Gibberish Baggy Anniversary

Notes from the SA Class

Here are some vocabulary that came up in the SA class:

• gobbledygook, gobbledegook: (noun) Unclear, wordy jargon
• 分かりにくい言葉、ややこしい言葉、たわ言、ナンセンス、役所言葉[官庁用語], 回りくどくてチンプンカンプンの表現, 冗長で分かりにくい文言, 文字化けした文
  

When I opened the page with Internet Explorer, all the characters were gobbledygook.

• gibberish: 1. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing. 2. Highly technical or esoteric language. 3. Unnecessarily pretentious or vague language.
• わけのわからない言葉[文, 話]
  

When I opened the page with Internet Explorer, all the characters were gibberish.

• anniversary: 1. The annually recurring date of a past event, especially one of historical, national, or personal importance: a wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome. 2. A celebration commemorating such a date.
• an ～ (～周年)記念, ～周年祭; ～周年記念の, 例年の
  

×　We are especially busy this year because it is the 30 years birthday of our company's Mashi brand products.

◎　We are especially busy this year because it is the 30th anniversary of our company's Mashi brand products.

• baggy: Bulging or hanging loosely: baggy trousers.
• だぶだぶの、袋のような、垂れ下がった
  

Baggy pants are easy to move in.
Baggy pants are more comfortable to where when I play sports or do some work outside.

Additional Phrases that came up in class:

• "cease and desist" letter: 使用停止を求める文書
• You betcha! (You bet!): 確かにそうです。／そのとおりです。／もちろん。
  

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References:

1. CD-The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
2. 英辞郎第三版
3. CD-ビジネス技術 実用英語大辞典

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