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Fly an Octopus, Go Fry a Kite<\/p>\n

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The issue many non-native Asian speakers of English have with pronouncing the L and R sounds found in many western languages are well known and frequently the subject of comics\u2019 and their audience\u2019s amusement. Two of the most famously difficult to pronounce words for Asian non-native speakers are \u201cfly\u201d and \u201cfry.\u201d In a fantastic twist of irony, I learned in class today that at least one of the words for fly and fry are exactly the same. Not only do they have the pronunciation, but the kanji as well is exactly the same. Ageru \uff08\u63da\u3052\u308b\uff09means both to fly (in the sense of flying a flag or a kite) and to fry in oil. In a wonderful twist of fate, the example given was a different homonym, tako, meaning both octopus and kite. Consequently, the sentence \u305f\u3053\u3092\u3042\u3052\u3066\uff01Could mean not only, \u201cGo fly a kite!\u201d or \u201cFry an octopus!\u201d but also \u201cFry a kite!\u201d and \u201cFly an Octopus!\u201d I personally find the last the most amusing option. Perhaps this explains a bit why Japanese English learners are so often confused by fly and fry. ; ) I know for a fact that there are many Japanese homonyms we Japanese learners struggle to master. (ie. The pronunciation of hasshi and hasshi)<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures of flying octopus to stare at as you ponder the intricacies of human language.<\/p>\n

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