Talk:tofu
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Eirikr in topic Characters
Countability edit
Is it really countable? Sounds strange to me. Tooironic 01:10, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
- It can be countable when it means something like "order of tofu". For instance, if two people in a restaurant order tofu, the waiter will bring two tofus (two orders, two dishes). It’s the same as waters, beers, caviars, etc. —Stephen 15:07, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
- As best as I can tell, it is NOT countable. You are making two orders of tofu, not two tofus. You need the measure word. 218.170.63.172 14:08, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
- But it is used with the -s, and we need to document that. Proof: [1] Equinox ◑ 22:41, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
Characters edit
Properly speaking, the word "tofu" shouldn't be used to refer to unknown or unrecognized characters. Instead, use the word "geta", derived from Japanese "geta kigo" (aka U+3013). Dmacgr 22 (talk) 22:40, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
- FWIW, I work in a Japanese company, and I've heard the term 豆腐化け (tofu-bake) for years, used to refer to this phenomenon. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 22:49, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
Apparently tofou is an alternative spelling of French tofu. Wikipedia suggests it may be a Quebec thing. Equinox ◑ 18:55, 4 April 2016 (UTC)