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   SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 18:53:08 JST SuperDicq

   • aetios

   @aetios@sns.minovsky.space I don't even understand the point of using kanji that can written down as single kana. I get that kanji can be convenient so you can write a single kanji instead of multiple kana but if it's just one why not just make everyone write the kana and reduce the character set of your language?

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 19:16:06 JST 翠星石

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     @SuperDicq @aetios >everyone write the kana and reduce the character set of your language?
     It'sannoyingtoreadwordsifeverythingiswrittenlikethis - Kanji works as a separator as for some reasons spaces are not used.
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     Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged) (taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 19:22:34 JST Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)

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     @SuperDicq @aetios
     
     No excuse I've heard of so far in defense of kanji was convincing to me. I think it's just a cultural / national pride thing.
     
     Japanese could simply switch to 100% romaji and it would make everything easier. Change my mind.
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     Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged) (taylan@fedi.feministwiki.org)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 19:23:02 JST Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged)

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     @Suiseiseki @SuperDicq @aetios
     
     Or you could just, you know, use spaces. :blobcat-neutral2:
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 19:25:18 JST 翠星石

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     @taylan @SuperDicq @aetios Spacing is somewhat hard as computer input methods are all setup to insert double-width spaces by default and it tends to waste space when it comes to handwriting.
     
     Children's books do indeed use ひらがな with spaces.
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