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Old 2008-05-30, 22:30   Link #143
creamyhorror
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Thanks for the various responses so far. Upon further thought, I'll still be sticking with my current practice. I still think it fundamentally comes down to preferred romanization style. If I had learnt Kunreishiki I might be using that instead (no offence to the native Japanese here, I respect your choice of romanization). I have nothing against others using proper Hepburn - this is simply a stylistic issue for me more than one of catering to the audience.

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Originally Posted by Tofusensei
This way you're not alienating the folks who don't know enough Japanese to understand why he hears "wa" but sees "ha" in the romaji.
Conversely, you could also say that someone just starting to learn Japanese would be educated by the use of 'ha' romanization where he hears 'wa' in the song. It might be a much smaller crowd, but hey, it's still a possible reason.
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