From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 2 dec 2004 Subject: Re: Encyclopedia of Shogi Openings =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Get the latest weather, sports, and lifestyle news you can't afford to miss, all at a price you can afford to pay! Click now! http://click.topica.com/= caaa9eYa2i6YsbnuqMaa/TopOffers =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D I may be wrong, but I think most of the members of Shogi-L understood what Mr. Terao meant and weren't offended. He contributes quite frequently to Shogi-L, so I think it would've have been a safe bet to assume that his word choice was meant to be inoffensive. Many people who post on Shogi-L are non-native speakers of English. I think= that it's great that they try their best to keep us updated as to what's going on in the their part of the shogi world. It's encouraging that they are making an effort to increase interest in shogi, so I don't if they make= a few English errors every now and then. =20 Bill Gaudry Richard Sams parkcity ne jp> =1B$B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!'=1B(B > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Get the latest weather, > sports, and lifestyle news you can't afford to miss, all > at a price you can afford to pay! Click now! > http://click.topica.com/caaa9eYa2i6Ysa7fLJaa/TopOffers > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 > On 2004.12.1, at 04:31 PM, Manabu Terao wrote: >=20 > > Although I have not seen the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings and > > cannot compare one with the other, 'Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten' is > > written for Japanese readers and I think it's difficult for > > ordinary Westerners to read. > > > Maybe it would be simpler just to say "Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten" is in=20 > Japanese! >=20 > I am sure there is no English translation of this book. Tony Hosking=20 > undoubtedly found it in the shogi library which he jointly owns with=20 > Les Blackstock. As far as I know, Tony cannot read Japanese apart > from=20 > the kanji for the shogi pieces. That is enough, of course, to read=20 > shogi game scores and all the opening variations in this book, but > not=20 > being able to read evaluations of positions is a problem. I think=20 > "ordinary Westerners" (assuming that Tony Hosking falls into this=20 > category) can get a lot of information from shogi opening books > without=20 > reading the comments, which are usually quite sparse anyway. The only >=20 > problem with "Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten" is that the theory is presumably >=20 > about 20 years out of date ... >=20 > Richard Sams >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 __________________________________ STOP HIV/AIDS. Yahoo! JAPAN Redribbon Campaign http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/redribbon/ --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= bnuqMa.= c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=3DTEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------