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Aramahosi Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Mr + nationality

I came across the expression where a character call a japanese person Mr. Japanese in a comic.

Does the way of Mr + nationality sound blunt?
  

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In this case the "Japanese" is not a nationality but is rather used as an appelative or denominative form, so it is fine.

  • In this case the "Japanese" is not a nationality but is rather used as an appelative or denominative form, so it is fine.
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In this case the "Japanese" is not a nationality but is rather used as an appelative or denominative form, so it is fine.
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inbozzIn this case the "Japanese" is not a nationality but is rather used as an appelative or denominative form, so it is fine.
mistyped, it is appellative.
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Thanks very much inbozz:)

One more question from me. Is that way to call people often used in daily life?
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In my underatanding it is used during conversation to call a third person/group of people, who is/are not present during the conversation. There are other ways to use it, but I can't come up with any.

The definition for appellative is: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others.
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inbozzit is used during conversation to call a third person/group of people, who is/are not present during the conversation

My example was used for the second person. That is, All right. I'll ask you once again, Mr. Japanese.(in the scene where a pirate threatens a hostage) This isn't used to call a third person but it does sound natural to you?
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Yes, a pirate could use it this way 'cause he does not care if he offends the person he speaks with. It is OK grammatically to use it in second person but in my subjective understanding this is done to speak negletfully of the person or to offend him/her.

P.S. The things I say are based on my own experience and you should get somebody else's point of view to have a complet

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