Re: EDICT : gaseneta & gase


Paul Blay wrote:
> Damn - for some reason I have an almost irresistible urge
> to type がぜ instead of がせ each time. I think it's because
> I'm reminded of かぜ. :-/
>
> I don't think I'm the only one though ...
>
> Edict currently has
>
> がせねた (n) faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
>
> I suggest adding partial and full katakana versions.
>
> がせねた 978
> ガセネタ 160,000
> がせネタ 14,000
>
> がせ種 is also theoretically correct but not really worth worrying
> about with 2 whole googits.
>
> Apart from the above がせ can be used on its own (indeed
> it was when I came across it) so I suggest adding
>
> がせ; ガセ (n, pref?) fake; lie; nonsense
>
> ガセ攻略会社 20,400
>
> "というのはガセ" -"ガセネタ" 852
> ガセ会社 1,700
> ガセの見分け 187

How about ガセビア also - that gets 36,300 Googlehits, and it's
from トリビアの泉 where they present dud trivia like PET bottles
filled with water scare off cats or eating watermelon seeds gives you
apendicitis. I must submit "gaijin stomachs are three times
longer/shorter" (or even "Japan has four seasons"...) myself.

Ken

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