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05-19-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
If you just said to yourself "no" a couple of times, then why the heck should I or anyone else not say the same to romaji-users? Wrong is wrong. Weird is weird. Let's start thinking things in relative terms and, most of all, be fair, dudes!
If this were true and romaji is wrong and weird, why do Japanese cultural societies here in the states use the romaji-using Japanese learning books? Why would there be a romaji book business at all? I use it in my classes at the Japan American Society of Chicago and it has helped me quite a bit. Though I'm weening my way out of the system completely, it is a "first step" approach to the language that seems to work for quite a few people.
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