Re: Can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

"mirror" <mailto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2lmht25p4e2695dsjof5s4orhq3mcggld5@xxxxxxxxxx

I've discovered that when I read Japanese aloud my comprehension
drops precipitously. Reading the characters, understanding the
expression, and converting this to speech overloads my brain's
processing power when done all at once. This is a very interesting
discovery.

Hmm, I can read romaji Japanese with about the same comprehension as I read it in kanji just by mentally "reading it aloud". I've never been able to credit the claims of people who say that they can't understand Japanese written in romaji, especially those who use it for writing their native language.

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