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Really a very simple rule, complicated by one particular case. When っ is indicating a stop, the easy way to show that in the Roman alphabet is with a doubled consonant. However for っち/っちゃ/っちゅ/っちょ the cluster ''tch'' is a probably a better transcription than ''cch'' (which is also confused by use in Italian) - but which is used tends to come down to individual words, which makes applying a general rule very difficult. | Really a very simple rule, complicated by one particular case. When っ is indicating a stop, the easy way to show that in the Roman alphabet is with a doubled consonant. However for っち/っちゃ/っちゅ/っちょ the cluster ''tch'' is a probably a better transcription than ''cch'' (which is also confused by use in Italian) - but which is used tends to come down to individual words, which makes applying a general rule very difficult. | ||
''When part of a word, always transcribe っ by doubling the following consonant.'' | ''When part of a word, always transcribe っ by doubling the following consonant.'' | ||
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* Exception: when the commonly used English spelling has 'tchi' in it, use that instead of 'cchi'. | * Exception: when the commonly used English spelling has 'tchi' in it, use that instead of 'cchi'. | ||
** 'Tamagotchi' is a commonly used English spelling: {{a|3083|Anime TV de Hakken! Tamagotchi|アニメ ＴＶで発見!! たまごっち}} The toys are best known as [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]], the spelling 'tamagocchi' not used. | ** 'Tamagotchi' is a commonly used English spelling: {{a|3083|Anime TV de Hakken! Tamagotchi|アニメ ＴＶで発見!! たまごっち}} The toys are best known as [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]], the spelling 'tamagocchi' not used. | ||
'''Do not use the rule below; use the above rule. Always transcribe っ by doubling the following consonant.''' This is confirmed by pelican as of 07.09.2014. | |||
<strike>''When part of a word, transcribe っ by doubling the following consonant, except っち as 'tchi' and similar.'' | |||
* May better represent pronunciation. | |||
* Some common words are best known with a 'tch' transcription. | |||
:{{a|3083|Anime TV de Hakken! Tamagotchi|アニメ ＴＶで発見!! たまごっち}} The toys are best known as [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]], the spelling 'tamagocchi' not used. | |||
:{{a|241|Touch|タッチ}} ''(tatchi)'' is a pun on たっちゃん Tat[suya]-chan, but the っちゃん ending can be used for any name.</strike> | |||
=== っ when exclamation === | === っ when exclamation === | ||