Text in D article (4th revision) [OT] ha vs wa

[Chris Nicholson-Sauls]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Chris Nicholson-Sauls wrote:
> 
>> Daniel Keep wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hasan Aljudy wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> konnichiwa!!!!!!11one :D
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be konnichiha: people keep
>>> spelling and saying it "konnichiwa" because westerners misheard what the
>>> Japanese were saying :3
>>>
>>> (Do correct me I'm wrong, btw...)
>>
>>
>>
>> Unless my Japanese mentor was playing a prank on me (which is 
>> /entirely/ possible) its actually a quirk thing.  While it is written 
>> "kon'ityi-ha" it is indeed pronouned "kon'nityi-wa", as the 'ha' kana 
>> is written for the particle 'wa' for some long-forgotten reason.  
> 
> 
> yep.
> 
> (Kind of like the
> 
>> archaic 'wo' kana is still used for the 'o' prefix, as in "(w)o-genki 
>> desu-ka".)
> 
> 
> Now you're just making stuff up.  :-) 'wo' is used as a particle 
> indicating the object of a transitive verb.  Like "hon wo yomu" (read a 
> book)
>    本を読む
> Nothing to do with with the polite 'o' prefix in, o-genki desu ka:
>    御元気ですか
> (Though you're more likely to see it written with the hiragana 'o' 
> instead: お元気ですか。)
> 
> --bb

Could've sworn 'wo' was used to write 'o-' though... ah well.  Either that one /was/ a 
prank, or its just because I haven't touched hardly any Japanese in a couple years or so. 
  The shame.  :)  Guess I could've played it safe and dug out one of my dictionaries to 
check.  But where's the fun in that?

-- Chris Nicholson-Sauls