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Originally Posted by LKK
This is my understanding of the honorifics. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me.
-tan : a regional variant of -san
-chan : used mainly towards girls, children regardless of gender, and cute animals regardless of gender
-kun : used mainly towards boys although it's becoming increasingly common to hear it used towards girls with whom the speaker isn't particularly close. I hear / read it used towards girls mostly by teachers and employers.
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-tan is a children's mispronunciation of "-chan" but these days, you see it being used in the Otakusphere to refer to a mascot. It really isn't an honorific.
-kun is used with male colleagues or classmates who are around the same age. Don't use it with girls because it's only used that way in Anime/Manga - mostly with tomboy heroines.
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Originally Posted by Qpax
They just have to kill off the cute ones, eh?
*sobs like there ain't no tomorrow* |
Nice illustration. I like the way it's rendered - especially the teardrops.