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12-08-2007, 03:57 AM
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Wannabe Farmer
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12-08-2007, 04:03 AM
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 Is that how it works, or the other way around? It's been a while since my friend moved back to Japan, so I'm rusty at taking pokes at this palticular cultulal impediment.  |
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12-08-2007, 04:18 AM
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Re: Engrish....
As far as I know "l" and "r" aren't phonemes in Japanese, and I think Chinese has the same issue. That is, they aren't sound differences that make a difference in meaning. So they don't learn to distinguish between the two. Hence, they sound interchangeable.
Conversely, in Korean, aspiration makes a difference in meaning (whether or not you puff out air while saying a consonant). We do have the difference in English, but it doesn't mean anything so we don't recognize the sound difference nor can we easily control whether or not we puff out air. This probably makes for some amusing translations when English speakers learn Korean. |
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12-11-2007, 03:53 PM
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tiz an awesome site is it not... r have spent mucho time raughing out roud at that site..... Good stuff. |
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12-11-2007, 04:08 PM
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12-13-2007, 07:24 AM
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07-09-2008, 10:59 AM
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Quote the 17th Nevermore.
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I'm back with more..... lol
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07-10-2008, 02:13 PM
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UNeyeR1
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My comedian friend has added another line to his show...
He indicates that his Japanese mom is very interested in the current Presidential race in the United States. She enjoys discussing all aspects of the election, but she doesn't pronounce it that way. |
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