First-Person Pronouns: When Female Speakers Use 僕 or 俺
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
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Use Two Pronouns Effectively for Female Characters
Using two different pronouns is one of the a purposes, i guess, for using oreabok effectively for female characters. A japanese psychologista who explains the reason for distendency as many of the cases are from imitating their male friends or fictional characters. Some are from being envious of men, or the desire of not wanting to grow like a typical female figure.
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