Talk:時々

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Does the character 々 actually appear in Mandarin? I asked about this at Talk:々 and was told that it does not. 71.66.97.228 19:35, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is sometimes used in casual horizontal writing, but not in formal writing or in print. More often, 〻 is used, but still only casually...or sometimes the older 二. Usually you just write the hanzi twice. In Japanese, it is used in any kind of writing. —Stephen ^(Talk) 19:47, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So the word 時々 does exist in Mandarin, then? Upon searching again, every hit on a Chinese-language Web page shows some reference to Japanese language or culture. 71.66.97.228 20:03, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It’s not used in print or formal writing. Web pages are a form of print. —Stephen ^(Talk) 20:32, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you saying it is, or is not used on Web pages (which you state is a form of print)? If the answer is "no" for both, then that would indicate that this symbol is not used in Mandarin, as I see from reexamining Talk:々 that you indicated it is not used in Mandarin. 71.66.97.228 20:39, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I keep telling you that it is sometimes used in casual handwritten text, but not in print or formal text. If you keep asking me, I will just have to keep repeating the same thing. If you don’t like the answer, ask someone else. —Stephen ^(Talk) 21:43, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, the only reason I had asked you to clarify is because you said this:

"It’s not used in print or formal writing. Web pages are a form of print."

This both implies that 々 is not used in Mandarin in print, and is used in Mandarin in print. I think what you mean is that it never appears in Mandarin-language books that are actually made of paper, but is used on Mandarin-language Web pages. If this is true, is 々 used only on Mandarin-language Web pages referring to Japanese culture? That has been the result when I have searched for this character on Mandarin-language Web pages. If that is the case, then の could be considered a Mandarin term as well, as it appears on many Mandarin-language Web pages (but, I believe, only those referring to Japanese text or culture). 71.66.97.228 23:36, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"not used in print or formal writing. Web pages are a form of print" does not imply that "and is used in Mandarin in print". It plainly says the opposite. You don’t seem to understand plain English. Ask someone else, I’m not wasting my breath. —Stephen ^(Talk) 10:02, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]