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Originally Posted by DanielSheen
Yea maybe if you didn't have any knowledge of how Japanese is then you would pronounce it wrong. When I look at a word thats in romaji. I dont sound it out like I would in English. I know that Japanese sounds go like "a i u e o, ka ki ku ke ko, and so on". So when I see a word in Japanese, I know what the letters would look like in the correct kana. If your stupid you will start learning a language without knowing the alphabet sounds. I don't really know how to explain what I am trying to say....
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I am saying if you are going to take the time to learn proper pronunciation, why would you NOT learn the kana?
Again, it is easier to read kana than it is romaji. Only someone who doesn't read kana would say that isn't true.
Romaji is a crutch, and anyone who has had a broken ankle will tell you that you can't use the crutch forever. If you don't learn to walk without it, your ankle will never get stronger.