Michael Bauer wrote: > > origin, while katakana and hiragana letters are very different and > generally > > derive from completely different ideographs. > > Mark
Mark or Marco? Well, anyway, the root is shared. :-) > Actually no. Of the 46 syllables, 31 have a shared root, only > the derivation is different (block writing for katakans and > fast handwriting for hiragana) > ... not quite what I'd call "generally" ; ) Oh, right! Although I count 48 syllables and 30 shared roots, that doesn't change the basic the fact that my "generally" is to be corrected as "sometimes" or "often" at best... > Mìcheal Mìcheal or Michael? Well, anyway, the root is shared. :-) _ Marco
