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17.3. FAQ Format

Spelling

This Frequently Asked Questions uses British spelling, conventions and vocabulary such as "maths", "colour", and "centimetre".

Frequently Asked Questions Romanization

For romanized Japanese words, this Frequently Asked Questions uses a modified version of Hepburn romanization (see 1.3.4. What are the systems of romanization of Japanese?), except for some pages such as 2.1.4. What's the difference between and ?, which use the Kunrei system so that the types of ending of verb can be easily compared. Proper names are capitalized.

Modifications to the Hepburn system used here

Particles

The particle ha is written wa but the particles wo and he are written "as is".

Long vowels

Long "o" vowels are written ou, not oo.

Frequently Asked Questions Computer Encoding

The encoded Japanese in the Frequently Asked Questions is in UTF-8. Each WWW page of the Frequently Asked Questions should be marked to show that it is encoded in UTF-8, so if the Japanese here doesn't display properly, your browser may not be working correctly or may not be able to display Japanese typefaces.

Numbering

The numbering of articles in this Frequently Asked Questions is purely for decorative purposes. The number associated with each article and section is subject to change without notice. As far as possible the names of the pages remain the same.

External links

The Frequently Asked Questions only contains links which are

Wiki sci.lang.japan FAQ

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Some of the pages created for the Wiki sci.lang.japan FAQ will not be maintained. Links to deleted Wiki pages are redirected to
17.4. Deleted page. Pages which are not redirected yet are gradually being reformatted and incorporated into the main Frequently Asked Questions document.


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