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stay unchangeable vs. remain unchangeable

English translation: remain unchangeable

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14:47 May 3, 2011

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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / choice of proper verb

English term or phrase: stay unchangeable vs. remain unchangeable

I would like to use it in this sentence:

If everything changes, naturally they [budo techniques] also should change in response.

But what must remain unchangeable is the spirit of budo.

I think it would be better to use remain here, but hits in google show that stay would also be good. What do you think?

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English translation:remain unchangeable

Explanation:
I prefer remain unchangeable - remain because it's more fitting than stay, and unchangeable to give the sense that no one can change it - it has to stay that way due to no one being able to change it / make it so that it can be changed (i.e. make it changeable). I think that sense is lost with unchanging or unchanged.