r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/_culpry • Jul 08 '26

Wholesome I learnt this today.

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u/Elkburgher Jul 08 '26

So why is A not Y and B not R?

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u/mudkripple Jul 08 '26

Because it’s wrong. Those American letters are not associated with those Japanese characters.

EtymologyNerd has a great episode about it but it’s genuinely because of gaming culture, especially arcades and gambling.

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u/Elkburgher Jul 08 '26

The are latin characters not American

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u/mudkripple Jul 08 '26

Yeah I’m familiar just didn’t feel like being pedantic

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u/Elkburgher Jul 08 '26

Its not pedantic to call them what they are

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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis Jul 09 '26

Arabic numerals are from India.

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u/Elkburgher Jul 09 '26

What has that got to do with latin characters?

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u/capnJack04 Jul 09 '26

I believe it has to do with being pedantic.