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toneshun Plucker
Joined: 11 Sep 2001 Posts: 9
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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fun fact of the day:
TOKAI = East (or eastern) Sea
in regards to the TLR, it'll be something like..
Love (to) Rock, (from) the Eastern Sea
truly a loud and proud Asian guitar! |
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beerslinger Guitar God
Joined: 06 Sep 2001 Posts: 106 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2002 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Tokay Gekko or Tokai Gakki?
http://www.discovery.com/exp/lizards/low_tokay.html
Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko (Southeast Asia)
Unlike most lizards, geckos can typically vocalize,
with squeaks and shrill whistles. But the tokay
gecko of Southeast Asia also growls, hisses and
barks.
At more than a foot long, among the largest
geckos, the tokay is a remarkable climber. Able to
scale a sheer wall, the gecko can then take a
right-angle turn and perform an upside-down march
across a ceiling. The toes of these lizards are
outfitted with enlarged overlapping plates called
lamellae, which, in turn, are covered by thousands
of microscopic spatula-shaped prongs (setae) that
operate in a suction-like fashion in the absence of
adhesive.
Happily, a gecko has the anatomical wherewithal to
counteract this stick-to-itiveness when traversing
the floor, making it possible to flee oncoming
enemies.
E X P E D I T I O N S
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Lizards Without Dads | Send a Lizard E-Card | Lizard Crossword
At the Museum | The Scientists | Credits
Pictures: David A. Northcott/Corbis |
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stevehollx I only know 3 chords
Joined: 26 Mar 2002 Posts: 20
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2002 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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How does one properly pronounce "Tokai"? |
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luis Guitar God
Joined: 15 Sep 2001 Posts: 2323 Location: Spain
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 6:29 am Post subject: |
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Tokai. |
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toneshun Plucker
Joined: 11 Sep 2001 Posts: 9
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Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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beer, how did u find THAT? u into reptiles? =-p
anyways, japanese pronunciation of the 't' is similar to 'd' if in the case of 'tokai'..so the japs usually say 'doukai' with a short 'kai' sound..hard to explain in a post like this =-) |
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TommyR Power chords are my friend
Joined: 04 Nov 2001 Posts: 30 Location: Cardiff, Wales
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Posted: Sun May 19, 2002 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Can't believe I'm getting into this...Japanese language is very syllabised and there isn't any differentiation between pronunciation - ie in english we could have the words 'tonight' and 'tone' and the 'to' sounds are quite different. In Japanese, this isn't so.
Anyway,
It's 'to' as in toe-nail
& 'kai' as in Cai-ro
Do I win a prize? |
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