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my sister lives in japan, and has learned to speak japanese, but she makes 'howler's' all the time. one of her favorite shows (TV) is game show. non-japanese speakers are given phonetic statements to read-- usually a well known quote-- from the classical type "Give me Liberty, or give me death" to the more mundane "Two all beef patties on a sesame seed bun" -- but the phrases are choses for specifically to include hard to pronounce words.
the contestant goal it to listen, and disern what is being said. think how a japanese speaker might mangle a phrase like "rural free delivery is likely in truly rural areas"
(all those R's and L's!) at least we don't make a TV show that, at its core make fun of foriegn speakers!
Just as the japanese have a problem with r and l, most non native speakers have problem with S and TS- and since her name is tsuyuki-- she can't even say her own name.. but tit for tat, my brother in law can't say her maiden name. Reilly-- all to often it come out closer Leary!
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