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Thread: What is the difference between "So detsu ne" and "So ne"

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    What is the difference between "So detsu ne" and "So ne"


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    I watch anime with subtitle
    I think they're similar but don't know what is the difference
    thank you
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    For the purpose of watching anime via subtitles, it is safe to think of them as being identical.

    Consider how in English we can shorten "do not" to "don't"; it is similar to that.

    Have you considered actually learning Japanese?
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    Although it's desu, not detsu.
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    Although it's desu, not detsu.
    For the purpose of watching anime via subtitles, it is safe to think of them as being identical.
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    Ha, I guess you have a point.
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    "So ne" is more used by femaile, when it comes at the end of the sentence. "So desu ne" is unisex.
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    Have you considered actually learning Japanese?
    Of course! watching anime inspiring it though
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    @The OP, is it actually "So detsu ne?" Isn't it a typo of "desu ne", as Glenn-san pointed out? "Detsu" is a net slang and therefore basically used only as a written word. I've never heard it's actually used as a spoken word in a conversation even if in anime.
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    Detsu right.
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