----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Whistler" <kenw@sybase.com>
To: <dankogai@dan.co.jp>
Cc: <unicode@unicode.org>; <kenw@sybase.com>
Sent: den 26 mars 2002 21:55
Subject: [OT] Re: The Arrogants and the sillies (RE: Euros and cents)
> You overlooked the pronominal plurals in both languages. :-)
>
> Both languages also have group numeric classifiers ("a group of actors",
> "7 bundles of sticks", etc.) that are inherently plural.
What about $B!9(B?
> > I can
> > brag all about how syntactically simple Japanese is
>
> It isn't. ;-)
>
> Try this one on for size -- the opening sentence in the dedication of
> Sanseido's Unicode Kanji Information Dictionary:
>
> Nihon de Yunikoodo no namae o kanshita Kanjijoohoojiten ga hakkoo
> sareru koto ni taishite, Yunikoodokonsooshiamu no purezidento to shite,
> o-iwai to o-rei o mooshiageru koto wa, watakushi no tainaru yorokobi
> de ari meiyo na koto desu.
Or, if you prefer that sentence in Japanese writing:
$BF|K\$G%f%K%3!<%I$NL>A0$r4X$7$?4A;z>pJs;~E@$,H/9T5n$l$k;v$KBg$7$F!"%f%K%3!<%I(B
$B:#AO;OJT$`$N%W%l%:%#%G%s%H$H$7$F!"$*=K$$$H$*Ni$r?=$7>e$2$k;v$O!";d$NBP$J$k4n(B
$B$S$GM-$jL>M@$J;v$G$9!#(B
Stefan
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