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Old 10-19-2006   #14 (permalink)
Nancy M.
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Originally Posted by Russell Peters View Post
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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Please note that there is no such word as Gin-lin, it is Gin-Rin. A lot of old timers in the AKCA have been mispronouncing it for years and it keeps spreading.

Russ, I disagree with you on this one, but hey what do I know, I am sure you are more versed on the Japanese language then I am. I seriously doubt that all of those AKCA judges could have been so stupid to pronouce it incorrectly all these years.
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