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It can not be helped. (JA)

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-15 18:39

I've seen my fair share of anime, and met my fair share of Japanese people. The phrase "It can not be helped" and its variants represent a quintessential facet of the culture from which the language originates.

What I am wondering is if there is a name for this type of 'embodying phrase,' and if there are others like it. The only additional one that comes to mind is the American "fuck you."

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-15 19:57 (sage)

>>1
fuck you

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-16 17:06

>>2
fuck you

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-16 17:50

>>2
>>3
It can not be helped.

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-16 23:15

>>4
It can not be helped.

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-17 22:55

まあ、仕方ない

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-18 1:26

There is a term for what OP is refering to, but I'm not exactly a linguistics major, so I can't tell you what it is.

Name: Anonymous 2006-07-19 13:47

just an internet thing

It can not be helped. (JA)

1 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-15 18:39

2 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-15 19:57 (sage)

3 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-16 17:06

4 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-16 17:50

5 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-16 23:15

6 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-17 22:55

7 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-18 1:26

8 Name: Anonymous 2006-07-19 13:47