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Originally Posted by MMM
But katakana IS accurate pronunciation...it is accurate pronunciation in Japanese.
Foreigners using Japanese have to adapt to Japanese's rules. Not the other way around.
That is why ジェコーブ IS accurate pronunciation and is also why it cannot be written in kanji.
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The rule you referred is NOT the real rule I think, it is just a habit.
Of course I think it is right to use katakana in business or formal situation, but we dont have to mind for private use such as screen name or nickname among our friends.
I know many friends who play Japanese Budo, and some of them use kanji for his name and stitch on their Dougi. Once I made combination of kanji for a friend who is ninja master living in Greece.