Cras wrote:
Sure but you speak Japanese. The same isn't true for most who would have played the original game in the English translation. And who hasn't heard of a mako shark?
Also: Upon further investigation, you may be pronouncing mako shark wrong.
Is from maori, Pronounced /ˈmɑːkoʊ/
Obviously, what with English and it's general abusement of vowels, more than one pronunciation is used.