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Hepburn is *not* a correct phonetic transcription, and it's misleading to imply 'other romanisaton schemes' as a reason to not use particle special cases
(Hepburn is only correct in phonetic sense, all other romanizations are not less correct. One symbol save is really not a good reason.) |
(Hepburn is *not* a correct phonetic transcription, and it's misleading to imply 'other romanisaton schemes' as a reason to not use particle special cases) |
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''When used as a particle, transcribe へ as 'e' rather than 'he''' | ''When used as a particle, transcribe へ as 'e' rather than 'he''' | ||
* Better represents the pronunciation | * Better represents the pronunciation | ||
* Established Hepburn rule, and widespead usage by those who | * Established Hepburn rule, and widespead usage by those who follow transcription rules strictly | ||
* Titles will save one character per へ particle | * Titles will save one character per へ particle | ||
''Always transcribe へ as 'he', even when particle'' | ''Always transcribe へ as 'he', even when particle'' | ||
* Once less rule to remember | * Once less rule to remember | ||
* Common practice amoungst fansubbers | * Common practice amoungst fansubbers | ||
* Some titles including the particle へ are generally called by names romanised with 'e' by fans | * Some titles including the particle へ are generally called by names romanised with 'e' by fans | ||
:{{a2|1321|Kita He. ~Diamond Dust Drops~|北へ。 ～Diamond Dust Drops～}} also particularly resistant to using more sensible [[AniDB_Definition:_Kanji_%26_Romaji#Punctuation|punctuation]]. | :{{a2|1321|Kita He. ~Diamond Dust Drops~|北へ。 ～Diamond Dust Drops～}} also particularly resistant to using more sensible [[AniDB_Definition:_Kanji_%26_Romaji#Punctuation|punctuation]]. | ||
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''When used as a particle, transcribe を as 'o' rather than 'wo''' | ''When used as a particle, transcribe を as 'o' rather than 'wo''' | ||
* Better represents the pronunciation | * Better represents the pronunciation | ||
* Established Hepburn rule, and widespead usage by those who | * Established Hepburn rule, and widespead usage by those who follow transcription rules strictly | ||
''Always transcribe を as 'o', even when particle'' | ''Always transcribe を as 'o', even when particle'' | ||
* Once less rule to remember | * Once less rule to remember | ||
* Common practice amoungst fansubbers | * Common practice amoungst fansubbers | ||
* Many titles including the particle を are generally called by names romanised with 'wo' by fans | * Many titles including the particle を are generally called by names romanised with 'wo' by fans | ||
:{{a2|21|Full Moon wo Sagashite|満月(フルムーン)をさがして}} | :{{a2|21|Full Moon wo Sagashite|満月(フルムーン)をさがして}} | ||