Subject: Re: [FFML] Phoenetics "R" Us (Re: "U" Know What I Mean)
From: Adam Conover
Date: 11/18/1997, 2:23 PM
To: Fanfic Mailing List

On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Emperor Stephen The Mega Man Schlueter wrote:

I pointed out last week a matter concerning extra "U"s in the names of 
Ranma characters. One person said it looks better. No offense but you 
can't change the spelling of someones name because you think it looks 
better. Numerous (and when I say numerous, I mean hundreds) of people 
tried to explain the "Japanese Phoenetic Vowel (or possibly bowel) 
Soundy Gobbeldy Gook" which I still do not entirely understand... BUT 
DON"T TRY EXPLAINING IT AGAIN!!! Still, I'll except Ukyou over the SNES 
game version of the nake whichi is spelled: Ukkyo. I still don't like 
this plague of "U"s going around but I'll live with them until I can 
pass a law banning them permanently. 

Even though this is just adding to the spam:

Actually, taking -out- the 'u' is "just changing it so that it looks
better". The actual spelling -should- have an 'ou', as it's a -long- vowel
sound, but Viz decided to take them out. Why? Because they looked better.


"Common Sense is what tells you that the Earth is flat."
Adam Conover
dconover@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~dconover/main.html
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