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To: null and void

For what it’s worth, A woman I know that is Chinese responsed “That is Japanese” when I asked her “is this Chinese?”

She doesn’t speak Japanese, but said is looks Japanese to her.


310 posted on 05/08/2007 8:40:49 AM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua
"She doesn’t speak Japanese, but said is looks Japanese to her."

I don't speak or read Japanese either but that was the first thought I had when I saw it.
311 posted on 05/08/2007 8:47:39 AM PDT by FortWorthPatriot
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Actually, and I'm not trying to sound like a smart ass, some of the characters look Klingon. Now, if I were involved in a project to produce a craft like this, I would decorate it with Klingon characters. (Though, I'd make the markings say something like "Stop staring!". These look random.) I'd do it to make any leaked photos seem to be nothing more than a photoshopped hoax.
314 posted on 05/08/2007 10:30:55 PM PDT by Redcloak (The 2nd Amendment isn't about sporting goods.)
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To: Malsua
She doesn’t speak Japanese, but said is looks Japanese to her.

She's correct.

Katakana is a Japanese phonetic alphabet. Here is a chart showing Japanese katakana symbols:

Looks to me like there's a pretty good match.

322 posted on 05/09/2007 8:31:36 AM PDT by r9etb
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