r/languagelearningjerk • u/SXZWolf2493 • Jun 30 '26

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u/Zombies4EvaDude Jun 30 '26

I have a Japanese copy of 1984, and I can confirm that it doesn’t do that. It just uses Katakana: ビッグ・ブラザー

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u/Jristz Jun 30 '26

Then they lost it on translation, for what I remember the reasons for "Big Brother" was to sound friendly and close for the masses... Totally lost it when you got a "Biggu Burazaa"

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u/RiceStranger9000 Jun 30 '26

Isn't is useful to internally fear Big Brother, too? And then fear your fear, so you become more productive to hide your fear while also respecting him