On 12/05/2007, at 04:37, ai3131 wrote:
> Why not just use katakana and get it over with? There are many who
> write their names this way. For instance, the actress Oda Erika
> writes her personal name using katakana. Ono Yoko, the famous widow
> of John Lennon, writes her entire name with just katakana.
Really? I understood that her given name was spelled 洋子, which is
why John Lennon used the expression "Ocean Child" in the Beatles'
song "Julia". Is this a mere myth?
Herouth
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