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[–] stembolts@programming.dev 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

ね (ne).

Because it's a cool way to end a sentence in Japanese.

そのいえは大きいですね。
so-no-i-e-wa-oo-ki-i-de-su-ne.
That house is big ね。
That house is big isn't it.

[–] RandomStickman@kbin.run 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

How do you feel about the Canadian "eh?" or the British "innit?"

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I will now read every Japanese sentence ending in ね as "innit?"

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

I cannot think of a case where that doesn't work, lol. Perfect.

[–] squid_slime@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm a fan of the British "yhu-no"

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

I never liked the Glaswegian "but". Silly way to end a sentence but

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[–] Trail@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] stembolts@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

あああああああああ!!!

Fixed.