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From: ludemann@ubc-cs.UUCP (Peter Ludemann)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Pronouncing Japanese brand names
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Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 20:22:07 EDT
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In article <1529@uwmacc.UUCP> edwards@maccunix.UUCP (mark edwards) writes:
>In article <747@terak.UUCP> doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) writes:
>>With the great number of Japanese brand cars, cameras, and
>>consumer electronic goods that come into the U.S., I'd like to know
>>the correct pronunciation for the brand names.
>
>   Fujitsu   (Fuu jee tsu )
		(the "F" is actually almost an "H" here)
		(the final "u" is often barely audible)

I would suggest the rule: the vowels pronounce similar to those
in almost every language *except* English.  Doubled vowels and
consonants are pronounced longer.  Try to avoid using a
stress accent (Japanese uses a pitch accent which varies according
to dialect - the standard way of accenting a word in the Tokyo
area is almost guaranteed to be the opposite of the way used in
the Kobe-Osaka-Kyoto area).
-- 
-- Peter Ludemann
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