Is it more exciting to see non-English words rendered into katakana than English words? :-)
Yes!! I remember first realizing that the Japanese word for bread, "pan", was actually also a borrowed word :) Apparently if you look closely enough, you'll see lots of Portuguese scattered around.
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Date: 2005-02-23 04:47 pm (UTC)Yes!! I remember first realizing that the Japanese word for bread, "pan", was actually also a borrowed word :) Apparently if you look closely enough, you'll see lots of Portuguese scattered around.