Paul Blay wrote:
> "necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com> wrote ...
> 
>> Paul Blay wrote:
>>
>>> Really?  I thought that was 全然大丈夫.  Incidently I've looked into
>>> 'zenzen' in the past and it wasn't as clear cut as I thought it was.
>>
>> People have been zenzening positives since even before I first started
>> learning nearly 20 years ago. I think it has become borderline 
>> acceptable.

It seems to have moved from borderline acceptable into standard use.
Even the announcers on our radio station (and others) who are usually
very careful and proper with language (to the point on being anal
retentive) use it. Though from what I've noticed it tends to be the
younger ones.

> Not to mention that, IIRC*, zenzen used to be used with postitives waaay 
> back before the 'zenzen goes with negatives' rule came about.

Where?


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