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Why would we choose to use these letters different from English? | Why would we choose to use these letters different from English? | ||
* [[POJ]], the ancestor of MTL, also uses '''h''' to denote aspiration. This | * [[POJ]], the ancestor of MTL, also uses '''h''' to denote aspiration. This preserves b, (d), g, and j for voiced consonants. | ||
* The convention of the apostrophe or "h" to denote aspiration is also found in romanizations of other Asian languages, such as McCune–Reischauer for Korean and ISO 11940 for Thai. | * The convention of the apostrophe or "h" to denote aspiration is also found in romanizations of other Asian languages, such as McCune–Reischauer for Korean and ISO 11940 for Thai. | ||
*Even the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses the {{w|aspiration modifier letter}} ⟨◌ʰ⟩ following symbols for voiceless consonants. | *Even the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses the {{w|aspiration modifier letter}} ⟨◌ʰ⟩ following symbols for voiceless consonants. | ||
*In Japanese, the voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are slightly aspirated: less aspirated than English stops, but more so than Spanish. | *In Japanese, the voiceless stops /p, t, k/ are slightly aspirated: less aspirated than English stops, but more so than Spanish. | ||
* [[Hoatguo|French]], [[Hølangie|Dutch]] and [[Sepangaa-gie|Spanish]] don't even have aspirated consonants. So they use initial p, t, and k pretty much the same as in written Taiwanese. | * [[Hoatguo|French]], [[Hølangie|Dutch]] and [[Sepangaa-gie|Spanish]] don't even have aspirated consonants. So they use initial p, t, and k pretty much the same as in written Taiwanese. | ||