Zさん："Don't Know the Duck."
Aさん：「... what, like an Aflac commercial?」
Zさん："No, no... think '鴨しれない'."
Aさん：「Ha! Don't Know the Duck indeed! ... seriously though, try to make it.」
Zさん："Sure."
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This blog is one gaijin's attempt to learn Japanese through mnemonics, puns, and general linguistic absurdity.
Z-san explains: "かもしれない(kamoshirenai) means 'maybe'. Also, 鴨(かも/kamo) means 'duck', and しれない(shirenai) means 'don't know'."
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