Toyoda/Toyota

[Salikoko Mufwene]

Lisa Galvin wrote:
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> The Japanese character representing the last syllable of the name can have either pronunciation: "ta" or "da", in Japanese. Why one pronunciation was chosen over the other for the name vs. the company, I'm not sure.
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The answer to this question was given yesterday on CBS Evening News,
with Katie Curic. Apparently "da" requires more strokes in Japanese
graphics than "ta." Moreover, "Toyota" allegedly conjures up more
positive connotations.

Sali.
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>> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:01:17 -0500
>> From: JMB at STRADLEY.COM
>> Subject: Re: a wee predating of hotdog - if true - to circa 1870 (UNCLASSIFIED)
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>> Note that the linked video alleges the preservation of a hot dog
>> from 1870, not that the term was used then.
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>> "Toyoda" is the normal spelling of the surname of Akio Toyoda,
>> the CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation. I'm not sure why the spellings of
>> the corporate name and the family name diverge.
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>> John Baker
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>> The linked video is immediately followed by one entitled "Japan reacts
>> to Toyoda hearings" -- never seen it spelled that way before.
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>> The hot dog video should have been released on 1 April.
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>>> Get em red hot, right here:
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>> http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/02/25/reid.old.hotdog.news12?h
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>>> pt=C2
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