Discussion What's a HE?

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  1. SnowdropLily

    SnowdropLily 100% Procrastinator

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    Hey, so I read a lot of reviews on certain novels but there's some certain terms that I can't comprehend. For example, the term "HE". In the novel, Love in Another Life: My Gentle Tyrant, some people mentioned in their novels that this is a "HE" or that they're glad or relieved that this novel is a "HE". So, right now, I'm very confused on what "HE" means. Please help!!!
     
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    OnceandFutureLurker Well-Known Member

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    HE means Happy Ending, normally the person lives and also the love interest as well and they are together
     
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    Nom de Plume [Shio’s Disciple] [True Villain] [Equip: Gunblade] Novel Updates Staff

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    HE = Happy Ending
    BE = Bad Ending

    Hope that helps! :)
     
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    High-Explosive
     
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    Happy Ending, the opposite of Bad Ending
     
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    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    HE is best in Thailand. :blobhero:
     
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    I agree with this guy.
    Though i think it should be highly-explosive.
     
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    0000000 I B SMILING!

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    ...shouldn't it be GE (Good Ending)?
    Opposing to the BE (Bad Ending), good and bad, not happy and bad?
     
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    Description vs object name. Highly Explosive is a description, High Explosive is a name.
     
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    Good and Happy can be different. For example a "Good" ending can be hero wins then continue touring the world while oblivious to the FL's constantly dropped hints while a "Happy" ending has them married while touring the world.
     
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    human experiment? all i could come up with.
     
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    A person born with a penis!
     
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    Ruyi translator at CG

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    It's just the slang the locals use that get carried over here, I think. For example, readers of Chinese webnovel raws are used to writing HE/OE/BE for Happy/Open/Bad Ends in the comments, and refer to pairings as "CP" (couple pairing) rather than "OTP" (one true pairing).

    There's also other regional carryovers like shou/gong, eating/giving dog food, white lotus, green tea, etc etc.
     
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    Ai chan Queen of Yuri, Devourer of Traps, Thrusted Witch

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    HE stands for Homo Erotic.

    It refers to gay and lesbian erotica that turns even straight people into homos.
     
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    Bakaturq Tell me, what do you see?

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