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Re: mech legalities
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Sat, 12 May 2001 19:37:07 GMT
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Being a nerd I have always fallen back on the acronyms. I have always used
Mechanically Enhanced Combat Heavy Armor for MECHA. Although I have never
seen this in any other source (anime etc..) it seems to work for me.
Mike out
In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.build.mecha, John Aronson writes:
> > To be really correct...Mecha is the the japanese equivalent or rough
> > translation..mecha would be written in katakana i belive and would be meka
> > in romanji-this is just what i get from takeing japanse class and reading to
> > wierd things...
> > -John
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> It is spelled with a "ch" because it is derived from a non-japanese word
> (hence it being written in katakana). It is probably derived from mechanical,
> but I don't know that for sure. :)
>
> Jeff
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| (...) It is spelled with a "ch" because it is derived from a non-japanese word (hence it being written in katakana). It is probably derived from mechanical, but I don't know that for sure. :) Jeff (23 years ago, 12-May-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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