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So apparently there's an on-going war in /a/ between Desu and De-geso…

No.

There is no contest.

Desu.

Correct, There is no contest. ~Degeso

All know that ~Degeso is the new desu. ~Degeso

I don't think this "Degeso" can last. Then again, all of /b/'s oldfags have left, so the place is in chaos anyway.

Chaos?
THIS
No I am not going to say that.
Does anyone happen to know if De-geso actually means anything?
I mean I googled "De-geso wiki" and didn't get a wikipedia link, Therefore there is a 90% chance its fictional.

Desu? I am actually more a kupo person, myself….blame Kingdom HEarts(that series is the shit)

Degeso means squid tentacle ~degeso

^That would actually explain a lot, considering this is 4chan.

Kupo.

DESU

For Ika-chan ,and for Invasion , I dare write broken English to explain this tiny difference.I'm a Japanese student.so please don't blame me if i might write engRish.

"Desu" is suffix of Japanese for making assertion.It style is formal and modest than "Da".Both of them is used commonly.

and In end of Edo era and beggining of Meiji era,"De-gesu" is used by males of the lower class as transformational word of "Desu".

next, "Geso" means tentacles of squid . when the terms be used,Its article is mainly based on viewpoint of cooking. If your intention is to refer to Scientific aspects of squid, you would have to choose "Shokusyu" means just tentacle(s).

So all problem was solved . De-geso is the word combined De-gesu with geso.In the beginning of movie, Ika-chan spoke formally (but rudely) as the invader .So It is natural that little girl say manlike and old-fashioned terms like De-gesu.of course, present Japanese don't use such word.

Traditionally, characterizing by making original suffix like De-geso was common technique in Anime.this is regarded too facile nowadays.but Ika-chan nevertheless did it.It is the largest fascinations of the movie that classical and perfect style.

"de goso" also means "of joy" in Portuguese.

Edit: I make typos. Disregard this post.

@Astudent: thumbs up

Rozen Maiden's Desu:

…She also tends to end nearly every sentence with "desu", as a way of being polite. Some argue this has made her the most well-known characters in the series.

vs.

Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Invasion! Squid Girl)'sDegeso:

Like a squid, she has ten fully controllable tentacles and can spew ink. She enjoys shrimp and greatly fears natural predators like killer whales. She always ends her sentences with "de geso" (～で　げそ, lit. "tentacles") as a final particle.

Pick your kawaii poison

Desu.
No contest.