Poll: How do you say "Ninja Star"

[Araethuiel]

"neen-jar ssst-argh"
How else would one say it?

Hehe just my little joke. I say shuriken. If someone needs that explaining I give them a withering stare and in my best patronising voice say "perhaps you might consider looking it up later, the dictionary is over there"

It doesn't actually bother me that much, aside from getting to be all sarcastic (what fun), unless the person claims some actual knowledge about feudal japan or its weaponry. But that's because by that point I'm enthusiastically expecting to be able to have a proper conversation about the things, and then realising that no, actually, I'm going to have to dumb it all down, yet again... yeah that bugs me a little bit.
Not when your general ignorant person says it though. They can't help it, it's all they know bless their little hearts.

 

[Azmael Silverlance]

Not really.
When i was a kid me and all of my friends used to call them ninja stars They do freakin look like stars!!!
WHen i grew up a bit and got into naruto i learned that they are called shuriken. so now i use the proper name but honestly...if u call them ninja stars i wont be bothered.

Actually what bothers me is this....languages around the world have words for other words. Aka they translate stuff to suit their own way of talking.
But there isnt a shuriken specific word in the english language...or any other for that matter!

 

[Steve Fidler]

I am hearing a lot of "It's ignorant" etc.

I'm also hearing a lot of "Most westerners."

Get off your high horse. Just because you know what the name of something is, doesn't mean everyone does. Nor does it mean they should use the actual name, if using a simplified name serves a better purpose. It's elitist to think that just because you know something, everyone else should as well. Otherwise they are ignorant, or you are in some way better than them.

This topic serves no point to discuss, other than "i r gr8 u r nube harhar eastern culture ftw."

 

[Twilight_guy]

Yeah if people not using the official name bugs you... your being a stickler. Not everyone knows the words Shurikens and Katanas so they describe them how they can.

 

[NickCooley]

No I don't because I don't expect everyone I meet to have an in depth knowledge of far eastern weaponry. Just like I don't care if someone mispronounces a foreign word, it's not like it's a totally different language they don't understand or anything. Bloody weaboos.

 

[gibboss28]

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

The big question is: who cares?
This isn't a historical documentary. It's just people talking. You know what they mean, so what's the big deal? It's not the 'correct' name? Get over it. You aren't a ninja, and you aren't a samurai. If someone wants to call it 'Samurai Sword' instead of 'Katana', it doesn't physically hurt you, or lessen the history or culture of the sword itself. It's just layman's terminology. And it's fine.

I have more important things to get upset about. For instance how I always find uneven amounts of socks in the tumbledryer.

The thing I find hilarious is that you're probably not even Japanese in the slightest and still manage get all frustrated about something so trivial. What's wrong with calling a katana a samurai sword? It's a longsword that was used by the samurai, if you're really that obsessed about naming everything in it's own language I think as an American you're in for some trouble.

I am hearing a lot of "It's ignorant" etc.

I'm also hearing a lot of "Most westerners."

Get off your high horse. Just because you know what the name of something is, doesn't mean everyone does. Nor does it mean they should use the actual name, if using a simplified name serves a better purpose. It's elitist to think that just because you know something, everyone else should as well. Otherwise they are ignorant, or you are in some way better than them.

This topic serves no point to discuss, other than "i r gr8 u r nube harhar eastern culture ftw."

Yeah if people not using the official name bugs you... your being a stickler. Not everyone knows the words Shurikens and Katanas so they describe them how they can.

Every single one of these people have perfectly summed up what I wished to say. Though to add something, I'd hate to see you annoyed at something that really mattered...god only knows what that meltdown would look like.

 

[DTWolfwood]

So long as they dont say a Ninja Sword is the same as a Samurai Sword, it doesn't bother me ^-^

 

[dalek sec]

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

The big question is: who cares?
This isn't a historical documentary. It's just people talking. You know what they mean, so what's the big deal? It's not the 'correct' name? Get over it. You aren't a ninja, and you aren't a samurai. If someone wants to call it 'Samurai Sword' instead of 'Katana', it doesn't physically hurt you, or lessen the history or culture of the sword itself. It's just layman's terminology. And it's fine.

This pretty much sums up how I feel about the whole thing, thanks Baby Tea!

Just get over it if someone uses the wrong term with it.

 

[SodaDew]

I get a little irritated, but its not a major thing in my eyes.

 

[Starke]

I saw the title alone and was thinking Ninjastar (rhymes with disaster)...

I'm more annoyed when people call magazines clips.

Likewise, except when it actually is a clip, like the M1903 or the like.

 

[phantasmalWordsmith]

depends on context for me. when I disscussing them I'll call them shuriken. If I'm saying something funny (such as when me and My friends make a film or whatever) I'll call them ninja stars so that they're more easily recognized

 

[Plurralbles]

I really dont' care what you call them.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

I prefer them to say ninja star than to mispronounce shuriken but in my ideal world people would know how to correctly pronounce the twenty most popular words out of any important language.

 

[sidhe3141]

I say it like "nin-jah s-tar." How else would you say it?

Well, I think most English-speaking people pronounce "star" as one syllable...

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

People, no. People make mistakes, sometimes they know they do and just don't feel strongly enough to correct themselves. No biggie.
TV and Movies, yes. They should have done at least some research. If they did and still used the wrong terms, I blame them for carrying the error.

 

[Sejs Cube]

No, it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

And frankly, don't let it bother you. Don't be that guy. Move on.

 

[Doinstuffman38]

I use whatever comes to mind first. Though I have a friend who's very adamant about correct pronunciation when it comes to Japanese weaponry.

And hey, The Doobie Brothers used "Samurai Sword". China Grove would be a lot different and lose it's flow if they used "Katana"

 

[loc978]

I tend to go with the full name. Hira-shuriken for "stars", bo-shuriken for spikes. Honestly, what bothers me more than the camp who says ninja stars are the camp who insist on saying shuriken without knowing what the word means ("sword hidden in the hand", if you're curious). Technically, a shuriken is just a word for any concealable, sharp throwing weapon. Technically, a western throwing knife could be considered a shuriken. It's just another language's word for it.

 

[Sovvolf]

In other words, get over yourselves. There's more important things in life than having to be right all the time. Stop being such Wapanese [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wapanese] douchebags and go talk to a girl.

Thank you for that, I had a good laugh at the Wapanese link... The more you know I guess.