Re: タソ

From: Eamer (eamer_at_digitalme.com)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:44:13 +0900

rose wrote:
>
> Srin Tuar wrote:
>
>>The person using it explained to me, (in irc) that it was a corruption
>>of タン. I was just curious if anyone else had encountered たそ used
>>that way...
>
>
> japan.* とかで時々見かけますよ。
> スマソはよく見るかな。。 ('' )
>

Yes, I've encountered タソ and other related terms, although I don't
claim to be an expert on them. The way I understand it, -taso is favored
primarily by wota (ヲタ=おたく) when they converse online with people
who share the same fantasy. I have no idea if they also use it in speech.

-taso (and also -tan, for that matter) can have a distinctively geeky
connotation, so I don't recommend using it unless you know what you are
doing, that is, unless you are one of them *and* you are communicating
with your online comrades. But then you would know a lot better than I
do, so go right ahead...

eamer