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Old 12-27-2007, 10:49 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JoaNor View Post
The reason for this, is that MOST Asian Languages use syllables for each "character"(eg: 绡=Xie((3 letters)) ), while the Roman alphabet has one letter for each Character.
Which is how Juijitsu could be the same as Jujitsu... or any other strange spelling contradictions we see in martial arts.
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