Re: tlug: kanji or romaji for Japanese? (was: parallel-port IDE)

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:

    Scott> Besides, it's a lot easier to spell something out using a
    Scott> 26-character alphabet than it is to describe a kanji
    Scott> verbally...

Not if you know the specialized vocabulary.  Still easier, I think,
but not orders of magnitude.

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