Michael Bauer wrote:
> > origin, while katakana and hiragana letters are very different and
> generally
> > derive from completely different ideographs.
> > Mark
Mark or Marco? Well, anyway, the root is shared. :-)
> Actually no. Of the 46 syllables, 31 have a shared root, only
> the derivation is different (block writing for katakans and
> fast handwriting for hiragana)
> ... not quite what I'd call "generally" ; )
Oh, right! Although I count 48 syllables and 30 shared roots, that doesn't
change the basic the fact that my "generally" is to be corrected as
"sometimes" or "often" at best...
> Mìcheal
Mìcheal or Michael? Well, anyway, the root is shared. :-)
_ Marco
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