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ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#51: Sep 18th 2014 at 1:44:03 PM

Technically it'd be "-chan".

Just swap that in for "-san" in Willbyr's take, and we're pretty much on-point.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#52: Sep 18th 2014 at 3:18:45 PM

Pretty sure you can use -san about animals, especially if you're particularly polite. I've heard it, at least.

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bitemytail from Arizona Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#53: Sep 18th 2014 at 4:27:44 PM

[up] I'm not so concerned about how to address the goat as I am the girl.

she should be -chan, right? I'm not an expert.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#54: Sep 18th 2014 at 5:02:35 PM

No. Using -chan implies she's either young or have a close relationship of some sort. It's not strictly female, and -san is gender neutral.

edited 18th Sep '14 5:02:51 PM by AnotherDuck

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#55: Sep 18th 2014 at 6:54:34 PM

"-san" is the better term to use if you want to focus on courtesy. Or, if you want to turn it Up To Eleven, use "-sama".

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#56: Sep 18th 2014 at 7:21:56 PM

It's a goat. I think -san would be better. Calling a goat -sama sounds too over the top.

ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#57: Sep 18th 2014 at 7:38:05 PM

I swear I read that animals are generally -chan, though. I mean, barring Duck's assertion to the contrary, which I honestly believe (although I think -chan works better here).

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#58: Sep 18th 2014 at 8:03:35 PM

Pets are usually -chan. For random animals you want to be polite to, I'd use -san.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#59: Sep 19th 2014 at 12:47:22 AM

For what it's worth, I used "-san" because I've heard it on TV Tropes a couple of times attributed to people. I am not familiar with Japanese outside of it, so "-chan" didn't cross my mind.

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#60: Sep 19th 2014 at 1:18:49 AM

-chan is for cute animals. It's a term of endearment, not respect. You don't bow while calling someone -chan.

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#61: Sep 19th 2014 at 1:38:02 AM

I'd go with -san, this seems to be a fairly informal thing in the pic and the goat certainly doesn't look like enough of a pet to deserve -chan.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#62: Sep 19th 2014 at 1:39:55 AM

Personally, I would oppose @49 because it's all-Japanese; a single suffix is OK but an entire sentence is a bit much.

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doubleyouteeeff Political ends as sad remains will die from (Hudson) River running right on over my head Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
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#63: Sep 19th 2014 at 8:13:54 AM

Personally, I still like my own suggestion at @14.

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#64: Sep 19th 2014 at 8:15:16 AM

Seems like we'll need a caption crowner here.

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#65: Sep 19th 2014 at 9:25:43 AM

[up] This is my fault. I didn't keep my mouth shut. cool

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doubleyouteeeff Political ends as sad remains will die from (Hudson) River running right on over my head Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
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#66: Sep 19th 2014 at 1:02:12 PM

[up][up]Made a caption crowner.

edited 19th Sep '14 1:02:42 PM by doubleyouteeeff

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ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#67: Sep 19th 2014 at 3:40:29 PM

I don't really like the all-English one, tbh.

Especially not the goat speaking English.

edited 19th Sep '14 3:40:38 PM by ShadowHog

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Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#68: Sep 19th 2014 at 4:09:47 PM

What about: "Konnichiwa, goat-san!" "Baaaaa."

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ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#69: Sep 19th 2014 at 4:18:48 PM

[up] Pretty much Willbyr's (the one I support), with a different greeting used (and the English word for "goat"); I'd be fine with it too.

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#70: Sep 23rd 2014 at 3:52:09 AM

I think we can go ahead and call this one. The caption's added and the tag's adjusted; locking up.

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