on long vowel sounds on Japanese loan words...
Those who like linguistics as well as some info on Japanese loan word usage pls click on this article...
http://gaijinheart.blog100.fc2.com/blog-entry-151.html
I personally do not prolong the vowel when I write Japanese IT loan words. Well, I still have an untrained ear so I cannot quite distinguish what is the difference between a long A sound from a normal one in spoken Japanese unless it is exaggerated. But apparently, omitting the "onbiki" has been the practice for the IT professionals and having the "onbiki" for normal folk.
What is striking in this article is the segue towards the end. It talks about how Bulma's (Buruma) from Dragon Ball fame name came about. Toriyama-san is sure wacky to have all the people in Bulma's family line well except her Mother to have names from English words for undergaments. Apparently, Bulma's father was Brief. We know of her offspring as Trunks and Bra... Her name should have been from the word Blommers. I dont know what that is. I heard of it but it is supposed to be a word for a certain kind of panty girls use.
Girls can you enlighten this ignorant male...
http://gaijinheart.blog100.fc2.com/blog-entry-151.html
I personally do not prolong the vowel when I write Japanese IT loan words. Well, I still have an untrained ear so I cannot quite distinguish what is the difference between a long A sound from a normal one in spoken Japanese unless it is exaggerated. But apparently, omitting the "onbiki" has been the practice for the IT professionals and having the "onbiki" for normal folk.
What is striking in this article is the segue towards the end. It talks about how Bulma's (Buruma) from Dragon Ball fame name came about. Toriyama-san is sure wacky to have all the people in Bulma's family line well except her Mother to have names from English words for undergaments. Apparently, Bulma's father was Brief. We know of her offspring as Trunks and Bra... Her name should have been from the word Blommers. I dont know what that is. I heard of it but it is supposed to be a word for a certain kind of panty girls use.
Girls can you enlighten this ignorant male...