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Subject: Re: [Merotronists] Tokyo Merotron Studio

From: Jerry Korb <jkorb@...>
Date: 2005-01-30

 

jonesalley wrote:

Not to nitpick, but if there's no"L" sound in the Japanese phonetic alphabet, how did you get dubbed "Jelly?" By the way, my full name anagrams to "a jelly nose."


After I wrote the msg, I remembered that the Japanese reverse their
use of   "r" and "l" sounds.  The latter is very rarelyused.
You're quite correct,  JS
 

BTW, Godzilla's original 1953 theatrical  Japanese release waspronounced
"Gojira."   .....Back to my Merotrons and bottle of sake....Jelly-San