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a little question.

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mrdeanop2
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a little question.

Postby mrdeanop2 » December 6th, 2008 10:17 pm

When writing a word out in symbols, Do I need think of the sound rather than the romaji?


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Postby Psy » December 7th, 2008 1:34 am

Hepburn-style romaji tends to follow the sound quite well, so I'm not exactly sure what you're meaning to ask. Generally when you think of words the sounds come before the spelling.
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