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Sirry igorant Amellicans... [re 'Dice-K' versus Daisuke]
Sirry igorant Amellicans...
Now, please correct me if I'm wrong but Enomoto made up the nickname 'Dice-K' to help ignorant tongue-twisted Americans to pronounce his name 'Daisuke' correctly -- that is, as in most spoken Japanese that I'm aware of, with the 'u' syllable strongly elided and barely heard, if at all. So to allege here, as AP does, that the 'U' syllable is the strongest and longest portion of his first name is, uh, anti-Japanese gobbledegook, or something? AP: American to become first female space tourist MOSCOW Russia's space agency announced today that Dallas-area businesswoman Anousheh (ah-NOO'-sheh) Ansari (ahn-SAH'-ree) will fly to the International Space Station next month. snip The decision comes a day after officials said Japanese businessman Daisuke (dye-SOO'-keh) Enomoto (eh-noh-MOH'-toh) had failed a medical test. Enomoto was to blast off for the space station September 14th. |
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Sirry igorant Amellicans... [re 'Dice-K' versus Daisuke]
Daisuke (dye-SOO'-keh) Enomoto (eh-noh-MOH'-toh)
Ah yeah I see what you mean. AP went to a lot of trouble to enunciate the Americanized, incorrect way to say his name. Dye-s'kay eh-NOH-mo-to. But hey, they have been worn out with the Arab names lately. I still dunno if my cab driver is Ahmed or Akmed. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Sirry igorant Amellicans... [re 'Dice-K' versus Daisuke]
-- Danny Dot www.mobbinggonemad.org "Jim Oberg" wrote in message ... Sirry igorant Amellicans... Now, please correct me if I'm wrong but Enomoto made up the nickname 'Dice-K' to help ignorant tongue-twisted Americans to pronounce his name 'Daisuke' correctly -- that is, as in most spoken Japanese that I'm aware of, with the 'u' syllable strongly elided and barely heard, if at all. So to allege here, as AP does, that the 'U' syllable is the strongest and longest portion of his first name is, uh, anti-Japanese gobbledegook, or something? I will not put names here, but I was honored to teach the first Japanese/Shuttle astronaut how to do shuttle entries. He was one smart, hardworking man. I did my best to pronounce his name correctly. I could tell he appriciated my effort, though I am sure I did it badly :-) I later shared an office with his CDR (again no names here). They traveled to Japan post flight and were treated like rock stars. The CDR is now flying for an airline. I never wanted to be an airline pilot. After flying fighters it is too much like driving a bus to me. Danny Dot www.mobbinggonemad.org AP: American to become first female space tourist MOSCOW Russia's space agency announced today that Dallas-area businesswoman Anousheh (ah-NOO'-sheh) Ansari (ahn-SAH'-ree) will fly to the International Space Station next month. snip The decision comes a day after officials said Japanese businessman Daisuke (dye-SOO'-keh) Enomoto (eh-noh-MOH'-toh) had failed a medical test. Enomoto was to blast off for the space station September 14th. |
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