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Re: Etymology of "mecha" and possible fixes
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 12 Mar 1999 20:41:28 GMT
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Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Hey "mecha" fans,
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> I need a new word to describe large, walking machines with bad attitudes.
> (1) The word in vogue right now -- "mecha" -- is an English transliteration
> of a Japanese transliteration of the English word "machinery", which could
> describe a Thunderhead Drive Industries BashMaimKill Destroyer Mark XVIIa as
> well as an electic bread dough mixer. This leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
> (2)
I think "mecha" comes from "mechanized", as in "mechanized battle armor". FASA
(I think) took it and "Americanized" it to "mech".
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> 2. Curiously, the word "anime" (an English transliteration of a Japanese
> transliteration of the English word "animation") doesn't give me any
> problems. I'm not going to worry about that right now, either. :-,
"Anime" is from French, BTW. In Japan, anything animated is called anime,
including Disney.
Jeff
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