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Old 10-19-2006   #13 (permalink)
Russell Peters
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Originally Posted by keokoi View Post
Russ you are 50% right and 50% wrong. The Pronunciation is correct but the spelling is wrong when it is spelled (lin).

Japanese R's have more of an L sound to it. Probably one of the most difficult sounds to make while speaking it. It reminds me of Spanish rolling the R but again it is not an R sound.

Joe
I have to disagree. The Japanese can not pronounce R's so it sounds like L. It is still Gin-Rin.
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