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I uh, I don't know my way around the various Japanese scripts, but I don't suppose there's a chance of there being an alternate way to spell the name of these guys [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dago considering the connotations of their name]. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 21:31, 12 October 2013 (EDT) | I uh, I don't know my way around the various Japanese scripts, but I don't suppose there's a chance of there being an alternate way to spell the name of these guys [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dago considering the connotations of their name]. [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] 21:31, 12 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
:Nope. Katakana is purely phonetic, so ダ is always "da" and ゴ is always "go". There's some leeway with things like l/r and b/v sounds, but with these? Not so much. -[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] 22:39, 12 October 2013 (EDT) | :Nope. Katakana is purely phonetic, so ダ is always "da" and ゴ is always "go". There's some leeway with things like l/r and b/v sounds, but with these? Not so much. -[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] 22:39, 12 October 2013 (EDT) | ||
::Plus, it's just one N away from being like "Dagon", who was a legendary sea monster in various mythologies. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] 01:09, 13 October 2013 (EDT) | |||
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[edit]I uh, I don't know my way around the various Japanese scripts, but I don't suppose there's a chance of there being an alternate way to spell the name of these guys considering the connotations of their name. Antimatter 21:31, 12 October 2013 (EDT)
- Nope. Katakana is purely phonetic, so ダ is always "da" and ゴ is always "go". There's some leeway with things like l/r and b/v sounds, but with these? Not so much. -Ookalf 22:39, 12 October 2013 (EDT)
- Plus, it's just one N away from being like "Dagon", who was a legendary sea monster in various mythologies. --Sabrblade 01:09, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
