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Originally Posted by murasaki11
Thats such a cocky thing to say. Just because I haven't learnt it yet doesn't mean I wasn't planning on it. Lots of people don't know the kana , or are struggling. Romaji gives the reader a idea on how it is pronounced and the ability to start speaking befor they can read. Which is usually how learning a language works.
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But that's just the problem; Romaji breeds BAD pronunciation. You can tell a romaji-only learner a mile off because their accent is often horrible. I promise, i'm not even exaggerating. It also leads to a lot of confusion and misconceptions (like "all japanese people can read romaji") and more to the point, becomes a security blanket so that a lot of romaji learners refuse to use 'gana and kanji further down the line. It also teaches you to try and learn Japanese from an English language standpoint and that utterly doesn't work because they are so different. It basically creates a great big glass ceiling for all your hard work learning japanese.
I personally wasn't trying to put you or your efforts down, I don't think Kyle meant the 'you's in his post as you personally, but in a general sense. So please don't think I'm bashing you, I'm really not- It's hard learning Japanese.
But the point is, romaji in the long run is only going to make it HARDER. Don't mollycoddle yourself with romaji. Jump right in to REAL Japanese, because in the real world, romaji doesn't even ~exist~.
