Monday, June 08, 2009
Komajo?
No, it’s not a Jumanji sequel, it’s short for Komazawa Joshi Dai(gaku), a women’s college. It’s a relatively new thing, certainly post-WW II, but we have this thing where we turn every foreign word and phrase from MacDonald’s to Mister Donuts to celebrities into three syllable words—ma-ku-do, mi-su-do and se-re-bu respectively. I think it’s our version of the acronym; you know, NATO, NORAD, WTO WTF…
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Just as an aside, not that "マクド" is not universal. It's a 関東弁 thing. In the West, it is simply "マック" - but I will leave it up to you to decide if that is 2 syllables or 3. ;-)
You’re right, LB. Let’s say, “the equivalent of three light syllables”?
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