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arnadstephen
May 31, 2003, 11:07
More ways to express !

More than English ?

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The Japanese language has more alphabets and ways of expression than other languages like English - I love my mother tongue."
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Musashi
Jun 5, 2003, 19:28
The thought has occured, yes. A lot actually. Japanese has more unique ways of expressing things, especially kotowaza (proverbs) like takara no mochigusare (something like a waste of talent) sound and mean more than their English counterparts.