Somebody invented a thing called automatic stapler. Well, I don’t know if that’s really called automatic stapler but you know what I mean. Those staplers scare me. My hand trembles as I put the paper into the stapler mouth and when it staples, I flinch. It’s very embarrassing to look so timid when there is a long line behind me.
I had a very embarrassing moment at the symphonic band practice today… not telling you what it was though!
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I came across your blog when I was trying to find the origins of the word hocchikisu. I’ve studied Japanese for a long time and can’t figure out where that word came from. Any ideas? I saw online that it was Spanish…but, I can’t find a Spanish word even close to it. Just curious if you know.
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Hi!
Hocchikisu comes from E.H. Hotchkiss, who had a company that made staplers. The importer in Japan called it Hotchkiss automatic paper binder and Hocchikisu became a common name for a stapler.
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