17.7.13

Suica Furigana

....and now for something completely different.

For those of you interested in the Japanese language and writing system in particular, a great article on the history of furigana.

And, for my Russian readers -


A most ambiguous headline for a most ridiculous article.

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3 comments:

  1. Thanks for the link to furigana history article. Interesting reading. Those cube watermelons, on the other hand... *shakes head* LOL

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  2. Thanks!
    It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Furigana. It often helps to avoid controversy and confusion in specific cases.

    And this is a "hilarious wordplay" which led to embarrassment when the release of a new OS was announced this May.
    http://www.geekosystem.com/pidora-russian/

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    1. Ah, yes...product localization researchers: you need them!

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