Poll: How do you say "Ninja Star"

[Spade Lead]

Well it drives me insane that everyone here (brain-dead jocks, yes) call them "Ninja Stars"
I was making some origami shuriken and they all started saying "dude look he's making ninja stars" then started picking them up and throwing them making a bunch of "WAAAAAAAAAAA!" sounds

Am I the only person that gets annoyed when Shurikens and Katanas are called Ninja Stars and Samuri Swords?

Here, let's try some of MY technical definitions for YOU?

Let's see how many you get:

LS-9

ZR-1

Hemispherical Head

"Hemi"

Mopar

'71 Chevelle SS 454


[Spoiler = I would never hold it against you for not getting these]


LS-9 is the supercharged 6.8 liter V-8 commonly found in the 2010 Corvette ZR-1

"Hemi" is racer slang for the Hemispherical Head that gave Mopar (Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth) brand name their distinct horsepower advantages.

The 1971 Chevelle SS 454 is a Chevrolet product that boasted a 454 cubic inch motor that boasted 350 horsepower off the factory floor. It is my personal favorite of the old school muscle cars. [/Spoiler]

It isn't fun to be talked down to when you are the one who doesn't know what is going on, is it?

Just because you are a supposed expert, or at least have devoted time to studying it, doesn't mean it is important to any one else. In the real world, there are probably more people that would get most of my car references than there are people who would know the differences between a Katana and Ninjato. Hell, I know there IS a difference, just not what...

 

[Soxafloppin]

I don't see my self as being annoyed at it, two names for the same thing in my eyes.

 

[TheTim]

It doesn't make me rage, but it does for sure, bother me.

 

[Soxafloppin]

It doesn't bother me, not even slightly.

In fact I think its strange that it genuinely bothers you.

EDIT: Just realized this is a Necro'd thread and I already commented in it, two comments above.

 

[thylasos]

Egh. Original term or descriptive term, doesn't really bother me.

I'd like people to know the original terms, as a linguist, but both of those are relatively accurate descriptors of the original objects.

 

[Zantos]

I bet for every time you get annoyed with that, at least one person has got annoyed with you for not using the correct name for something. People aren't expected to know everything.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Good lord... this thread was necro'd... by a SPAMBOT?!?!

Anyway, I'll answer... 'cos I want to:

Well, from a purely linguistic perspective, those translations are completely wrong. 'Shuriken' is 'hand-hidden blade/sword', while 'katana' is 'knife' (literal translation, but Sino-Japanese usage of the word 'knife' is much broader than in the Western sense). As far as I, unlike in Chinese, there is only one kanji that translates to both blade and sword (though I'm not sure... since I don't know the character formation of the term 'wakizashi no kataka').

So, does it bother me? Yes it does. Does it annoy me? Only when documentaries, 'realistic films' and supposed experts use the English terms.

However, one thing that does annoy the living daylights out of me is the term 'Chinese sword'. The fuck's that supposed to mean?! There are literally shitloads of weapons that fall under that category, most of which are completely different from each other. Have you ever heard of someone using the term 'Western sword' in the context of identifying (not describing) a specific weapon?!

 

[Hollock]

I think ninja star and samurai sword makes it sound funnier. So I use both.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

I merely call them throwing stars and japanese swords.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

However, one thing that does annoy the living daylights out of me is the term 'Chinese sword'. The fuck's that supposed to mean?! There are literally shitloads of weapons that fall under that category, most of which are completely different from each other. Have you ever heard of someone using the term 'Western sword' in the context of identifying (not describing) a specific weapon?!

China is a country, a big country, but still a country.
When you say western sword, i think of the old west of the USA
If you say italian sword, i think of pugios and assorted rapiers.
When someone says chinese sword, i think of dao sabers and jian.

 

[SilentCom]

It sort of annoys me too. Shurikens come in many shapes and sizes from the well known four pointed shuriken to throwing spikes.

 

[SilentCom]

i am not a fatmanganerdwhiner so i call them ninja star and that lame samuraiswords and don't care about it at all.

I'm not a "fatmanganerdwhiner" but I get slightly annoyed when people call them ninja stars because it sounds like they don't know anything about them other than the stereotyped "ninjarai." Yes, there are some people out there who don't know the difference between ninja and samurai. I'm half Japanese btw, that's why I don't like ignorance toward my... half culture?

 

[ace_of_something]

I say Ninja Star with my mouth.

Am I the only person that gets annoyed when Shurikens and Katanas are called Ninja Stars and Samuri Swords?

No, because I don't expect everyone to know everything I do. I'm sure you don't use all the proper terms for whatever sport the 'jocks' play.

 

[omega 616]

There are probably a million things you name incorrectly and people make threads in the same manner you have ... it's just being a douche.

Does it really matter, I mean truly matter if they are called one thing or another? It's like calling a dollar, a buck do you know what the person means? Yes, so where is the problem?

It would be a different thing if a person was calling them a waggler 'cos you would think "WTF is this guy talking about" but if it gets you to understand what he is talking about then there is no problem.

A line from the fight club "The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide ..."