Close sounding words but they are different... The first origin is the same, but the sounds and words are different maneru (copy) and manabu (learn)mark1150 wrote:I feel a Michael Caine moment coming on....minkyhead wrote:yes oops
but the japanese have built a empire on copying things
and making them better :woohoo:
why not :cheer:
Did you know that the Japanese words for Copy and Learn are the same.. Notalota people know that.
(though there is no true "r" sound in Japanese, nor "l" the sound is somewhere between the two...hence "flied lice" for "fried rice", the Japanese tend to find it difficult to say r sounds).
...but I do agree about them copying things. :¬)
