- From: James Turley <jturley@xai.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 11:52:58 -0700
- To: "'Erik van der Poel'" <erik@netscape.com>
- Cc: <www-international@w3.org>
Eric van deer Poel wrote: > Are those check marks similar to Western ones, with the right side > longer than the left side? Or are they more like the letter v, where > both sides have the same length? > > I've also seen circle (maru) for correct and X (batsu) for > incorrect/disallowed in Japan. I just checked Hana's homework. Yes, you are exactly correct, the maru's and checks are as you described. Checks (backwards) means incorrect/disallowed, and circles ok. I didn't see any batsu's. This "maru" usage always kinda' bothered me. Why make a notion for "correct" at all? Here in US, "correct" is the default behavior. Imagine the work involved in correcting 30 kids' 30 question test, and having to make a notion on each one. My wife has no explanation, but, as usual, defends this cultural practice vigorously.:-) Hmm...such is the land of full government employment. Jim Turley, XAI -- XA International 14510 Big Basin Way, #240 Contract Programming Agency Saratoga, CA 95070 International Software Engineering mailto:info@xai.com http://www.xai.com +1 408 741 5577 Voice +1 408 741 0512 FAX
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