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One Little Letter Makes All the Difference

Japanese speakers frequently have difficulty differentiating between the English letters “L” and “R”. This was particularly evident in 1950 when supporters of General Douglas MacArthur (then serving as military governor of Japan during the post-war occupation) tried to encourage him to run in the next US Presidential election. The banner stretched across a busy Tokyo…

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Japanese speakers frequently have difficulty differentiating between the English letters “L” and “R”. This was particularly evident in 1950 when supporters of General Douglas MacArthur (then serving as military governor of Japan during the post-war occupation) tried to encourage him to run in the next US Presidential election.

The banner stretched across a busy Tokyo street, proclaimed, “We pray for MacArthur’s Erection.”

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2 responses to “One Little Letter Makes All the Difference”

  1. Teresa Coppens Avatar
    Teresa Coppens

    Much too funny. Hopefully MacArthur had some class when responding to the loyalty of his followers in Tokyo!

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  2. sopantooth Avatar
    sopantooth

    WordPress is very concerned about the same thing for me

    Reply

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