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Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:27:32 -0800
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org [mailto:owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org]On
> Behalf Of Neil Baumgardner
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 10:58
> To: Gundam
> Subject: [gundam] Jagd Katakana?
>
> Hey, can someone help me with this question:
>
> "The question is how one gets the name Jagd from katakana, where
> every consonant related character, besides 'n', consists of a
> consonant and a vowel.... ja-gu-do?"
>
> Thought this would apply from the Jagd Doga.
Remember that this is a Japanese phonetic rendition of a German, not an English,
word.
Survey says: "Ya-ku-to Do-o-ga!"
This is from the same folks who spell Axis as "A-ku-shi-su" (and, occasionally,
Romanize it as "Axcis") and, of course, let's not forget that Gundam is spelled
"Ga-n-da-mu"...!
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