Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> In the same way, [tM] is written normal te-small u.
My dictionary says it uses *to* with little u.

> So by
> analogy, I'd expect [hM], if it appears anywhere, to be written normal
> he-small u.
I'd expect _ho_ little u.  My dictionary's kana table doesn't list it,
tho.

> Yep, but I prefer writing it "chi" personally. I don't like the "exact
> transliteration method". I find it difficult to read, and with all those
> borrowings that bring new syllables like [ti] and [tu], the "exact
> transliteration" method becomes cumbersome.
I'd just stick apostrophes in, writting [ti] as _t'i_.  Since that's
basically what the Japanese method itself is doing, showing a
"contraction", so to speak, of _tei_.  I find both systems equally easy
to read, and prefer the phonemic version, because it shows morphology
more obviously.  Especially when you deal with colloquial pronunciations
like _korya_ = _kore wa_ and _-tya/-cha_ = _te wa_.  The phonemic system
shows that it's the same process, the Hepburn romanization makes it look
like there's an actual change of sound.

And as for sounds like [tsa], I'd write _twa_.

But, I usually end up using the Hepburn system anyways, just because
it's what I see 95% of the time, and it's what most people expect.

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