Band of
the 1990's!!