Ranma 1/2 proper pronuciation

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2004-02-25 10:35pm

I say "Ranma and a half" >.>.. i'm weird like that <.<

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-02-25 10:35pm

I use "half" since "one half" sounds fucktarded, though probably correct

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2004-02-25 11:08pm

What's the literal translation of "Ranma Nibun no Ichi"? What does Viz translate it to?

I've always heard it as "Ranma One Half" and always pronounced that way.

Ah hell.

Lord of the Farce · Post by **Lord of the Farce** » 2004-02-25 11:15pm

fgalkin wrote:What do you call 2/4 (other than "half")?

Two quarter(s)?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-02-26 01:11am

Half implies half of a predefined whole (that being 1, 3, 10, anything) whereas one-half implies exactly that: half of one.

More importantly, look at how 3/2 is said: Three halves. 2/2 is two halves, 4/2 is four halves, and so on. 1/2 is thus one half, not half. Half works only with predefined quantities. Half a dozen, for instance, is better than one half a dozen, because we know the quantity in a dozen.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-02-26 09:23am

I say Ranma one-half. All my friends always called it Ranma one-half. I always thought it was a dumb name for a show, too, but I expect little else from a genre producing such titles as "Tank police" and "Very-happy-family dragon purple fun-fun show 18!!!

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2004-02-26 09:50am

How has this crap gone on for two pages?

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-02-26 10:17am

Gil Hamilton wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I've always called and heard it called "Ranma Half."
Then you've got a funny way of reading fractions. If you saw the fraction "1/2" would you just say "half" or would you say "one half"? Clearly not the first, because that's not complete, since you aren't saying the numerator.

Clearly not the second either. Mathematically, you say "1/2" like this: "one over two". As this thread proves, some people have been brought up on the shortcut "half", others "one half".

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-02-26 10:41am

BoredShirtless wrote:Clearly not the second either. Mathematically, you say "1/2" like this: "one over two". As this thread proves, some people have been brought up on the shortcut "half", others "one half".

No, it's said "one half" in English. It may well be "one over two" when said in German, but I don't speak German.

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-02-26 10:52am

Gil Hamilton wrote:
BoredShirtless wrote:Clearly not the second either. Mathematically, you say "1/2" like this: "one over two". As this thread proves, some people have been brought up on the shortcut "half", others "one half".
No, it's said "one half" in English. It may well be "one over two" when said in German, but I don't speak German.

We said "half" in the Australian High school and Uni I went to. Though for any other fraction, it was in the form: "three quarter, four sixth". But the proper and formal way of saying a fraction is the number, followed by "over", then the denominator. And if you're still reading this, check out http://www.boredatwork.com, http://www.fark.com, maddox.xmission.com, cause you're bored!

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-02-26 04:34pm

somebody wanted to pad their post count

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2004-02-26 08:45pm

Damaramu wrote:What's the literal translation of "Ranma Nibun no Ichi"?

Like this:

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What does Viz translate it to? :

1/2

Nibun no ichi is just the pronunciation.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-26 08:54pm

SAMAS wrote:
Damaramu wrote:What's the literal translation of "Ranma Nibun no Ichi"?
Like this:

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Thanks for not actually answering his question.

While I don't have a dictionary with me, I'm going to guess that the literal translation of "Nibun no Ichi" is "half ["two-part"] of one".

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2004-02-26 09:03pm

I always called it "that funny show with the naked chick and the panda."

Lord of the Farce · Post by **Lord of the Farce** » 2004-02-26 09:12pm

Queeb Salaron wrote:I always called it "that funny show with the naked chick and the panda."

That's "naked guy-who-magical-transgenders-into-a-chick", LOL.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2004-02-26 09:16pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
SAMAS wrote:
Damaramu wrote:What's the literal translation of "Ranma Nibun no Ichi"?
Like this:

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2
Thanks for not actually answering his question.

While I don't have a dictionary with me, I'm going to guess that the literal translation of "Nibun no Ichi" is "half ["two-part"] of one".

'two part of one'? Well that kinda descibes all the shapeshifting that goes on, doesn't it? 2 in one?

Still, first time I was introduced to it the friend called it Ranma One-half

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-26 09:19pm

Heh, well as I said, I don't have a dictionary on me, so while I know that "ni" means two, I had to guess that "bun" meant something like "part" or "fraction" or some such.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-02-27 12:09am

My ex-girlfriend's crazy little Japanese brother called it "Ranma one of two", but he was insane, and could tell you where you were in "Paper Mario" by listening in from the other room.

I looked in one of his Ranma books, and even though it was in Japanese, I could tell it was dumb enough for me not to care how its title was pronounced.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-02-27 03:00am

I was reading the japanese version and the same thought came into my mind that treders ex's brother said. One of Two makes more sense, overall.

But we can definitely rule out just half because that would be Ranma-Han.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-02-27 03:11am

Bah, I still say that Ranma Half just sounds better.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-27 03:12am

fgalkin wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I'm from the Midwest, okay? We do some things oddly. And to me, pronouncing "1/2" as just "half" makes sense, because that's just what it is: 1/2 is just half.

Besides, to me it sounds less awkward.
What do you call 2/4 (other than "half")?

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Two-four..

At least in music you do.. >_>

And I've heard it both half and one-half, and I must say that I prefer the sound of one half. -shrugs-

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-02-27 06:49am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Bah, I still say that Ranma Half just sounds better.

To me it it just sounds awkward. Ranma One Half flows better.

SAMAS · Post by **SAMAS** » 2004-02-27 03:28pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
SAMAS wrote:
Damaramu wrote:What's the literal translation of "Ranma Nibun no Ichi"?
Like this:

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2
Thanks for not actually answering his question.
["two-part"] of one".

Actually, that is the literal translation: Two under/of One, or something similar.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2004-02-27 03:34pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Bah, I still say that Ranma Half just sounds better.

You you are completely and totally anal when people say something wrong and jump up their asses for it, but you don't apply that standard to yourself? Huh. Nice hypocrisy there.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-02-27 05:16pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Bah, I still say that Ranma Half just sounds better.

I think Ranma One-Half has a nice symmetry to it, both words having two syllables and all.