Bu-sama (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 5 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

If his full name is Bu-sama, we must address him as Bu-sama-sama.

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  • [–] 3 points 16 hours ago (1 child)

    I'm not a native Japanese speaker, so sometimes it is hard for me to guess how a native would read something, but I think a Japanese person would pronounce that as "Bu-sama-zama," and it would mean something like "various 'Bu's", since "sama-zama" is a common word that is made by repeating 様, and means "various".

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  • [–] 2 points 14 hours ago

    I know. I'm just joking, but it's easier to get if I keep it that way for the non-speakers.

    I'm sure Japanese people would get the joke if I wrote ブ様 様.

    I know people add pauses or break pronunciation patterns sometimes to make it clear which word they're using.

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