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Lovely
11-12-2004, 07:33 PM
I am really not sure if this is the correct forum for this but I'll give it a shot.

Here's my question:
Is this (http://home.earthlink.net/~info_lovely/images/irasshoimase.jpg) sign written correctly? I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be written "irasshaimase" (instead of irasshoimase). Is this phrase even ussually written on signs (I'm used to seeing Youkouso)? I only know a few phrases in Japanese though, so my suspicions could be completely wrong ^^;.

For some background... My suspicion that this phrase is written incorrectly is because I think that was the intent. This screenshot comes from an episode of Shaman King where our group of hero's go to a "tradition Japanese Hot Spring" .... in America /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif . The joke being the way the resort is run, for example, the "traditional" Japanese hostesses wearing Chinese dresses ^^; .

Anyhoo, any help you people can give me will be appreciated ^_^ . Thanks in advance.

wrex
11-13-2004, 03:54 AM
hahaha, that's funny! Yup, you're right, it was written incorrectly, probably to go along with the theme that the resort is not quite "traditional."

Lovely
11-13-2004, 11:27 AM
Thank you Wrex ^_^ !

heh, it's kind of like reverse Engrish ^.^ .