Tham khảo tài liệu 'a handbook of common japanese phrases - phần 6', ngoại ngữ, nhật - pháp - hoa- others phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | EVERYDAY PHRASES However one looks at it there s nothing more vexing when trying to state your position than to be talked down or contradicted out of hand. It s all the more infuriating to encounter such willful opposition from a child or an underling and at such times a good slap in the face might seem the most salient response. Naturally any such impulse must be vanquished. As an adult you must rely on the force of verbal rather than physical persuasion if your first attempt meets with obstinate resistance try another approach. PRAISING I didn t recognize you Omisore shimashita. I didn t recognize you. Originally the message behind these words was the literal one the phrase was employed as a sort of apologetic greeting by someone who had failed to recognize an acquaintance. Over time people began using this expression as a form of polite hyperbole to imply that the other person had undergone some transformation due to a change in appearance perhaps or a display of unknown abilities so wonderful as to render her unrecognizable. In this way the phrase evolved into an expression of praise. If someone you know someone whose everyday appearance you are accustomed to turns up one day dressed to the nines this phrase will be perfectly apt. To express the same sentiment you could also say one of the following 142 PRAISING Michigaeta. I thought you were someone else. Dare ka to omotta. Is that really you Whichever phrase you use the effect is to exaggerate your reaction in an implicitly complimentary way to your friend s unfamiliar I appearance. Aside from the frequency with which they are employed to com-ị ment on someone s appearance expressions such as omisore shima-I shita can also indicate how deeply impressed the speaker is with another person s skill or ability. Consider the example of one golfer complimenting another on his game his companion having demonstrated abilities that far exceeded expectations the speaker expresses his respect and admiration i 0 .
