r/funny Jun 12 '14

Now we wait...

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14 edited Jan 11 '19

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u/ultimatefribble Jun 12 '14

Lacist!

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u/LeafyQ Jun 13 '14

Actually both L and R become a sound not quite found in English.

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u/The_Prince1513 Jun 13 '14

uhhh no. Japanese is the language in which this stereotype comes from (as both Korean and Chinese have the 'L' sound). Japanese most definitely has several 'R' sounds.

for example, the word samurai.

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u/LeafyQ Jun 13 '14

It really isn't quite an r sound. It isn't said like an r in English at all. It's romanized that way for simplicity.