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Re:Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 y... by tmtvl on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @04:43AM (#46299972)
Worcestershire.
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Re:Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 y... by QuercusMax on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @12:31PM (#46302641)
We're not talking about words like worcestershire. I'm talking about words like "bat" "monkey" "chimichanga". Those that follow the rules. There can't possibly be irregular spellings using the romanizations we're talking about!
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