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04-20-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Carano View Post
Lol, I see your point, but if I only used a book, there's no way I'd get the correct pronunciation.

I live in the UK anyway, so the power of the £ over the $ is almost half, so it doesn't seem too bad.
You can absolutely learn 99% of Japanese pronunciation with a book. The 1% is basically pitch, which is important, but not knowing it will not render your pronunciation gibberish.
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