From: Yoshinori Sawada <sawada <at> FA2 <dot> SO-NET <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 19 dec 1996
Subject: Re: igui

Takako Noda <mxc06231 <at> JA2 <dot> SO-NET <dot> OR <dot> JP> wrote $B!' (J
>At 18:03 96/12/16 -0500, you wrote:
>> can someone please tell me the correct way to pronounce this word?  the
>> word is igui.  thanks,
>> ben
>> bg18+ <at> andrew <dot> cmu <dot> edu
>
>Does "igui" mean capturing a piece without moving its position?
>Then, grammatically it is divided into two parts: "i" (to stay)
>and "gui" (to eat). Anyway, the word is pronounced like three
>monosyllables strung together, like "do-re-mi". Give each syllable exactly t
>he same length, and try not to insert "w" sound at "gui".
>It sounds more like an Italian name Guido than your Guinevere.
>The first syllable is, of course, pronounced like "ye", not "eye".
>The intonation, very roughly speaking, imitates the beginning
>melody of "Children go, to and fro,..."  Thus, the contour: middle-high-high
>.  Hope this helps.
>
Hello Noda san!! This is Sawada.
What do you mean by capturing a piece without moving its position? I wonder
it is impossible in normal shogi rule. Is that a special shogi??

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Yoshinori Sawada
Tokyo Japan
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